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- Tue Jan 09, 2024 1:39 pm
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: Engine block numbering - what year is this?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 658
Engine block numbering - what year is this?
Hi all, I've got a bit of an oddball spare engine that I'm using for the supercharger project - it appears to be a 91 Hartge H35 head (albeit with Schrick cam) stuck on a standard Highline (i.e. late Euro E24 B35) lower end. I'm going on various receipts and the fact the inlet valves are definitely ...
- Wed Dec 27, 2023 9:36 am
- Forum: Tires and Wheels
- Topic: Thoughts about 225/45/17's
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1850
Re: Thoughts about 225/45/17's
I have these in PS4 flavour on the six, front and rear with 8" ET20 style 5s on the front (from an E39) and ET10 on the rear (from an E31). I went with these using a conversion from the 225/50r16 size that I've always used - 235/45R17 come out a bit bigger, for what it's worth: +1.6% compared t...
- Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:22 pm
- Forum: The Saloon
- Topic: What did you do to your E24 today?
- Replies: 1058
- Views: 469758
Re: What did you do to your E24 today?
Good work! scraped knuckles and swearing mandatory in my experience!
- Sun Nov 05, 2023 6:40 pm
- Forum: Interior
- Topic: Pulling Rear Parcel Shelf '87 CSI, Pod Paint, etc
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1378
Re: Pulling Rear Parcel Shelf '87 CSI, Pod Paint, etc
Also (and Ron taught me this), open the rear windows to make it a whole lot easier.
- Sun Nov 05, 2023 6:38 pm
- Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
- Topic: Failure rate of ABS wheel sensors?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 996
Re: Failure rate of ABS wheel sensors?
Like Phil says, readily available.
I got mine from Reluctorrings.
I've replaced three sets on various E24s, often failing through having cracked which is not immediately obvious from a visual inspection when the teeth all look good.
I got mine from Reluctorrings.
I've replaced three sets on various E24s, often failing through having cracked which is not immediately obvious from a visual inspection when the teeth all look good.
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 6:46 am
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: Cold start injector
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1122
Re: Cold start injector
I blanked this off on my M with a piece of threaded bar inserted into the hose with a jubilee clip on the outside for peace of mind (not that it can go anywhere!)
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 11:10 am
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: 88 M6 -- E34 M5 Headers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 761
Re: 88 M6 -- E34 M5 Headers
They fit the mounting studs no problem, and the ports are the same iirc, but the E34 bay is a different shape - wider. I bought a rhd set years ago to try to fit to my M given the shortcomings of the rhd manifold, but it was never going to fit. I should imagine the lhd S38 manifold is different, of ...
- Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:03 pm
- Forum: The Saloon
- Topic: What did you do to your E24 today?
- Replies: 1058
- Views: 469758
Re: What did you do to your E24 today?
Beautiful car and beautiful place, Don. So glad you've got there after so much messing around and extra work.
- Thu Sep 14, 2023 1:59 pm
- Forum: Exterior
- Topic: Rusty sills (rockers)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3482
Re: Rusty sills (rockers)
Not unusually tall, but long body and short legs, a bit like the Lego Yoda, seen holding a very rusty sill in the picture!
- Thu Sep 14, 2023 6:55 am
- Forum: Exterior
- Topic: Rusty sills (rockers)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3482
Re: Rusty sills (rockers)
All the above, plus the fun of burning Waxoyl! I'm sure your garage will have their own ways of doing things, but I found that cutting out the seat mounting rails and part of the rear seat mount allowed very easy access to the straight run of the inner sill/floorpan edge. It also allowed me to cut 1...
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:50 am
- Forum: Interior
- Topic: Sunroof headliner reinstall
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1644
Re: Sunroof headliner reinstall
Glad you got it sorted!
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:06 am
- Forum: The Saloon
- Topic: What did you do to your E24 today?
- Replies: 1058
- Views: 469758
Re: What did you do to your E24 today?
Those chrome caps look great - nice one.
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:03 am
- Forum: Interior
- Topic: Sunroof headliner reinstall
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1644
Re: Sunroof headliner reinstall
Looking through from above, you'll see the rollers: a bit of wiggling and you'll see the channels they engage with on the top side of the trim panel.
Give it a wiggle!
Give it a wiggle!
- Sat Aug 05, 2023 1:59 pm
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: No Spark 85 635csi - TRIED EVERYTHING
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1387
Re: No Spark 85 635csi - TRIED EVERYTHING
Apologies, there is a fantastic diagnostic printable table to check the harness connector to the ECU that I have failed to find - perfect to make sure all of the signal inputs are doing their thing. I'll keep digging, but perhaps someone else knows what I'm talking about. It sounds like you've done ...
