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7 hours ago, gjm said:

Mercedes M116/M117, used up to the early 1990s, run a 80-84C thermostat.

My Camry Hybrid is supposedly 82c also. And is original PA66 components and no leaks of any sort (except happiness) at almost 510km.

Should probably think about giving that a water pump...

The diesels run lower coolant temps from that era. And yes that's why they leak less, heat cycling at critical temp levels for gaskets and components.

PA66 "plastic" does not survive in glycol with 100 degrees C, it begins to absorb coolant and begin a brittle glass fracture failure mode. Which is why Jap cars for example have significant lower failure rates with PA66 components compared to same era cars that are designed for better emissions. There's an interesting paper on it somewhere 

And everything M62/M54 onwards run very high standard temps, to reduce emissions. M62tu for example runs a ~108c thermostat, most M57 are 88-91c

1 minute ago, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

I always thought diesels ran hotter than petrol, as no issues with pre-ignition due to the fuel injection controlling the timing? May have changed with turbo / DI petrols I suppose.

Too hot = NOx, so typical kept relatively cool (cool = non euro car running temp) 

Has been the case since E39/E46 era for BMW, and it's just an emissions related thing. 

7 hours ago, balancerider said:

@Spudooli BMW's have never been renowned as oil proof but wonder if the fact the petrol ones run so hot (for efficiency purposes I guess) tends to aggravate gasket wear? B58 is starting to get to the age where leaks become apparent also I suppose.

This is the key. Last 2 M57s were at 270km and 455km without any leaks or cooling system issues

Nothing I've come across on the manual swaps that would do that, only thing close is a missing ABS/Speed signal, and that lowers the limiter to 5ish from memory.

The cam/crank sensor issues will, 99% of cam sensors you can buy locally are for the M52 and can potentially cause the same symptoms as broken wiring in the original sensor (sporadic RPM limits)

A proper scan with live data will show it. Or using an oscilloscope 

Other common thing is a very specific MAF failure, yet again a scan with a knowledgeable diagnostic chap will show that.

Most likely not related to manual swap. 

Has it been scanned? There are so many potential issues. 

How did you check Cam/crank sensor? And have you changed the cam sensor at all? (Tgere are 3 different types)

Accidentally got another after being less masochistic for yonks. Cleaned it, made the wife clean it. Will probably clean it some more. And then count all the fun issues that come with E61 life.

Does fit the car seat better than the TT did...

Missing VSS/ABS signal does that, doesn't it? Does the same to earlier DMEs

24 minutes ago, Jacko said:

whats up with the B47s?

They seem to be hitting the age where timing chains are becoming and issue, just like the N20 and N47. 

Imagine how unremarkable that would be to drive. All the maintenance of a 530 without the benefits of being a nice car 

If you're putting 200km on something over 4 years, probably don't buy something with an early N20, N47 or B47 😶 

The earlier 3rd gen Mazda 6 diesel is not a good option. DPF blocks easily as the re-gen programming is crap, leads to oil dilution and engine explosions. A petrol one would last a lot longer. 

Avoid a Subaru Levorg, terrible things. 

Edit: the answer is Lexus CT200h. 

On 9/14/2022 at 8:18 PM, Spinner99 said:

I had a look on realoem and it looks like the M52 is a twin cam engine.  is that right?  If so it would have two cam angle sensors, one for the inlet camshaft and one for the exhaust camshaft.  Reading your story it sounds like you've only replaced one, are you sure you replaced the correct one?

M52 up to 98 ran 1 sensor, on the intake cam. 

Have the car scanned again, there are 3 different types of cam position sensor that will fit and no consistency between suppliers, and they are not interchangeable 

On 8/26/2022 at 3:45 PM, Driftit said:

Yeah it will only be a maintainer or slow charger.  It's just for the 3 cars that don't get a ton of use and one scooter.  Will carry the CTEK around with me.  Good for the track etc.

