Please help me!!!!
Ok so story time. More info is better then less.
I traded for this car because i wanted another E30, been awhile since ive had one so i said why not?
Previous owner said it needed a fuel pump because it had a hesitation or a stutter. Credit to him it was whining so i replaced it. She ran great so i went for a drive with my girl. We get to Taco Smell and while sitting in the driveway it started to get hot. Like REALLY hot. Finally get out of the drive through and take her home. Thats when the weird stuff started.
I checked the oil and coolant and sure enough they were mixing. Looked like maple syrup in the coolant reservoir. So, naturally, a buddy and I started to tear her apart. Long story short i got the head machined, new gaskets, water pump, timing belt and tensioner, oil, coolant, the works.
In the time it took to get her back together the battery went to shit sitting on my bench so i grabbed another from work. Finally get her started and let it warm up so all the gaskets could burn in and get situated. Take her for a spin and im easy with it, for the most part, but i wont lie, decided to romp on it for a minute up to 90mph and back down without incident. Put her back in the garage feeling confident about the work.
Next morning i went to the garage to take it to work, started up fine, warmed up, and backed out. By the time i got to the street it started "bucking" to the point it was undrivable. It would idle really low, but wouldnt die. Limped her home somehow and havent really been able to work on it much since.
NEW PARTS INCLUDE
BATTERY
FUEL PUMP/FILTER
MAIN RELAY
FUEL PUMP RELAY
HEAD GASKETS
WATER PUMP
TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER
Im not sure if its related but my dash lights and hvac lights dont work. The bulbs are fine, but they just dont come on. Any ideas?
Ok so story time. More info is better then less.
I traded for this car because i wanted another E30, been awhile since ive had one so i said why not?
Previous owner said it needed a fuel pump because it had a hesitation or a stutter. Credit to him it was whining so i replaced it. She ran great so i went for a drive with my girl. We get to Taco Smell and while sitting in the driveway it started to get hot. Like REALLY hot. Finally get out of the drive through and take her home. Thats when the weird stuff started.
I checked the oil and coolant and sure enough they were mixing. Looked like maple syrup in the coolant reservoir. So, naturally, a buddy and I started to tear her apart. Long story short i got the head machined, new gaskets, water pump, timing belt and tensioner, oil, coolant, the works.
In the time it took to get her back together the battery went to shit sitting on my bench so i grabbed another from work. Finally get her started and let it warm up so all the gaskets could burn in and get situated. Take her for a spin and im easy with it, for the most part, but i wont lie, decided to romp on it for a minute up to 90mph and back down without incident. Put her back in the garage feeling confident about the work.
Next morning i went to the garage to take it to work, started up fine, warmed up, and backed out. By the time i got to the street it started "bucking" to the point it was undrivable. It would idle really low, but wouldnt die. Limped her home somehow and havent really been able to work on it much since.
NEW PARTS INCLUDE
BATTERY
FUEL PUMP/FILTER
MAIN RELAY
FUEL PUMP RELAY
HEAD GASKETS
WATER PUMP
TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER
Im not sure if its related but my dash lights and hvac lights dont work. The bulbs are fine, but they just dont come on. Any ideas?
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