Diamantschwarz 318is resto/rebuild

[E30stan]

you have a good heart for spreading the care to the under appreciated m42, looking forward to see the rest of the engine build! don't be shy with the camera

[MkII]

Few more updates, things are starting to come together!

Cleaning all the engine parts - oven cleaner works really well with a bit of scrubbing



Stripped the head on one of the bolts for the oil pump so we had to drill it out



a bit of a pain but it came out alright



The bottom end is coming together - got the pistons all cleaned up and put in. The rebuild has been a bit of a pain - mostly because of all the cleaning so it has affectionally been coined the slutmotor....





Oh and I got a new daily - it gets me from A-B lol. It's a Ford Focus XR5 turbo - or ST for those of you playing outside of Australia. The problem is I don't think I could get the BMW to be this fast without sinking a lot of money into it haha. You can see it up on stands in the background.

[M3Philipp]

Looking forward to see more photos of you rebuilding the engine.:up:

[MkII]

I'll try to take as many pics as possible but I always forget when I'm working

[M3Philipp]

I'll try to take as many pics as possible but I always forget when I'm working

Dont worry with making photos of every detail.
Just a couple of photos would be fine.
So you cleaned all those four pistons?
They almost look like new now.

[MkII]

Yeah it took a while just using oven cleaner and a nylon scourer (scotch pad or similar) but the result was deninately worth it. There was heaps of carbon deposits on them that we're really hard to remove

[MkII]

Have been doing a little bit more cleaning.. it's almost ready to go back together now, I just have to place another small parts order.



Looking all clean - some of these parts will be getting a coat of paint before reassembly.

[MkII]

btw my mate is thinking about putting an S38 in his e9 lol. That will be the next engine build!

[Massimo]

Wow I don't know how I missed this.

Looks like it is coming together nicely. As always if you need some help drop me a PM I am always happy to help out a fellow E30.

[DDF_Dutchie]

Damn that E9 is nice.. Your mate is one lucky bastard.

Proper DD mate

[mtlbloodshot]

Slicktops are my fav.. why? Cause I got one!! Great looking project

[MattAvino]

This is looking great.
May I suggest one of these?:

[MkII]

Thanks for the comments guys. MattAvino I have both the haynes manuals for the e30 and the e36 (for the engine), is the Bentley manual any different?

Sorry for the lack of updates but I finally have some good news, a new box of parts arrived! It contains most of the remaining things I needed.



I ordered a new oil pressure relief valve and spring after other people suggested it be replaced and this arrived - it is completely different from the old piston - did I order the wrong thing or is it a new design? I don't have any pics of the original atm to compare.



I also started painting the engine parts, the valve cover is wrinkle black and I will sand down the high points to bare aluminium I think.



Hopefully it will be all put back together in the next 3 weeks. I'll keep you updated!

[MkII]

Lots more photos!

I've been working hard trying to get this thing done as I really want to drive it soon, I have had it for ages and am still yet to drive an E30!

I pulled out the gearbox and drive shaft etc. I'm getting sick of working in my driveway though - I got saturated - definitely need a bigger shed.



Check out these gearbox mounts! They ripped in half as we removed the box



Check out the guibo too, totally rooted, I have a new one to replace it



Polished the top of the valve cover - pretty happy with how it turned out



Painted the block too



Check out this merc I saw by work the other day too, I'm guessing it's bagged haha





I spent all sunday with my mate putting the engine together - pretty happy with it and I can't wait to get it started.

Can anyone spot the repurposed Land Rover bolt lol?







The Haynes manual had some ridiculous idea to put the hydraulic tappets/lifters in by using silicone to set them in place and then peeling it off after it had dried... I just put some cardboard under it to keep them in placed and then pulled it out lol.





Getting the cams in



Timing all set up





And all put together! Looks pretty good to me - next step is getting it back in the car.





Let me know what you think!

[Court M3]

Nice progress! Can't wait to see it finished.