Grant

Yeah, Andrew is right, you will need to buy a new one. They are not that expensive, and it is good piece of mind...a lot cheaper than having your car overheating. Cheers

I would think that it would have a 4.10 diff instead of the normal 3.93 one...but he does take it around the track, so it might have been changed to a lower ratio one to allow a bit more top end. I had a 4.10 diff in my 325i after converting it to a manual box, and it revved far too high on the motorway...even in 5th gear, however it was fun getting there!! I am speculating here though.... Cheers

They should pay someone to take the Cortina one....or use it to start a fire!!!. Even $40.00 is $40.00 more than it would be worth...but then again someone owning a Cortina would get plenty of use out of it, as it would be off the road broken down, more than on it.

I have got the Haynes one. I got it from amazon.co.uk for 10 pounds (+ postage - it ended up costing around $45.00 NZ). Unless you can get a second hand one, I don't know if you will get ony cheaper than this. But...there is a better manual than the Haynes one known as the Bentley Manual. It is available from Amazon.com. It is more expensive than the Haynes one, but definately worth it. ( I don't have a copy of it, but have borrowed one a couple of times, and photocopied the relevant pages a couple of times). Cheers

Hello All I am looking for a glovebox and latch for an E30. Must be in mint condition (mine jams a bit from time to time). Let me know if you have one you want to sell (I havn't been bothered going to a wrecker yet). Cheers

The top seal on mine started to leak (right after the dyno day....I noticed a couple of drops on the floor of Bellar's after mine came off the Dyno). I put a reconditioned one into the 325i. It was expensive though, and got charged $825.00 for a reconditioned one (but I did get $300.00 odd for mine as a trade in, so it could be reconditioned). It is sweet now, but I am still getting used to the lighter steering (my old rack had much heavier steering, but that is because it was 80% poked). These are another E30 weakpoint (even though the BMW manual says that they will never need maintenance and last the life of the car). Cheers

Gidday You can take me off your nag list too (unfortunately, I had mine replaced with new rubber ones about 12 months ago, when I gave the 325i a good going over and replaced belts, oil seals etc.) I hope you get enough people together. Cheers

Check your fan clutch (viscous coupling). If it it heating up at low speeds, or stuck in traffic (then comes right on the open road, or when you are moving more freely), then this is likely to be the cause. I good way to see if this is the potential problem is to see if you have any lateral movement in your fan. If you do, then the fan clutch may be on its last legs. These are a real weak point on the E30's and I have replaced mine twice. Good luck getting it sorted.