BreakMyWindow 1907 Report post Posted January 29 Bought this last Friday for a good price. Being a track addict these days I was keen to get in to something RWD. The Good… -All paint except rear bumper and hatch lid is original -New RE003’s 225/45/17 on all corners. I think the fronts should be 205/50/17 with these wheels? -BMWP 6 pot Front Callipers -Last owner had it 9 years. Presumably has had annual oil changes every 10-12k -Valve cover gasket recently done, waterpump and tstat look new. -Clutch feels bitey Not so good… -Oil pan gasket. No surprises. -Lifter tick seems persistent, even after bleeding procedure and open road driving -Usual old car wear and tear, the most annoying being the loose rearview mirror (previous installation error and loose retaining prong holding it to windshield) -Shocks feel tired -Needs new brakes all round No dme codes but I reset the adaptations and chucked some 98 in. Goes better now. Plan for now is to tidy it up, add some track focused mods and see how I go! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 487 Report post Posted January 29 There’s a black bonnet at pick a part Avondale. I was away, but thought about going for a look. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elias 326 Report post Posted January 29 This the one from turners end of life? Or Mannheim? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2190 Report post Posted January 29 Odd how its only got the front, Im pretty sure the dealer package was front and rear? Probably not a bad thing as the BMWP rear disks are not easy to find as are specific to 130 with BMWP. Curious if you have +SPBR coded to the VO, will give you an idea if they were installed by dealer or someone found them at a wrecker in Japan. Good thing is NZ wreckers are stacked with lesser engined E87s, so trim bits etc are easy and cheap. I have 2 motorsports seats here in same spec (both tidy) if you are interested. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1907 Report post Posted January 29 29 minutes ago, elias said: This the one from turners end of life? Or Mannheim? Maybe Turners, I bought it off TM from an ex Turners trader. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elias 326 Report post Posted January 29 56 minutes ago, BreakMyWindow said: Maybe Turners, I bought it off TM from an ex Turners trader. Yeah saw it on turners not long ago, was tempted to use it for parts for the mrs 130i haha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1907 Report post Posted March 4 Bit of progress, dash vents painted: Sump gasket and engine mount inserts : Not great, not terrible underneath the valve cover. 2 soft lifters on the exhaust side, have ordered 12 lifters to replace. Intake side seems ok which is good, no need to buy more tools to remove those c&nty valvetronic springs.. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 125 Report post Posted March 5 If you do end up needing it I have the valvetronic spring tool and I'm happy to lend it out! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1907 Report post Posted March 12 The major engine work is now done. 4 lifters were squishy so replaced all 12. This was a thunder c&nt to remove (blind plug for locking the flywheel at tdc. The end you pull on snapped off so I spent about 4 hours stabbing and hitting it with a punch and bfh until it slid most of the way in to the flywheel. Then use the locking mandrel with a prybar to lever it all the way through. It got stuck to the flywheel so was able to remove it via the starter motor hole. The exhaust cam bearing and ledge journals had seen better days. Got the cam polished and lightly sanded the scoring on the caps. The state they were in: After a polish and sanding followed by a quick clean up: Engine timed up and now waiting for a few little gaskets and bits to arrive for the intake manifold. The large Disa is cooked so taking a gamble with a new one from aliexpress. 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2190 Report post Posted March 12 Metal seals on the ledges? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1907 Report post Posted March 12 Yup but surprisingly no groove cut in to its journals. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1907 Report post Posted Monday at 09:00 AM Chipping away at re-assembly while waiting for parts. An old coil must’ve been arc’ing on cyl 6 as the Mg has blown out turned in to dust. Had to clean alot of crap out of the spark plug well. Cleaned up the corrosion out of all 6 holes then brushed 2 coats of epoxy enamel to give it a seal. Giving some high heat jb-weld a jam on the blown out damage.. Vanos oil strainers had no sludge but a couple of small bits of swarf on them. Gave everything in the engine bay a good clean to help with future traces of oil and coolant leaks. 😄 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1907 Report post Posted yesterday at 12:50 AM No bueno. Still makes a racket so guess i’m up for a replacement long block at some stage. With the new large disa it goes really well, will see how many trackdays it lasts. Pulled the oil filter out after 100kms of driving on fresh oil and there are no shavings or metal bits. I even tried proma Mbl8 snake oil. IMG_4311.mov 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
