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Any particular reason you’re after a 260? The bellhousing on the M20 is different to an M50 and will be rotated by about 10 degrees, meaning your shifter and crossmember will need modification to work. Plus e30 tax applies to a 260 whereas an e36/46 gearbox should in theory be easier and cheaper to find. (E.g. a 220, 250, various ZF gearboxes and a 240 from an e30 with M40)

Fairly productive evening tonight. Got the oil and filter changed as well as plugs, air filter, cabin filters and windscreen seal. Plugs didn't look too bad but just idling in the garage I noticed a significant change in throttle response off idle. Enough that I'm convinced there is no placebo effect anyway! I filled it up with 100 plus from NPD prior as well. Not sure if I'll see any gains but I hadn't put any petrol in it since I got it so I have no idea what was in it. Hoping to get fuel filter done tomorrow, in hindsight I should have done that while I had the fuel light on ?‍♂️ Cylinders 3 and 4 had a bit of oil around them so looks like I'll be in for a new gasket in the not too distant future. Bit weird cos they were very recently replaced so maybe something got pinched. The history with the car only had 1 coil replacement recorded but looks like 5 have been replaced. While I was changing oil I pulled the undertray and had a good look around for sources of my leaks. There was more fluid than I hoped to see but the main source appears to be power steering. I trimmed the hoses down at the resovoir as there was an obvious leak there which was running down the hoses but I think the banjo seals are buggered so I'll probably add a line kit to my shopping list. It doesn't look like that will be much fun to replace... There is an oil leak on the front somewhere. I can see some out of the cam sensor on bank 2 but I don't think it's bad enough to explain the build up on the undertray. I've cleaned the undertray with degreaser so will pull it again in a month or so and see how bad it really is. I think rear main is also leaking but I have no intention of tackling that. Oil's cheap enough haha. The windscreen seal went in ok. Wasn't the easiest job but soapy water helped. Found it was a lot easier to position the glass side of the seal first then push it in. I'm also happy that the new seal covers the shitty masking line from the roof respray. Forgot to take a before photo but the rubber was probably 50% missing. Also fitted the center console box thing. The colour isn't a perfect match which was a bit of a disappointment but looks tidier than what I had. Also full transparency...my fix for the quarter window sunshade didn't hold up to my 3 year old daughter who was "supervising" from the back seat ? It at least has enough tension left in it that it will stay clipped in place so I can live with it for a while. And she now knows that Daddy's car is fragile.

Today we decided to unwrap the X5. The wrap was applied to the car when new and is starting to come away. Paint underneath looks showroom new ? Paint is Mineral Silver Metallic A14

Discovered today that you can no longer copy and paste car photos off TradeMe Adverts. A real nuisance. Sent them a rather direct message about how I felt about this. Not likely to make any difference as they have probably made the change to stop car scammers. The Fun Police strike again.

Hiya first time caller. bmw owner.. on the hunt for a e46 m3 manual. my wee e30

Thanks Elijah ! No reason, ive just been suggested to use a 260 as per another mate thats done it, and yes he has mentioned the shifter issue. Th vehicle currently has an m40 in it as the moment, reckon the manual box from that would be sufficient ? and also what clutch & flywheel would i use ? Would the drive shaft & diff need to be changed too ? Also would the m40 240 match the M50b25 ? (It is out of an e34 525i) Cheers

@qube no 8" have 255s and 8.5" have 255s too. I'm stripping tyres and painting them anyway. They are hifly on them, I'm using a spare set of potenzas or eagles

@Olaf yeah this madman had 255s all square. Would have been like turning a bus. Haha

Looking for an n52 small DISA valve (inner) Don't mind if it doesn't work as i have a rebuild kit for it.

@Olaf Yup, they ain't reps either so was stoked.

Sorry mate I don’t but if you’re in a pinch they’re $18 from repco click and collect and I can send you my repco vip number for discount

It’s a standard 330i rack correct part number is 2282305 the number on the bottom

Picked up a pair of OEM style 193 for the e91 wagon. Been waiting for ages for them to pop up! They have 255s all round which fits nice but a bit too wide for my liking, going 225/40 all round since I have a spare set of potenza re050a run flats Will be going gunmetal after I deal to some light kurbage.

Hi All, just registered read a lot of the online stuff ... owned a 333i years ago however have recently purchased a 2008 335i .... love it. AxelF

Have you tried getting in contact with Le Mans Auto Fabrics in Wellington? Thats where i sourced my 2 types of e30 fabric from.

hi I've recently purchased a 2011 M3 convertible. Keen to meet up with other M3 owners in the Wellington area :)