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The Detailed E30 R-134a Conversion Thread/DIY
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Originally posted by GoldMember View PostI tried to pull the firewall connections apart yesterday and gave up thinking I was going to break something or just round off the flats of the hexes. Super tight. :(555Garage - Kingston, PA
'13 BMW e70 X5 35d
'95 BMW e34 525i
'92 BMW e30 325i S52 Vert (Quade the Vert)
'92 Range Rover Classic
'90 Range Rover Classic
'89 BMW e30 325i Coupe (The DIRTY30)
'81 VW MK1 Rabbit Caddy Diesel
'76 Honda CB550K Cafe/Brat
'67 Pontiac LeMans
'24 Model T Depot Hack
....And a bunch of Motobecane, Puch, Garelli, Batavus and Honda 49cc-78cc Mopeds...
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The two adapter fittings (High & low side) to hook up the gauge manifold to measure
and charge the system... I read somewhere that one of them has to be a 90° fitting
due to clearance with the hood. My question is whether that is true on an M42 E30
(1991 318i), and if so, which one has to be 90°?
I don't have the car with me right now.
I didn't see pictures of the charging ports (adapters) in the write up -
and I have read most of the 288 posts in this thread!
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It's the fitting on the line that runs along the fender to the dryer. You'll need an adaptor that is as low of profile as possible. Most 90s will not work as they stick out too much. One solution is to get the updated hardline from BMW that came in 93 cabrios. It has R-134a fittings already.
That said, I ended up with a stubby adaptor such as something like this on my car:
I can't guarantee it'll work, but it looks extremely similar to what's under my hood.
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Originally posted by efficient View PostJust wondering I Seen some people using an adapter bracket for the ac. What's wrong with the stock ac bracket?
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Originally posted by efficient View PostJust pulled some lines from a junkyard car and was wondering what would you guys use to clean the lines from the inside?
I was thinking of using brake cleaner555Garage - Kingston, PA
'13 BMW e70 X5 35d
'95 BMW e34 525i
'92 BMW e30 325i S52 Vert (Quade the Vert)
'92 Range Rover Classic
'90 Range Rover Classic
'89 BMW e30 325i Coupe (The DIRTY30)
'81 VW MK1 Rabbit Caddy Diesel
'76 Honda CB550K Cafe/Brat
'67 Pontiac LeMans
'24 Model T Depot Hack
....And a bunch of Motobecane, Puch, Garelli, Batavus and Honda 49cc-78cc Mopeds...
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Originally posted by efficient View PostJust noticed that the 1st page says that early models will leak out the r134a because it's a non barrier hose or something. The lines I pulled are from a 85 318. Think I'll be alright?1991 318is ---230K - DD
1991 318i ---- 308K - retired
Originally posted by RickSloan
so if you didnt get it like that did you glue fuzzy oil to the entire thing?
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Originally posted by efficient View PostJust noticed that the 1st page says that early models will leak out the r134a because it's a non barrier hose or something. The lines I pulled are from a 85 318. Think I'll be alright?
You'll be fine. You just have to top it off every couple years. It's a very slow leak, but still a leak, only a couple psi per year.
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Euro S50 Daily Driver: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=279195
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