I am going to purchase the bentley manual I have a chiltons right now and the trouble shooting section really SUCKS but at least now I have a whole lot of ...
Hi everybody! I just bought '88 e30m10b18. I like it, engine is in very good shape but I would like to make her go from 0km/h quicker. Any suggestions?...
How much money you got??? RODD 85' 318i daily driver (80k) 85' 318i w/2.2L stroked, SDS fuel-ignition management, Jim Blanton built Getrag and M3 euro spec...
premium gas, crank up the timing, open up the exhaust and intake, that's about all you can do. Other than a turbo. :) ... Channing Preston - Atlanta, GA--AIM:...
Hi Rodd, About the money, I can always get some loan from the bank. The thing about it is that I dont want to go too much deep in fixin it up (turbo, nos ...)...
Thanx Preston, I will do some of those things and Iwill let you know about the difference Channing Preston <ecpreston@...> wrote:premium gas, crank up...
I didn't think you wanted to go that far but was just checking. All the suggestions (lighten it, make it breathe, timing) and my suggestion make it stable!...
Hey every one I am still having problems, I have replaced the Thermo time switch, and all of the sensors and the car will run for about 30 min. then it will...
Have you hooked a fuel pressure gauge to the engine and monitored fuel pressure? When the engine starts to act up... what happens to the pressure? Have you...
I had a similar symptom on my '84 318i that turned out to be a worn distributor bushing. When the oil was cool and viscous it would work OK, but after the oil...
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Hey, New problem with my 85 318i. It wont start It turns over, and momentarily tries to start but dies instantly. All lights work., feul pressure and supply is...
Well, if you have fuel and spark, vacuum leak sounds like the next big possibility to me. First place to check is the intake boot between the air flow meter...
Oops, just realized I jumped the gun on the reply, didn't notice the part about jiggling wires. Hmm, ignition switch maybe? Or a bad connection running to it? ...
OK, I believe I've isolated the problem. The under dash wire thing I think was a fluke. Upon testing the appropiate connections on the idle control and...
... The oil is from the PCV hose that attaches to the intake boot... when the engine runs, fumes & some oil particles are sucked out of the valve cover through...
Well, I believe I got the car running again due to an ECU I got from alaskabmw It turns out that after putting in a different jetronic ecu it starts right up,...
Hi everyone, just wondering if someone can think of something to check that I have not. Recently I have been getting poor gas mileage on my way to work. Approx...
Fuel leak? Our systems are high pressure so they may not leak when off but when the pump is on will emit a fine spray that soon evaporates. I've had problems...
I would also vote for the fuel leak theory. Mine had a leak in the hose back by the external fuel pump so I could never smell it when I was driving and it...
Sometime ago,the infamouw ISPECTION LIGHT came on and stayed there, even after i tried resetting it with the well known trick... Anyway,i decided to check and...
You know the darnedest thing my 318 i seem to have the same trouble I replaced the unit with another one and it starts and runs.... Thank heaven... Now I am...
Hey Byron, Must have been a bad moon for jetronic. Take care Adam ... From: 318iE30@yahoogroups.com [mailto:318iE30@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Friday, June 24,...
a3ternus, if you know someone who is accomplished at electronic repairs, and willing to help, pull out your instrument cluster and your circuit board from the...
hey guys, my shifter is becoming so bad I almost can't get into 2nd gear. I've read a lot of articles, everywhere, and there does not seem to be a definate...
Don't think that you are the only one who is broke I have spent many hours in junk yards four hours from where I live to get parts because I don;t have the ...
Hi Jim, It might just be something as simple as a couple of loose bolts! In all the years that I have owned my 318... I've only had 1 shifter incident and it...
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