E30 Zone

wat?
They are like £20 here! Get someone to ship you one! Royal Mail do 5 day international packet for under £20

£40 is about $AU65

I am about to try a product which sounds good, Epoxy Mastic 121 from Rustbuster, a 2 part epoxy paint. Aparently the bond is so high between the paint and the metal that if it is stone chipped it will rust at that point but the rust cannot creep under the edges of the paint. There are a few other p...

iirc 4-2-1 produces more midrange torque at the expense of top end power. 4-1 (bottom manifold) produces better top end but not as much mid range. The e36 M42 Manifold doesn't fit the e30 at all so I doubt the M44 one will fit easily. If you are welding your manifold be aware they are stainless and ...

also need to remove the shroud that runs across the back of the engine bay and find the loom connector with grey/black wires. if the lambda is present, the grey/black connector will need to be disconnected to allow the ECU to work in closed loop mode. The ECU will need about 30 minutes of working t...

Yup, works fine. If you are using lambda then you need to disconnect pin 3 (there is a connection on the bulkhead wiring for this). Confuses the hell out of the engine if you have it connected with lambda.

And the funny dance you do when some molten weld melts its way through your trainers. :eek: Yeah! leather boots all the way; although don't wear steel toecaps when welding since my father regaled me with an story from the ships involving some molten metal down the inside of a steel boot that couldn...

now try it on some metal you've had to touch with a grinder to remove the paint, and upside down :mad: :D in a tight space with your hair on fire and sparks going down your sleeve :D and those lovely blisters on the outside of your left upper arm that scar like hell :) Overhead root run stick weldi...

slower than a M42/M44 swap at a guess

unless you have a reason for using the M43, swapping the M42/M44 is a better option for the same amount of work (excluding the exhaust manifold issue)

http://www.akgmotorsport.com/e30convpins.html

Last table is pretty much what I used but I don't think that's your problem.. relays and connections are more likely.

bake_e30 wrote:I have checked all connections

It seems is if something is switching it off

Has anyone done c101 to x20 and are all e36 x20 pinouts the same??

for all the important stuff yes.

Does the starter spin correctly from the diagnostic connector?

Can also leak from the bottom of the reservoir, then run down the hoses and make it look like it's a rack/banjo leak so check there too.

Get her picced!

fyi the starter comes out the bottom so you don't have to remove anything, well it does on the e36M42 block. Not easy but easier than pulling the inlet apart!

£180 TPFT non classic.

£247 FC I think it was.

Not bad for 'Not available in Northern Ireland' insurance levels!

Amazingly the e36 M3 insurance also has dropped from about £800 to £300 this year. Guess being 35 does actually make a difference... officially not a young driver anymore it seems!

I had a look at this for winter rimz, 195/65/15 are half the price of every other size but they are a bit large for the e30. (5% over stock) Be ok for winter but not the greatest looking.. http://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-finder/car-summer-tyres-205-55-r16 Down the left side you have rim size, click on ...

My dad had a Ford Anglia with no passenger door, the metal sheet and rivet method was used as a substitute.

PROPER JOB!!!

hahaha I suppose it would be perfect.
And actually I do have one but it's fooked and is destined to become a mooring stone!!

I'd imagine Fertan is the same as Vactan, tannic acid combined with an organic polymer, the rust is passivated to a metal-organic compound. Pretty good if you clear off the loose rust 1st.

I use Vactan overcoated with Jotamastic, pretty much what they do on ships/rigs. Seems to work ok

It's an insert, there is a bolt that holds it inplace.

Parts 18 and 19. Tensioner is 17

http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mod ... g=11&fg=25

Vapour is the problem not heat. Take the bloody tank out, not worth the risk. And then you can inspect all the other rusty bits behind the tank as a bonus.

Morat wrote:Local branch means local parts desk

The happy smiley people in the Belfast branch really brighten my day when I go in...

/sarcasm

Connected jump lead between solenoid and batt -ve. Starter still not turning, locked it again and went inside to find other starter motor.. Sunday I swear I will change it this time.

I know it will fit, that's about it, the M40/M42 from the e30/e36 all share the same block.

Why not just fit the whole engine and ECU? Head change means new gaskets and headbolts. Loom change has got to be easier?

You can swap the mounts over from the e30 M40 if you need to.

There's method in the... erm... method!

Glad it's working again though, nothing worse than a non-runner (except a dropped valve I suppose:))

Gassless is f'ing 'orrible Totally! Can't see the arc, big high welds, too much heat. Is it a dual machine or just gasless? I picked up a Clarke 151EN the other day to do some car work on, lovely thing for the money. Already had gas and regulator so was only the cost of wire to switch over, the flu...

14" limits tyre choice a bit, no WinterContact T850 in 14" afaik

nm found them, funny how you spend 2 hours looking with no luck and then boom, there it is..

VW OEM Corrado steel wheel 15x6 57.1 ET35

and the Mini...

Anyone know if there is a 15" steelie with the correct PCD/ET for the e30 off a vdub or something like that? Even something smaller that could be lathe'd out would do :) Looking for a set of winter rimz, after some tyre research it appears that 195/65/15 is about the cheapest size (slightly too big ...

Legend mate, total legend!

if you want a good workout, use a spring compressor.
If not, follow the Bentley instructions.

Rear springs are very tough to compress, there is also very little room to get them in or out with the spring in place.

Sounds like too much toe-out, alignment check 1st then look for other problems.

yeah, M10 bolt that's about 8" long, shouldn't be tight at all really. Defo not a 2 spanner effort!

You'll need brackets made up or you'll need to change the mounting holes in the floor pan. They are a tight fit too.

I went bracket method but on hindsight moving the mounting holes would have been better.

Not that anyone should admit to owning one (i don't, it's my mothers) but a word of warning: You have a 10 year corrosion warranty, this lasts just long enough to allow the underseal to hold the rear of the car together until it's 11. Then it all falls apart. If you do know anyone, get them to check...

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