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    why does my e30 tick?

    I dont understand why my e30 ticks, it has the right amount of oil and everything. It scares me. :(

    #2
    Originally posted by ashton View Post
    I dont understand why my e30 ticks, it has the right amount of oil and everything. It scares me. :(
    Ita going to explode!

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      #3
      Welcome to owning an E30.
      YOUTUBE: AR Perez
      - - -
      If lucky, the E36 will die peacefully, in its natural habitat, and be given the prestigious honor of donating its parts to an E30

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        #4
        i have always had this problem as well is there no solution other that a full rebuild

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          #5
          .01" of clearance

          The Build:
          http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=191125

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            #6
            Originally posted by VRSTLE View Post
            i have always had this problem as well is there no solution other that a full rebuild
            Oh my god people! It's an m20! They tick! If it bothers you then get a m50 or sell the car!

            The head on my motor was rebuilt and yeah, still ticks

            Valve adjustment will help, but won't eliminate it

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              #7
              When it stops ticking it is time to worry.

              Closing SOON!
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              Thanks for 10 years of fun!

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                #8
                A noisy M20 is a happy M20.
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by MR 325 View Post
                  A noisy M20 is a happy M20.
                  Unfortunately not the same story for the transmission.
                  Advanded Delphin Division
                  My e30s: 1987 325i/1994 318iT

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                    #10
                    Yep, an engine designed 30+ years ago will tick. The fact that people are surprised is what scares me.

                    - E30, DSM, Golf R, Mazda 3 Skyactiv

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                      #11
                      i love it when it ticks... it's like music... haha
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by MR 325 View Post
                        A noisy M20 is a happy M20.
                        I always thought of the ticking as the M20 trying to kill itself. It is an M20, after all. I'd hate to have a timing belt too....
                        1974.5 Jensen Healey : 2003 330i/5

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                          #13
                          An OCD valve adjustment and head from the machine shop is still noisy. embrace it. i <3 my m20

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                            #14
                            i was just annoyed that when i down shifted and took a turn on the inside lane of my buddy that after the fact he described my car as sounding "like an angry sowing machine"
                            318iS Track Rat :nice: www.drive4corners.com
                            '86 325iX 3.1 Stroker Turbo '86 S38B36 325

                            No one makes this car anymore. The government won't allow them, normal people won't buy them. So it's up to us: the freaks, the weirdos, the informed. To buy them, to appreciate them, and most importantly, to drive them.

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                              #15
                              I drove these cars straight off the truck to my stereo shop, before the customer ever even saw them.

                              They ticked new.

                              Closing SOON!
                              "LAST CHANCE FOR G.A.S." DEAL IS ON NOW

                              Luke AT germanaudiospecialties DOT com or text 425-761-6450, or for quickest answers, call me at the shop 360-669-0398

                              Thanks for 10 years of fun!

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