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  • JPE30
    Advanced Member
    • May 2006
    • 113

    #16
    Idle is crap and misfiring for some reason. Happened after I had a shop do a valve adjustment. Have yet to investigate it, hopefully I have no bad gaskets.

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    • cahomey
      E30 Fanatic
      • Mar 2004
      • 1201

      #17
      I had to top off my coolant twice today because my car is pissing coolant out of the heater core coolant outlet(outside of the firewall).

      "It's like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain."
      R.I.P. Harry Goz aka. Captain Murphy
      "My ride, My ride, she don't beg, steal, cheat, or lie,
      My ride, My ride, and our relationship is classified."

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      • Kilomph
        E30 Addict
        • Oct 2004
        • 599

        #18
        Dash lights/OBC lights went out. Replaced fuse # 23. Dash lights blew out again, replaced "potentiometer (whatever is behind the headlight/interior light pull out switch)," all good. Dash lights/OBC lights fluctuating, replaced alternator. Radiator leaking, buying another tonight. I could go on and on.

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        • Axxe
          No R3VLimiter
          • Aug 2004
          • 3355

          #19
          - vaccuum leak from god knows where - replaced EVERY gasket (intake included), did everything, can't find it, I think it's a cracked intake manifold

          - old smokey on startup

          - leaks oil like a sieve

          - no sound system

          - sunroof rails are fucked, basically jammed, so it stays just a centimeter down in the back

          - power windows don't work


          Keep it slideways!!

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          • ivo316
            E30 Fanatic
            • Oct 2006
            • 1222

            #20
            My dash lights work funny, the left side of the dash turns off sometimes, a good tap with the finger turns them on, will have to check for loose things.

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            • fretburnr
              E30 Fanatic
              • Jan 2005
              • 1496

              #21
              -shifter slop, damn carrier bushing (everything else is new)

              -coolant leak, throttle body to engine block hose is bad

              -exhaust hangers improperly hung, exhaust tips bump rear valance on low speed right turns
              Jay

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              • mikeltang
                Wrencher
                • Feb 2006
                • 212

                #22
                control arms shot
                rear subframe bushings shot
                upper oil pan leak
                possible oil filter housing gasket leak
                power steering hoses leaking
                1.5 sq inch beat up piece of metal found in lower oil pan along with bits of plastic
                AWII 1991 318is - Sold
                Schwarz 1988 325is - Sold
                Schwarz 1991 325i - Driven

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                • James Crivellone
                  Head Janitor
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 6301

                  #23
                  $35,000 into it, and it still does not have a fucking motor..and i've lost all desire to work on it.

                  This spring after the Xterra, drove my friends stock 87 IS today and it made me sad.

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                  • iCleaks
                    Member
                    • Sep 2006
                    • 42

                    #24
                    Yesterday - Found cracks in the windshield from loading new 42" tv (dad's x-mass suprise for stepmom) into my convertible (passenger seat removed for the day). Worst self-inflicted e30 problem I've experienced other than purchasing an e30. Anybody tried windshield delete?

                    Last week - the left front indicator will light up, emergency flash, but not blink.

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                    • DEV0 E30
                      R3V OG
                      • Oct 2004
                      • 8826

                      #25
                      Originally posted by iCleaks
                      Last week - the left front indicator will light up, emergency flash, but not blink.
                      Could be simply loose, play with the connector on the backside of it and the bulb. Mine did the same thing for about a week, then I broke the bulb trying to get it out. Just got a replacement a few days ago.
                      Project: Touring | Project: Unknown | Phoenix, Arizona Events Thread

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                      • Axxe
                        No R3VLimiter
                        • Aug 2004
                        • 3355

                        #26
                        forgot to say that the starter sounds like death when turning over. Really really annoying.


                        Keep it slideways!!

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                        • uofom3
                          R3V Elite
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 5392

                          #27
                          Originally posted by James Crivellone
                          $35,000 into it, and it still does not have a fucking motor..and i've lost all desire to work on it.
                          I hear ya'
                          PNW Crew
                          90 m3
                          06 m5

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                          • Rennsport
                            R3VLimited
                            • May 2006
                            • 2139

                            #28
                            current major problem:
                            turbo, manifold, and wastegate just sitting in my room waiting for my wallet to refill itself.

                            other problems:
                            tac doesnt work
                            broken front bumper
                            sloppy shifter
                            steering wheel moves about a 1/4 an inch in and out (momo hub adapter for a pre-airbag is different than a airbag collum)
                            rusted muffler
                            m106 1990 e30
                            e36 daily
                            e32 cruiser

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                            • ivo316
                              E30 Fanatic
                              • Oct 2006
                              • 1222

                              #29
                              My interior light took a dump today, Will check the fuses tomorrow, if not switches and then....

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                              • e34john
                                No R3VLimiter
                                • Apr 2006
                                • 3599

                                #30
                                wheel bearing is getting worst

                                fuel guage is starting to go a little crazy, it sucks worst because my odometer is out, so i always worry about running out of fuel.
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