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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:59 pm

HELLO I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD SAY HI AND A FEW THINGS ABOUT ME.
MY NAME IS ARMANI IM 14 IM CURRENTLY A STUDENT AND HATING IT.
IM FROM CROYDON , SOUTH LONDON ERMM IM INTO PIT BIKES AND E30'S
I DON'T REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT THEM WHICH IS WHY I JOINED HERE SO YOU COULD GIVE ME A FEW HINTS AND TIPS.
I HAVE A BLACK E30 2 DOOR MANUAL 318IS WHICH MY DAD GAVE TO ME IT HAS 120,000 MILES ON THE CLOCK FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:03 pm

Welcome to the Zone Armani
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:03 pm

What pit bike you got? :)

I've spent quite a bit of my youth playing with them.
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:05 pm

14years old and a 318is

nice work!!!

welcome BTW
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:06 pm

maxfield wrote:What pit bike you got? :)

I've spent quite a bit of my youth playing with them.
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SOMEONE OFF HERES BRO TOLD ME ABOUT THIS FORUM HE IS ON A PITBIKE FORUM SO IF UR THAT PERSON SAY HI
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:06 pm

What is it with kids owning cars round here.

In my day you didn't get your first car until you turned 17, unless it was a shite pot mini with swiss cheese spec body work your dad convinced you that you could fix it up together.
325i Tech 1 Touring, breaking.

2.5 high comp. M20, 3.64 LSD, Fully undersealed, Spax springs & Bilstein shocks, s/s exhaust, Alpina rep wheels and more.
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:08 pm

HELLO I NEED A LITTLE HELP MY BM HAS BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS AS MY MUM GOT HIT ON THE SIDE SO ITS SITTING THERE AND MY SPEEDO DOESNT SEEM TO WORK AND MY HEATERS DONT SEEM TO HEAT UP ANY HELP PLEASE
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:09 pm

armanib wrote:
maxfield wrote:What pit bike you got? :)

I've spent quite a bit of my youth playing with them.
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SOMEONE OFF HERES BRO TOLD ME ABOUT THIS FORUM HE IS ON A PITBIKE FORUM SO IF UR THAT PERSON SAY HI
Nah not me, I've had it playing with bikes. Cost me an arm an a leg.

Although I might be getting a Monkey Bike with a KTM 300cc 2 stroke engine in winkeye
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:10 pm

Speedo cable and is the system bled up properly?
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:12 pm

the car needs to be moving before the speedo will work as you 14 you wont be able to test it TURN THE CAPS LOCK OF PEOPLE WILL THINK YOUR SHOUTING
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:13 pm

oh sorry and yer ino it has to be moving i have drove it before but other day dad was driving it and the speedo doesnt seem to work and yer its all bled up
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:17 pm

try hitting the dash when your moving it may just be stuck from years off doing nothing
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:17 pm

maxfield wrote:Speedo cable and is the system bled up properly?
the e30 hasnt got a speedo cable


check the wires running from the diff sensor these can turn brittle and break through age.
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:18 pm

^^ That's what I meant been a long day.
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these leathers are for sale so offers on them please i do have the door cards aswell
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:24 pm

ermm ok its been sitting for a while so ill tell u all the problems it has speedo dont work , heater dont work , bonnet cable snapped and my aerial dont work but wire might come off need a back right wishbone as mines bent and where the liquid for the screenwash goes the little seal has gone somewhere so need one of those and i dont even know what a diff looks like nevermind where it is
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:25 pm

Enjoy the forum mate,your in the right place to learn :D
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:31 pm

armanib wrote:ermm ok its been sitting for a while so ill tell u all the problems it has speedo dont work , heater dont work , bonnet cable snapped and my aerial dont work but wire might come off need a back right wishbone as mines bent and where the liquid for the screenwash goes the little seal has gone somewhere so need one of those and i dont even know what a diff looks like nevermind where it is
if you look under the back of the car you will the rear drive shafts ( the shafts run to each of the rear wheels ) in the middle of these you will see what is commonly known as the diff. on the rear of this there is a plug with 2 wires connected to it that's the wires you want to inspect :wink:
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:32 pm

if there broke or snapped what do i wana do
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:40 pm

wait how am i ment to bleeed the radiator so that my heaters work i wana know if im doing it right or not
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:45 pm

armanib wrote:if there broke or snapped what do i wana do
replace them is the easiest thing to do
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:48 pm

armanib wrote:wait how am i ment to bleeed the radiator so that my heaters work i wana know if im doing it right or not

the 318is can be a pain to bleed. i would normally fill it normally then remove the top hose then pour water down there until its filled up put the hose back on then start the car and remove the bleed screw off the top of the radiator then have it running and keep filling the radiator until there's no bubbles coming out the bleed screw
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:56 pm

