*Glenn*

The testers may not be a tool a mechanic might have. However a technician would have one as a vital diagnostic tool. I now cant see that it could be the hoses, heater or radiator. Because the engine had this problem in the other car. You only purchased the engine... correct ??

I just thought I would pop this in When buying an E30 (or any BMW) First check the rear parcel shelf, if it has non factory speakers, open the boot and check to see if the rear parcel tray has been hacked...if it has.... walk away from the deal because the car will be uneconomic to repair correctly and would need certifying by a structural engineer after the repair is carried out. The panel cannot be patch welded, it must be replaced with a whole new panel. The rear parcel tray (metal) is a structural mounting point for the seat belts and is also a structural panel for the integrity of the body shell. I have another one in the workshop here at the moment that has been butchered by some moron. And the owner is not a happy camper at the moment. I would also like to add that if you hack the doors or the kick panel areas for speakers you are also constituting the same problem. These speaker areas are all within the 150mm zone of structural mounting points for the door hinges. Although hidden, it is still technically a WOF fail if an inspector (AVI) picks up on this. Although some may disagree.. big does not always mean better. Quality speakers of the correct size can be purchased, they may not be cheap, but do you really want to destroy your car for a bit more sound ?? Its really a shame to see this happening to the cars, especially the E30's. Really good ones are getting harder and harder to find. Rust is also a problem as most of you know. The cars are all approaching the 20 year old mark now. Really mint ones are going to fetch higher dollars... so please guys, if you have a good one, dont destroy it with sounds.

This is exactly the same problem that this engine had when it was in the other car and I did the pre-purchase inspection on it. And yes...I will say not the best to put a head on an engine before having it professionaly checked first. Even though it may come from a very respected seller. It still should have been checked. We have been having trouble with non genuine thermostats doing that on E30's and vehicles with M50 motors. Have you tried a genuine thermostat ?? I dont know why , but some of the non genuine ones dont work. You obviuosly have a flow issue, which can really only be thermostat, water pump, headgasket, radiator or a restriction in one of the main cooling hoses. Are you also sure you put the head gasket on the right way ? It should have been marked on the front. BTW: M20 engines are also known to crack blocks under severe overheating. I doubt (hope) its not that. From your description..I still think its a flow issue. An infa red temperature tester may help to identfy where the flow issue is located. You dont retighten torque bolts. And the tightening sequence you used is correct

