M52 b30 stroker rebuild back on the road

Post Sun Apr 02, 2017 6:59 pm

Oh dear. Sounds like it could be something to do with the oil feed to the camshafts, quite a common problem on OHC engines...

Post Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:13 pm

i've just been to look at and hear an e36 328i individual auto .. sounded very quiet and left a deposit .

the stroker donk is going to be rebuilt properly for next season .... the strip down report will be posted in due course .... priority is not wasting this months rd tax

Post Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:02 am

well i ended up pulling the b30 out and i've been busy last couple of days getting an m52 replacement ready to fit ... actually it's in the bay now with the 6 speed box nailed to it and all mounted up .
i got a clutch pedal , the zaust manifolds are on [ phat f00kin 50mm freaks ] power steering hooked up . tomorrow will be a breeze finishing off ;) mot friday and off to pod saturday ..... no f00kin pressure then

prayer mat out . ^^^

b30 nearly out ^^^

Back at the spare engine dept ^^^

B30 naked ^^^

just gotta button it up tomorrow and i should be good for pod on saturday providing the mot on friday goes well

Post Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:51 pm

way it's not completely finished just yet ... to do list >>>

fit exhaust [ down pipes are fitted ]
fit one lambda sensor
fit rad and add coolant
bleed air locks
put engine covers on
take for mot

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i got the prop, gear selectors and heat shield fitted before i called it a day for today .

any time left tomorrow = wash wax if it's lucky

Post Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:34 am

Looks like the prayer mat worked a treat!

Post Fri Jun 30, 2017 11:03 am

Good days work

Any clues what happened to the B30?

Post Fri Jun 30, 2017 11:18 pm

Speedtouch wrote:Looks like the prayer mat worked a treat!

aye it's me favourite mat , i've spent hours asleep on it underneath cars

jmc330i wrote:Good days work Any clues what happened to the B30?

i think the oil pump failed but will know better when i take the sump pan off .

anyway it was booked in for it's mot at the last appointment slot 4.45pm today and all my effort has paid off

passed with no advisory's and ready for the weekend trip to santa pod 2017 ..... i got this

Post Mon Jul 03, 2017 10:36 pm

magpie wrote:i've just been to look at and hear an e36 328i individual auto .. sounded very quiet and left a deposit .

the stroker donk is going to be rebuilt properly for next season .... the strip down report will be posted in due course .... priority is not wasting this months rd tax

Sorry to hear this.. but I thought it was done properly in the first place? ??

Oil pump fooked or lifters??

How many times have you bolted this head down to this block? ?

Post Mon Jul 03, 2017 11:56 pm

drakesmith wrote:
magpie wrote:i've just been to look at and hear an e36 328i individual auto .. sounded very quiet and left a deposit .

the stroker donk is going to be rebuilt properly for next season .... the strip down report will be posted in due course .... priority is not wasting this months rd tax
Sorry to hear this.. but I thought it was done properly in the first place? ??

Oil pump fooked or lifters??

How many times have you bolted this head down to this block? ?

why don't you just fook off eh , i don't need advice from you !

stalker

Post Tue Jul 04, 2017 12:55 am

Excuse me. Please state, why you pulled your b30. Might help us not to make the same mistake! !

Do you not wish to elaborate why? Please....

What was the fault in the build???

I am sure many would like to know..

Post Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:54 am

Richard if you were't a bellend/troll you might get some answers.

Post Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:19 pm

santa pod was awesome this year , yes i did make it and the car passed it's mot no problem , the replacement m52 b28 donk is as sweet as a nut and made the trip no problem , met up with jim [ tech1] on the way down and two of his mates .... amazing time camping was had , plenty of banter , beer and food .

spotted this cold air induction kit in the camp site

then had more food at burger o'clock [ midnight ]

Post Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:21 pm

got two days of camping at the Scottish car show next weekend , should be fun

Post Fri Aug 18, 2017 11:26 pm

i soo need to update this thread/build but scared my pic account will shat itself and lose all the pics ...

frustrated to fook

Post Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:07 am

why you fixed photobucket? mines fooked

Post Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:38 pm

i've not fixed it i just deleted all the pics of parts from fraggers so the only pics i'm hosting are these thread pics , i've tried flicker but i'm only getting links to my pics and not the pic showing on the thread until linky clicked and new page opens with pic .... what kinda shite is this for the future ?

sorry for all you guy's that lost your pics .... not sure how mine are still live maybe deleting a load of old shite that i sold years ago helped .

