NOR-CAL General Chat.

[CarsonE30]

arent you part of the "No E30 Club"

oh hush I'm working on getting the E34 outta here so I can get another 325is

[Cabriolet]

About to tackle the timing belt, water pump, and camshaft seal... Any last words before I start draining her coolant?

32mm spanner wrench
1 flat head screw driver
a drill with a 1/4 drive
6mm,7mm,8mm,10mm 1/4" drive sockets
deep socket 13mm 3/8" drive
E12 star socket
1/2" to 3/8" adapter
1/2',3/8",1/4" rackets
12mm,13mm,22mm wrenches
peratex water pump sealant
red high temp grease
2gl distilled water
1gl bmw coolant
1 can of brake clean
roll of paper towel
1 razor blade
loosen the the water pump pulley before you take off the the Vbelts.
Before you remove the timing belt, loosen the cam bolt.

you dont need to remove the 2 wires from across the front of the timing belt cover, work around them carefully.

it should take you ~4 hours start to finish by yourself. 5 hours if you polish all the parts. my record speed is 3:15 with my dad helping.

DO NOT over tighten the 10mm long bolt that goes into the head. 12lbs MAX! use loctite if it is already stripped out.

there is a timing mark on the cam and head and another on the crank (line) and "V" in the lower housing.

only use the spring tension to tension the timing belt, over tightening the belt with added tension with cause premature wear and failure of the belt. too loose and you blow the engine. rotate the crank 4 times with the 22mm wrench as the tensioner is loose and allow the spring to take up the slack. then verify the timing marks and if ok, tighten it up and put it all back together. this car is by far the easiest timing belt job to do right if you follow the few rules.

[oliver.r]

arent you part of the "No E30 Club"

i havent had a e30 for over a year and im still here

[Pantless Spency]

32mm spanner wrench
1 flat head screw driver
a drill with a 1/4 drive
6mm,7mm,8mm,10mm 1/4" drive sockets
deep socket 13mm 3/8" drive
E12 star socket
1/2" to 3/8" adapter
1/2',3/8",1/4" rackets
12mm,13mm,22mm wrenches
peratex water pump sealant
red high temp grease
2gl distilled water
1gl bmw coolant
1 can of brake clean
roll of paper towel
1 razor blade
loosen the the water pump pulley before you take off the the Vbelts.
Before you remove the timing belt, loosen the cam bolt.

you dont need to remove the 2 wires from across the front of the timing belt cover, work around them carefully.

it should take you ~4 hours start to finish by yourself. 5 hours if you polish all the parts. my record speed is 3:15 with my dad helping.

DO NOT over tighten the 10mm long bolt that goes into the head. 12lbs MAX! use loctite if it is already stripped out.

there is a timing mark on the cam and head and another on the crank (line) and "V" in the lower housing.

only use the spring tension to tension the timing belt, over tightening the belt with added tension with cause premature wear and failure of the belt. too loose and you blow the engine. rotate the crank 4 times with the 22mm wrench as the tensioner is loose and allow the spring to take up the slack. then verify the timing marks and if ok, tighten it up and put it all back together. this car is by far the easiest timing belt job to do right if you follow the few rules.

loosen the cam bolt before removing the timing belt?

please explain me this, is it just so that you'll be able to replace the cam seal, and not have the cam spinning on you while your trying to loosen the cam bolt?

I like your guide tho, its a good one.

[Cabriolet]

so the bolt that holds in the cam can be quite tight. and if you take the timing belt off then try to loosen it. the cam will rotate. if this happens and you apply force you will bend valves. but you only back it off a full turn, then remove the timing belt.

[2mAn]

i havent had a e30 for over a year and im still here

thats because this is quite possibly the best forum in existence! I will be here regardless of what car Im driving

#r3v4life

[phreshkid]

same. except it's been more than a year for me.

[Cabriolet]

I did my first doughnut in my car yesterday. and zain did one too. E30s+rain=fun

[kronus]

i miss driving e30s regularly :[

[oliver.r]

you have a lot of e30s tho

[Pantless Spency]

I did my first doughnut in my car yesterday. and zain did one too. E30s+rain=fun

lol now you know why I love the rain :D


and the cam bolt thing makes sense. luckily when I did mine the first time, it wasn't too tight, because I took my head off before removing the cam pulley.

we went sliding last night in the rain, went out to this spot my brothers friend said was cool, sure enough it sucked ass and we could hardly see 50 feet ahead of us in the fog. I was butt hurt and im like well it'll rain tmw here in vegas, ill go to the spots I like, sure enough forecast has changed for sun :/

[kronus]

0 working ones

[oliver.r]

Srsly guys i need a fucking plastic bumper

[Pantless Spency]

Srsly guys i need a fucking plastic bumper

Why? I have one in the garage in Napa. Shit paint.

[oliver.r]

its for gary's car. were painting his whole car so paint doesnt matter