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My first thought seeing this was camshaft & follower wear, what happens is the follower wears to an 'S' shape rather than smooth curve, this makes the inlet valves oscillate in action rather than straight in out motion, that sets up a pressure wave in the inlet manifold that pushes the air flow mete...

I went for the Heritage Polybush option on my E30 with M30 b3.5 and it rides comfortably matched with Bilstein B12 kit and Eibach 40mm lowered springs

https://www.powerflex.co.uk/products/E3 ... 03/t1.html
click on the Heritage option

Absolutely love how you made your own mold's for the coolant hoses, top draw work Sir as usual

Try Gary's wheels' on Facebook, he is based in Glenrothes

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Pretty sure they are all still available from the dealers, I renewed mine on my build in 2023

"Hubba, hubba"

Top drawer work Liam love it!

The Tweeter speaker wires are usually connected down in the footwell near the kick panel speakers, I connected mine down their and used after market tweeters with the inline filters already connected. They are often not connected simply because people have run their own speaker wires down there and...

Liam had a few issues last week trying to update his S38 Touring build but think he sorted it eventually.

Nice work on the engine bay and clocks! :P They certainly look like speaker cables... They are cables for the tweeters, but the crossovers won't be present unless tweeters were specified when it was built. Ben Thanks Ben, I'm guessing they weren't as no tweeters and pods were fitted. Looks like I'l...

Brilliant work Liam, I relocated my P.A.S reservoir slightly lower and further forward by making an 'L' shaped bracket mounting to the original location, to allow for the air intake pipe clearance.

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Excellent work, I think Car Builder Solutions do a remote reservoir kit you can link to it with pipes and elbow joints, or some 2002 models have a remote reservoir.

Brilliant :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Come on guy`s , you will NEVER see a comprehensive build like this !!!! And he`s a war zone too ???? :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: Thank`s mate. Mart. I agree, the level of attention is phenomenal, with this build and ...

You need goo engine mounts to stop the exhaust hitting the steering joint on hard left turns

Check ignition switch is actually switching off.

Has it had any aftermarket wiring, alarm or stereo? they are prime suspects for incorrect connections.

You do know the electric windows should work when the front doors are open, a comfort relay powers them up when the door is open.

Putting a rubber mounted screen in is a lost art these days of bonded windscreens, some window fitters have never seen one. There's a lot out there that says put the rubber in first then work the rubber round the glass from the bottom. Personally I have see that trash the rubbers and chip the winds...

Good morning, Please can I have a price for the speed/diff sensor for my e30 325i touring 1989. I believe the part number is 62168355008. Kind regards Tommy If your speedo has stopped working, follow the wiring up from the diff sensor to where it is cable tied/mounted to the underneath of the car a...

I would look at the stereo wiring, Option 1/ people often mistake the dash illumination wire for an earth and connect it incorrectly, the next time the lights are switched on they can short and melt part of the loom causing all sorts of problems. Option 2/ or they may have just connected the illumin...

Screenshot 2024-07-06 233739.jpg If it is leaking at the top of the 'A' Pillar at the dealerships we used to pack out the seal at that front corner with some foam or neoprene cord cut to approx 5cm length and tapered, then split the seal from the hood and pack it out to create a droop for the water...

Depending on the date I am up for it

So for the first time in my 15 years of ownership, my 320i let me down yesterday and wouldn’t spark. Seems I was getting no signal from the DME to the DME relay. Then suddenly it kicked in and the car turned over. Obviously then it was hard to diagnose further if it’s not faulting. So I thought the...

Check in the fuse box. Probably some thing stuck under the relay shorting it out. Ben Exactly this, usually a fuse falls out and gets under the wash wipe relay. If everything else is OK it might be worth checking behind the stereo especially if it has been out recently, the loom runs behind it and ...

yes it is, the vacuum pipe can split causing it to run at the higher fuel pressure.

With the engine running fuel pressure should be 3.0 bar, under acceleration it should increase to 3.5 bar

I would start by checking the signal from the blue temperature sensor to the DME control unit, it is common for the round wiring plug connecter under the inlet manifold to get corroded and affect the reading at the control unit. I would still rectify the two air leaks as well. Test the function of t...

Beautiful Touring, looking good.

Excellent work, you have done it proud

any queries contact @DanThe at BM Conversions on Facebook, he supplies all the necessary pipe work and steering couplings you need depending on the rack and engine fitted, excellent quality

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I have just done this on mine, as Dan says only Diesel Touring's had the option. I pretty much had to modify bits along the way; 1/ modify the rear right corner with a welded bracket to support the plastic battery tray. 2/ Weld in an earth mounting just under the rear right light unit. 3/ Cut a hol...

The small part top left is the damper/absorber
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=16_0181

I have never seen the part on the right before, what year is the car?

check the resistance of the actual sensor at various temperatures against the following charts, also check the same resistances at the ECU pinouts, the variation should be minimal, if there is a great difference you will be looking at a wiring fault usually at one of the connecters. White temp senso...

I went to my opticians very early February with concerns about my right eye cataract and was sent to SpaMedica within four weeks. They said I had one in each eye but would do the right one first then the left one late.Shit I thought my left eye was really good too !! Anyway, I went yesterday to the...

All the Facebook memories coming up of getting this back on the road made me realise my MOT had run out so a quick trip back to Cragos got a fresh ticket on it and an excuse for some fresh photos :D https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53554194625_367a9e7679_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...

Excellent work

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One for Mart, I’m a big fan of this channel, outstanding fabrication and welding skills.

https://youtu.be/NNgpZiaFQRQ?si=pbPVQ4Zrs4Bg5qNz

That's Pav's car, he's a good lad

https://www.instagram.com/breakdownpav/

I have seen camshafts and rockers changed with engine in situ, but for what it takes it can be just as easy to remove the cylinder head. To do it in situ, the bonnet has to come off, then drain coolant and remove rad hoses and fan, cambelt and top cover then undo engine mounts and lift up the engine...

Check the blower motor bearings are not sticking, often the resistors burn out because the motor bearings are starting to seize causing a higher current draw, use some '3 in one' oil to free them off.

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