I have 2 NOCO 2x4 chargers at work, they're awesome. I got them here in NZ from some outfit in Wellington 

Have 3 or 4 various CTEK, also awesome 

Have some off brand garbage, supercheap and such, absolute poo

There is something appealing about EV swaps on "normal" classic cars. I would love to have a turn in a basic EV conversion, I bet you would have just as much fun driving to the beach to get an icecream 

1 hour ago, Bandit said:

TBH not quite sure what all the fuss is about with this car. All the Lotus Cortina's and Ford Escorts that enjoyed successful race careers and probably 80% of the road cars here in NZ have all been rebodied, yet carry the original tags. Same with other brands too, Alfa Romeo, Austin Healey Jaguar and Porsche.  Has it affected the values? Not one jot.

Lets face it, none of the high km multi owner 325 MTech 1 or 2's will ever be collector cars, and this car falls into this category too, this is just the car for an enthusiast to acquire, and put his personal stamp on, as Sammo is doing with his.

The seller is not trying to hide anything, and is making the sale as transparent as he can do, and kudos to him. 

$1 reserve, its on the market, put up or shut up 😉

 

The difference being that most of those older cars were not advertised and sold as an illegally plate and tagged car. 

I've renewed 5 authority cards this year on cars that haven't moved since early 2020. It doesn't seem terribly strict at the mo 

If you do it, use proper cage padding. If you're involved in an incident on the road without a helmet on, the cage will watermelon your head 

12 hours ago, Bandit said:

FWIW It may well have had a new roof only.

My thoughts exactly. 

But the story goes, it was re-shelled due to rust. Personally I have no issue with that, we have a few re-shelled Escorts in the shop and I have done a few too. But the chassis numbers did not follow on to the new chassis 

1 hour ago, Sammo said:

Yeah, was for sale a year ago and got pulled. Screenshots in the September part of this thread.

If the correct vin is hiding under the swapped one I guess it could be re-registered / certed / complied?

Although assume the correct vin is long dead?
 

Not sure how that all works TBH but looks like at least one bidder is pissed off.

 

Typically on an E30 you just cut that section out and weld a new one in, easy peasy. so finding the original numbers may be problematic
Until then you have a car that is advertised as being very illegal
 

If that has indeed been plate and tagged, that is quite naughty.

Just become a sovereign citizen and tell them that maritime law doesn't apply to you

On 7/28/2022 at 11:10 AM, jon dee said:

AMEN to the above. When you consider the primary source of the battery raw material and the country dominating EV battery manufacture, the EV industry is severely limiting its options. No different to Europe's dependence on Russian gas coming back to bite them on the ass.

Cheers...

Problem is, currently Europe are heavily dependent on the gas from Russia to produce hydrogen (Natural Gas Reformation)
They will have to do an incredible scale up on renewables to make any green hydrogen, and that's expensive and relatively inefficient
The FCEV set up is a lot less mineral heavy and planet wrecking than anything we have currently though. I believe it's approx 50gm of platinum for an average Bosch fuel cell, I would imagine the whole cell has less impact on the dolphins than manufacturing a DPF

No eating our cakes.

22 hours ago, Jacko said:

Thats cool, can see how they inspired Triumph 2000/2500s

Triumph 2000 came out two years earlier, perhaps Hofmeister was down the pub with Michelotti

That looks like a great candidate for a sympathetic reto and lots of Sunday use

The subscription, in theory should be cheaper over the lifetime than the option then? (Haven't looked) 

The cost of the individual parts is small over the production lifecycle of a car, so either way, subscription or buying heated seats as an option, you are bound to be ripped off 🤷‍♂️

22 hours ago, Olaf said:

if you can build an immaculate 4 dr 325i for under $30k, do it!

I know of a fairly scungy and dereg manual 325i sedan that sold for 2k locally a few weeks ago. 

Therefore I will now be offering every e30 owner 5k for their garbage.