My euro 320i/B6 3.5 Alpina Tribute ( Now with turbo power)

[efficient]

That front end looks real clean and mean

[ThatOneEuroE30]

So haven't touched this car in a while do to buying my the slick top and fixing it sorta but thats a story for another day. Anyways I went out to the car and did the bleeding technique kronus provided me. Seems to have gotten a lot of air out hopefully it works think i may get a new temp switch for fan just cause I'm not sure this one works. It was new in box but idk how many years old cause it came with my car when i bought it 2-3 years ago. Im also pretty my idle issue is do to the cam letting out cylinder pressure on low throttle input causing the engine to bog and want to die. So I found a mark d chip to help fix that. Once i get a wide band on i can see if i would benefit from some pink tops. I also gave it a bath for the first time and no leaks!!!

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I know its a squeeze in a bay with an m30 but can you feel the radiator & see if it has cold spots? Bleeding the m30 is a pita of a job

I ran into a similar issue with my gf m40 car after we did the headgasket & found the rad to be clogged up with head gasket repair treatment gunk.

Yea rad is functioning properly.


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[ThatOneEuroE30]

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?p=498844#p498844

I pulled that hose off but did not do a blow hose. I will do that thank you. After that It will be figuring out why it's bogging and why the fan isn't kicking on. Maybe a pocket of air is keeping switch from getting to temp.


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[kronus]

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?p=498844#p498844

[Anthony B]

I know its a squeeze in a bay with an m30 but can you feel the radiator & see if it has cold spots? Bleeding the m30 is a pita of a job

I ran into a similar issue with my gf m40 car after we did the headgasket & found the rad to be clogged up with head gasket repair treatment gunk.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Went to bleed cooling system and drive it for first time but that did not happen... Started bleeding cooling system and once the car hit operating temp it immediately started to overheat. It was pumping coolant out of the expansion tank and continued to over heat every time after, I didn't let it get hot though I shut her down the second the needle got pass center. Also my fan that I wired in isnt kicking on at temp, I'm wondering if my thermostat isn't working. I cant continue to try and bleed the cooling system if it just overheats so i cant try and work any more air out until it rest at operating temp. What i don't get is all this stuff worked perfectly before I rebuilt motor. My car is also bogging down if i tap the throttle.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Got the hose replaced so all coolant leaks are taken care of. I got my insurance card, tomorrow I will bleed cooling system and take it on its maiden voyage. I also found out the whistle noise the car makes is the intake pipe I pulled air filter off and could hear it. So I'm not really sure what the deal is with the idle then. hopefully have it licensed next week.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Went out to shop today and put on my third water pump gasket. This one should hold its oe from bmw and i let the rtv seal longer then the 5-10 min cure time the tube said. I let it go for about 4-5 hours. I put the idler pulley on for alt now the V belt has proper tension. I also adjusted the valves and man that made a world of difference the cyl 1 intake was off and cly 2 exhaust. I adjusted them and it on fire up the idle immediately sounded better with no tick. I just gotta figure out the damn vac leak now. I also figure out this hose was also part issue with coolant leak. When i pulled water pump i could see where coolant breeched the gasket/rtv

https://vimeo.com/169792105

[ThatOneEuroE30]

My euro 320i/B6 3.5 Alpina Tribute the never ending saga

Very nice and sounds so good. You have put a ton of work into this car and it show. Love the alpina front on this car!

jm

Thank you.


I went back out to shop cause I left my wallet there. While I was there I noticed the bottom hose on the junction block wasnt on all the way. I put that on all the way and tightened it up. I cleaned up the coolant before and checked it after to notice coolant still there. My junction block seal was fine. So either i had left over coolant and it dribbled down to leave the pool i had. Or my water pump is still leaking. Its a good sizes puddle under the car.



The coolant is pooling between those two bolts and then dribbling down the block onto alternator bracket and oil pan and then to floor. I will give it a day or two so it all dries up and see if it still have a mess. I wont pull water pump until i got tensioner for the v belt.

Also made sure all my vac lines were connect and clamped. They are. So idk why my idle is high. Valves were adjusted on the cam with .008 go .010 no go

[2002jm]

:)

Very nice and sounds so good. You have put a ton of work into this car and it show. Love the alpina front on this car!
jm

[ThatOneEuroE30]

sounds like it's probably not your water pump gasket that's leaking. I'd suspect the hoses going into the water distribution block, or the gasket between that block and the head.

I will have to check. Nothing seemed to be coming from up there. I could see a puddle of coolant just under water pump on the lower timing cover. And then it drips down the block onto the ground from there.

[kronus]

sounds like it's probably not your water pump gasket that's leaking. I'd suspect the hoses going into the water distribution block, or the gasket between that block and the head.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Well guys after an extensive surgery and long heart transplant. Our patient is alive and making a full recovery.

For some reason my water pump gasket is still leaking even after i put a new one on with a gasket sealer. I had a pretty good puddle of coolant under the car. Im confused as fuck as to how 2 gaskets in a row leak. I even sealed the gasket to the water pump and let it cure then sealed it to the block and let it cure so i have sealant on both sides of my gasket! Other then that I've got a vacuum leak to chase down cause its idling at about 1100. I also need to get a new alt tension nut mine stripped and my temp fix isn't holding the belt isn't working and it has lost tension.

https://vimeo.com/169383408

Just need to fix those issues. Get it licensed and then drive the shit out of it.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Motor is ready to start. It turns over no problems. I tried to start it but it didn't fire so i went home. Then when i got home remembered i pulled fuel pump fuse when i primed system and didn't put it back in I will go out tomorrow pop the fuse in and hopefully fire this beast up.