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Took a drive on LCR with some friends. LCR photo guy took some shots.
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Car started running terribly last month. It dogged under 3k and then sprung to life when it went into the higher RPM range. Classic Vanos symptoms. I never touched it when I did the original swap so it was definitely due.
First I did the valve adjustment. I was told the engine was low mileage and it seemed to be in great shape. Only three valves needed a slight adjustment.
I followed this with the Besian seals rebuild and also their rebuilt solenoid. Overall the process was very straightforward and their instructions were super easy to follow. The only mistake I made was damaging one of the seals on install so it set me back a week while I waited for the replacement
It RIPS now!
I think my next project might be the exhaust. I'd really like to quiet it down. Maybe add an x-pipe or something to reduce the rasp.Leave a comment:
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I keep seeing this e30 roll by on the street. Turns out he/she works at the Mazda dealership here so I pulled in and took a pic. Maybe I'll run into he/she at some point.
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How has the car been? How many miles have you put on the swap???
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Well my climate fan started to only work on 4...which is better than not working but is annoying. I tried to get Black Forest Werkshop in Austin to replace the resistor but they wouldn't even quote it....
So, I dove in to replace the resistor and it turned into a "while you're in there" sort of thing. I've always wanted to extend the e46 wiring harness because it was so short it barely went through the firewall and I had the ECU just hanging there by the wires. I extended all the wires 13 inches. So many wires...
Success! Hours and hours of work just so I could mount the ecu... In summary, if you are just starting this swap, pay the extra money for the z4 harness.
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Out for a rip with the boys in the rain. Fixed a couple things on the drive. Tightened up the rear view mirror so there isn't anymore wobble and tightened one of the windshield wipers.
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Giving the e30 some love this week. I've had a noise in the back right that has become more pronounced over time, plus the axle boots have been cracked. I took on the task of changing the rear wheel bearings and the axles out. Oh boy this was a pita that I took my time on and plugged away over the course of the week.
Car up and getting it apart
First hub out after serious banging with a slidehammer. I ached all over after doing this
Driver's side hub was an absolute beast. I beat on it off and on for 2 days with the slide hammer and tried to pound it out from the backside and even had my buddy give it a go with no luck. I've always heard applying heat helps but I never took it seriously. Now I will always use it, I heated the hub up for 1 minute with a propane torch and then it came out with 5 whacks
When this one came out part of the bearing was still attached. I read about people spending hours with a dremel but I managed to use a cutting wheel on the angle grinder to take material off and then I knocked it off with a screwdriver and hammer
Next step, I pulled out the bearings using a bearing puller from Harbor Freight. When I first used it I didn't lubricate the threads and it worked but it was so hard going that it broke my ratchet. I use a 4 foot steel pipe for leverage so it's not a surprise.
k, now pressing the bearing in
Tools used from Harbor Freight:
Bearing press - Pro-tip, lubricate the heck out of the threads. I actually stripped the first one I got removing the bearings but Harbor Freight rocks and they just swapped it out for me for free
Big sockets for the axle nuts
And back in the driveway
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