Fu**in GUTTED!! (help and advice thankful thanks guys!)

[H35-IAN]

well lads i dunno wat to say here last thursday late after work i done a 300 miles journey to get a new everyday car thus being a mtech 1 325i sport with just 79k miles from new on it it is a absolute peach neading one arch and a bonnet with everything original and full bmwsh its nice.

And up until today id say it was the most powerful standard 325i sport id ever driven its ace and diff etc is sweet. the engine is was quite and real smooth i havnt hammered it at all yet either!!

THEN TODAY CAME...... And i was on my way to bmws to buy a new wheel bearing hub kit for the passenger side so i thought i would get 2....Then on the way im doing about 60mph just crusing down the dual carriageway.. and i here a bang and a puff of smoke out the exhaust then it Cut OUT!!.... I was like wat the fuk slowly come to a hault in the P layby and took a look under the bonnet i cant see anything major under there it wont start at all and looks lumpy when its trying i have a fear That its the Cambelt cus i put it in gear and rocked it but it really doesnt look like its moving the cam DOH! however the cam belt was done at 55k miles so i cannot understand this... could i be totally wrong though ?? any help would be thankful on this one lads im gonna get the car bak about 5 or 6 and take a proper look but i had no fukkin tools to look on side of road......!!!

God i still love e30s though i so wana save this ones life its a peach of a car so strong i thought. However ive just walked 4 miles home lol....

[swindy]

Ouch not good then eh? Keep the faith, or at least the E30! If it the one in your sig then yes looks nice n clean.

Hope you get it sorted and its no too serious.

Regards Mark.

[H35-IAN]

lol cheers m8 life throws some shit at us lol i tell ya but i will sort it me m8s just bought a range rover today so were going to tow the bmer home in just over a hour all the ideas possible lads will always help though cheeers swindy m8!! by the way the bmer in my Sig is my Beast The Hartge H35!! . Weekend summer car, the sport ive bought for everyday use as theyre awsome for it i think ive had a few now lol.
Heres the car in question..





EXCUSE THE TOWBAR LOL it used to tow a ikkle Trailer some old guy had o well its coming off if i can sort all this out

[E30Mark]

How long ago was the belt changed, more important than mileage i guess in this case...

Shame, you find a decent car, then it goes pop new engine time!

[H35-IAN]

well u see this is the thing mark the cam belt was changed on 55 k miles and its now done 79 k miles the date is was changed on was 25 8 02 and its now just gone 3 years however in the book the service history i have all the bmw stamps i have the receipt for the inspection 2 that this was carried out on and in the book it sais engine camshaft belt to be changed every 50.000 miles ( 4 years ) hmmmmmmmm its got me thinking now as its been to the same dealership all its life" do u think i could even stand a chance of getting this done by the garage that done it in the first place!??

[Templ8e30]

Jesus Ian, I know the feeling all to well. Gutted for you

The only way is to get it home and whip the cam cover off to see exactly what's going on in there.

If the belt has broken don't fit a new one and hope for the best, get the head off and make sure that everything is ok first. I had a mate who's belt had snapped, he fitted a new one and timed it up. When he started it it immediately went pop and smahsed a broken off valve head through the piston top and the cylinder head.

Better safe than sorry mate.

Hope the damage is minimal and you get her back on the road asap.

Cheers,

Iain T

[Gwynleym10]

hmmmmmmmm its got me thinking now as its been to the same dealership all its life" do u think i could even stand a chance of getting this done by the garage that done it in the first place!??

Its probably worth contacting them before you do anything to the car. If you can contact the previous owner (or whoever took the car to the dealer for the cambelt change) You MAY get lucky put some real pressure on them though. You might be able to squeeze something, if not get them to repair it.

[ingham]

it may have dropped a valve

[Bharat]

Sorry to hear about this Ian.

I'll just move this to the right section, where it will get seen and replied to better.

[Andy335Touring]

Bad luck mate, i hope its not to bad to get it fixed up again

Looks a sweet motor, nice colour too

[eko]

the sport ive bought for everyday use as theyre awsome for it i think ive had a few now lol.
Heres the car in question..

Mate gutted for you hope all works out well.

