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Measure resistance.

^ LOL There is 2 sensors for temp, Brown one is for the gauge cluster and the blue one is for the ECU. It's supposed to be measured by resistance at certain temps, not power.

Looks good to me, But yeah that paint does look a tad darker maybe?

Replace? Put in a Known working one?

Good point. The Blue sensor is the engine temp sensor btw. Faulty one could be telling the ECU the engine is cold and it's still dumping in extra fuel... Another one is no thermostat, That gives you horrible mileage as the engine has no time to warmup.

Lol. Actually I didn't literally bin the b20. Haven't binned anything tbh. Binned my turbo 2.7 "Project" yes, that's a different story. Have a problem PM. Otherwise stick OT buddy.

I remember talking to a guy, he didn't know he had a fuel leak but noticed it one day when his car was running under the car, it was dripping slowly but evaporating as it hit the ground. So you pretty much would never notice. Maybe run the car and have a look around the rear fuel lines, lift the rear seat check under the inspection cover for the fuel pump, follow the lines under the passenger side of the car to where they go rubber again into the engine bay.

Indeed they are.

Memory fail. Seriously, My m20b20 used to be the same as this.. It was slow and sluggish, blew smoke up high in the rev's, spat unburnt fuel when idling. The fix, threw that motor.

Kerry has a 3.64 in his e30, with the Getrag 220 (1:1 final drive) and said it's turning 3300rpm in 5th at 100km/h.

Heaps of people use solid engine mounts, I have never seen anyone have problems though. You should be using spring washers on the bolts anyways to prevent them from backing out. Read page 1, someone already asked and got the answer to why you would want solid mounts.

My b20 was the same actually.. Worst fuel economy ever. But mine ran rich as, You could tell by putting your hand behind the exhaust it would spit out water with black carbon all over my hand. Indicating unburnt fuel.. Meaning it's running rich.

It's e30's in general, they don't really throw any codes.. Just real basic functions. I think having a high ratio diff from you car being auto doesn't really help. You will prob gain more mileage out of a tank going to something like a 3.64 or 3.73. Does your car smell like it is running rich from the exhaust? Or spit out water / carbon deposits out the exhaust while it runs, or black smoke ?

Can be alot of other things, check condition of spark plugs (you can tell if the engine is running rich or what by the condition of them). Condition of the spark leads. Dirty injectors. Driving style.. Could be alot of other things too..

Yeah it is rotating mass and It does fight against the air to spin, So it would be depriving the engine of some very futile amount of power..

Whoops yeah you already have a sensor lol. My bad. Those e34 throttle sensors on the m20 are variable Throttle position sensors for the auto box. E30 one is just a wide open throttle switch.

I have a sensor if you want it, just $3.50 for postage and it's yours.. Just 2 screws and it changes over. You may have to remove the throttle body to swap it though. Does your one have a circle 6 pin plug?

Degrease the mofo.

I agree, Damn sexy car. And he does have tech2 sides, but they have been modified abit so they don't stick out as far. I believe he wanted to keep the black side moldings or else there is just too much white. The interior is sweeeet. Pics on e30tech I think. Google qimis e30 and then find him on e30tech then look at his threads.

I have always done mine by eye, Done it so many times I am pretty good at it lol. 1st time I used a plastic clutch alignment tool, They aren't that great to use.

I went to buy a set of torx sockets from Repco a while back, They didn't sell any seperate so I was going to buy a set. The cheapest set was like $70. I was like F that, I don't have THAT many use for them to justify buying a set.

E10 and E14 IIRC, or 8mm / 11mm 12point sockets. My bellhousing bolts are 19mm hex head. Much easier.

Torx headed bolts? You can usually fit 12point sockets over them. Much easier when out of the car too.

Make sure you have the bearing in there.. And you bang it all the way in, Some people just tap it in a little bit but it is meant to go all the way in (Get a socket that matches the outer race of the bearing and tap it in, don't force it in with the inner race).

Oh didn't realize it would probably be cast piece and crack lol. Oh well. Welcome anyways