After converting the 323 to motronic I took it down the road and bang it dropped a valve, hole in number 2 piston.
Not sure if to re build or sell up.
£95 for one piston plus all the parts to put it together looking at £250 if not more.
My e30 is dead.
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cliffybabe
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noo 
325 time???
325 time???
Considering Selling the Cabby, looks like its gonna go
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StuBeeDoo
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Ed, turn your gaff upside down until you find those missing pistons.
Or I know where there's an engine for £100 if you're interested.
Did you get a chance to evaluate the Motronic conversion?
This is why I no longer drive an E30......
I have been turning the place upside down beleave me.
Didnt get time to run the new chip in, I wasnt going mad in it, its just one of those things.
I now think its time for me to get the body work done and then see what engine turns up, I have found a 525e a 525 m50 and a 735 manual. oh and a 318is
Didnt get time to run the new chip in, I wasnt going mad in it, its just one of those things.
I now think its time for me to get the body work done and then see what engine turns up, I have found a 525e a 525 m50 and a 735 manual. oh and a 318is
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Rosc0PColtrane
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Sorry to hear of your loss!! Seems you are having the same issues as me... Which conversion!!
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Speedtouch
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Goes to show that going digital isn't all it's cracked up to be...
///M aurice
ECU Upgrade EPROM Chips, £40 posted within the UK. Note these are not Zone chips.
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ECU Upgrade EPROM Chips, £40 posted within the UK. Note these are not Zone chips.
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=279421
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tristan325
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Ohh that sucks. REBUILD!! And make it even better!
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C8SDD
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Cor i had worse than that when a valve seat dropped on my old 520i
back in 1996.
The valve was fine ... the seat just got mushed to buggery because i
drove it 3 miles home with the whole car shuddering like a dumper truck!!
I bunged in a new piston ... with a complete set of rings on all six, replaced
all the main and big end bearings, cleaned up and skimmed the head, and
ran the old k-jetronic fuelled banger for another 3 years.
(P.S: The valve seat issue started to make itself known a year earlier
by doing the odd tick-tick-tickety-tick every week or so for a few seconds,
where the seat was following the valve up and down ... eventually
metal fatigue cause it to fall to bits.
back in 1996.
The valve was fine ... the seat just got mushed to buggery because i
drove it 3 miles home with the whole car shuddering like a dumper truck!!
I bunged in a new piston ... with a complete set of rings on all six, replaced
all the main and big end bearings, cleaned up and skimmed the head, and
ran the old k-jetronic fuelled banger for another 3 years.
(P.S: The valve seat issue started to make itself known a year earlier
by doing the odd tick-tick-tickety-tick every week or so for a few seconds,
where the seat was following the valve up and down ... eventually
metal fatigue cause it to fall to bits.