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Thanks very much! ill let you know how i get on with that

Temperature gauge is on the middle once the car is up to temp. Rises a bit with spirited driving, but will then go back to normal again. Im not sure if its the TPS or not. My B20 one is a WOT TPS i am told, anyone know ifi can use the one from my 88 South African spec 325i M20?

my G240 used about one and a half bottles (1.5L)...

pretty sure that needs a cert? not 100% sure though

Can anything else be gained at all? like not regarding the TPS? or just this? Thanks for furthering my learning Glens sidekick? i should point out i dont claim to be better or worse than him in anyway, im saying i have experience with E30s. i dont have experience with other BMWs because i dont own them, but i dont know where i said that in my post and you got that idea from anyway. Maybe you could contribute to my thread with your suggestions on the matter? it would be greatly appreciated

Regarding the TPS. Ill rephrase my question: What information can I gain from using a scanner on nn E30 M20B20??? Its really not that hard a question guys! I know its not "nothing" because why does it exist? And before anyone gets on my case about not replying instantly as you for some reason expect, i am off to a funeral and will be home tonight and i wont reply untill then

I am not trying to pick a fight. im new here and it would not be in my best interest to do so. Ive been on forums long enough to have seen people try to pick fights with other people and admin and it gets them no where except off the forum, banned or otherwise. Im a naturally inquisitive person. if someone tells me something wont work etc as Glen did, then i am asking WHY it wont work. i will decide whether or not to go to said people when i know what information i can gain from it! Im not ignoring anyone!

Been offered a few 1000 for mine as well: ETHRTY (E30) but i dont wanna sell it! im sure i could get more than that if i wanted to sell it anyways

Thanks for this information

yes that bolts up to your M40. that gearbox is featured on M20, M30, M40 and M70s, and can be made to fit M50 and M60 aswell but is not the standard box as far as i know.

Agreed

stalker much?

BMUU6 on a 635CSi (may just be badged) on this forum? Followed home from school prizegiving ;P

nothing like an M20 dumping straight out of the headers

you should put your location in your information on the left hand side

turn the engine over by hand (if you can) using the crank with the tranny in neutral. will be hard to crank because of internal friction, but not impossible or close to it

assumed exaggeration i know compared to now yes it is primitive. im just interested in why it is present if it is indeed of no use. what information CAN you get from it then? (not smart ass remark.. im genuinely interested, as i have been (falsely apparently) told that you can get information on where the error is in the engine, ie O2 sensor, AFM, TPS etc, though if nothing comes up then it is an error not recorded/registered by the ECU

Thanks. not phased though. we all have to learn somehow! if i am wrong in my last post hes more than welcome to correct me! seems strange that BMW would incorporate such a system into thier cars if it is such a pointless system, when it is something that cannot be marketed and is only of use to BMW garages which are experts anyway.

As far as i am aware, a scanner can tell you if it is the AFM, TPS, O2 Sensor and a few other bits and pieces. i know it does not offer more specific indication on components, but all i need to know is this anyways, as those three things are my prime suspects. I didnt reply because i was on bimmerfest helping other people while i waited for your reply, if you are really interested.

I take offence to that. i have had three E30s in my time, rebuilt one from the ground up and know the car inside out. engines are the one area i havent bothered to touch as im M50/52'ing next year so been concentrating my learning on that. im on here asking because i dont know. thanks for your 'advice' though. Also, i created this thread before the other one as it was my first instinct is to use a tool which makes diagnosis a lot easier. I then spent the next day doing my own trouble shooting while i waited for someone to say they had/know of some one with a scanner. Respect to you, but you shouldnt jump to conclusions that i have no experience with E30s just because im new here. im a veteran member of Bimmerfest and R3v, and, as ive mentioned, owned 3 of them and worked on many.

battery charged? it clicks (sounds similar to the indicators.. probably the same speaker) when it doesnt have enough juice. did you remove the shifter at all? check that is plugged in correctly. plug the tranny in aswell. not sure if it will make any difference as i havent had a car with it as you know but cant hurt seeing as you need to do it anyways! Have an alarm? might need to disengauge the imobiliser

my rims are quite light (lighter than stock wheels) so this wont be my issue. i HATE chromes with a passion cool cool. ill see how i go

OMGOMGOMGOMG this was the ONE thing i hated about Bimmersport was this! thanks so much!

I have an M3 bonnet ^.^

can i get an agreement on the temp sensor ohm ratings? parts list: Temp sensor Fuel Filter Possibly AFM if those other two dont work Agreed? I expect the 3.5ish LSD to make a difference over the 4.46 open as well. if i get exactly 200kms now, (calculates: 200*4.46=890/3.6=247kms ) can i expect to get 247kms when the LSD is in? or doesnt it work like that?