Cooks m52 316i - going S54!

[Dezzy]

What rad are you using mate. The E36 M52 aircon rad is the one I think is the best to use.

Making it look oem is a good sickness, stops your car looking like something imy would drive.

[gcs325i]

What radiator are you running at the moment?

[Cook318IS]

Making it look oem is a good sickness, stops your car looking like something imy would drive.

Gold!

I'm using a e36 "328i" rad. I say "328i" rad because it was sold to me as coming from one... but then i took the one out of the donor car and the donor car one was deeper, should of kept it really! Im looking at either getting an aluminium e36 aircon rad or a s50 ally rad with an expansion tank

[Dezzy]

What fan you using mate?

[Cook318IS]

again e36 "328i" twin speed fan. It only works on one setting but i'll replace it when i change the rad.

Around town it is absolutley fine, sits spot on the middle of the gauge... however after some 3.6k revving on the dually the temperature starts to creep up.

[Dezzy]

Did you make the twin speed loom yourself?

Lee (E30beemerlad) has one made by Danthe that works spot on

[Cook318IS]

its on a manual switch atm, i did make a loom up to work on two speeds but the fan doesnt work on two speeds and the diagram i used was wrong - it had permanent power to one of the fan speed settings should of noticed it really lol!

[Dezzy]

Get Dan pm'd I think he can make any fan work twin speed. He's the man to talk to.

[Cook318IS]

i can do it easily enough, its a case of me checking the contacts redrawn it myself now

[Dezzy]

You shouldn't need a better rad is what I am getting at. Fan is defos spinning the right way isnt it?

[Cook318IS]

the rad is smaller than the 328i rad i took out of the donor car! the fan hasnt even been removed out of the car, its spinning the right way, working etc.

[Dezzy]

Ah i see said the blind man.

[DanThe]

If it gets hotter as you increase revs/speed then there is a good chance the rad is partially blocked

As above, E36 aircon rad is great, got one on both of my cars with no problems

[Cook318IS]

it doesnt increase with revs or speed, steady speed and it slowly rises because the engine is high revving in 5th. If you give it bit more airflow through the rad and it cools down abit again.

I'm tempted to go for the aircon rad so i dont have to mess about with an expansion tank, but i think an expansion tank would look good. I take it you have the diagnostics plug in the e30 location dan?

[Dezzy]

Cook mate sorry to go off topic on your thead again. Not like me I know

Do all us massivly cool 24v swappers think that E36 aircon fan is the best option in our cars. Is there a better/bigger readily available.

Cheers dudes.

[DanThe]

Yep

Only place for an expansion tank would be on the battery tray TBH

[Cook318IS]

Yep

Only place for an expansion tank would be on the battery tray TBH

thought so, I dont fancy having the diagnostics plug underneath the expansion tank. I do love your engine bay though, i need to get an airbox sorted.

The biggest rad afaik is the s50 one dezzy, but the aircon rad has be shown to be fine obviously (and cheaper at a guess!)

[DanThe]

S50 rad is one of the biggest that will fit but yes its more expensive and needs a separate expansion tank, a good second hand E36 aircon rad is £30 - £40

The one on my chromie was 2 years old when I bought it and £30 including post

[Dezzy]

I am on about fans matey. I have a rad.

[Cook318IS]

I'll be buying new anyway bud. Everything else on the car is new so theres no point fitting second hand stuff now BMW S50 rad is about £140+ vat iirc? I want an ally one anyway tbh.

[Cook318IS]

I am on about fans matey. I have a rad.

Misread it completly The one i'm using is a huge 16" fan which is so big it nearly rubbing on the chassis. I think thats the aircon fan?

[Dezzy]

Cheers just so I know what to look for in the frag yards

[E30BeemerLad]

Yep

Only place for an expansion tank would be on the battery tray TBH

Dan, do you have to make up any brackets to get the E36 airbox to fit? I got mine out the garage the other day and couldn't see an easy way to mount it.

[DanThe]

Yeah made up a bracket with some bits of steel, a gas axe, grinder, welder and a can of satin black

[Cook318IS]

Spent a few good hours on it today tarting it up abit. I sorted the numberplates out becuase they looked abit of a state, fitted new front speakers that i kept from the e36, fitted a rubber mat thing that fits in the boot so that if you have a 16" spare wheel it doesnt bulge through the carpet, removed the stickers on the strut brace ready for an e3024v sticker and i even washed polished AND hoovered it. I don't think i've hoovered the car out since i've owned it

And despite winning the car cleaning prize from total bmw magazine from last months issue i still havent got the car cleaning stuff, i havent even had contact from the mag or even had replies to my emails (i ran out of polish today which reminded me of it again )

[eko]

So wheres the pics then and hope you cleaned the wheels this time?

[Cook318IS]

i went over the lip with a wet rag actually - its more than i normally do I didnt take any pics. I drove it around town showing off how mint it looks and making the exhaust echo And i've been ill this weekend and cba

Meant to phone you actually, do you have any bottletops in stock? A mate of mine has just bought an e30 and wants cheap standard alloys over the 17"ers on it already.

[eko]

i went over the lip with a wet rag actually - its more than i normally do I didnt take any pics. I drove it around town showing off how mint it looks and making the exhaust echo And i've been ill this weekend and cba

Meant to phone you actually, do you have any bottletops in stock? A mate of mine has just bought an e30 and wants cheap standard alloys over the 17"ers on it already.

Think ive got 4 bottletops in the garage but will have to check condition etc.Ill pop in tomorow and have a looksie

[Cook318IS]

Sweet give me a shout and i will pass on your number to her.

I forgot to add to the list above that i cleaned the leather interior and conditioned it using the gliptone stuff i bought ages ago

[DavieP]

Meant to phone you actually, do you have any bottletops in stock?

Think ive got 4 bottletops in the garage but will have to check condition etc.Ill pop in tomorrow and have a looksie

Erm .... I've got one of those in my boot. Off the road till Thurs - will drop it in then

[stup86]

...ready for an e3024v sticker...

Hmmm, where did you get the sticker from?

[Cook318IS]

By badgering Jhonno, he's still getting them made up at the moment afaik

[Cook318IS]

And once again, i have the same clutch problem - WTF!? it randomly comes out if the blue. Its not half as bad as it was so i've made a clutch stop so the pedal doesnt go too far. Anybody have any ideas why its doing it?

On the brighter side - the car is prepped for a rolling road day tommorow a tankful of super unleaded and its looking rather clean i must say

My nogaro / brake dust rims are coming on nicely

[Alex]

Looks great, you need the correct door cards though

seems a shame to mix and match on such a nice interior

Hope you can get the clutch problem sorted though

[Cook318IS]

Trust me, i have the correct doorcards They will go on when i put speakers in the parcel shelf, a previous owner has put some huge JVC speakers in the current rear doorcards