Beemerlad's M52 Chromie

[gazm3]

That Cat is smirking at your efforts in typical Cat fashion. Get the car finished, then you can run it over!

That cats watching the grass grow, no room for donuts in yer back yard?.

Quite a good read this thread, quite like the yellow lights Lee.

[E30BeemerLad]

I've made provision for the installation of fuel cells so it can run when eventually finished

[MarkT]

First hydrogen powered e30?

[billgatese30]

Lee will need to be a cyborg to be able to live long enough to see this on the road

[MarkT]

PMSL

[E30BeemerLad]

Just fitted the throttle cable grommet thingy, thanks Chris.

Think I'm going to need to tidy up the plumbing a little underneath the throttle body area as there are a few pipes which look like they could interfere with the thottle or cause it to get stuck.

New brake pipes will be here thursday and hopefully the servo by the weekend, trouble is the outlaws are coming to stay Friday- Monday, grrrrrrr

[E30BeemerLad]

Just a wee update. Tonight in the rather pleasant weather I replaced both of the front brake pipes from the ABS unit to the wheel house on each side. The passenger side wasn't too much fannying about but the driver side one was. What a knob end for not doing this when the engine bay was empty.

The new pipes I bought from BMW were a pain in the arse so I ended up making some up with cunifer. Fitted the Goodridge front hoses also.

Just got to take the master cylinder off again and shorten the spacer a bit as I'm only getting about half travel on the pedal without the pipes connected upto the master cylinder. Then it'll be time for the eezi-bleed to come out the box and see how bad my pipe flaring skills have been

Then finally find a way how to get the doors to unlock and final tidy up and in for the MOT, mo-fo

[Jhonno]

On target for Pod then...














2015..

[billgatese30]

On target for Pod then...














2015..

he has got that flux capacitor wired up right then

[E30BeemerLad]

I will have foiked the engine before the pod

[Dezzy]

Come on lee we need it finish I need to know it's worth the effortvof my car being in bits as well as having to strip my old one and a e36. Need some positive feed back.

[E30BeemerLad]

This weekend, I tells ye

But got to go to the drag strip too

[billgatese30]

This weekend, I tells ye

But got to go to the drag strip too

I may or may not be there, depends on how i get on with the car

[E30BeemerLad]

Saturday & Sunday too, not sure which day I'm going to go, will keep an eye on the weather

[Dezzy]

York lee? What's on this weekend?

[E30BeemerLad]

York lee? What's on this weekend?

All sorts mate, should be plenty of American Superstock but there is also an old skool ford thing going on as well as the normal assortment of stuff from classic rails and slingshots to RWYB fodder.

Weather wise, there doesn't seem to be much in it, threat of light showers Saturday & Sunday

http://york-raceway.co.uk/whatson.html

[Dezzy]

We were suposed to go with a few of us from work but can't go now. Was just hoping it wasn't the ford meat. Oh well always next time

[E30BeemerLad]

It drives!

Been to the end of the cul-de-sac and back a couple of times, ticks over like a bit of a dog still and isn't generally running right but it's a step in the right direction.

Brakes need bleeding more.

Hope I can figure out this rough running issue though

[leeparkes]

Well done,its been long winded but you got there in the end!

[E30BeemerLad]

Indeed, I had to take a picture of it parked on a different bit of the driveway, just for the novelty factor alone lol

[leeparkes]

How long was it running for?

Probably needs a good blat to blow all the cobwebs out

[E30BeemerLad]

I ran it upto temp so it was just creeping over half on the gauge, but I can't drive it anywhere until it's MOT'd. I hope a drive will sort it out but to be honest I'm not confident it will. (already thinking about B28 lumps lol)

[E30Gheko]

Congrats Lee! A real milestone indeed! Shame about the lumpy running but I'm sure it must be fix-able. Great to see it parked at the end of the drive! Did u get ur seats fitted? - guess you must have! lol

[Dezzy]

Nice one lee running lumpy? Coils? Think they are common. See them on the bay cheep all the time?
Dead chuffed for you mate. I fitted the z3 rack yesterday. Engine in next week probs Saturday fingers crossed

[E30BeemerLad]

Coils is a possibilty. I probably am gonna find myself chasing around the engine bay repacing unnecessary shite, but it may be the only way of sorting it.

These M50 turds can't have a diagnosis like carsoft plugged in can they?

[Rav335uk]

Where di you get the alpina front spoiler from Lee, and 'bout time I say

[Dezzy]

Most dio readerschave the plug that goes in the service re set plug if your usinging itvin your loom. Otherwise it's just replace unnessery shit till you find the aswer. Unless you know a genious from the good old day who can put his finger on the problem from 10 paces

[E30BeemerLad]

Where di you get the alpina front spoiler from Lee, and 'bout time I say

Got it from Steve, E30topless a few months ago along with a rot free tailgate, also in Lazur blue

Most dio readerschave the plug that goes in the service re set plug if your usinging itvin your loom. Otherwise it's just replace unnessery shit till you find the aswer. Unless you know a genious from the good old day who can put his finger on the problem from 10 paces

To be honest I don't know where to start and have already run out of talent, it's usually something ridiculous but I'd rather throw another lump in than waste £200+ buying coils and all sorts of shizzle. The only good thing I know about this engine is the head ain't cracked lol

[d6dph]

'Kin hell! I have a week away from here and find that you have actually made progress! Nice one dude, I'll see it at pod then

[Daf318is]

Lee I had lumpy running and a hunting idle for ages. I changed most sensors and engine parts in the search for a cure for a different problem but no luck! What did cure it was cleaning the throttle body, inlet elbow and buttefly Worth a shot as it's free!

[E30BeemerLad]

Dave, cheeky raasquart, you've got a point mind you

Cheers Daf, I'll give that a go. When you say cleaned out the throttle body, what do you mean, give it a good spray of carb cleaner and wipe out the inlet and butterfly or take it to bits and clean? The inlet elbow is new and I don't think i have any vacum leaks.

I personally think the engine sounds like a bit of a bag of spanners

[d6dph]

Do the M50 engines suffer with the crankt pressure valve issue? My mate had an E36 touring with the M52/323 lump that had a hideous idle and replacing that solved it. Quite common from what he had been told.


http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=11&fg=15

Part 2

[E30BeemerLad]

my engine doesn't have one of those, the breather from the cam cover goes to the inlet bellow, well that's how I have it arranged

[Jesus325iTouring]

As a lawyer,I assume the turd was taxed,tested and insured before you went down the cul de sac Lee?? I might have to report you to the authorities otherwise,because i'm perfect of course.

Seriously though,well done great to see it drives now

[town325i]

o my god it actually moves under its own power nice work. have you give it a service to try and sort the lumpy running olds plugs can make things run like a bag of shite