While on her morning walk, Prime Minister Helen Clarke falls over, has a heart attack and dies because the Accident and Emergency Dept at the nearest hospital is too understaffed to treat her in time. So her soul arrives in Heaven and she is met by Saint Peter at the Pearly Gates.. 'Welcome to Heaven,' says Saint Peter, 'Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a Socialist around these parts, so we're not sure what to do with you.' 'No problem, just let me in; I'm a good Christian; I'm a believer,' says the PM. 'I'd like to just let you in, but I have orders from God Himself. He says that since the implementation of His new HEAVEN CHOICES policy, you have to spend one day in Hell and one day in Heaven. Then you must choose where you'll live for eternity.' 'But I've already made up my mind. I want to be in Heaven,' replies Clarke. 'I'm sorry . But we have our rules,' Peter interjects. And, with that, St. Peter escorts her to an elevator and she goes down, down, down...all the way to Hell. The doors open and she finds herself in the middle of a lush golf course. The sun is shining in a cloudless sky. The temperature is a perfect 22 degrees Celcius. In the distance is a beautiful club-house.. Standing in front of it is David Lange and thousands of other Socialist luminaries who had helped her out over the years --- Norm Kirk, Bill Rowling, etc. The whole of the Labour Party leaders were there. Everyone laughing, happy, and casually but expensively dressed. They run to greet her, to hug her and to reminisce about the good times they had getting rich at the expense of 'suckers and peasants.' They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster and caviar. The Devil himself comes up to Clarke with a frosty drink, 'Have a tequila and relax, Helen!' 'Uh, I can't drink anymore, I took a pledge' says Clarke, dejectedly. 'This is Hell, helen. You can drink and eat all you want and not worry and it just gets better from there!' Clarke takes the drink and finds herself liking the Devil, who she thinks is a really very friendly bloke who tells funny jokes like herself and pulls hilarious nasty pranks, kind of like the ones the Labour Party pulled with the Education, Immigration, Tough on Crime promises. They are having such a great time that, before she realises it, it's time to go. Everyone gives her a big hug and waves as Clarke steps on the elevator and heads upward. When the elevator door reopens, she is in Heaven again and Saint Peter is waiting for her. 'Now it's time to visit Heaven,' the old man says, opening the gate. So for 24 hours Clarke is made to hang out with a bunch of honest, good-natured people who enjoy each other's company, talk about things other than money and treat each other decently. Not a nasty prank or derogatory joke among them. No fancy country clubs here and, while the food tastes great, it's not caviar or lobster. And these people are all poor. She doesn't see anybody she knows and she isn't even treated like someone special! 'Whoa,' she says uncomfortably to himself. 'David Lange never prepared me for this!' The day done, Saint Peter returns and says, 'Well, you've spent a day in Hell and a day in Heaven. Now choose where you want to live for Eternity.' With the 'Deal or No Deal' theme playing softly in the background, Clarke reflects for a minute ... Then answers: 'Well, I would never have thought I'd say this -- I mean, Heaven has been delightful and all --but I really think I belong in Hell with my friends.' So Saint Peter escorts her to the elevator and she goes down, down,down, all the way to Hell. The doors of the elevator open and she is in the middle of a barren scorched earth covered with garbage and toxic industrial wasteland, looking a bit like the eroded, rabbit and fox affected Australian outback, but worse and more desolate. She is horrified to see all of her friends, dressed in rags and chained together, picking up the roadside rubbish and putting it into black plastic bags. They are groaning and moaning in pain, faces and hands black with grime. The Devil comes over to Clarke and puts an arm around her shoulder." I don't understand,' stammers a shocked Clarke, 'Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and a club-house and we ate lobster and caviar and drank tequila. We lazed around and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and everybody looks miserable!' The Devil looks at her, smiles slyly and purrs, 'Yesterday we were campaigning; today you voted for us!............

If you want "lip" Brian...I'm sure there are a few in here that could oblige

Made me laugh this morning, had a young guy in with his car loosing water, needed a new radiator bleed screw, and grizzled at the price ..... was a huge cost...... $8 and we didnt charge him GST I wonder if he is member in here ?? and I wonder what the actual condition of the car is really like

Short answer is...buy a new key (xGermany- coded key) and if you only have 1....buy 2 Edit: Your car seems to have alot of issues.. who checked it before you purchased it ??

A mother was working in the kitchen, listening to her five-year-old son playing with his new electric train set in the living room. She heard the train stop and her son saying, 'All of You B*****ds who want off, get the f**k off now, cause we're in a hurry! And all of you B*****ds who are getting on, get the f**k on, cause we're going down the tracks'. The horrified mother went in and told her son, 'We don't Use that kind of language in this house. Now I want you to go to your room and stay there for TWO HOURS. When you come out, you may play with your train, but I want You to Use nice language.' Two hours later, the son came out of the bedroom and resumed Playing with his train. Soon the train stopped and the mother heard her son say, 'All passengers who are disembarking the train, please remember to take all of your belongings with you. We thank you for travelling with us today and hope your trip was a pleasant one.' She hears the little boy continue, 'For those of you just boarding, we ask you to stow all of your hand luggage under your seat. Remember, there is no smoking on the train. We hope you will have a pleasant and relaxing journey with us today.' As the mother began to smile, the child added.......... 'For those of you who are p* ssed off about the TWO HOUR delay, please see the fat b1tch in the kitchen.

