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Toby_Unna
Boost Junkie
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Post Fri Apr 29, 2005 4:09 pm

finally took my poor old 335i apart today

the oil pump sprocket had come off the oil pump and was hanging in it's drive chain!

some muppet must've not tightened the retaining nut properly, the nut was in the sump

potentially a free fix :cool: bolt it all back together and go! i don't think the rest of the engine's damaged, it was an instant failure at near tickover and there's no swarf anywhere.

the oil pump tensioner's damaged but i think it's not needed, only added to give quieter running, the older m30s don't have a tensioner at all. bit of research needed but at least i don't need Ԛ£250 of new oil pump!
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Kedge
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Location: Leicestershire

Post Fri Apr 29, 2005 4:21 pm

Excellent news, hopefully back on the road again soon then!
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Geeman
Married to the E30 Zone
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Location: Grimsby, Lincolnshire

Post Fri Apr 29, 2005 4:22 pm

Woo hoo! 8)

Nice one Toby... glad you've got it sorted. :wink:
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Ziggy
E30 Zone Team Member
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Location: floating round my tin can...

Post Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:20 pm

Booooonus!! :D Now get it back on the road!
E30 in need of wiring loom smoke since April '11...
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Simon13
The longest resto in the world !
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Location: Camberley, Surrey don't u know

Post Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:26 pm

nice to hear one of our hero chariots is revived!
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glenn
Engine Transplant Services
Engine Transplant Services
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Location: blackwood, south wales

Post Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:09 pm

exellent, well pleased for you, the gods must have been looking down on you.
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320Touring
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Location: Glasgow (Scotland)

Post Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:29 pm

great news!!!! :D :cool: :D :wink: 8)

Up the m30 brigade!hopefully andy's comes together just as nice as i've miseed the m30 massiv recently :cry:

BRILLIANT :D
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Karan
Married to the E30 Zone
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Location: Cheshunt, Hertfordshire

Post Sat Apr 30, 2005 6:30 pm

good man toby!

long live the hero chariots!

so whens it back together?
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Jhonno
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Location: FLAT, FLAT, FLAT!!

Post Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:17 pm

Good news fella :cool:
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

Arch roller for hire.

www.zeroexhausts.co.uk

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HotboxDeluxe
E30 Zone Newbie
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Joined: Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Heidelberg

Post Sun May 01, 2005 5:16 am

Yay, that car is ace, and I love the colour. Stealth brown!!
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