How to tow a E30 ? (urgent)

[Julien]

I heard it was a problem with the angle of towing a BMW with the front wheels off the ground. If the car is lifted up in the front, the front bearings from the gearbox will be starved of oil and eventually seize.. I think it's listed in the bentley

Julien

[Rede30eS]

My e30's been towed over a thousand miles on a dolly. Just put the gearbox in neutral.

[kenika65]

Okay you never want to tow an automatic with the drive wheels on the ground neutral or not... it will ruin the auto at high speeds and long distances (some say over fill the tranny and it wont ruin it but I say always on a trailer period.

And to my understanding it is illegal to tow a car on a car dolly with the car backwards.

[GaryE30]

I heard it was a problem with the angle of towing a BMW with the front wheels off the ground. If the car is lifted up in the front, the front bearings from the gearbox will be starved of oil and eventually seize.. I think it's listed in the bentley

Julien

Truth.

[GaryE30]

My e30's been towed over a thousand miles on a dolly. Just put the gearbox in neutral.

Even in neutral the transmission is spinning and the bearings will still be starved if the driveshaft is connected.

[kenika65]

My e30's been towed over a thousand miles on a dolly. Just put the gearbox in neutral.

And for some reason your e30s are always being towed lol

[Rede30eS]

Well thats not too much of a concern, the car is going to be redone anyway.

How is it always being towed? It's been towed once.

[VacMan]

[ldsbeaker]

Only flatbeds for me, kthx.

Haven't had to use one... (knock on wood)

[Maluco]

odd, according to the manual, you can tow the car with the front wheels off the ground with a few other considerations...

[Charlie]

That's great until your steering lock takes a shit on you.

-Charlie

[VacMan]

That's great until your steering lock takes a shit on you.

-Charlie

Tie down strap double-looped through the steering wheel and ratcheted to the brake pedal makes the steering lock a non-issue. :)

Tim

[kenika65]

See it says only up to 30mph and to add a qt of atf!!!

Tell me of a tow truck driver that wont go over 30mph ha

[Funkmasta]

Flatbed, always.

[NC325iC]

ive had my car towed 2 times, both times on flatbeds, the second time they came with one that towed via rear wheel pickup and the front was 2 inches off the ground so i told them to get me a flat bed