e30 m50 didn't pass smog

[z3ds]

I bought a 88deg thermostat yesterday and when I was going to install it i forgot that I need to have a thermsotat housing gasket which will arrive tom. I will install it and smog it as soon i put the thrmst.

if you want to come see my car you can to compare parts. I have all emissions equipment in place and have passed emissions. I live downtown and work in Brown Deer. i know which car you bought.

1990m3, where do you live in downtown? I live near north oakland. I guess you know whos the po of my car. I wish I could check your car out but i'm in a tight schedule, I'm going back to the middle east (army) this saturday. call me crazy, i like the car so much that I bought it just to drive it for 1 1/2 week and will be storing it for the next 6 months.:(

[1990m3]

I live near water and humboldt. Good luck out East...shoot me a PM when you get back if you're still having troubles...

[z3ds]

The car runs smoother now with the 88 deg thermostat but with less oomph. The car passed smog!! problem solved!:o

[Jason89i]

The car runs smoother now with the 88 deg thermostat but with less oomph. The car passed smog!! problem solved!:o

sorry for the difficulties. i always put the 80d thermostat in the cars. they seem to run better. i didnt know it wouldnt pass smog though. again, sorry. cheers, jason

[WillisE30]

Ha, I suspected coolant temps from the get go! ;) Glad it passed.

[1990m3]

interesting, I passed just fine with the 80deg t-stat in my car. Glad to hear you passed...

[z3ds]

sorry for the difficulties. i always put the 80d thermostat in the cars. they seem to run better. i didnt know it wouldnt pass smog though. again, sorry. cheers, jason

Its all cool Jason thanks for the help. I can't wait to put the 80deg tstat and drive it again in july.

interesting, I passed just fine with the 80deg t-stat in my car. Glad to hear you passed...

I drove the car with seafoam in the gas till it was empty before the smog do you think that did something?

[1990m3]

probably didn't hurt. I got my motor from a junkyard and only ran a little seafoam through it, but it blew black smoke for at least 25 minutes afterward. Definitely cleaned out the motor a bit