E30 Zone

Quick update: The eBay guy got the ECU back to me after two working days.. Very fast turn around! Plugged it in and it fitted first time. It was definitely an EWS failure. The new map that he's put on there is actually really good. I was very sceptical, but after driving it for a while now I can say...

My first thought was battery as this is exactly what happened last year. I replaced it with a massive Bosch silver top.

Its charged fully and jump starting it made no difference, with either a mates golf or a booster pack...

Jai

It was probably the cold.. Eeprom memory is often balnked when you put it in the freezer. I'm not sure how the transponders work, but whats the betting leaving them in the cold car for extended periods of time blanks them? I doubt BMW designed them to seeing as you take your keys indoors every night...

Guys, I have been running my S50 for three to four years now without a single issue. Wednesday I was returning from a friends house and went to start my car. It fired up first time as per usual then died away almost immediately. I cant hear a click from the EWS unit which has been working perfectly ...

I went through a spate of getting pulled over when I fitted the s50 (can't think why). when they realise I'm a 30 year old petrol head and not a rude chavvy boy racer they are normally pretty decent. 13 years of driving and the only speeding points are an sp30 in a crappy diesel fiesta company car! ...

You must still be in shock.. I'd be crying like a baby if I'd just planted mine!

Still, only a car. glad you and everyone else is ok.

Jai

That actually made me stop and think. I've treated my S50 E30 a bit like a hack recently and it's beginning to show. It looks more than a little deshevelled and there's a hint of VANOS growl that will need some costly TLC, but I've been putting it all off and getting annoyed because it isn't perfect...

I made a rear beam that is adjustable. Screwed up my measurements whilst welding and now have only 0.75 degrees of camber. Tyre wear and straight line grip is excellent but it handles like a slag in the wet! You are looking for 1.5 degrees whilst at resting height on a level surface if I recall corr...

Any questions mate, drop me a PM. I will try and answer. My engine was a near mint unit. I replaced the VANOS seals and it since hasn't bee quite right. I now have a slight growl on over-run that needs to get fixed ASAP. I have a feeling that I may have put the solenoids back in at a very slightly d...

Hi guys, Long time no post and all that.. I have developed some very slight issues with my S50B32 VANOS. The engine is overall in absolutely excellent condition. I beleive the donor car had had a replacement engine at some p oint not too long before I got my hands on it. I had weeping of oil from th...

I have gone 5 stud PROPERLY in two different ways. First I PROPERLY fit E30 M3 parts all round. Later I PROPERLY fit a mixture of E36/7 parts. Both gave excellent handling. You may be surprised to know that using a mixture of E36 parts has yielded much better brakes, better turn in and higher absolu...

An upgraded external and swirl pot is the best bet. The swirl pot will more or less garauntee you wont have fuel starvation during cornering or on a low tank. Bear in mind though: I used an M3 (M-CoupÃ© to be precise) pump cut off an E36/7 cage and fitted to an E30 one. I then bought a sock filter v...

Drive it to work every day... (first time on the zone in ages) Unfortunately that means it is need of a damn good tidy up. I need a passenger wing due to a parking 'error' and I let the wheels get salty and go minging. Shame really because it is so mechanically sound but looks a bit sorry for itself...

I think I recall it being a matter of matching the sender to the guage in the clocks Dan. I think my fuel guage is all confused because I kept the sender from my 318 instead of the 325. Nobjockey.

Worst comes to the worst you can swap the guage from a 325i or something...

Jai

I put a corrado dash into my MK2 golf. Then I go annoyed with a rattly pain in the arse, so I ripped it out and put a mk2 dash back in. Thought that was rank so put a MK4 polo one in there. That was shite and made of recycled coffee cups so ripped that out and fitted a corrado one properly. That tim...

I'd rather have a wet T bag....

I really like them.

I have one but painted it textured black instead of the body coloured ones that were std fit. Makes my common or garden base model 325i look a little better, but in a failry subtle way (the S50 with straight through Supersprint race exhaust however, doesn't)..

Go for it!

Jai

I really dont like the 2 door tourings. The rear window reminds me of the austin allegro estate....

I like it because it's different. I dont like the aesthetic very much, and certainly wouldn't if I saw one driving around.

I say the 4dr Touring M3 love childs are much better looking... That red one from the net that is done well looks the dogs danglies.

Jai

Not only are the polyflex ones hard and transmit noise, they ruin the handling. The Std BMW bushes are edsigned to deform, and have a hysteresis loss angle to aid suspension. The Poly ones don't. The rear beam in E30's is a live suspension component and shouldn't be over-constrained or have the wron...

It works best with copious ammounts of WD40 as it fills any gaps.. The shock releases the taper and the WD40 hydraulically prevents it deforming into any voids... That sounded technical didn't it? Ha. What I meant was: Spray it, twat it on the side with a heavy, hard hammer. Very rarely fails, unles...

I guess your oppinion is based on gut feeling? Anyway. An update on this. I stripped the Clio servo down to components and measured the rod/stroke. Compared this to the Audi master cylinder I had and had to modify the push rod inside and the master cylinder itself slightly. I dont recommend this AT ...

First check that the lambda sensors are right for left to right orientation... And that they are before any crossover or x pipes. I have seen this cause exactly what you are describing.

No sense... No feeling.

I had a feeling Noah used one on the ark... How best to plumb them then? Two to the front, two to the rear from common outputs on the master cylinder? I suppose it would offer more consistancy across the car (in-case the pressure front to rear of the master cylinder isn't the same). I'm definitely l...

Man thats ugly.. Looks like a Daewoo of some sort.. Fair play to the guy though.. It must have been a LOT of work!

Jai

I have heard tale many times that the E36 sensors wont work with the E30 ABS, but nearly always in cases where they are using different sensor rings front to rear.. I had originally intended on wiring the E36 sensors to the E30 abs to try it, as I have E36 rings all round (MCoupe rear arms, Mcoupe (...

Done that many times.. Like I said, it's not a bleeding issue. There is plenty of pedal and definitely no air in the system....

Hi guys.. The time has come to get the S50 back on the road (my hack MX-5 is getting a little 'tired'). When I parked it it was with the condition that the next time I drive it the brakes would be up to the job of reining it in in a reliable, confidence inspiring manner. Till now they have had a vau...

Excellent Dan.. Thanks for the PM. A friend of mine has a B30 with a slightly tired VANOS unit also so I will ask him if he wants one too before I go ahead and order one from you, consider at least one for me sold though dude.... My car is off the road waiting for me to do a few bits and bobs and ge...

Oooooh..

Dan. I need to do my outer seals very soon.. My VANOS is nigh on silent but it is weeping oil around all of the external seals. What do you think I will need, and do you sell it?

Regards,

Jai

Southerners or s50 owners?? Hmmm?

Not much chance of making money on mine.. I did the right thing and bought a low mileage minter, then threw the engine away and wanked thousands into the S50 swap... genius.

I would expect it to go for strong money though, as somewhat of a modern classic with a modern engine.

Jai

I like the standard diameter tech 1! The size only makes it more retro. A 370mm one might be nice to try, especially covered in suede or alacatara, but they dirty up very quickly. An excuse to wear sparco race gloves to the shops?

I am the stig.

I'd personally put a new set of standard shells in and fit ARP bolts; especially if you are entertaining the idea of 8K rpm... The load on the rod bearing is proportional to the square of the engine rotational speed so that extra few hundred RPM has a big impact on your bottom end (oooer...).

Jai

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