My e24......MASSIVE Update page 8 AUDIO & now re trim

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Wed Aug 20, 2014 1:12 am

jesus, its been a while since this was updated and since i used the car !

it last time out on the road was when i last posted this ! the car had a few issues that came to light so i just threw it in the garage and didn't really do much

three issues needed attending

1- brakes still binding
2- low oil pressure on idle when warm
3- overcooling when cruising down the motorway, and getting warm in traffic

the brakes was narrowed down to 2 things, either sticking linkage to sticking master cylinder. everything else had been changed
it only tended to happen when the stuck in traffic, hot engine bay, stop start all the time. maybe they are interlinked ??

low oil pressure, well i changed the oil press switch for an OEM one so this meant taking the sump off to investigate

overcooling/overheating - well water flow was good, the rad is good so lets consider the thermostat and viscous

first was to pull the sump off and change the oil pump. new one ordered from the dealers and while it was off i decided to change the big end shells. It was a no brainer to do this as its sad job getting the sump off.
At the same time i had the front crossmember blasted, the steering box mounting bracket reinforced and powder coated in the original satin black finish. Also while working on the front end i changed the NS arch liner (its metal one). I had anew one which i purchased a couple of years ago but it was in grey powered coat so again i did it in black. no rattle can jobs here !

so, heres some photos go what we were looking at....

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shells out and now time to match them up

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not to much wear really

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the crossmember

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new oil pump (dealer only) £350 8O
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shells were matched up and supplied by middlesex rebore for OEM ones but substantially less
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new ATE master cylinder from ECP
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new brake fluid reservoir from the dealers which came in the old style packaging which was nice to see

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i also got my self a new header tank and screen wash reservoir wight he correct OEM white cap, not the new style ones. i bought the last 4 in stock, sole one on ebay for £55 but I'm keeping the other 3

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but then we noticed this

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drip drip drip

we have a head gasket breach 8O and shit got real. time to spend some money !!

head off and can you spot where the breach is

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the rest were fine but the head has some serious corrosion going on.

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water pipe off the back of the head

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the cylinder bores were good though. prior tot he head coming off we ran a compression check and all was good bar cylinder 6.

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corrosion was bad, but it can be repaired but at a price. then i had a call from pacer who let me know that Mr everett had a good m30 head, no corrosion and with a good cam and rockers. there was nothing wrong with my cam and rockers but it makes sense to have good spares. he wanted £150 which was going to be cheaper than welding up my one

head turned up and it had the exhaust manifold attached which was handy as mine had a small crack. i could have just refaced the head but i decided as i was this far in to send it to middlesex rebore and get it overhauled. 12 new valve guides, valved lapped in and refaced along with a pressure test

this is how it came back

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this is the same section of the old head

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side by side

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cam gear was re fitted using the best of the parts in the original head and used head. there was no wear on any them to be fair and now i have good OEM spares

so, we are almost ready to reassemble it now but nor before more peado action
everything that needed blasting or powder coating was sent away to have the work done. i did consider having he exhaust manifold sent away for creamic coating but at over £300 they can fuck off. i had it blasted an a phosphor coating applied. it should be alright for a few years as long as i maintain it.

the inlet managed to develop a crack as well where it mounts to the head. alloy became pours and a leaky injector fucked it but the looks of it. Pacer came to the rescue with another inlet for me and injectors were sent away for overhauling

heres the bits i took away for blasting and powder coating. the inlet and some other parts were vapour blasted

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and heres how they came back and compare to the originals

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zinc plated PAS reservoir lid
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water pipe off the back of the head and timing case cover

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love a bit of vapour blasting

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airbox, fuel rail, main pulley AFM bracket and a few other assorted parts

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some i had spares of so i had them done in OEM silver and others in black, i'll try them both and see which i prefer

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random parts from the dealer

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so, its all went back together add a new water pump, viscous, thermostat (along with blasting the housing) various new sensors, new plugs and all the fluids and filters have been changed and we fired her up. she fired up on the button


its been at my fried work shop since early may and it was nice to hear her fire up. this was early last week. everything was check, looked for any leaks etc and we took her for a gentle run. once up to temp she held temp fine and we got her back tot he work shop to adjust the tappets. when we got back, the PAS started to grumble. we bled it again and it cleared up. good. come thursday morning it was going to go for alignment and the PAS grumble came back !
no one had a PAS pump bar KMS and they had to get it in from germany and it would arrive after gaydon ! i was all set to have her ready for gaydon and this happened. i was a touch pissed off but these things happen. i could have got o e from the dealers but at over £300 i wasn't going to, not for the sake of one day and one show.

so, thats were we are.

once the pumps on, its off for alignment and and then i'll get some more photos up of the peado'd engine bay :D
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Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:14 am

Proper work that man! Not a cheap job overall but when the car is as nice as it is, then this further detailing on an already big job, makes all the difference.