Bubba died in a fire and his body was burned pretty badly. The morgue needed someone to identify the body, so they sent for his two best friends, Paddy and Patrick. The three men had always done everything together and had been friends all of their lives Paddy arrived first, and when the mortician pulled back the sheet, Paddy said, 'Yup, his face is burned up pretty bad. You better roll him over.' The mortician rolled him over and Paddy said, 'Nope, ain't Bubba.' The mortician thought this was rather strange. So he brought Patrick in to confirm the identity of the body. Patrick looked at the body and said, 'Yup, he's pretty well burnt up. Roll him over.' The mortician rolled him over and Patrick said, 'No, it ain't Bubba.' The mortician asked, 'How can you tell?' Patrick said, 'Well, Bubba had two assholes.' 'What? He had two assholes?' asked the mortician. 'Yup, we never seen 'em, but everybody used to say, 'There's Bubba with them two assholes.'

CANNON BALLS !!! DID YOU KNOW THIS ? I DIDN'T It was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the cannon on old war ships. But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck was the problem. The best storage method devised was to stack them as a square based pyramid, with one ball on top, resting on four, resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon. There was only one problem -- how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding/rolling from under the others. The solution was a metal plate with 16 round indentations, called, for reasons unknown, a Monkey. But if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make them of brass - hence, Brass Monkeys. Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannon balls would come right off the monkey. Thus,it was quite literally, cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. And all this time, you thought that was just a vulgar expression, didn't you?

Its not going to stop you from driving the car. Its not an issue and wont cause you any drama... just take it off if you have concerns and buy a new one next week

Its just the cat convertor doing its self check. If it comes on while driving...then there is a problem

Sounds like both of your recent posts are related to the same fault. Pitty your not in Auckland and I could check it for you. Still seems like youve got a power supply problem to the control units. Check all your fuses with a multimeter, not an LED test light and check if you have system voltage at both sides of every fuse. Failing that its going to need to be checked by a professional with a BRAIN

I have this for sale http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index....showtopic=15281 BTW... Welcome to the forum Edit: I have also just fitted another dash and centre console with no cracks or marks on them

Thats not really an ideal oil return set up, you will get a puddle of oil at the bottom all the time. Ideal is straight down with no bends and a baffle in the sump to stop the crank forcing oil up the return tube. It should also be above the crankcase oil level. Buy using fittings you are also resricting the flow because they are smaller inside diameter. You dont need to use hydraulic fittings as the return is not under pressure. Pipe & hose is sufficient, all the same inside diameter as the return outlet on the turbo.

If the charge rate is ok, it still sounds like a battery problem or voltage drop to the starter motor. It will need checking again unfortunately. Would pay to also do a battery discharge test on the vehicle, which is something that cannot be done while you wait. This should be no greater than .02 amps after all the ECU's have gone to sleep. Edit: The ECU's dont turn off straight away when you take the key out of the ignition. The car must also be locked with everything turned off. This test is best left to a professional to check. Without GT1 you will need to use 2 multimeters because of the working range the meters have.

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You feeling old today Brian ??? Youve mentioned 62 twice in posts today I'm feeling a bit like that too...was our Anniversary today 33yrs.... and I bloody forgot AS YOU DO

When people say "Thanks"... It actually shows the comrardery that this community of enthusiats have. Keep asking the goofball questions.. we'll try and help... you keep saying thanks... and we'll all enjoy the bond

I agree...he has the right idea but needs to use a tripod and understand his camera better and use the appropriate settings to get better effects EDIT: BTW.... that was constructive criticism... not bagging

He's taken the auto out and fitted manual though Dave

The short answer is NO The sensors are for the ignition and injection systems. The car will not run without them You have fitted the wrong gearbox and flywheel

Just want to let the time wasters and bludgers know whats now happening. If you ask, phone, PM me or come here for advise....book your car in to have work done....dont turn up.....dont phone to either re-book or cancel your appointment YOU WILL NOW GO INTO MY HIT LIST No help & no info and I wont respond to any of your help questions I'm getting sick of it... do it once... thats it... end of story I give alot to you guys where I can, and go out of my way for anybody that shows respect for what I do If you have done this in the past.... you'll get f**k all help from me I have many freinds within the group that respect what I do... for the rest....go and get a lesson on " get real" and maybe look up a dictionary and check out the meaning of "respect" & "polite" This has happened 4 times this week And I'm not going to "name & shame".... not my style End of rant..... I hope you guys all have a great long weekend Luv XXXX Glenn

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