YER I TRIED UNDOIN THE SCREW ON TOP THEN RUNNING IT BUT NOTHING COMING OUT SO IM ABIT STUCK BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE FULL AND WHERES THE TOP HOSE? ILL GET SOME MORE PICS TOMOROW IF ITS NOT COLD AND DOES ANYONE HAVE A 318IS WISHBONE OR WANA SWAP GREY LEATHERS FOR BLACK ONES
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:56 pm

Welcome :thumb:
if you were closer id give you a hand!
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place.. :o:
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Post Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:59 pm

armanib wrote:YER I TRIED UNDOIN THE SCREW ON TOP THEN RUNNING IT BUT NOTHING COMING OUT SO IM ABIT STUCK BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE FULL AND WHERES THE TOP HOSE? ILL GET SOME MORE PICS TOMOROW IF ITS NOT COLD AND DOES ANYONE HAVE A 318IS WISHBONE OR WANA SWAP GREY LEATHERS FOR BLACK ONES
if nothing come out there is noy enough water in the rad
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Post Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:20 am

dont forget to turn your caps OFF! u nutter :mad:
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Post Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:44 pm

oh sorry and yer might no be enough water as i did it at like 3 in da morning when it started to get cold and had a masive hedache so i rushed it.
does anybody want to buy them leathers as there currently in my way
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I tried to show some of the damage done im in need of a wishbone if anyone has one
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Post Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:09 pm

Buy one from euro car parts or German, french and swedish car parts. They're not dear and not worth buying used. Nice looking leathers I'd be interested if I wasn't about 300 miles away!

edit: just realised you mean back one - so a trailing arm I guess. Zone for sale will be up soon, should be easy to get one.
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Post Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:35 pm

Radiator bleeding -

If possible park the car with the front end slightly raised.

with engine off, completely remove radiator bleed screw.

Fill the radiator up to the very brim and keep filling it until water comes out of the hole in the rad, and the bubbles stop.

Put the screw about halfway back in.

Start the car. You need to hold the revs at about 2000 rpm (you can rev it using the throttle body on top of the engine if you don't have an assistant) you will notice a jet of water coming out of the screw. Hold the revs up until this jet is constant (to start with it will be intermittant as air is still coming out.) Then tighten up the screw.

Remember that the heaters won't be hot until the engine is warm.

Speedo, have you checked the fuses, they're in the engine compartment. Look for one with the metal bit broken.

Car looks like it has potential, I have a black IS myself with a scrape in the same place!
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Post Sat Feb 07, 2009 2:42 am

A1 BMW have a wishbone for £40 gonna go get it just need the weather to get abit nicer so i can do it, Was gonna take it off the day it snowed which pissed me off. Oh on my rad it has a bottle where you see how high the water is , it has little lines all the way to the top and half way it has a lien that goes full around it and says kraft above i think it says kraft and it says cold under which i filled it up should i of filled it right to the top line
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Post Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:31 am

march109 wrote:What is it with kids owning cars round here.

In my day you didn't get your first car until you turned 17, unless it was a shite pot mini with swiss cheese spec body work your dad convinced you that you could fix it up together.
Yep,I had that shit pot Mini with swiss cheese spec body work,in tasteful white and contrasting brown interior. Genuine 30k on the clock and one owner from new. I got it when I was 15 ish and spent loads of time on it,then that bitch step mother called the scrap man :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x
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X5 V8 for thrills, CRV for chills, Range Rover P38 V8 for sooooo much aggravation...
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Post Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:00 pm

armanib wrote: Oh on my rad it has a bottle where you see how high the water is , it has little lines all the way to the top and half way it has a lien that goes full around it and says kraft above i think it says kraft and it says cold under which i filled it up should i of filled it right to the top line
Carefuly read mr dinks instructions and follow them. It might well be a good idea to invest in a workshop manual for your car. That way there will be pictures and good descriptions on how to do a lot of the jobs you want to do.

Great 1st car btw, I had a 1.3 Maestro (I bet you dont even know what one of them is).
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Post Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:36 pm

steerfromtherear wrote:
armanib wrote: Oh on my rad it has a bottle where you see how high the water is , it has little lines all the way to the top and half way it has a lien that goes full around it and says kraft above i think it says kraft and it says cold under which i filled it up should i of filled it right to the top line
Carefuly read mr dinks instructions and follow them. It might well be a good idea to invest in a workshop manual for your car. That way there will be pictures and good descriptions on how to do a lot of the jobs you want to do.

Great 1st car btw, I had a 1.3 Maestro (I bet you dont even know what one of them is).
Yer we used to race them 1.3 maestro's over bangers track every sunday.
I have a book somewhere i just cant find it