BMRBOI

Hi Guys,

So my fuel and temp light stopped working the other day on the 325i and my OBC displayed the tail light failure message.

Apparently its pretty common (googled it) but with various causes. Anyone had this happen to them? I read somewhere the tail lights can short from corrosion and cause this situation, so I unplugged both of them and pushed the pedal with a new fuse and it blew it straight away.

Looks like it will be a weekend of wire searching… any ideas??

I thought about making a manifold like this one... might help you with your design unless you are going hard out with the manifold.

I purchased 2 50mm v bands $41.50each and a twin scroll t4 flange 28$ today so i can now make the bracket to hold the turbo off the block and start chopping up exhausts to get the bends

I used a m20 6.5kg flywheel and a carbon kevlar clutch with m20 starter. By the time you factor a higher through out bearing, new slave cyl and bolts it was around $1000+. I know on Trademe you can get a combo for around that price. Food for thought...

Hey mate,

In my e36 325i that plug is blanked off. I thought it was for cruise control... correct me if im wrong.

Hi guys Ive got a lost plug

comes off the mass airflow meter loom, looks like a 2 pin sensor plug

any ideas?

ambient air temp?

doesnt seem to affect the engine

oh the joys of engine conversions!!!

last one I swear!!!!

cheers

Germ

Hey mate, where did you get the oil cooler cap adaptor? Does it regulate oil flow when its hot/cold?

I put 4 cyl jamex superlows in the front of my old e36 325i. it dropped it below 100mm on 17" wheels which had 45 profiles.

hey guys I just picked up a cheap set of king springs out of a 318i, and I want to run them in a 320i..

Being a 6cylinder will it make the car rediculously low or is it like E30's and using 4cylinder springs it just lowers it a wee bit more?

Also does anyone run 318i lowering springs in a 320i+ with 17" wheels, i'd love a photo to see how it would look before I do it (for my little sister, so if it's too low she'll take the bumper off no doubt )

Just to add something else into the mix. Miller- WAR chip.

WAR chip

Cheaper then the link plug in.

Was browsing the net, to my horror..

Bahaha 600bucks new. momo

You got me stumped there James.

Last time the wheel was on the car was around 12 months back, i should have taken pictures before removal. From memory offset was around the same as a standard e36. Only noticeable difference was the diameter. If you google momo millenium e36 it will give you some idea of how it sits.

Does the boss kit fit to e36's with airbags?

How does the offset compare to the standard e36 steering wheel position

Nice little wheel for e36 bmw, was fitted to a non airbag type car. May also fit e30. Smaller in diameter then the standard e36 wheel.

$100

looks good mate! well done!

You ever get this finished Heino??

xyonp = xy...on...p ..... says it all

Isnt XY a ford? I dont know where im going with this haha.

Thats reassuring! Did you notice any brake pedal travel change?? Are you using standard rotors and pads?

This is what I run in my e30 and it has awesome stopping power and balance.

I did think about running the 330i front set up with the e46 325/8i rear set up.

The thing which worried me is the increased front brake bias and the increased pedal travel.

The best compromise is using the e46 325/8i brake set up.

Then the bias will not be affected, in fact it will introduce more rear bias.

But ideally i would run the e36 m3 front setup with the e46 325/8i rear.

I will see what is available, and the prices and make my decision.

Calipers for e36 and e46(apart from 3litres+) have the same part number(although they do have different bleed screws and some other not important differences). The difference is in the carrier. Some e46's and z3's use the smaller carrier that will not clear the larger rotors.

Why not go for 330 brakes?

Hey all,

After front complete brake calipers and rotors, 300X22

And rear complete brake calipers and rotors, 294X19

These are fitted to the e46 325i/328i

Not worried about the brake pad condition but the rotors must be in good condition.

Willing to pay between $300-400. Also could be interested in e36 M3 front brakes and hubs for the right price.

Thanks Niroy

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Ive got a new set of goodridge e36 lines sitting at home, however they are only the four piece set. Im not sure if there is any differance in lengths and threading. PM me if interested.

Disc, however could be keen for just the front lines at this stage if possible.

Has anyone had experience with oil cooler set ups on a M50? I was unable to figure out a way to install my oil cooler into the oil filter housing. I have noticed that there are a few varieties of housing types; is anyone better then the other to tap or weld? Where would be the best place to tap into on the housing to return the cooled oil?

I have looked into an Ireland Engineering oil filter adaptor cap which is designed to channel oil though an oil cooler. If anyone is interested it will cost around $200 each shipped, that’s if I can get 4 people to buy in.

Adaptor

Nice work!!

but...

...while the sump was off, you should have 'just slotted in' one of those M54B30 botton-ends Brent had.

if only it was that easy aye...

Haha, yes well. Add water and you have instant 3l fun. If only.

Do you still have the viscous fan?

What thermostat are you using?

If not i'd run it at 80-82. Having the fan in a push setup is going to be less efficient so it'll need all the lead time it can get. Although it might move more air then the factory setup.

The air intake is a cool way to do it. Does the mount just bolt on in the factory place? Must be a tight squeez for the headlight

Scan tool will show if there is any problem with the injectors.

Clutch should be fine after a bit of slow wearing in

Sniffer test of the cooling system will make sure that you don't have any head gasket issues. Hopefully it's just condensation and moisture from the air. Mine also threw out a bit of moisture after I finished putting things back together

Your car is looking great

Cheers James,

Yeah am running the viscous fan on the inside and a 16†electric on the outside. For some reason my fan controller is being an ass and won’t kick the fan in, so I set it up on a toggle switch until I sort it out. Im using an 80º thermostat to try and keep everything cool.

I am very paro about overheating and head gaskets as that was the demise of my old engine, although I have done a head gasket change on an M50 before I would prefer not to again.

The elbow mounts directly to the MAF sensor, it is just a factory airbox chopped up and epoxied together. It is a tight fit below the headlight I had to remove the headlight adjuster to make it all fit, not sure if I should just scrap the whole idea and go back to a stock box. Although my cold air intake cost me a good part of $100 bucks and has some “bling†factor.

I will book a time with BMW sometime this week, gives me piece of mind etc.

Hey guys!

Well I finally have pictures and updates of this build! Everything is back together. Ended up taking my time putting it together in the end.

Pictures are of:

• Clutch components new ball pivot, UUC braided clutch line new slave cylinder

• Modified starter motor bracket

• Derlin shifter carrier bush

• M3 engine mounts

• Cold air intake setup

• New centre bearing

• Electric fan mounted

• Pictures of how it looks.

Car started fine, still trying to bleed every bit of air out of the system (damin e36 cooling systems).

Questions/issues…

• Electric fan is controlled by a fan controller unit and have set it to cut in at 86°. Does anyone know what the correct running temp should be?

• My injectors are very nosey and weren’t before I started my project. Any remedies for this?

• I have never driven on a new clutch; it has a bit of shudder, will this reduce as the clutch beds in?

• Im a bit nervous about the moisture emitted out the exhaust …

Will take it to bmw and get them to put it on there computer before I try and drive it further then down the road.

It looks good overall, I just hope I get to enjoy it soon.

Congrats Glen! you have done very well!

Well... it was exactly a year to the day this morning about 3.00-4.00 am a year ago I had my last smoke. Can't say it's been a good year.... but it has been a year.

If I did inspire others to give up along the way... I really hope they were able to do it with less pain than I've had to endure in the last 12 months.

I'm now a legal non smoker.. saved all my wasted money and all my insurances will drop now

Yeah it does, but the ones i have seen dont have those oil cooler line holes.

looks like e36 325i or e34 525i type .

or early m52 328i type

This just makes me want to finish my car asap!

Just by using the most appropriate mods they made this e36 325i alot faster then it was standard.