Nightmare, Onwards and upwards though
M52 b30 stroker rebuild back on the road
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Bad luck bud - you're right, 3 massive failures at the same time is quite rubbish. No way it can happen to you twice though right! Take a few days off of cars and go back to it.
Sh*t me up about the clutch though! I've also found I have one of those, after I'd fitted it and I was hoping it would be okay, subject to being replaced earlier than I might otherwise have to. Hopefully that was a mega-rare freak clutch failure and not something down to the application in which it was being used
Sh*t me up about the clutch though! I've also found I have one of those, after I'd fitted it and I was hoping it would be okay, subject to being replaced earlier than I might otherwise have to. Hopefully that was a mega-rare freak clutch failure and not something down to the application in which it was being used
new donk arrives tomorrow,the gearbox is all welded up and ground flush,new flywheel lightened properly and the NEW sachs clutch is waiting.
the gloves are OFF!
the gloves are OFF!
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
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jimbom30cab
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Get in there. Looking forward to watching the progress here
managed to get some work on the new engine done today in instalments,i never got as far on as i'd hoped but have other commitments to juggle with this........anyhoo >>>>>>>>>>>>
today's action .
new clutch and flywheel bolts,new pick up pipe gasket etc
new engine
welded box
new engine ready for some sump action
sump fitted and swapping lots of parts out for all the known good ones from my blown engine.
when i took the sump off my old donk i found these in the bottom of it
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a couple of timing chain links and the nut off the oil pump sprocket so it looks like the nut came undone and the oil pump never pumped
nice view from the shade
retrieving my new spigot bearing with the nut/bolt/Allen key trick
big lump of ally scrap .
new engine all covered up ready to go in.......hope i can find it again
today's action .
new clutch and flywheel bolts,new pick up pipe gasket etc
new engine
welded box
new engine ready for some sump action
sump fitted and swapping lots of parts out for all the known good ones from my blown engine.
when i took the sump off my old donk i found these in the bottom of it
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
a couple of timing chain links and the nut off the oil pump sprocket so it looks like the nut came undone and the oil pump never pumped
nice view from the shade
retrieving my new spigot bearing with the nut/bolt/Allen key trick
big lump of ally scrap .
new engine all covered up ready to go in.......hope i can find it again
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m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
the car is alive again
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the vanos has filled with oil now and shut up thankfully .few bits to finish off and i should be driving it later today .............gingerly
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the vanos has filled with oil now and shut up thankfully .few bits to finish off and i should be driving it later today .............gingerly
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Great recovery Mick. Top effort.
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i'm surprised by the oil pump nut I've just rebuilt the pump on my B3 and its the same. The thread is a left hand one, which makes sense as it rotates anti clockwise compared to the clockwise rotation of the engine. The crank nose nuts are threaded right handed, so neither should come off as the rotation keeps them tight.
I'd suspect someone has been there before? that oil pump nut is supposed to be 47Nm
I'd suspect someone has been there before? that oil pump nut is supposed to be 47Nm
cheers lads
i got the prop and zaust on last night but too late to bleed it up so i'll do that at some point today , stick the bonnet on and out for a drive .
i got the prop and zaust on last night but too late to bleed it up so i'll do that at some point today , stick the bonnet on and out for a drive .
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
been on trying to bleed the air out for over 2 hrs today,thought i was there and went for a short drive to the local shops ,it was ok on the way there but going home i noticed the temp gauge going up so free wheeled it down the hill to my house with the engine off and noticed water on the ground.after a quick check the leak was coming from a hose i used with a bolt in the end to blank off the small metal cooling pipe that runs off the main one on the m52.i changed the pipe bled it up again and went around the block and the same thing happened again .
fook it...i'm having a beer !
fook it...i'm having a beer !
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
Oil pump sprocket nut coming loose is a common problem on the S50. When I bought my S50, the first thing I was told to do was undo the nut and loctite it back on. The nut was only just finger tight on mine 
Afaik, the advice was mainly for the S50B32, but luckily I checked it on my B30 anyway.
The M50/52 uses the same pump as the S50B30, so I always loctite the nut on just to be sure.
Afaik, the advice was mainly for the S50B32, but luckily I checked it on my B30 anyway.
