SoCal General Chat

[IronmanE30]

this is prolly a dumb question, where do you guys buy replacement oil pumps for the m20 at?? Everywhere I have looked has them listed but all of them are out of stock, and most say NLA

It appears that BMW NA does not have any of the oil pumps but do not list them as NLA. There are folks out there that will rebuild the pump if you have time for that and if those parts are available. I am not sure about independent vendors availability for a new pump. I did check with my other vendor and they do not have them in stock either. The M3 guys are having the same problem with the S14 oil pump and have gotten theirs rebuilt by Robert who use to own E30 Motorwerks in Orange County and is now working out of his home.

Cheers,

Jim

[semaj4712]

It appears that BMW NA does not have any of the oil pumps but do not list them as NLA. There are folks out there that will rebuild the pump if you have time for that and if those parts are available. I am not sure about independent vendors availability for a new pump. I did check with my other vendor and they do not have them in stock either. The M3 guys are having the same problem with the S14 oil pump and have gotten theirs rebuilt by Robert who use to own E30 Motorwerks in Orange County and is now working out of his home.

Cheers,

Jim

Hmm thats a bummer, how much does it even cost to get an oil pump rebuilt, never done that before, or even heard of anyone doing that

[Luke Girard]

The trolling on VWvortex about all the shit that's going down at H20i

[IronmanE30]

Hmm thats a bummer, how much does it even cost to get an oil pump rebuilt, never done that before, or even heard of anyone doing that

They did not say how much but here is a link to the thread on S14.

http://www.s14.net/forums/forum/s14/general-e30-m3-discussion/1127298-no-oil-pumps-available-and-bmw-does-not-have-someone-to-make-them

Cheers,

Jim

[2mAn]

2 questions:

#1 How much should it cost to powdercoat a 24v Valvecover (not a plastic one) ??
#2 Know any good places that can do it?

[itskingsteelo]

He means JMP in Reseda

Exactly.

[itskingsteelo]

Did someone say beach?

Must of missed it!



Itching to go again

I'm going to Zuma tomorrow around 230 if you guys wanna join.
ANYBODY

[sam_]

just got some weaves and am getting the lifetime alignment at Firestone right now!


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[sam_]

Firestone just called and said they won't align because tie rod ends need to be replaced -_-


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[freeride53]

moved back down on tuesday. its way too hot.

[Chilezen]

#1 How much should it cost to powdercoat a 24v Valvecover (not a plastic one) ??
#2 Know any good places that can do it?

I had both my intake and cover powdercoated for $60 at a shop in Gardena/Carson called Montano's. From the outside the building looks shady, but just walk in through the gate and find someone to talk to in the back. The price reflects the solid paint they had in stock; upgrade to sparkly paint costs more $. I had them sandblast+coat it blue, then I did the black stripes by hand.

Firestone just called and said they won't align because tie rod ends need to be replaced -_-

They need to be replaced because those guys don't want to risk fuckin' breaking them. Amateurs.

[efficient]

just got some weaves and am getting the lifetime alignment at Firestone right now!


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i wanted to buy a lifetime alignment but they made it a big deal that they don't want to mess with lowered cars so i don't look into to them anymore.

[mkcman17]

The firestone in westchester will align my car as long as I can get it on the rack. They even asked how much camber I wanted last time.

The firestone in manhattan won't even touch my car.

[Luke Girard]

It's getting crazy at H20i. Cops are taking cars out!

[sam_]

Could someone post a link to a DIY on the tie rod end replacement?

Am I looking @ an easy job or a bitch?

Any special tools required?