Dad and Daughter E30 project

[LJ851]

Guys, the CAR is Petunia...Madison is the OP's name...

Wait a minute, you're saying the car has its own r3v account ?




Mind Blown.

[Cabriolet]

Guys, the CAR is Petunia...Madison is the OP's name...

So, is it the dad or the daughter posting? The grammar is phenomenal for a person of the younger generation.

anyways.

was the air leak found? im wondering if they put the bottom of the throttle body back together and attached all the lines.

check the under side of the intake, see if the oil return pipe has slid down or not sealing. also check the intake, make sure the TPS is plugged in. check the vacuum hose next to it, also.
lastly the injector harness. c101 plug. it's keyed to the metal rail it sits in, plug goes through, then a tiny lock ring then the bottom plug. - i missed this on my first rebuild.

[kingston]

Guys, the CAR is Petunia...Madison is the OP's name...

[monty23psk]

My .02, on the intake pic with new injectors, you should clean the gunk on the inside or hopefully did after the pic was taken.

Also, regarding problem, time is ticking on that fuel pump. First sign of it going bad is high whine.

[willworkfore30s]

I hope my kid is a cool as you one day! Great progress. Subscribed

[QUKBMER]

Oh yeah forgot to post that part. The cylinder head guy welded it up and repaired the stress crack for us. Its the same head that came off it.

Ok good didnt want you to have a head failure do to that.

[pandaboo911]

this is cool

[Petunia]

I have a question.Look at the OP's first post pic's,look at post pic # 5 at the pre casted tower for the rocker rod closest to the rear. Doesnt it looked stress cracked ? Did you guys get it repaired or get a new head?

Oh yeah forgot to post that part. The cylinder head guy welded it up and repaired the stress crack for us. Its the same head that came off it.

[QUKBMER]

I have a question.Look at the OP's first post pic's,look at post pic # 5 at the pre casted tower for the rocker rod closest to the rear. Doesnt it looked stress cracked ? Did you guys get it repaired or get a new head?

[EREKSHUN]

Too cool petunia. Your the coolest little R3v sister on here that's for sure.

[Petunia]

Day 8 :

Pics as promised

We started with a lot of cleaning and painting :

















Rebuilt Injectors from Maksinjection :



The Head was sent to the machine shop where it received a hot tanking, resurfacing, 3 angle valve job, New valves, cam seals, valve guides, valve stem seals, replacement of the broken rocker and a new rocker shaft







As you can see.. there was some damage when the timing belt broke LOL



Setting up the timing on TDC in preps for timing belt/water pump change :





Its been pretty fun putting this thing back together. Once my dad figures out the fuel pump whine and the idle issues, we will move onto making her look nicer.

[Duke137]

That noise is definitely 100% the in tank fuel pump, get a replacement as it WILL die

Great project! I have a Delphin grey (2 door though) too

[Petunia]

Sounds like a failing fuel pump. Either that or there is a dentist's office up in there that you can't see.

Well we went out an bought a new fuel filter. If that doesn't fix it then I guess we will need a new pump.

[deutschman]

With the car on get something smoky that you can see in there air and put it around the intake side of the motor. If you see it get sucked into any of the hoses you have a vacuum leak.

[Petunia]

do a smoke test It sounds like a vac leak ... get a cigar and blow smoke into the fuel pressure vac line into the intake or the vc vent hose. watch for smoke

With the car on or off?