its gone to the garage

Post Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:43 am

my e30 has finally gone to the garage i gave up on trying to sort it myself
it beat me and so ive taken it in.

it went on tuesday and im getting her back today fixed at last:woohoo:

i been worried though as i left the face of my stereo in the car and its got no alarm

so far the mechanic has said its the carb it's been taken apart and not put back together correctley also the spring on the choke is too loose apparentley

also he has my other carb that i brought and is gonna make a decent one out of the two

i cant wait to get her back

Post Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:50 am

good to hear u gettin it sorted but i wouldnt worry bout ya stereo as his insurance will cover any damage while it is in his postion and he probly leaves it locked up in his garage over night

Post Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:01 am

cheers mate.as far as i know he leaves all his cars outside mate he's only got enough space for his transit and a carpark for all the others

i realy want her back im off on holiday on saturday and if i dont get the e30 i've been offerd a replacement from my g/f parents

its a

metro

Post Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:31 pm

well i got it back and he said he cant fix it so now its fcuked i just about got it home it cut out about fifteen times

but he said on the bright side it starts up better fcukin cvnt. i cant believe the guy's a qualified mechanic and he can't fix it. he said he knew his way round a bmw engine

and to top it off he's my stepdads mechanic so he was doing it as a favor

so i've decied im gonna sell it as is

Post Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:12 am

wayneE30 wrote: i cant believe the guy's a qualified mechanic and he can't fix it. he said he knew his way round a bmw

Wayne...... I sympathise Dude. I've had this problem more than once since I bought my Touring.
What p!sses me off though is that if I had facilities, I could do it myself....... I've been a competent/confident DIYer for over 30 years and I hate letting anyone else loose on my car!!
Stuart.

Post Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:30 am

are you sure it was the carb? how much is a new one? dont give up dude! try another mech maybe...

Post Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:45 pm

according to him and most people on the zone it was the carb

i realy can't afford the prices mechanics charge so it's got to go it's just not worth it iit's only a 316 auto

Post Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:32 pm

carb is an easy job...

why not tool over to the local scrappies and get a replacement...if you fit it and the car isn't any better, it isn't the carb!

easy test for Ãƒ”šÃ‚£25 or so....

and if it works, you're sorted!

should only take 30-45mins to do the swap...

Post Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:24 pm

ok i did get another carb but when i fitted it it was worse
the reason for that it think is the broken carb was on the car when it was krypton tuned so the engine was tuned wrong i think

Post Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:40 pm

Wayne, I'm really sorry to hear about the problems - I am still seriously mystified - the carb I sold you really was running absolutely sweet all the eight miles home - ru sure its the carb?
Sounds like your well p**sed off with BM's at present, but if you want to persevere, I may be able 2 help. The engine on the car the carb came off was running sweet, and no-one has bought it off me yet. (Full BMWSH up to 2000 miles ago!!)
I need to clear this car off my drive soon, so if you want another go, I'll give you the engine out of mine 4 free, plus any relays etc that make it all work. I just can't believe it's the carb itself, I reckon it is some relay/other component that affects how the carb works.
Surely if you bolt the carb 2 the original engine with all the original 'bits' connected with carbuation, it should run as well as it did 4 me?
Let me know, mate

Post Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:42 pm

sounds like the answer to your probs wayne

topman treeman

Post Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:27 pm

you are a god

you have pm mate

everyone can you believe this man

who would do tha give away an engine what a star you are mate cheers

Post Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:56 pm

Before you start swapping engines, what happens if you physically lodge the choke flap open ?
As the weather is fairly mild it would not be used much anyway, so if it is the choke causing the problem you will know for sure if it's wedged open.
If you do it, use something large in case it get's pulled into the engine

When you mentioned the worn spring the mechanic was talking about the only one that is connected to the choke is the idle air corrector needle and if that fails it causes problems when warming up not while pulling away under load.
The spring reacts to the choke, it does not control it, that is done by the choke actuator (electronic)

I seriously think the choke flap actuator that is causing the problem but as you said it moves when the engine is turned on and off i suspect it is the temp sensor that sends the signal to the ECU which in turn controls the choke actuator.(still with me?)

Warm it up and wedge it open, it's got to be easier than changing engines

Post Mon Aug 15, 2005 3:13 pm

Martin - sounds like good advice. I will get Wayne whatever he needs to get the b**ger running, so maybe he just needs some engine bits (i'e' temp sensors) to make it all work. As I've said before, the engine in mine ran sweet as a nut, so if anyone can advise exactly what I need to take off to give to Wayne, let me know!

Post Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:48 am

Wayne... Are you sorted now? Not that I can offer any help, I'm just curious!

Stuart