Project: Spielereien. AKA "The dumpster fire"

[jpod999]

Got the valley pan gasket replaced today, Maston I did some digging and found a few vacuum leaks. Running a lot better now. 29 days to picnic at this rate I'll make it.

Sounds so awesome!!

[delamaize]

Tonights Update:

Fuck Brake lines.

That is all.

[delamaize]

Got the valley pan gasket replaced today, Maston I did some digging and found a few vacuum leaks. Running a lot better now. 29 days to picnic at this rate I'll make it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5y8Nch16TQ

[delamaize]

Damn that sucks! I'd recommend getting all new bolts for the valley pan also, mine were super corroded.

I had thought about it, but all of mine look damn near brand new, so I skipped it. Between now, and when the parts come in I might change my mind....

[jpod999]

Overall, tonight was a case of One step forward, 2 steps back. when I was filling it with coolant, It started puking fluid out the back of the motor. Valley tray gasket is shot. I thought I had replaced it when I had the motor apart. Ended up dumping a lot of expensive radiator fluid on the ground. Oh well, time to order more parts....

Damn that sucks! I'd recommend getting all new bolts for the valley pan also, mine were super corroded.

[delamaize]

Awesome, it's all down hill from here. We used the same location for our oil filter housing, did you run AN lines to it?

Yeah, I used AN10 fittings, and had a local machine shop weld some male fittings on the ends of the stock lines. worked out pretty well.

Overall, tonight was a case of One step forward, 2 steps back. when I was filling it with coolant, It started puking fluid out the back of the motor. Valley tray gasket is shot. I thought I had replaced it when I had the motor apart. Ended up dumping a lot of expensive radiator fluid on the ground. Oh well, time to order more parts....

[Zacm829]

Awesome, it's all down hill from here. We used the same location for our oil filter housing, did you run AN lines to it?

[delamaize]

Video or it didn't happen right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vMEJxWGX54

a lot of work left, but at least I know it runs....

[CorvallisBMW]

Congrats!

[jpod999]

HOLY SHIT! IT LIVES!
It don't idle, but it lives!
Hopefully video tomorrow.....

Congrats!!

[flyboyx]

awesome. congrats!

[delamaize]

HOLY SHIT! IT LIVES!
It don't idle, but it lives!
Hopefully video tomorrow.....

[delamaize]

I needed to sweep the garage today, so I put her on the ground, and shoved her outside for a bit. I got the X5 oil filter housing cleaned up, The poor engine that this thing came off of was abused badly. The filter that was in it was jet black, caked with sludge, and metal shavings. I used up 3 cans of brake clean getting it cleaned up. No signs of it's past abuse left now. I also got a start on getting the clutch bled, I need a 2nd person to help me, or I need to buy a vacuum pump.

[delamaize]

More progress tonight, I got my bastard removable radiator support finished. This was really an Exercise in unfucking a fuck up, but overall I'm happy. I got the oil filter housing location worked out, got the hole for it cut bigger, and made a mount. I also got the wiring harness put back on also. I just might make the picnic yet.

[DER E30]

Ah, I getcha, that'll be easier whenever you need to replace parts anyway to have bolt in parts