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thats what im thinking, then again id bet my life its cheaper than a m3 engine i might just stick with what ive got Clear Cache and Cookies!! hmmm??? ive got vista so its over my head lol thanks guys jeremy

hey all im after a ecu chip for my baby, 3L m3 euro there was a guy on trademe selling them but i missed out does anyone know of a supplyer? also ive done something to my browser- when i try reading a topic i can see the first post but any after that come up as links that i have to select to veiw them its a right P-I-T-A thanks in addvance jeremy

i read some where that synthetic oils harded the orings in the vanos unit i dont want to be striping that down again anytime soon so im wondering what brand and viscosity we're all using i ran my old 325, toyota surf and honda xr250 on mx extra 15-40 diesel oil (cheap from work) i look after my beema a bit more so i want to use the correct oil cheers jeremy

hey all ive got a 1995 m3 thats dues for a service im just wondering what oil we're all using pleanty of U.S info on there detuned version but ive got a eruo!!! thanks in advance jeremy

write ups on its way, ive been too busy working and enjoying the beema lol

sold the beema good luck jeddy keep us posted on how you get on with it howd your mum go towing the donner car up aurthors?

time to change the topic to I LOVE MY M3!!!!!!!! its a completly different car pulls hard from idle to redline non servicable item my a@se cost me less than $500 to repair (how ever it was off the road for a month) the most obvious fault would be a loose solder connection on the top solenoid (at the front of the vanos unit theres a funny shaped plate held in with 4 cap screws and has wires coming out the top and bottom) if you think your beemas a bit lacking in the go department follow the two wires mentioned under the vanos unit take the black plate off thats held in with two 10mm nuts find the wire conections and test the resisstance of each they should be the same ive taken a few pics i could write up a procedure if anyones interested jeremy

would you rather have a evo or wrx??? didnt think so "we doubt you’d achieve better than around 7 or 8 seconds 0 – 100 km/h in normal conditions. " With 210kw, surely they are quicker than that (even if you are an average driver)... chances are its gota dodgy vanos like mine, its got 82,000ks and its rather dull to drive my 2c jeremy

in that parts diagram just listed it doesnt show any of the problem bits there is a seal in the r/h cylinder and broken springs in the l/h side above oring 6 as far as i can see nothing needs to be timmed so i cant see the need for special service tools

so what manual covers my m3? the vanos on that 528 is very diffferent to mine 3L m3s must have there own design having a bit of trouble trying to find 5 replacement springs cheers jeremy

update!!!!! got my vanos unit out and stripped all seals are hard and the orings are square in the exhaust unit theres a serries of 5 sprung loaded pistons, seems to be and oil pump of some sort 1 of the 5 springs was broken and the bearing surface on the oil pump sleave only goes on one end, ill post a pic when i get home its hard to explain bmw wont supply anything for inside the unit (springs seals or orings) so out comes the hitachi parts book!!!!! does anyone know if the bently manual covers euros? or what book does? cheers jeremy

starlets gone, $1500 for a manual e30 325??????????? get in quick

its from wellington, had had qwkhun as a plate, no idea what it meant

bump! make an offer

mine!!! brought it about a month ago beautaful car. a few slight problems (vanos seals, rough paint ect) 82,000 ks payed 20g for it

hey all i brought the book and checked out the site, it quite good LOTS of photos site

that sounds like my problem whats the seal kit worth? if i can be suplied with a kit ill do the job myself (im a diesel mech) thanks for your input and it only makes a wirring noise when cold

karl merimans lil bro?

with the airhorn in it goes noticably beter on light throtle but more sluggish on full throtle i went for a quick drive- reversed out the driveway forgot the dog so i drove back in and whatdoyaknow the check engine light came on and stayed on till i switched it off and on again, so know the sparkeys can find a fault! spent 20k on a car with faults

sure do antony degoldi????

my m3 had sat in a shed for a while its seems that after every big trip i take it on it goes beter i noticed quite a gain in the mid-top rev range with out the air horn ill put it back in and see if it does anything the closest dyno to me is a day off work and 6 hrs return journey on my e30 325 the air horn was aprx 1" away from the side of the airbox wall does anyone else's m3 make a high pitched wirring noise at light acceleration? (hardly noticable)

take your air filter out and reach into the airbox and where the intake pipe starts theres a big elbo shaped pipe close to the side of the airbox my e30 325i had a similar set up, very restrictive!

right added a location (my bad) its only got sensors before the cats and there plumbed back into the pipes taking the intake trumpet out made a huuuuuge difference its makes most power between 4g and redline its booked in for a check over this weekend im not sure if it will pick anything up- theres no fault codes ill keep you all updated thanks for the input jeremy

mines going cheap check the forsale section 95 min octane, atleast 550 ks to a tank brakes maybe worn or maybe missing the anti squeel strip

now that ive got my m3 its time to sell all my toys ive got a 89 318 up for grabs its running a 87 325i uk import 5 spd manual, full conversion except for the rev counter it has noisy tappets but goes very well off the mark its quicker than my m3 conversions all cert'd wof but no rego goes well and cheap to run body is scruffy but straight comes with mtech 1 rear spoiler and side skirts pics to come (good project or donor car) $2000 ono also got a tidy wee rwd starlet running a 4age and 5spd box no reg wof or cert $1500 txt 0277108328 cars are in greymouth