E30 Zone

Thanks everyone for input and advice. Turns out the symtoms were probably caused by having far to little coolant in the system. Flushed radiator, block and heater and refilled and could not reproduce the symptoms of gas wooshing out of the bleeder valve. Did compression test: with engine half warm a...

Brianmoooore: ah, that's right, it's towing with front wheels on trailer which doesn't work. I did however fry the front diff on this car about 10 years ago by coasting down a hill with enginge off. Never got to know how that happened. Bolts are hex. Risk of snapping? Scottybeemer: flushed it throug...

It's extreme styling to the max! What would steviebmw say about this?

Ok. Not towable being an iX so can't get it to workshop without driving. Just popped rocker cover: no mayo but plenty of old black, hard stuff on inside of cover. Normal? "Carbon deposits" perhaps? Will try flushing and refilling with water to see how it behaves and if water goes brown again. What a...

Thanks Willnz and miniblob for responding.

Have'nt had time to deal with the car, will update thread tomorrow arter doing some tests.

IF only the gasket is shot am I risking cracking the head if I drive to a workshop to get a leak-down test done?

M20B25. 325 iX. Car has probably been running with low coolant lever or "air pocket" lately. All help appreciated. Feel very stupid and sad about this. Love the iX and hate the fact I may have caused this because of neglect. Today: suddenly hot air ceases to come from the vents. I stop the car and t...

Cool. Are 14's significantly lighter or not?

Changed brake fluid. Bled the system. It was lovely.

Someone is selling these fairly close to where I live. Claimed to lower the car 30 mm. They are for 45 mm struts. Can't find much information about them, they are probably quite old (stamp saying jan 1992) but unused. I have a pre facelift 12.86 320i. These seem to be for post 9.87, face lifts. Is t...

320i's really are wonderfull. Very nippy and alert. Rev beutifully. Of course quicker than the iS. Very close to the 325 actually.

Bump. Following with interest.

My family has had a 316 for over 10 years now. It had trouble with the original carburettor which was swapped out for a weber. It's a lovely car. And it has crisp, instant throttle response unlike our other E30's (320i and 325iX). It also features the big clock on the dash for measuring 0-60! Seriou...

28, bought my 320i when I was 19 I think.

In snowy conditions like winter over here (Sweden) the ix is fantastic, I've driven one for 7 years (my dad's). E30 with open diff is useless in comparison, I've only used mine one winter. Not much snow in the UK though.

Hi I'm in England on holiday until next Friday. Hoping I can get a few parts from you while I have an English address. short-shift 24 11 1 220 439 25 11 7 571 899 25 11 1 220 600 33 17 2 228 425 - z3 diff mount bush 31 12 9 061 222 - Pair of E30 M3 eccentric lollypop bushes If not to inconvenient, c...

Why do people remove the cat from an E30? Does it increase power significantly? Does it cause more pollution?

Well done! What sort of extraction tool are you referring to?

That sucks balls.

ross_jsy wrote:Might have a set of badges in the spares bin at home. If I still do, I'll send them out to you.

Jealousy is a terrible thing though, stupid coonts.

Brianmoooore: What is meant by balancing the injectors?

I need to renew my entire suspension which might be as old as the car. When I was researching this last year it seemed that the good options were only available for 51mm struts (bilstien b8). Also it seemed like a clever upgrade so I found a pair of mintish 51mm struts. I've now decided for bilstien...

capri_rob: Thanks.

How long are wheel bearings expected to last? Is it silly to change them preventively? Thinking of staying with my original 45 mm struts to save the money I might have to spend on new bearings.

Good day

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As per topic, I'm in Sweden.

Might be adding more stuff!

Thanks

//Martin

Clarko74: Thanks!

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What are the bump stops? I'm getting new suspension just like the OP (b4 + eibach) and need to know what parts to get.

Thanks

Got a pair of 51mm struts. Currently have 45mm struts on the car. Can I move the wheel bearings over from the 45mm to the 51mm struts? I read somewhere they should always be replaced with new ones but there is nothing wrong with mine.

What are front bump stops?

Is it a good idea to give it some lube afterwards?

Thanks, good advice.

As title says. What is the procedure of cleaning out the AFM? I can't figure out how to get inside it. Do I go through the filter box? I've just cleaned the TB and ICV ultrasonically in diesel :mad:. I drilled a hole in the TPS and nothing came out. I screwed it off and there was no oil in the centr...

DavieP: Interesting input! How is the b25 more fragile?

Any others who have done this mod?

A few seconds resets service light, ~8 seconds resets inspection light according to this:

http://www.unofficialbmw.com/repair_faqs/sil.html#reset

Do all the hoses from the b20 fit fine and to the same places on a b25 TB? Is the ICV and TPS interchangeable between the two?

Daimlerman: OK, thanks.

But I have plenty of time :) I noticed most of the fuel hoses in the engine bay look old and cracked (on the outside). Is it a good idea to replace these while I'm there as a precaution? I know I'm supposed to get the pressure out of the fuel system before working on it. Haynes describes how to do i...

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