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Evening, I'm just wondering how the rear seat (the backrest, not the cushion) can be removed on a 2 door e30? I need to get it off after a dodgy chemical leak in my boot last week, which has seeped through the bottom corner of the boot and under the rear seat. The cushion needs replacing and i recko...

Cheers Smithy, what does the shaking at 1500rpm mean? Major problems?
Also, re: the K&N air filter, I'd avoid anything with one of these, but it's an oldish bloke selling it and he says it's totally standard, so hopefully hasn't been tampered with at all.

Morning...just wondering what people's thoughts are on 318i E30s. I'm going to look at one tomorrow, which according to the advert looks very well looked after, clean and unmolested, if a little pricey at Ã‚£750. I've had a 316i for 6 months, which has basically been a nightmare...is there a great d...

Here I go with yet another question: The cars a 1990 H 316i, 92000 miles. When driving I've been getting a sort of throbbing whine from the rear, it comes in at around 30mph, gets gradually higher in pitch as I get faster, and vanishes at around 60mph, presumably because the pitch is too high for me...

Cheers, it's been stored in a dry environment since I arquired it so rust shouldn't be an issue.
I'll try and test it tomorrow.
Ta for your help.

I recently accidently bought the wrong fuel pump from a scrapyard (not entirely my fault, but I was in a rush so didn't have time to do any proper research into whether it was right or not), anyway, I never got round to taking it back so am planning on chucking it on ebay. I've read that if fuel pum...

I've been having similar issues for a while, except mines the other way round, the more petrol there is the worse it runs. Once the warning light comes on it runs pretty well but anything over that and it's a nightmare. Most things have been checked, the fuel pump is making a racket so that's gettin...

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Sorry for starting up another thread about my pain in the @rse 316i, but I just need a quick response about something i've just discovered... To sumarise, car runs pretty well on low fuel, but I've filled it up twice since i've owned it, and both times it has run like sh1te afterwards (dodgy idle, s...

Following on from all the problems my 316i has (in this thread: http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=49337 I've just given it it's daily run to see if all the problems have miraculously cleared up by themselves, and noticed that while sat idling (at 1500rpm with added "pop...

You could try cleaning the electrical connections to the pump (with emery paper/contact cleaner spray), also looking at the fuel pump relay and fuse while you're at it. Also try taking the cover off and whacking the pump itself next time! I would have whacked the pump but didn't have a screwdriver ...

I think I might have (with help from the above responses!) traced this problem to the fuel pump, I've just got home from work so went to start the car after it's been sat snice last night. It started 1st time and the revs went up to 1500 but dropped down to a spluttery 600/700 straight away. I could...

Sounds reasonable to me...I could try syphoning/pumping some fuel out and see if there is any change. Would it be possible for the fuel pump to struggle more with a large amount of petrol in the tank..? There is a definate constant whine from that area but maybe the addition of fuel sends it a bit d...

Ok, I'll try that tomorrow...and it defo wasn't diesel!!! As for the fuel tank breather...it does run better with an emptier tank, it's filling the tank that has started the trouble off both times...cleaning the ICV seemed to sort it last time, and it's been fine since until tonight when i put fuel ...

Right...update, I've just re-connected the battery (only left it 45 mins or so but was eager to see if the whining noise was coming from the fuel pump area)... The car started but wasn't running well at all, spluttering and popping at a very weak sounding 600-700 rpm. There is a definate constant wh...

It did cross my mind to dis-connect the battery, so I've done that...how long should I leave it before I re-connect and try again? Bob_S...there is a pretty constant whining/humming sound, sometimes more of a "pulseing" sort of hum. I've not been able to work out where it's coming from though, it wa...

I've just been and checked, there wasn't any sound at all when I removed then cap...

To sumarise, it all goes wrong when I put petrol in!

I'll try and keep this as brief as I can, but there's quite a lot of background to this one so sorry if it gets long-winded...ANY help would be much appreciated. Right, here goes...BMW 316i, 1990 M40 engine - when I picked the car up about 3 months ago the seller said it had a dodgy idle but he'd se...

Cheers Chris, PM sent

The parts in question are 5th and 10th on the list incase anyone can't be arsed to look through them all!

I'm currently looking for an AFM for my 1990 316i, and have got the part number from the unit on the car at the moment which is faulty. I presumed that the one currently on the car would be the right one, with part number 0280200205...however, I've just come across this list of part numbers here : h...

(if it's still there)

Mines just a standard 316i too, so maybe they're the same unit?
It;s the part number in my last post I'm after anyways, let me know if it's the same.

Is it a 316i? If it has a fully working Air mass sensor (AFM, whatever it's called!) part no 0280200205 I'll give you Ãƒ”šÃ‚£20 for that...then you've had all your goodies for nowt!

Cheers Dave (and everyone else who has contributed), I've just dropped the car off at my usual mechanic (who is a bit of an E30 expert) for him to have a second attempt. If he's still stuck then I'll give the guy you mentioned above a try. Quarry didn't seem to think they could help when I tried the...

I think I'll leave the bolt alone, especially as I don't really know what Im doing, I'll keep it in mind though as a last resort, just so I can drive the bloody thing! Has anyone in the Sheffield area used Quarry Motors? Im thinking of giving them a try next, if anyone can recommend them? As far as ...

It was the auto-electrician who had the car last week who told me the 2 cylinders wern't doing much...he said he had the car running (idled for an hour and a half apparently), but it was rough, and when he pulled the leads off the plugs there was very little difference to how it was running when he ...

Where abouts are you mate, i can do it for you if you like, look it over also... Cheers for the help Paul, much appreciated, I'll have a go at this tomorrow, daylight permitting after work. I'm in Sheffield so maybe a bit of a treck for you! I'm just wondering whether this would have anything to do...

I'm at the end of my tether with a car I recently bought, just wondering if anyone has any ideas? Sorry if this is a bit long winded but there's quite a lot of info... It's a 1990 H reg 316i, I bought it around 2 months ago and it seemed ok at first, it drove brilliantly on the motorway and generall...

Evening all, I could really use some advice on something that's troubling me at the moment...I apologise that this could become quite a long post but I'll try and keep to the point! I have a 1985 320i which I've had for 3 years now, and for a 20 year old car it has not given me any MAJOR problems. 1...

My first E30 was a 320i with the M20 B20 jetronic. You cant miss the ICV if it is fitted, connected just behind AFM and to Throttle body, in either a T or L shape. Yours should not have one fitted, you should have a thin vacum hose coming from the back of the intake manifold round to the throttle c...

Cheers for the info! I've been looking for the ICV all week, but havn't found it as yet so I'm begining to wonder if there is one. I didn't realise some cars wern't fitted with them. I'm currently trying to find my way round the engine so I can do some work and save some pounds on garage prices, but...

Hi, I'm pretty new to all this and was just wondering if someone could confirm what type of engine my car should have. I have a 1985 320i, which from what I can work out (from this site and haynes) will have been fitted with an M20 motronic engine. Just hoping someone can confirm or corect me...than...

Could anyone post a pic which shows where these 2 items are on an M20 engine? I've searched all over this and other sights to find a pic I understand, and failed (I'm a novice and not fully up on my abbreviations etc), I'm sure there's one somewhere but I'm b*ggered if I can find it!

Many thanks

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Rear seat removal after chemical spillage...

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Re: 316i won't idle, runs rough and is driving me mad! Help!

316i won't idle, runs rough and is driving me mad! Help!

Expert advice needed...restore or run to death???

Engine type?

Blue Temp Sender thingy and ICV