Simon13 wrote:Great more fun in the future its not getting done yet, at least its not quite a full on head off job.
Front timing cover may be leaking as well. And that is a head off job!
A hot tip off and a deal was done..... E34 M5 3.6
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Front timing cover may be leaking as well. And that is a head off job!
Hmmmm 
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fixedwheelnut
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Ooh luverlee, are you tempted to drop it in the E30 
Hell no! This poor car deserved to be saved! 
I will be back on track with this as I have two weeks off over Christmas.
I will be back on track with this as I have two weeks off over Christmas.
So two E30 M3's, life and other peoples cars have got in the way of doing stuff to this so time for a bit of a bumper update to round up to where we are at with it.....
Following on from the last update in may,
Water pump and oil pump on.
Cams in and valve clearances set.
Exhaust manifold, mount arms and air pump on.
Fast forward to new years eve and I'm installing the mill on my own before heading out to a poker night.
New Sachs clutch kit bolted on.
Freshly vapour blasted thermostat housing and coolant housing fitted with new thermostat.
Orignal 1990 cap and arm replaced with new.
New Behr viscous coupling to replace the original 1990 one.
Cam cover stripped with nitromors then repainted.
Fast forward and the engine bay is complete!
To round up, the following work and/or replacement parts has been done/fitted.
Replacement head repaired, skimmed, guides replaced, cleaned.
All valves measured, cleaned and lapped in
Block decked, honed, cleaned, painted and new core plugs
Pistons and rods cleaned and measured, new rings fitted
Crank cleaned, measured and journals polished.
New bearing main and rod bearings
New rod bolts and mains bolts
New timing and oil pump chains
New guide rails
Oil pump measured and cleaned
New VAC MLS head gasket
Assembled with all new seals and gaskets
New water pump
New thermostat
New viscous coupling
New radiator
New expansion tank and cap
New coolant hoses (all of them!)
New clutch kit
New drive belts
All original nuts bolts and brackets passivate plated in original finish
All vacuum pipes replaced with new
Oil cooler and pipes flushed and cleaned
Castrol TWS 10w60 oil
BMW coolant
Clutch bled with fresh dot 4 fluid.
Just after returning from bedding in the new piston rings which was also the first time driving the car since i bought it 18 months ago!
Next up MOT, putting some miles on it and a light cosmetic restoration.
Following on from the last update in may,
Water pump and oil pump on.
Cams in and valve clearances set.
Exhaust manifold, mount arms and air pump on.
Fast forward to new years eve and I'm installing the mill on my own before heading out to a poker night.
New Sachs clutch kit bolted on.
Freshly vapour blasted thermostat housing and coolant housing fitted with new thermostat.
Orignal 1990 cap and arm replaced with new.
New Behr viscous coupling to replace the original 1990 one.
Cam cover stripped with nitromors then repainted.
Fast forward and the engine bay is complete!
To round up, the following work and/or replacement parts has been done/fitted.
Replacement head repaired, skimmed, guides replaced, cleaned.
All valves measured, cleaned and lapped in
Block decked, honed, cleaned, painted and new core plugs
Pistons and rods cleaned and measured, new rings fitted
Crank cleaned, measured and journals polished.
New bearing main and rod bearings
New rod bolts and mains bolts
New timing and oil pump chains
New guide rails
Oil pump measured and cleaned
New VAC MLS head gasket
Assembled with all new seals and gaskets
New water pump
New thermostat
New viscous coupling
New radiator
New expansion tank and cap
New coolant hoses (all of them!)
New clutch kit
New drive belts
All original nuts bolts and brackets passivate plated in original finish
All vacuum pipes replaced with new
Oil cooler and pipes flushed and cleaned
Castrol TWS 10w60 oil
BMW coolant
Clutch bled with fresh dot 4 fluid.
Just after returning from bedding in the new piston rings which was also the first time driving the car since i bought it 18 months ago!
Next up MOT, putting some miles on it and a light cosmetic restoration.
Unfortunately not. Got a wedding to pay for!
I would love to keep it, it drives lovely!
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Pinchy_Larou
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A red low milage J plate went on fleabay for £8350 today or yesterday, I didnt realise they go for such strong money like that. Yours looks lovely, dont see too many of these!!
Yes i saw that, it had about 80 or 90k miles and had been unused for some time.Pinchy_Larou wrote:A red low milage J plate went on fleabay for £8350 today or yesterday, I didnt realise they go for such strong money like that. Yours looks lovely, dont see too many of these!!
Mine will be a lot more money than that one!
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Pinchy_Larou
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Parked up for around 10yrsbss325i wrote:Yes i saw that, it had about 80 or 90k miles and had been unused for some time.Pinchy_Larou wrote:A red low milage J plate went on fleabay for £8350 today or yesterday, I didnt realise they go for such strong money like that. Yours looks lovely, dont see too many of these!!
Mine will be a lot more money than that one!
(who does that...!!) and before anyone says it, yes obviously him!!Nice, i'm sure you'll get what you want, its topdraw!!
Update for follow with pics very soon!
Time for another update.
So not long after the MOT a taxing of the M5 the clutch pedal started creeping to the floor one night so i limped it home and after checking with ECP it turned out that the slave cylinder is unique to the 3.6 M5 and now BMW only. I promptly ordered the last one left in the UK and normal service was resumed the following day.
