NOR-CAL General Chat.

[CabbE30]

did you say there is milkshake under the cap?

There is..

[mbonanni]

"damage" is done.

You most likely blew your HG or cracked your head. When this happened to me I replace
- Head Gasket
- Head bolts
- All timing components
- Waterpump
- Hoses
- Coolant
- Oil and filter
- Thermostat
- Valve cover gasket

I am sure there is more, but those are the main ones. In addition to that I also got my head pressure tested and resurfaced.

When replacing oil here is what I did.
1. Drain the milkshake
2. Put on new filter and in new oil
3. Start car let run to operating temp.
3. Drain oil
4. Repeat 2 and 3
5. Repeat 2 and 3 again
6. New filter and oil

This is was blunt told me to do. This process makes sure all, or most of, the "milkshake" is out of the pan. If you run with coolant in your oil there is a possibility of frying your bearings.

Goodluck.

[bastianshaw]

use cheap oil for the first 2 changes then put in some vr1
HG really not that bad + after fix motor will go forever :-)

[mbonanni]

Yeah, don't use expensive oil lol. The process is just to clear out the milkshake.

[golde30]

Cool to hear Chris's touring will be in the bay... I hope to have my s50 powered touring back on the road this year, murdered out.

[adamtnyc]

Need a good mechanic for my E30 in Bay Area.

I just moved up here from SoCal and I need to do some stuff to my car. What are the good shops in the Bay Area for our E30s. I would also consider a privateer enthusiast who wants to make some extra money. I'm in the Outer Richmond but willing to travel a bit to find the right person. I need a NorCal Castro's!

[SouthBayE30]

I'm also looking for a good mechanic in the South Bay - any suggestions?

[Vivek]

Jonny may be able to take care of you. A few people on here do side work.

[Pantless Spency]

Need a good mechanic for my E30 in Bay Area.

I just moved up here from SoCal and I need to do some stuff to my car. What are the good shops in the Bay Area for our E30s. I would also consider a privateer enthusiast who wants to make some extra money. I'm in the Outer Richmond but willing to travel a bit to find the right person. I need a NorCal Castro's!

all be it pretty far i highly recommend RGMW, ryan gangemi motorworks in auburn.
he does stellar work,FB page linked bellow:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ryan-Gangemi-Motorworks/138459956228976?ref=ts&fref=ts

i also recommend CAtuned, they are some great dudes as well, but again there also in the sacramento area.

http://www.facebook.com/linkCatuned?ref=ts&fref=ts

hope this helps some! welcome to the bay.

[golde30]

Hollar at me, I have a fully equipt shop in my garage at home, been working out of my home for almost a year.

[ASDTANk]

wagon is teh sex

[CabbE30]

"damage" is done.

You most likely blew your HG or cracked your head. When this happened to me I replace
- Head Gasket
- Head bolts
- All timing components
- Waterpump
- Hoses
- Coolant
- Oil and filter
- Thermostat
- Valve cover gasket

I am sure there is more, but those are the main ones. In addition to that I also got my head pressure tested and resurfaced.

When replacing oil here is what I did.
1. Drain the milkshake
2. Put on new filter and in new oil
3. Start car let run to operating temp.
3. Drain oil
4. Repeat 2 and 3
5. Repeat 2 and 3 again
6. New filter and oil

This is was blunt told me to do. This process makes sure all, or most of, the "milkshake" is out of the pan. If you run with coolant in your oil there is a possibility of frying your bearings.

Goodluck.

Thanks for the info, I dont think it is a cracked head because the motor has never been anywhere near over-heated, but I will get it checked. I just did the timing components and the cooling system like 3000 miles ago so I'm hoping I can clean out those components well enough.

[Albuquerque30]

Cool to hear Chris's touring will be in the bay... I hope to have my s50 powered touring back on the road this year, murdered out.

I'll have to lookout for a meet here in the next week or two so everyone can take a look at it.

e30 or e34 touring?

wagon is teh sex

Thanks. Can't wait to show it off. :)

[ohthejosh]

Crap gotta pay my "failure to obey a road sign" ticket ~300 smackeroos down the shithole.

[Pantless Spency]

Crap gotta pay my "failure to obey a road sign" ticket ~300 smackeroos down the shithole.