Yet Another 335I! ... Now With Turbo

Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:18 am

I know what you mean! Mine got very hot several times during my two proper bleeding procedures, it's a bit worrying but mine seems ok now. The only thing I have noticed is that my electric fan seems to be on permanently once the engine has warmed up and after switch off it caries on for about 40 minutes! And flattens the battery!

Might be my fan switch is too close to the hot engine?

Knackered sensor - even though it's brand new?

Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:59 am

I'm with ya man - frustrating as hell!! Everything has worked well up to this point. I think the only thing that saved the engine is that the electric fan was constantly on aswell and it is a big 16 inch sucker! But you are right about the battery - the fan belt had stretched (new one) and it wasnt running the alternator properly (couldnt stop and tighten it as I had no tools in the car) and my lights were getting dimmer and dimmer - just made it home before they totally went out! I am ready to stick a match under the bastard!!

Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:06 am

I've felt like that at times!

And most likely will again soon!

I've just been looking through my 'car' paperwork and it seems I have declared the car SORN (off the road so no tax) but forgotten to send away the V5 log book. What a tit!

Got to get it taxed this week!

Got the week off work so I might be tinkering some more!

Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:17 pm

We will have to compair set ups at the pod as i have never had a problem bleading the system, very strange !

Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:22 pm

I feel I'm suffering a lack of power (just as well as I also feel I'm suffering a lack of brakes too), just doesn't feel like a 220+bph car. Spark plug colour indicated running lean!

Brake and engine work tomorrow then, and hopefully insurance cover note so I can tax it and actually drive it properly! Nice relaxing week off work, not!

Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:28 pm

You are going to run lean with a std chip looking after a cammed engine i guess, just look forward to this when it's all sorted

Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:33 pm

That torque curve is amazing!

Power curve very nice and smooth also.
What chip and camshaft are you running?
And did the power curve continue up a tad after 6000rpm?

Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:45 pm

It a schrick 284/280, sorry, for the life of me i can't remember the name of the chip

It peaked 6k i think

Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:12 pm

Thats sweet! If I can get mine up around the 245hp mark I will be very happy!

That your previous setup too isnt it Andy. So your new engine should put out more.

Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:37 pm

cor, that's a sweet plot andy!!!

note to self... must up the power soon!

you taking it up the strip? i am planning to so it would be an interesting comparison. assuming i cure the missfire before then. luckily i'm now off work til monday

Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:13 pm

I can't say it's much quicker than before the pina lump went in TBH, it needs a re-map as the timing and the fueling have got to be out now with the higher C/R ?

Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:16 pm

gareth wrote:
you taking it up the strip? i am planning to so it would be an interesting comparison. assuming i cure the missfire before then. luckily i'm now off work til monday

It depends on the ques mate, you won't be far behind me i'd guess ?

I'm there more for the meet than the strip TBH

Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:21 pm

i don't know mow many times i'll try and run but at present my little bro has the fasters 1/4 mile time in my family in his mildly fiddled 1300 polo coupe gt.... only because he's the only one to have done it! time to dethrone him methinks! i reckon i'll still have him with the missfire though!

Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:42 am

How's this for weight saving!?

Just like a 1970 Porsche 917 LeMans racing car!

Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:54 am

Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:32 pm

DRIFTBOY wrote:I've felt like that at times! And most likely will again soon!

Yep, it's broken already!

Adjusted the handbrake as advised on the mot, much better now! Got it taxed, so now all legal. Took it for it's first proper drive, bit
of motorway too. Ok so far up to indicated 110 in fourth. All seemed fine until almost back home, and with 68 miles on the trip meter, there was a LOUD groaning noise up front. By the time I got home it was really bad and was more apparent when steering. Open the bonnet and there is frothy atf bubbling out of the pas reservoir cap!

Looks like the pas pump is knackered and aerating the fluid somehow.
And the fluid level is now higher than what it was before! ?

Hope tomorrow I can get the car to a scrappy (I know where there is an E32 735i) and to a shop (for atf) and back home with it like that!

CAN'T BE MISSING THE POD ON SATURDAY!!!

It broke in just 68 miles!

Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:46 pm

Shame it's so close to the meet otherwise i could have posted you my spare one.

Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:48 pm

BTW how did it feel before the pump went wrong, brakes/power/etc ?

Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:50 pm

I apreciate the kind thought though. Thanks Andy335Touring!

I can't see the car becoming undriveable in 20 odd miles I intend to do with it to get the parts so I'll go for it. It is a horrendous noise though!

Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:52 pm

if you can't find a M30 one, it may be of use to know that i fitted what i believe was a 320i M20 one to mine the other day. it needed the M30 pas pump pulley swapping over onto it and 2 washers under each of the front bolts (between the pump and bracket) as the casing is slightly shorter but it's in seems to work fine.

mine sounded like there was a chainsaw under the bonnet!

Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:54 pm

Can the belt be taken off to get you to the scrappy ?

Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:56 pm

Not good either - but I'm still in denial about all this.
The brakes are shocking. I'm too scared to go fast unless I can see for a mile ahead. They don't seem to be bedding in and getting alot better.

There is no way this is a 220+bhp car. My old Capri 2.8i with 160bhp was this quick. It does idle a bit rougher than I expected and just doesn't seem smooth. I'm still suspecting I've got the camshaft timing a tooth out. Or there is an eletrical issue maybe. Or fuel starvation. I don't know.

But if it goes on the day it will be at the Pod, fingers crossed!

Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:58 pm

i could tow you up behind mine on the trailer!!! E30 train!

Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:59 pm

Yeah, didn't think of that!

I'd have to have about 7 Weetabix for breakfast tomorrow if I do that!

I might go for that, don't want my THIRD rack (already) suffering for nothing. ?

Cheers!

Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:02 pm

gareth wrote:i could tow you up behind mine on the trailer!!! E30 train!

Thanks, but I intend not to need it. I'm actually quite optomistic about it all, I probably should know better by now!

I'm determined to go to Santa Pod!

Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:21 pm

Ah mate you must have run over a black cat or something

sorry to hear you are still having a few dramas. I had PS trouble aswell - the PS pump that came with my engine was the big one with the extra self leveling attachment - I plugged it up but it didnt like that and kept leaking and frothing - so I tightened it up more and then the pump cracked! I had an E30 one and as gareth said had to change the pulley and I pinched my brother in laws M30 bracket (his is the normal pump).

Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:42 am

Oh! I'll just rob everything I can from the scrappy tomorrow then!

And hope for the best. I really want to meet up with some of you dudes at the weekend!

Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:44 am

I wish I was in the UK - it would be awesome to with all you M30 guys!

Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:55 pm

Is it sorted mate ?

Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:10 pm

I was just about to update!

Went to the scrappy today - in the pouring rain - got the pas pump I needed, spare alternator and top hose - I've seen a pattern emerge with this car so I'm getting prepared!

Fitted new pas pump and that seems ok now.

Went over the valve clearances again, put them all to 0.20mm, a little bit quiter now.
Engine is still not impressing me with power or smoothness though.
Bought another new set of plugs in case they didn't like all the initial flooding, overheating and idling alot. Try those in the morning.

I will be attempting to get there though.

It's done about 85 miles now, about 10 miles since I fixed it.

Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:19 pm

DRIFTBOY wrote: I will be attempting to get there though.

Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:22 pm

I'm not forgetting to take spares, tools, AA card and a warm coat!

Hope to put some faces to names and see some interesting cars.

Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:23 pm

Engine is still not impressing me with power or smoothness though

There must be something not quite right with it - last night I took mine to 4000rpm in second and floored it - the front wheels nearly lifted off the ground! - Slight eggageration - but hell it got up and mumbo'd

Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:27 pm

Mine doesn't!

I still might have a peep at the camshaft timing again, I could have been a tooth out.
I've tried to order a chip as well to give that a go.

Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:29 pm

m10man wrote: There must be something not quite right with it - last night I took mine to 4000rpm in second and floored it - the front wheels nearly lifted off the ground! - Slight eggageration - but hell it got up and mumbo'd

It's been dry for ages but tonight on the way back from work it spun the back wheels up in second when it came on cam, sort of caught me off guard but i was going in straight line so no drama thank god.