Whilst the engine was still being run in i had a lead on a buyer for the car and as an impending wedding requiring some of my toys to be sold, this was followed up and a price agreed after viewing. The new owner decided to go with the throwing star covers so the wheels were sent off to lepsons for a refurb then shod in a new set of Continental Sport contact 3's in the correct sizes.
A couple of things i didn't manage to get pics of were a complete set of new bumper moulding from BMW and both bumpers painted to get rid of the scuffs. I also secured a 2 year old cat back genuine BMW exhaust as the scorpion DTM stainless system had to go!
During the first 500 miles i kept the rev limit below 5k RPM and when i reached that point it was time to stretch its legs a bit but what manifested was a misfire from 5k RPM at WOT but would rev all the way to 7k RPM using part throttle.
Now i had to make a repair to the plug leads coil wire as the end broke so i thought that perhaps as they were the 26 years old and had already had one repair that they may be causing the misfire at WOT so as with many parts on this car its BMW only for a complete set of leads to the tune of £350+ vat!
Unfortunately the leads did not cure the misfire. A few things were checked and tried such as a spare coil, fuel pressure, TPS adjustment and function at the DME, crank sensor resistance and air gap, a donor DME, AFM and fuel pressure regulator were also tried but wit no joy!
Te injectors were sent away to be tested and refurbished and once they were returned and refitted it was still the same!
Started to get worried and under a bit of pressure as i had taken a deposit on the car i trawled the web and found a thread on the M5 board with someone having the same fault as mine with the EXACT same symptoms and it turned out to be a coil.
After reading that i went straight out to the garage and robbed the coil from my E30 325i and result, misfire gone! The coil i initially tried but have also been knackered so once again, called the dealer and the BMW only part was in stock and again last one in the UK so another £80 and we were good to go!
After a total of about 900 miles another oil and filter change was done again with Castrol 10w60 and just before the car was collected today i took a few snaps to remember it by.
Bit gutted to see it go as it is such a tight and up together car and have enjoyed the short space of time ive had with it.
Hopefully the new owner will continue to update this thread as and when.
So not long after the MOT a taxing of the M5 the clutch pedal started creeping to the floor one night so i limped it home and after checking with ECP it turned out that the slave cylinder is unique to the 3.6 M5 and now BMW only. I promptly ordered the last one left in the UK and normal service was resumed the following day.
Whilst the engine was still being run in i had a lead on a buyer for the car and as an impending wedding requiring some of my toys to be sold, this was followed up and a price agreed after viewing. The new owner decided to go with the throwing star covers so the wheels were sent off to lepsons for a refurb then shod in a new set of Continental Sport contact 3's in the correct sizes.
A couple of things i didn't manage to get pics of were a complete set of new bumper moulding from BMW and both bumpers painted to get rid of the scuffs. I also secured a 2 year old cat back genuine BMW exhaust as the scorpion DTM stainless system had to go!
During the first 500 miles i kept the rev limit below 5k RPM and when i reached that point it was time to stretch its legs a bit but what manifested was a misfire from 5k RPM at WOT but would rev all the way to 7k RPM using part throttle.
Now i had to make a repair to the plug leads coil wire as the end broke so i thought that perhaps as they were the 26 years old and had already had one repair that they may be causing the misfire at WOT so as with many parts on this car its BMW only for a complete set of leads to the tune of £350+ vat!
Unfortunately the leads did not cure the misfire. A few things were checked and tried such as a spare coil, fuel pressure, TPS adjustment and function at the DME, crank sensor resistance and air gap, a donor DME, AFM and fuel pressure regulator were also tried but wit no joy!
Te injectors were sent away to be tested and refurbished and once they were returned and refitted it was still the same!
Started to get worried and under a bit of pressure as i had taken a deposit on the car i trawled the web and found a thread on the M5 board with someone having the same fault as mine with the EXACT same symptoms and it turned out to be a coil.
After reading that i went straight out to the garage and robbed the coil from my E30 325i and result, misfire gone! The coil i initially tried but have also been knackered so once again, called the dealer and the BMW only part was in stock and again last one in the UK so another £80 and we were good to go!
After a total of about 900 miles another oil and filter change was done again with Castrol 10w60 and just before the car was collected today i took a few snaps to remember it by.
Bit gutted to see it go as it is such a tight and up together car and have enjoyed the short space of time ive had with it.
Hopefully the new owner will continue to update this thread as and when.
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anothere21323i
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That is a lovely looking car Barry. Well done for saving it, and let's hope the new owner pops up on here and keeps us updated 
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jimbom30cab
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Nice work Barry, I enjoyed reading this thread.
That's a beauty of an example.
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snakebrain
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Great thread. Lovely car, super work!
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jimbom30cab
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Nice one Barry and I really enjoyed reading your thread.
Thanks guys. Missing it already!
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Gert_8
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The new owner on the zone?
PONY, 2013 - "Anyway span 360 degrees hitting the kerb and giving the old man two fingers as I was spinning like Michael Schumacher would
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anothere21323i
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I know how you feel Barry. I sold my 911 and 320is to pay for our wedding and deposit on our first house and I miss them both more than I can tell you. But there will always be other cars...bss325i wrote:Thanks guys. Missing it already!
No but he has joined up to the 5 series forum.Gert_8 wrote:The new owner on the zone?