I reckon I'll get kicked out for this but...

[iamsam]

Is this a joke?

the t-belt part? no not a joke I am having a brain fart.

[Danny]

they have chains.

[iamsam]

they have chains.

gotcha. Yeah, I have never actually messed with an M30. Owned an M30 car once for a few weeks, but re-sold it (for a profit, of course....)

[brettholomew21]

I reckon after driving it I'm gonna have the cooling system flushed, it was running just above the halfway mark on the drive home. Might do it myself if I get ambitious...

[iamsam]

You should do everything yourself that you can. Its way cheaper, you learn about your car way more, and its fun. If it was running on the warmer side, i would check the fan clutch. When the car is fully hot and idling, roll up a newspaper and cram it in your fanblades. If the fan instantly stops and has no resistance, you have a bad fan clutch. If your newspaper is shredded, the fan clutch is fine.

[brettholomew21]

If it was running on the warmer side, i would check the fan clutch. When the car is fully hot and idling, roll up a newspaper and cram it in your fanblades. If the fan instantly stops and has no resistance, you have a bad fan clutch. If your newspaper is shredded, the fan clutch is fine.

Well, by that gauge, I need a new fan clutch. I did the test when the needle was hovering around 3/4. Time to crack open the Haynes that came with the car! I got three days to get this thing running cool!

[xwill112x]

redline water wetter and a cooler tstat

[iamsam]

Well, by that gauge, I need a new fan clutch. I did the test when the needle was hovering around 3/4. Time to crack open the Haynes that came with the car! I got three days to get this thing running cool!

first of all your needle shouldn't be at 3/4, i'd watch that closely. And totally get a new fan clutch, try Napa, they seem to have access to alot of BMW parts that other's don't. And you shouldn't need Haynes!! to remove fan/clutch assembly: get a long skinny screwdriver to cram between the bolts of the pulley to hold it still, and loosen the big nut with a 32mm wrench, or something like that. maybe its a 34mm. and that big nut is REVERSE THREAD. So righty loosey lefty tighty.

[brettholomew21]

Flushed the coolant today which brought the temp down to half or right above all day long, which eases my mind a little bit. The fan clutch will be a Monday project and I'll hopefully have it running cool (with a roof rack and some tunes) by Wednesday morning...

[vectorsc]

My E34 is almost back on the road. 1991 M5. God I love that car.

[Atreus]

hell yeah, i see getting my e34 fixed with the next paycheck. the e30 is feeling a little small, lol.

[brettholomew21]

hell yeah, i see getting my e34 fixed with the next paycheck. the e30 is feeling a little small, lol.

Yeah i was kind of shocked at how much space there is behind and above my head coming from my old E30.

I think I'm getting some throwing stars after the stereo and the roof rack, so if anyone has any leads, LMK

[Atreus]

get some style 5's, with a nice rack, that'll look good.

i finally saw a pic of your car, looks nice! grats on the purchase

[iamsam]

i'll show you a nice rack.... wait. wut?

Brett, after everything is in working order, you should drop the E34 on some H&Rs and Bilstien Sports, and do the style 5 thing.

[Roland H]

Correction - should sell the E34 to me...