325 clutch which one?

[zimmermatt]

Went on euro car parts and the sachs clutch they stock for my 325i is down from £160 to £120. Is this the best usual price clutch for the e30? I know theres other more expensive 'performance' cluthces on ebay but are they really worth it. Seem a bit pricey, may do the the od track day, not sure yet but mainly just going to be a weekend road car.

[Grrrmachine]

Sachs is a good known brand, and the clutch gets used in swaps more powerful than normal M2B25 applications, so it'll be strong enough for your car.

When I did my engine swap, the old Sachs clutch was the original 1988 unit, and did over 200,000km

[jmc330i]

http://www.carparts4less.co.uk - ECP sister company, same parts, lower cost. Sachs clutch kit about £90-£100.

[zd3bx]

ECP do sell Sachs kit, but they don't have the exact same one that was designed for 325i. The one they sell is for a 325e, which also has a different part number...

Long story short, I did my clutch 2 weeks ago and spent a lot of time trying to find the right part. I ended up getting LUK clutch kit from GSF, which is specific to a 325i.

GSF part number is: 189BM0040
LUK part number is: 62 303 2700

Reserve it online and then pick up in store. Use the coupon code "CK2013" at checkout, so the total works out to £132.34

While you're doing the clutch, you may want to replace a few other parts as well...

Scroll to the bottom of my project thread here for more info > http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=236121

[zimmermatt]

Thankyou for your help guys. will take a look at thread now. I know I need to have a play with the linkage while I'm under there.

[Grrrmachine]

Careful with the linkage. Before you know it, it's another 150 quid in parts, including a short shifter

All the part numbers are in the Wiki if you need it - start looking on the Drivetrain page.

[zimmermatt]

hehe I was thinking z3 short shift, How did you guess?

[zimmermatt]

http://www.carparts4less.co.uk - ECP sister company, same parts, lower cost. Sachs clutch kit about £90-£100.

Cheers for the tip dude. £93 quid for same part as euro car parts. Didnt know about this company but glad I do now.

The part listed on gsf was 189bm0070 so not sure why different and whether luk or not but at the end of the day If I can save £40 on a similar quality kit Im going to as just bought the car and trying to keep unexpected costs down. Couldnt drive the car so should of known really

Thanks guys!

[Brianmoooore]

Cheers for the tip dude. £93 quid for same part as euro car parts. Didnt know about this company but glad I do now.

There's a discount code for a further £10 off of that, or £15 if you can add another £7 to your order.

[zimmermatt]

Ahhh read that too late, thanks though Brian. I will keep a look out for reductions in future.