The M50/52 uses the same pump as the S50B30, so I always loctite the nut on just to be sure.
James
'91 325i Sport
'93 318i touring 16v
'91 325i Sport
'93 318i touring 16v
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sounds like a nightmare mate!
Hope you sort it out soon! (I know you will!)
Hope you sort it out soon! (I know you will!)
Check my M30 build threads:
Project Frankenstein: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=194154
Headgasket: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=165704
Clutch issues: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=172482
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Headgasket: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=165704
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yeah brand new one i bought for the other engine.DanThe wrote:I take it you changed the waterpump?
only covered 170 mile.
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
just sat with it ticking over with temp gauge on half way and fan kicking in but...
as soon as take it off the drive and go 300 yards it's pressurising ,the pipes are getting rock hard and the temp gauge is up over the 3 quarter mark .it seems running the engine is creating air in the system which i'm now leaning towards the head gasket being fooked ??
as soon as take it off the drive and go 300 yards it's pressurising ,the pipes are getting rock hard and the temp gauge is up over the 3 quarter mark .it seems running the engine is creating air in the system which i'm now leaning towards the head gasket being fooked ??
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
well it's fooked as i thought yesterday but had to try again today and also confirm my suspicions.
the head gasket is shot,the engine is fully bled before starting it with the front up in the air to help get the air out.after running it for a short while the pipes are rock hard and you can feel the air banging about inside them,shut it down undo bleed nipple let out loads of air,top it up if needed and try again.i've done this over and over as you don't want to admit it's fooked but it's time to stop wasting water and fuel and declare it back to square one!
not sure how much more i'm gonna put up with before a huge fragfest happens !
FOOK FOOK FOOK ,fookin coont craut bastard!
the head gasket is shot,the engine is fully bled before starting it with the front up in the air to help get the air out.after running it for a short while the pipes are rock hard and you can feel the air banging about inside them,shut it down undo bleed nipple let out loads of air,top it up if needed and try again.i've done this over and over as you don't want to admit it's fooked but it's time to stop wasting water and fuel and declare it back to square one!
not sure how much more i'm gonna put up with before a huge fragfest happens !
FOOK FOOK FOOK ,fookin coont craut bastard!
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Have you not got enough bits to build up one complete,working engine? 
Youth is wasted on the young.
that's what happens when head gaskets go in the early stages,any pushing it and the mayo kicks inRav335uk wrote:Same issue as Craigs then
this how it's been ,
m50 out and m52 out of e36, m52 in,m52 out and strip,build up new m52 and fit ....and remove asap.
that's 6 lots of hard work and a shit load of work time,money,headaches !
my tax mot and insurance are just wasting away.
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My first M52 was doing this, it would bleed up fine when ticking over on the drive but as soon as i went out it would start filling the system up with air, when i undone the bleed screw it was more like froth than bubbles.
iirc when i stripped it down a couple of the head bolts were loose/threaded.
Alloy block FTL
iirc when i stripped it down a couple of the head bolts were loose/threaded.
Alloy block FTL
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..
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Is that enough proof, rether than
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CR24v??? Where's it all gone?? LOL
just got round to taking the head off today as my life [yes i do have one] got in the way of the cars work for a change .
it all came apart without issue and there are no visible cracks in the head
it looks like the head gasket has gone on cylinders 3&4.there were water marks in the cylinders here and a small amount of water in both .
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Craigeeb inspected this [white mark/line] fully as his block was cracked here and it's not cracked and appears to be a water stain.
thanks again for your time today Craig
the head will be delivered to Northern re-bore on Monday for a pressure test and skim and if all good then a new gasket and set of head bolts later i should be able to actually drive it instead of walking past it every day and driving the family bus instead .
it all came apart without issue and there are no visible cracks in the head
it looks like the head gasket has gone on cylinders 3&4.there were water marks in the cylinders here and a small amount of water in both .
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Craigeeb inspected this [white mark/line] fully as his block was cracked here and it's not cracked and appears to be a water stain.
thanks again for your time today Craig
the head will be delivered to Northern re-bore on Monday for a pressure test and skim and if all good then a new gasket and set of head bolts later i should be able to actually drive it instead of walking past it every day and driving the family bus instead .
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds