The Blunderwagon - 89 325iX touring 3.1L stroker

[kronus]

can confirm

also, anyone have any really super excellent 100% great ideas/tips for pulling out the TC bushing that aren't "have the specific OEM BMW tool you need for just this purpose"?

[Julien]

Do you happen to have the part no for the whole kit? If I'm not mistaken the ix has a different pressure plate that the regular 325i.

It rattles with the pedal out, when I press is in, the rattle is gone.

That's every 325i ;)

[D.Martijn]

That is most likely not your throwout bearing. It might be your pilot bearing, or input shaft bearing on the transmission.

I don’t have a part #, sorry. As far as I can tell, this is a regular m20 kit. I think the ix kit is dimensionally similar but has a stiffer pressure plate spring.

Cool, thanks. That might also be the silent whining I'm hearing when I accelerate under load.

No problem. So far I've found this number for a Sachs kit 3000 132 002, looks like a regular 325i kit.
And yes, the pressure plate spring is stiffer.

[jeenyus]

I ended up just using a regular M20 kit from Sachs too. I didn't see anything ix specific.

[kronus]

That is most likely not your throwout bearing. It might be your pilot bearing, or input shaft bearing on the transmission.

I don’t have a part #, sorry. As far as I can tell, this is a regular m20 kit. I think the ix kit is dimensionally similar but has a stiffer pressure plate spring.

[D.Martijn]

The flywheel/clutch/pressure plate I installed are the ones that came with the car, but sachs kits (TOB/pressure plate/disc/install tool) run around 300 bucks where I am.

Is your rattle with pedal in, or out? Different things end up rattling in there.


No idea on amps, I played around a bit and ended up at 2/5 "Voltage"s. Any more would burn through, any less would go on cold. It's likely a lot of this was due to paint and sealant contamination, as I didn't want to pull the carpet and thoroughly clean the area. My logic is if I pull the carpet, this car won't drive until at least 2020.

Do you happen to have the part no for the whole kit? If I'm not mistaken the ix has a different pressure plate that the regular 325i.

It rattles with the pedal out, when I press is in, the rattle is gone.

[kronus]

Nice work on the Touring! I should have a look at replacing my clutch and throwout bearing soon as it's making a rattlinh/whining noise. Not really looking forward to that.
How much did you pay for a full set?

That shifter hole turned out great! I would have never thought that you would get it that flat lol.How many amps do you use?

The flywheel/clutch/pressure plate I installed are the ones that came with the car, but sachs kits (TOB/pressure plate/disc/install tool) run around 300 bucks where I am.

Is your rattle with pedal in, or out? Different things end up rattling in there.


No idea on amps, I played around a bit and ended up at 2/5 "Voltage"s. Any more would burn through, any less would go on cold. It's likely a lot of this was due to paint and sealant contamination, as I didn't want to pull the carpet and thoroughly clean the area. My logic is if I pull the carpet, this car won't drive until at least 2020.

[D.Martijn]

Nice work on the Touring! I should have a look at replacing my clutch and throwout bearing soon as it's making a rattlinh/whining noise. Not really looking forward to that.
How much did you pay for a full set?

That shifter hole turned out great! I would have never thought that you would get it that flat lol.How many amps do you use?

[kronus]

good news! updates!

Finished up the timing belt, water pump, e36 radiator, valves, seals, etc etc. Also picked up a strut brace that came up locally.



The radiator size difference mentioned before in this thread:




Installed a new firewall insulation thing. Doing this properly requires pulling the fusebox and brake booster, but I was able to worm it in place with some strategic cuts. Uninstalled -



Installed, along with the cleaned up flywheel, new pilot bearing, and new shield thing.




Also, finally, made an attempt at cleaning up The Hole. This isn't final by any means, but getting it perfect would require stripping the whole car down so that is going to wait until I've had a chance to actually drive it.

After a little hammering and unbending to get the metal to sit more or less where I wanted it -



After booger welding it in place. Blew through constantly, it sucked, but it's more or less together now. Using a piece of copper as a weld shield/heatsink was a big help.






Sometime this week, the transmission and driveline will start to make their way back into the car, and then the registration adventure will start.

[kronus]

I've had a couple full weekends, and haven't made much progress as a result. I'll be spending all sunday on it, though. On the ticket:

- front of the motor back together (needs a helicoil for one of the cover bolts)
- e36 radiator in
- trans tunnel insulation swapped out
- shifter hole unfucked
- trans in
- shifter assembly re-assembled
- tc in, maybe
- driveshafts cleaned, painted, reassembled

[D.Martijn]

Any updates on your Touring? :)

[notanawdix80]

I am definitely 100% in this space now



thanks! to be clear, you replaced yours with a rando VW CV? I guess they're all Lobro something or other, huh

No i did not. Previous-previous owner did.

Some months ago i removed the driveshaft and tried to replace the worn cv but i could not find a matching cv boot for it. Mine was destroyed and all the grease was scattered around the tunnel, so i assembled it back again.

[nando]

My E30 is basically a glorified beer fridge. :p

[flyboyx]

I think I have one of those under the hood of every vehicle I own

[Julien]

btw, is this some super rare factory option?

Not sure, but I've seen it on many belgian-spec e30s