M30 throttle bodies

[charlE30]

Toby I've got a spare M30 3.5 out of an E28 and I'm quite sure the oil filter housing is still attached (although I think it has the feed for an oil cooler) Do you have a picture of the one you need so I can check what I have is correct?? if it's what you need you can have it mate, just cover the postage.

P.S just found this thread, not been on the zone in a while... awesome project mate

[Toby_Unna]

Yeah that'll do. it's easy to bridge the oil cooler connections (tbh i should really put a cooler on it )

it wants to look something like this...

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=11&fg=30

I'm happy to pay for it though mate

i'll send you a pm.

[Toby_Unna]

today's pics...

plenum trial fitted to check clearance, seems fine. the plenum is isolated from the engine via rubber boots so will not transmit much vibration to the shell even if it occasionally touches.



repositioned my golf coolant res now there's not an air intake in the way. i'm a bit concerned the outlet is low compared to the height of the thermostat housing/bleed screw. could do with looking at how high the late 325i res outlet is, as i think most m30 swaps are using this.







dipstick tube adjusted to somewhere where you can (just about) use it



finally, can someone plese tell me how you connect the heater matrix hoses on an M30 because I've forgotten AGAIN

[Ant]

Lookin good Toby

awesome dude, as always

[DRIFTBOY]

Pipe from thermostat housing goes to top of heater matrix,
pipe from top hose goes to bottom of heater matrix.

Good work as always dude!
Can't wait to see it finished!

[Andy335Touring]

Can't you use the M30 expansion tank any more ?

[Toby_Unna]

there was never any bracket to support that triangular reservoir mate, and the bonnet clouted it everytime i shut it! and there's little room for piping at the back of the engine bay now. it wasn't ideal

this one should hopefully be fine. i haven't got an m20 325i one to use and the bracket it would mount on is long gone anyway!

which pipe does the res T into? i think it's the one that goes from the heater matrix to the stat housing?

[Andy335Touring]

there was never any bracket to support that triangular reservoir mate, and the bonnet clouted it everytime i shut it! and there's little room for piping at the back of the engine bay now. it wasn't ideal

Oh, i wasn't aware of the fitting issues you had using that tank, i was thinking of swapping mine over to one.

which pipe does the res T into? i think it's the one that goes from the heater matrix to the stat housing?

yes

[Andy335Touring]

[E30BeemerLad]

Only just spotted this thread, awesome work dude

[Andyboy]

You could use a 7 Series E32 expansion tank which bolts to the top of the bulkhead and sits above the cam cover.

[Toby_Unna]

that's what i had on it Andy. 'sits above cam cover' in my case was 'sits on cam cover and smacks bonnet every time you shut it'

[Andyboy]

Shame. It'd be made for the job!

[Toby_Unna]

Slow progress due to darkness and coldness.

E28 oil filter housing sorted thanks (very much) to Charlie.





few bits of coolant plumbing done in good old copper, not much else though

re the fpr, can anyone tell me (Ant?) which is the input (from fuel rail) and which is output (back to tank)

[WillG]

my guess is that one on bottom (one with hose on in pic) is the return and the one on the side from fuel rail

[Andy335Touring]

Are they the oil cooler unions on the top of the filter housing ?

I like the copper work, i'm going to use it on my ICV if i ever get around to fitting it

[Toby_Unna]

yeah they're the unions. going to bridge them for now but nice to have the option, will see how hot it runs once the boost's up a bit

copper is nice to work with, i wish you could join aluminium that easily

didn't know you had an ICV, that sounds like a good idea... is it electric? is that a daft question?

[Andy335Touring]

Like that new TB that i've been trying to sort out it's another Ford part from a Mondengo, two pin electric.

The three pin BMW ones arn't compatable with my ECU.

I tried fitting it ages ago but couldn't get it to work at the time, i might have another go at it over crimbo.

[Toby_Unna]

getting there with these now (slowly!)

got a smaller TPS from a Sierra, cut down the throttle spindle and remade the TPS bracket, to free up room for the top radiator hose stub.





to make the stub, i cut a section off a Transit inlet manifold

this just about fits in the available space, although it doesn't mate to the thermostat housing very accurately

will get this tig welded to the stat housing, then weld the original stub to the end of it. probably have to make a bleet screw up because this new stub is higher than the normal bleed nipple.







once this is done that's (hopefully) the end of the tricky stuff...

[buster]

nice work Toby

[Andy335Touring]

won't be long now

[Toby_Unna]

won't be long now

hmm i hope not lol

few pics from today's frostbite spectacular

FPR mounted and plumbed in



brake res re-fitted, doesn't hit the plenum now the master cylinder's been moved to the left which is a relief, no need for a remote res



e28 oil cooler connections bridged for the time being!



little bit closer then...

[Andy335Touring]

What's left to finish ?

[Toby_Unna]

oh plenty of stuff!

have cunningly avoided the porting in the adaptor plate so far, it's as you left it mate. Also need to sort out countersinking it etc for the mount bolts.

otherwise - sort out pressure signal lines to MS/WG/BOV/servo etc - though the air balance rail will be perfect.

fit injectors
sort top rad plumbing - found a nice thick walled aly tube at the breaker today with a few nice bends in it, so now i can take the coolant stub below rather than above the TPS. pleased with that. hopefully get it cut tomorrow ready to be welded, then it's just the rubber hoses to sort.

calibrate new TPS to MS

refit the MS harness along with a lot of jubilee clips

there's probably not much else actually

[Andyboy]

Shit the bed, that's gonna be a monster!

Do you go out onto the M1 at night looking for Coppers to taunt?

[Toby_Unna]

the f**king thing is never actually running for more than 10 mins at a time. i live 15 mins from the m1

but yeah on 7psi it's quicker than a 996 carrera

[Andy335Touring]

but yeah on 7psi it's quicker than a 996 carrera

Make's you wonder how quick it will be on one bar !

[Ant]

Find out soon enough ............

[320Touring]

is that coolant tank off a golf?

[gareth]

i was gonna say that too.... sad innit!

[Toby_Unna]

it's a parts bin special

got the coolant plumbing 100% sorted now, just waiting for a spot of tig welding on that front...

[Ant]

Well done M8 !

[maxfield]

looking good

update the sig

[DRIFTBOY]

I dribble a little bit every time I see pics of that engine!

Excellent stuff as always Toby!

[Andy335Touring]