I love this car.
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Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:06 am

:D Nice Very very nice! Top work Mate! :D
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Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:53 am

Nobby_N wrote::D Nice Very very nice! Top work Mate! :D
Cheers mate :D
B7 wrote:Proper work that man! Not a cheap job overall but when the car is as nice as it is, then this further detailing on an already big job, makes all the difference.

I love this car.
Cheers Trevor :D
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Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:55 am

Epic thread. I do like a nice E24. :)
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Wed Aug 20, 2014 4:24 pm

Cheers, they are executive chariots :cool:
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Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:25 pm

Nice to see someone value a M30! :D My head was in a similar corroded state when it was off but there's an ali welding specialist near me who repaired it before it was refaced.

Keep it up :)
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Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:29 pm

That is how a head job should be done :)
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Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:02 pm

Top job! :cool:
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Top stuff mate :cool:
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Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:58 pm

Cheers gents :)

I spent a few hours today cleaning up other sections of the engine bay. Pacer would call it a peadofest :D
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Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:06 am

Excellent work there Kos. e24's are my favourite.

Where did you take your parts for power coating? I wasn't overly happy with the place I used last, your parts look fantastic in comparison..
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Thu Aug 21, 2014 1:28 pm

G-Bear wrote:Excellent work there Kos. e24's are my favourite.

Where did you take your parts for power coating? I wasn't overly happy with the place I used last, your parts look fantastic in comparison..


cheers all

The guys I use are in iver west London. Next door to them is the blasters. So it works out quite well
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Mon Aug 25, 2014 12:51 am

so, i got a new PAS pump from KMS fro £135, fitted it it all seemed good then the steering goes heavy intermittently

double and triple checked everything and we are now of the opinion that they supplied the wrong pump. whats going on is that its not producing enough power. my car came with a 110bar pump, e24's had either 100, 110 or 130bar pumps depending on the year and what steering box they had.

not impressed and the fuck up is that no one else has one. my options are limited to either rebuild mine or pay £315 for one front he dealers

also, i need a new heater valve, that will be another £120 quid as well, dealer only part

so, the last couple of days I've been cleaning the car up. lots of marks and swirls have appeared. the paint on the bonnet has micro blistering so it needed attention. started with the rotary and just cracked on with it and attacked it with a medium cut compound. once all the machine work was down the car was wiped dow with IPA and i applied a nano sealant. i was considering polishing and waxing but the sealant is far more durable and i plan on using the car as much as possible and the sealant offer far superior protection.

all the windows ad glass were also treated to a sealant and so have the wheels

ive cracked on withe the engine bay as well. the vapour blasted parts have been protected and a few other clips and screws etc been replaced. there still a bit more to do but so far I'm happy


anyway, more photos

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original dealer reproduction tax disc holder and number plates are on as well thank to pukar

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so, until the other bits are done and the wheels are on, thats it
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Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:03 am

Engine bay looks factory fresh :cool:
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Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:06 am

cheers ! still a few more bits though. Ive got a strut brace to go on, but undecided what to do finish wise. Polished will be too much, so i'm thinking satin black powder coat or crinkle finish ?

anyway, as i walked out the workshop tonight i took one more photo
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Mon Aug 25, 2014 4:35 am

Epic paedoing ! :)

BMW used to sell a repair kit for the heater valves, it used to be considerably cheaper than a valve. Before spending any money, it is worth taking your old one apart, it may just be stuck, especially if you have been using any 'stopleak' type gunk.

It is important to have the correct PAS pump as it also supplies the hydraulic brake circuit.
I'm back tomorrow , give me a shout , I may well have one.
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Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:45 am

that engine bay looks unbelievable,
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Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:37 am

That's a nice job you've done! 8O
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Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:14 am

Pete, I'll be going to BMW's first thing in the morning so I'll ask about the heater valve repair kit. As for the PAS it seemed OK yesterday when moving the car about but I don't think ill be taking any chances because as you said, it's supplies the brakes with power.

Glenn and others, cheers. It's not quite perfect but in time.........maybe :cool:
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Very Clean :cool:
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Mon Aug 25, 2014 2:53 pm

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Mon Aug 25, 2014 6:12 pm

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Cheers

Turds sitting in te rain now, so I'm admiring the beading :D
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What did you use the protect the vapour blasted parts?
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bss325i wrote:What did you use the protect the vapour blasted parts?
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I was going to use GT85 or ACF50 but in the end I went with raze glass jet laq.

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Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:20 pm

In time stefan :D
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Epic turd, well done Kos :D
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Tue Aug 26, 2014 1:55 pm

Loving your work and attention to detail Kos, looks stunning mate. Nice to have it all sorted out.
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Tue Aug 26, 2014 6:46 pm

Mark Steve, Cheers guys.

Ordered a new heater valve and PAS pump from the dealers today. Nice £500 outlay 8O
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just to keep stefan happy, hers are some interior and detail shots

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That upholstery.... :)
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need to get the OEM mats back in for the photos :D
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Wed Aug 27, 2014 12:18 am

That engine bay looks ace Kos! Proper attention to detail :cool:
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