savvi

http://www.rceng.com/technical.aspx

heres a great write up if anyone considering stroking there m20

also good info about JE pistons and oil ring they had problems with which is good to know

http://www.davelength.net/car/mods.html

Yes to all your questions.

Check your gearbox mounts as maybe theyve gone too. Check your driveshaft bearing and flexible coupling in case you wrecked one of them as well.

You can get urethane/nolothane gearbox and engine mounts. Easy to fit - lift the motor with a lift or a chain block or similar off the front lifting point. Doesn't have to be lifted far - you can leave all hoses etc attached. Replace the mounts, then get under the car, put a jack under the trans and do the trans ones.

Easy.

cheers bravo can ya suggest were to get the urethane/nolathane mounts from

heres wat happened today to my engine mounts , after doing a few practice take offs for the drags in 2 weeks

i noticed after the 4th take off the car was vibrating in nuetral and overall felt differant, so i lifted the bonet to find the rubber engine mounts arent were they should be they have moved about 5-10cm and when i turn the car off theres a obvious rattle coming from below the gearstick, has any one experienced this and is it a easy enough to put new mounts in, also can ya get urethane engine and gearbox replacements

anyhelp appreciated

cheers shane

isnt a kompressor motor a merc motor, handles well thou

If the waterpump is leaking just replace waterpump, cambelt and tensioner, since these all have to be removed anyway, I would give it a new thermostat also. No need to touch the head gasket if theres nothing wrong with it.

yeah thats a good point, motors done 320thou ive done at least 50thou of them probly due for h/d gkt which wont be cheap at mechanics,

mmmmm maybe its m50-52 time

You should be able to move the fan from side to side if the bearings in the pump are shot.

if it is just the pump should i bother with a new gasket set as well

Have you checked that it isnt the water pump leaking?

no i havnt, will now

cheers

car pr f/l e30 325

having issues with a coolant leak which i suspect to be a partially damaged h/d gasket at the front of the head where the 2 coolant pipes attatch 1 for block 1 for head i assume, first i thought 1 of the pipes had a split in it but checked all pipes all good, oil is not milky coolant is normal apart from some rusty coloured coolant but has always been that way, ive also read that pinking is a good sign of a damaged h/d gasket to

travelled to chch for the meet/cruise and and had to top up 3-4 times over 400 k cos the coolant light would come on engine temp would stay under half on hghway put when under load to pass temp creeped up just over half

any helpfull thoughts appreciated

There is a guy off trademe that sells them for like $100. Rebuilt starter motors and rebuilt alternators.

Check your ground strap from the oil pan to the chassis. That is a common bad ground and it's the main ground for the engine (Thus the starter motors ground). Even if it Looks good, It can be bad from oil and gunk build up. Try a jump cable from the oil pan to the chassis see if that changes anything, Thats a good way to test if the earth wire is bad.

its dry as a bone and tight that was my first check i done since the problem started

hows my diff , got a price yet mate

It may not be the starter. Could be a faulty ignition switch or voltage drop to the solenoid. You best get it checked first. You dont need to take the manifold off to do a starter

ok thanks glenn, if it is the starter would it be a good idea to det it rebuilt by my local bosch motor electrician

my 86 325 is having starting issues when i start the car it nothing happens for a few seconds then all of a sudden kicks into life, also after long highway runs it wont start at all after the car has been turned of briefly all ya here is the fuel pump, and do i have to remove intake manifold to take the starter out,

any help appreciated

rileys g/f has got nothing on you man models, funny stuff

hi mike, id be interested in the shocks as ill be in chch tomorrow and possibly satday, coming up from timaru

the cars nice , but the parking isn't

nice pics riley, i see you have a we dent on the car already spotted it on the third to last pic above the rear wheel

just put some blankets or a cover on the car that would be my first option

hey everyone, looking to put a new engine in my e30 any suggestion on what to go for and what will fit. does anyone no if its posissble to drop a lexus v8 in them, and how much modification needs to be done.

thanks mark.

yes it can be done and has, theres a member on here thats done it aka Riley

the more common swap is the m50/m52 motor from e36 or e34 or a m30 3.5 big six

search projects or forum you should find Rileys car there somewere, his is a tidy lexus swap

Yup - fully agree with Doug.

Crockett, sometimes you can be a real dick, howabout you do that somewhere else, and just get back to being semi-sensible on here.

Cheers

Grant

ditto

i think the moderaters need to bin this topic its going nowhere and causing niggly arguments

grow up guys

nah, or not

there would be a few on here that do im sure of it

Thought i'd spark up a bit of a debate about smoking. We all know it's bad for us, yet heaps of people still do it.

Do you smoke and why/why not?

Personally, no I don't smoke and I think it's a dirty habit. What are your reasons?

Please keep it clean guys.

i think you need one more category for the voting

this would be

i smoke after endulging in recreational drugs

hi mattzy, good effort on getting the e30 back on the road , heres my 2 cents for parts

i use the following

bm warehouse hamilton 0800 bm warehouse reasonably priced

moosen bmw wreckers hamilton

youll find some quality advice on here , good luck with the project

Also the 2002 estate/touring. Seen a pic of one once before. Even cooler than e30 touring.

yeah i totally agree would look sweet with some dished bbs