- Sat Aug 05, 2023 10:33 am
- Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
- Topic: E24, M6 & M635 shock tower/strut measurements needed for potential high end/higher quality Strut Bar production
- Replies: 4
- Views: 990
Re: E24, M6 & M635 shock tower/strut measurements needed for potential high end/higher quality Strut Bar production
No idea about Eldorado's scheme for a better brace, but a couple of observations: W&N brace fouled the throttle cable mount on my M635. They make topping up the oil on M30'd cars difficult All the braces readily available have hinged joints either end and it's my feeling that old sixers could do...
- Sat Aug 05, 2023 10:12 am
- Forum: Interior
- Topic: Sunroof headliner reinstall
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1644
Re: Sunroof headliner reinstall
I always found this job an absolute pain - maybe it's easier on the late cars, but I ended up trying a different approach which was to tilt the sunroof all the way up. Looking through the gap, you can see the rollers that allow the trim to tilt up at the same time as the lid, too. It's pretty easy t...
- Thu Aug 03, 2023 10:20 pm
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: No Spark 85 635csi - TRIED EVERYTHING
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1387
Re: No Spark 85 635csi - TRIED EVERYTHING
Do have a good look at the checklist - not sure you've checked "everything". those sensors (two of them) are likely culprits, but easy to rule out. Have you checked the coil is generating a spark by removing king lead? is the distributor cap/rotor then doing the business with the spark? ht...
- Wed Aug 02, 2023 9:51 am
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: Schrick 284/280, valve clearances same?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 601
Schrick 284/280, valve clearances same?
This is for a B35 head. Possibly a ported and polished Hartge head, if that makes any difference. Left to my own devices I'd use .30mm cold (0.012"), inlet and exhaust as per the B34 gap recommended in the Bentley manual (what I always use). I found a bimmerforums post that recommends slightly ...
- Tue Aug 01, 2023 5:27 am
- Forum: Interior
- Topic: Any tips for getting the HVAC Bowden cables reattached?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1465
Re: Any tips for getting the HVAC Bowden cables reattached?
Something I just found, having snapped off the slider tangs in past attempts, is that you can drill out the (x2) rivets underneath the bottom-left arrow in the pic which allows the whole panel to pull out. bowden cables easy to slip on/off with appropriate position of the levers. That Alpina digital...
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 11:57 am
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: M30b35 swap cooling system
- Replies: 6
- Views: 772
Re: M30b35 swap cooling system
Like Ralph says - I've got one good one out of four spares, and that was from an M90! There is supposed to be an advantage with head cooling using the B34 arrangement, but like all these internet things, it is anecdotal rather than empirically proven. Common sense suggests that the outlet at the bac...
- Thu Jul 27, 2023 8:58 am
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: M30b35 swap cooling system
- Replies: 6
- Views: 772
Re: M30b35 swap cooling system
I think I know what the difference is Phil - the B35's system has the outlet at the rear of the head blanked off. You need to replace the blank with the "goose neck" from the back of the B34 head. As I understand it, this will allow the rest of the B34 cooling system to fit right up. Obvio...
- Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:47 am
- Forum: Cars and Parts wanted
- Topic: Highline leather handbrake lever
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1196
Re: Highline leather handbrake lever
Thank you so much, Phil, so generous of you. This is brilliant - nicely made and feels so much better than the plastic. They must be using a mould from the original- it’s identical.
- Thu Jun 22, 2023 12:27 pm
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: additional air slide valve - checking off car?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 980
Re: additional air slide valve - checking off car?
I didn't realise that they should close completely. Yes, that makes sense - I used the bypass adjustment to bring the idle down to a sensible level on startup with the M valve - that's why it wouldn't run right when warm. Thanks again. Stoffie - if your M is a Euro, it should have the same number as...
- Tue Jun 20, 2023 12:43 pm
- Forum: Cars and Parts wanted
- Topic: Highline leather handbrake lever
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1196
Highline leather handbrake lever
Has anyone got a spare? I drove one of Ron's cars a while back and I'm missing that leathery feel!!!! Otherwise, has anyone got any experience of j-f-customs on ebay.co.uk? This is only £30-odd. I've got a spare E34 lever, hoping I could use the end bit, but it is a bit more involved and damage indu...
- Tue Jun 20, 2023 12:37 pm
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: additional air slide valve - checking off car?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 980
Re: additional air slide valve - checking off car?
Thank you, Jubilados, that's really helpful. I know what you mean about the apparent interchangeability, but I was running like a bag of nails at idle with the M valve (in full working order) - a rich-running bag of nails that smelled of petrol, too! I'll try the freezer trick, would be nice to have...