PS,just noticed the registration number on your sport is very similar to mine same production run maybe?look at my pictures in photo gallery headed EKO`S 318i

[eko]

Same wheels too

[Big_M_]

Ian, all might not be lost yet
i've a mate that had a problem the same as that, i think it turned out to be the distributor or the coil was nothing serious in the end. was good for go in an hour or so. i will be talking to him in an hour or so and will post the exact cause.

[H35-IAN]

wicked cheers for the backup lads ive just got in from messing about all day on it, ive stripped off the rocker cover and took a good look in the cambelt is ok phewwwwwwww........and cam and everythings moving round i havnt snapped any rockers or nothing, i have tested everything and at the moment it looks like the coil is not getting the right power we have 2 lots of 12v plus!!
atleast its not the cambelt ive just changed the dizzy cap and the rotor arm also as they were worn I now think its either the Toad Power key immobilizer OR the ECU thats causing the problem i seem to think its the ECU as the fuel pump isnt kikking in properly on ignition and its not getting the right power on the coil sounds coinsidental to me gonna try another ECU in the morning now been pulling me hair out all day lol To top it off i just got laid off this afternoon too O well Life gos On!!

[eko]

Excellent news mate,about the car i mean,at least you dont have to take the head off but maybe a good time to fit a new cambelt for future peace of mind!

[Brianmoooore]

Only scanned through this thread quickly, but have you checked out the main engine relay?

[Adammcf]

Sorry to hear about it but hopefully you have got off alot luckier than me! There was no visible damage in mine until I got the head off. Can you turn it over ok by hand?
Pity mine is off the road too as I could help out but you probably know more than me anyway. lol

[jonb]

ian

sounds like it droped a valve. you say you heard a bang so that sounds like the engine is damaged.

ian, have you had a job for more than 2 weeks? stop buying turds, you will save some money then.

[Big_M_]

ian,
the problem me mate had was just kike yours big bang and a cloud of smoke out the back pipe. when they had a look they foung a wire off from the plug under the inlet manifold. the big plug that is as far as i'm aware its tied into the coil. have a look sur its that then it's an easy fix.

[H35-IAN]

big m nice one for the reply about that m8 its funny u should say about that i was gonna check that in the morning! cheers m8 right im gonna also check the ECU and the Immobilizer as they can fuk about also!

Cheers Eko for the advice also buddy!

LOL oi jon u kno me m8 i Work in the exhibition trade m8 when i work i work hard but its a ruthlus industry ive just done 9 solid weeks then laid off in an instance i will get more work hopefully though

To me i think the engine should be ok though it really seems to be somewhere in the spark!

O and brian o moore m8 where abouts is the main engine relay located to be honest it run thru my mind i will say but ive never had a relay on a sport go on me yet so wasnt as sure more info thankful cheers m8!

[Brianmoooore]

The white one under the cover by the air filter bracket.
Common failure. ECUs ,on the other hand, are very reliable.

[H35-IAN]

hi there guys well i got up early this morning and went out to work on the sport!! i checked the main engine relay and it wasnt that checked a few others before i done the check i thought was gonna be the one THE ECU!!
Ive now just finished Changing the ECU over i took the ecu off the Hartge H26 just to try it even though it is chipped.
Anyway one turn on the key and it Fired up i was like yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss Phew......
Once again i got to the bottom of it i knew i would lol these e30s do try ya though do some mental weird little things but for me its partly the reason why im so god damn addicted to them superb!!
A good ending thanks for all ur support and ideas & help guys to me this has shown me wat the zone needs to be like all the time!! keep us all going lol

Ive also just took it out for a 5 miles blast after letting the ECU learn into the engine i give it a blip and by god does it rip i cant wait to take it to the city and get me wheel bearings now!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOO

[E30Mark]

The E30 God has been kind to you !

hallelujah

[Gwynleym10]

good stuff

[H35-IAN]

yeh im buzzin got some new wheel bearings to fit tomorow now!! if the rain holds off!!

its rippin it up once again im buzzin!!

[Adammcf]

Glad you got it sorted. Its nice when these little stories have a good ending.

[H35-IAN]

yeh adam ur right there m8!!
wat u say about these stories lol now im jobless once again i think im gonna have to change corier this time round exhibitions are either flat knacker or were got no work cant be assd no more with it!!