E30 Zone

first of all its a 1989 325i Tourer The car had been standing for 5 years and now have decided to put it back on the road. I Checked the oil, flushed the water, and got rid of any airlocks and started the car with no problems. Took it for a little drive and everything was good. So, I parked the car ...

Hello Bob, The problem that you described happened to three of my e30's. I believe that this is a common problem with the six pots and going by your symptoms I believe there is a problem with your front crank sensor, usually the plastic retainer that holds the wires that come from the sensor pass ac...

If there is an air leak on the inlet side it could cause the engine to stall when turning the wheels on full lock whilst the car isn't moving as the engine is on idle. The most likely cause would be the oil breather has failed (it's just under the inlet manifold near the back) it can be changed with...

Mate, Check the wires that connect to the crank sensor, they run close to the front pulleys and the retainer normally falls off causing the wires to rub on the pulley until it cuts into it and shorts out the signal. If this is the case just tape up the two wires and cable tie the wire preventing it ...

Exactly what I heard

Bought some headlight wiperarms from magpie, superfast delivery and the item was Quality. I would deal with him again !!!!!!

Thanx mate, i'll look into these

i believe that it might possibly be some sort of heater resistor....

Hello people, ive got an e30 325i. its got a 3:9:1 open diff. the problem that ive got is that its making a slight noise whenever driving. i believe that the oil in it is crap and want to change the oil. can anyone recommend any oils that could be used to reduce the noise? ive got some castrol lsd o...

Hello, i had the same problem on my 328i, i first changed the airflow meter and the car drove better for the first week (during the period that the ecu is learning the settings) then the problem came back. i then changed the idle control valve but the problem was still there. the most common problem...

Looks like a design cab with a tech 2 kit, 1.8i 8v. unless he's done an enging swap

hello, i had the same problem on my e30. i checked everything under the bonnet, eventually i found the fault :-) it was the wire from the front crank sensor, the wire goes across the front of the engine ( just behind one of the pulleys ) what happened was the plastic retainer had fallen off and the ...

Do you have the leather handbrake handle and gaitor from the motorsport as well?

i think that they should be somewhere, i'll have a look

Thanx for your input :-) but if theyre only worth up to £200 then i might just hold on to them. i also have the complete motorsport conv leather interior, drivers bolster is worn, and i also have the motorsport conv front and rear cards - genuine leather ones with the diagonal stitching (the door ca...

hello people :-) i've got a grey leather center console and handbrake console from an old motorsport convertible, i know that theyre rare as i havent seen these for sale anywhere. Obviously they are from a 20 year old car and could do with a clean and some leather feed. the front ashtray is in good ...

hello, my car had the same problem, i changed everything, even the afm. but the problem persisted. the fault was intermittent but got worse and worse. in the end i found the cause. it was the crank sensor at the bottom of the engine (front of engine), i was taking it out to clean it when i noticed t...

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Hello,

Usually owners lift up the seat base from where it meets the back (the lever is under the base and ia relaesed when the base is lifted), then just pull the seat back down.

i hope this helps

bry

hello, its pretty straight forward, just get hold of some manual mechs (the early E30's had different mechs and fittings to the facelift models). then just unplug the leccy motor and remove, the manual mech fits in the same way. you might need to get hold of some doorcards or just make a winder hole...

Heres mine.....

Paul,
the kit is excellent !!! i paid for mine yesterday and got it this morning !!! im very impressed.

thanx

1. Andy335Touring - Was a 325 Touring - On the road since November 2004 2. Bigdek . was also a 325 touring. on the road since 1st Jan 06 (now owned by nickso since july) 3. charlE30 - was a 325ise sport look alike.. 4. Toby_Unna - on road a month or two before Andy i think. Was a 316i. off the road ...

looks like it might be off a touring ??

Maybe not an M3!? The bootlid is normal and not the M3 one! Check it out! I might be wrong though as its a cab?? http://i23.ebayimg.com/01/i/07/6a/9b/44_12_sb.JPG http://i8.ebayimg.com/01/i/07/6d/b1/e9_12_sb.JPG I'm sure all M3 convertible E30's came with a standard lookking bootlid (like this car)...

hey, im going by what i remember from my old car that had a toad, it had 2 big buttons (one green, the other black), and 2 small buttons(one green, the other black). big green button armed the alarm. big black button disarmed the alarm. small black button (1 second aux trigger, +/- depending on setu...

i agree, crystals all around

welcome dude,

remember to bring your ride to ace's on the last monday of this month !!!

bryan

have you checked the drivers footwell for dampness? i had a similar problen in my 320i. if the floor is wet (clutch fluid) then the slave cylinder is knackered, you can pick one up at a breakers easily, but its a bit awkward to fit as it bolts onto the bulhead and connects directly to the clutch ped...

thanx guys,

i will firstly check the splines then the resistance across the sensors.

bryan

hello Zoners, can anyone shed some light my way, ive got an E30 325i touring, the problem is that every now and then the ABS light stays on, the thing is whilst the light is on the car seems to brake ok (just no abs), but then sometimes the abs light stays off, and when i brake the abs kicks in ever...

thanx for welcoming me with open arms,

i work with dips346

bryan

Hello, My name is bryan, and obviously im new to the zone, but i've loved bmw's for years !! over the years ive owned an e21, e28, 3x e30's, and currently driving an e30 convertible and an e30 touring (not at the same time). i work with one of the zoners customising cars, it doesnt seem like work as...

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