E30 Zone

i had the same prob mate, pull up the rubber boot seal and have a look,Normaly when i parked facing downhill the rainwater would sit in the boot drain channel & as mine had a small spot of rust under it that let the water trickle down into the jack compartment. (Dab of silicone will do the job until...

from all the posts i think water in the footwell is a common prob,but then again there are a lot of common problems.

I had a lot of water in my passenger footwell and using my powers of deduction and some searching the zone i came up with the heater matrix.... I took the carpets up. I didn't notice any water while i was driving but on the way to pick up the matrix i popped into the carwash and guess what, water co...

cheers twiggy

where would be the cheapest place to get one? GSF & Eurocarpars want over Ãƒ”šÃ‚£100

My wipers suddenly stopped working last night as the rain came pi**ing down so i got home (just about) i read the article on fixing windscreen wiper problems,I followed the instructions,fantastic my wipers were alive again.... but.... The motor seems to just want to pull the wipers to the bottom of ...

sweet cab too by the way!!!

BubbaRay wrote:
i work for a company called BMHeaven.co.uk and it is going to be one of there show cars for next yr.

any chance of some discount prices for the zoners???

w.h smiths nearly always stocks it,but you have to wait a few days after it is on sale for them to put it on the shelves.

Brianmoooore wrote:Didn't buy some oddball high temp thermostat by any chance?

spot on Brian,replaced the thermostat again with one from B.M.W
(Put the old one in a saucepan and watched it,didn't open until water was boiling)

cheers all.

god im at a loss but ive found a specialist down the road from me called autobest i'll take it there.

cheers anyway guys

don't think so,it came from G.S.F it has 88c written on it?

i've been out in it today,the radiator is toasty warm,the hoses are hot.but the engine certainly isn't boiling.im thinking the gauge reading must be suspect now,
i'll have to check wiring and fuses in the morning.
the fan def works fine.

It's gonna have to have the B.M.W treatment i think..

could there be a fault in the temp sensor or the gauge? This E30 is costing a lot.

I thought it would only go one way round? the engine feels like its at the right temp,the top hose also gets hot which means the thermostat must be opening?
im at a loss guys i can't take it to B.M.W until payday at the end of the month.

Fuel pump relays are a common fault,happened to me.check this also.

The bolt remover was like a wratchet and socket type device,worked first tme luckily Brian,There are no physical signs it's overheating,(how would i tell?) it doesn't feel stupidly hot but the gauge creeps up slowly from the blue to the red in about 10 mins of driving.

right,got the bolts out,with some difficulty using a bolt remover tool bought from the local motor factors. and fitted housing back on, So after all the parts fitted,air taken out of the system,radiator has been flushed and the cooling system refilled correctly,the temp gauge still goes right up to ...

i realize the bolts are probably the problem,but how can i remove the two snapped bolts in the head? without damaging the engine.

my 316i just had some new parts fitted (by myself,not wanting to spend anymore-foolish me!) new water pump new thermostat (I snapped Two of the three bolts holding the housing on) new fan clutch ok so i fitted the parts,and all seemed well until i drove about 1 mile up the road. The car was steaming...

i have this problem in my passenger footwell and im stumped aswell,check all the rubber grommets under the carpets,still aint figured it out though.

it pays to dry the carpets properly though or your car will smell damp

i mean MY haynes manual is no good,it has a few important pages missing (2 year olds like to play with books)

As a complete beginer with a spanner could i do it on my own or would it be best to leave it in the hands of a more competant person.

are there any guides on how to replace the waterpump & the fan couplings,im going to be replacing them and the haynes manual is no good.
cheers

cheers.

thanks beemerlad,i may aswell do the belt at the same time while im in there.
do you think it's a good idea to do a bit of rad flushing aswell?
cheers in advance

I Have yet another problem... My 316i (H reg) is overheating mostly when sitting in traffic or slow running, & she is also dropping a lot of water from the bottom of the engine (behind the *bottom belt pulley *if thats a part) I have looked through previous posts and can't quite figure out what it i...

he will catch you.

a mate of mine who is also a copper said they sometimes play snooker when they are bored.i guess red is a bad colour to have.

Pull a red car then a colour,red,colour & so on.....

mines silver so no snooker for me.

Bargain stuff,where is this refurb shop? the ones down by me in wales are not all that well known for quality.

It was good fun though,waited over a year to be pulled

stu,
i had my alpina's only 4 months when i took a chunk out of 2 in a large bomb crater in the road.
most horrible sound in the world.

is a refurb worth the cost?

ya rims look shi* hot.loving the lip.

Got pulled for the first time this morning. Driving home early from a night shift 4:30am down a narrow street when i see a car coming the other way. (quite a bit above the speed limit if you ask me 8O ) It went past and turned around. Cue blue flashy lights 8O so i pull over "turn your engine off si...

Geeman,
i hope your going to this Track day (Epping) in October,
would be cool to see the track e30 there,

Kemix wrote:or lower it a bit more?

deff too low for me,i work in a steelworks and the ground is terrible.
nice pic though

i think for practical everyday driving,and bearing in mind i live in one of the most highly speedbump populated area's,im not sure more than 35mm will be plausible.
But if it wont rub or scrape on speedbumps i would do it.

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