Post Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:57 pm

View the photo on flickr.

Click the share icon (bendy arrow).

Copy the BBcode and paste it here.

Thus:

FB_IMG_1498951552718 by BenHar, on Flickr

Ben

Post Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:39 pm

Got ya Cheers .

Post Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:22 pm

just waiting to secure a little Christmas present for the turd ,
i really like these wheels

Post Thu Dec 14, 2017 7:58 pm

Foo kin ell. watch those dont get nicked and end up in Edinburgh!!!!

Post Sat Dec 16, 2017 8:02 pm

1 week after pod i took the e30 up to Scotland for the Scottish car show , more camping and beers

got the front end freshened up before scotland , was looking a bit grubby at pod

also managed to grab a selfie with Fuzz

cars been tucked away at home till spring .

Post Sun Dec 17, 2017 9:10 am

the look on fuzz's face seems to be "who's this fecking loon???"

Post Sun Dec 17, 2017 1:04 pm

thanks

Post Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:58 pm

just got my 370mm tech-1 steering wheel back from royal steering wheels and had 2mm of extra padding added . very happy with the result and it feels much better

e30 love 2018 , same shit different year

after >>>>>>>>>

another thing ticked off the dream list .

Post Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:40 pm

Nice one Mick keep the list going mate.lol

Mart.

Post Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:04 pm

getting some parts collected for when i put the stroker back in ,

nice new sprung paddle clutch

this next jobby should stop the oil pump failures , i've had both things that can go wrong with an oil pump actually go wrong. this is from the nut backing off and the oil pump sprocket not driving the pump and last time out with the b30 the oil pump drive shaft part just sheared off with the nut and sprocket falling into the sump pan .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Upgraded-Oil- ... 1438.l2649

and then in my spare time i can finish off the touring

Post Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:39 pm

glad the snow's gone anyway

Post Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:48 pm

had my insurance renewal through and realised that i need to increase the value of my car as it's a 5 year old value so i asked to double the value due to rate these cars have shot up in price and after all on the logbook it's a 318is so pretty desirable .

anyway my insurance value was doubled and my premium went up 97 pence

Post Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:11 pm

magpie wrote:getting some parts collected for when i put the stroker back in ,

nice new sprung paddle clutch

this next jobby should stop the oil pump failures , i've had both things that can go wrong with an oil pump actually go wrong. this is from the nut backing off and the oil pump sprocket not driving the pump and last time out with the b30 the oil pump drive shaft part just sheared off with the nut and sprocket falling into the sump pan .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Upgraded-Oil- ... 1438.l2649

and then in my spare time i can finish off the touring

i've ordered parts 6 & 7 as they can wear out , just for peace of mind .

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpar ... Id=11_6017

Post Wed Mar 14, 2018 1:55 pm

Have you got an agreed value policy ?

Post Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:01 pm

cheffy wrote:Have you got an agreed value policy ?

yes

Post Wed Mar 14, 2018 5:55 pm

What did your engine do when the oil pump failed?

Post Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:08 pm

Jesus325iTouring wrote:What did your engine do when the oil pump failed?

put the oil pressure light on lol

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well the oil chain was making a racket and i notice the oil light come on straight away so shut it down , i've had the cam tray covers off and no damage ..... sending the b30 down to Dan soon to strip it and inspect , rebuild replace where necessary no corners cut , with the oil pump upgrade i might not need to pull the engine out almost every spring

Post Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:27 pm

Just curious with regards my P38, my light came on too, and had serious lack of power, though I had to drive about 3rd of mile to get it off the road.

Post Sun Mar 18, 2018 10:27 pm

magpie wrote:
Jesus325iTouring wrote:What did your engine do when the oil pump failed?
put the oil pressure light on lol .

well the oil chain was making a racket and i notice the oil light come on straight away so shut it down , i've had the cam tray covers off and no damage ..... sending the b30 down to Dan soon to strip it and inspect , rebuild replace where necessary no corners cut , with the oil pump upgrade i might not need to pull the engine out almost every spring

I thought it was standard to upgrade the oil pumps. Shame you had to find out the hard way