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FAQ / REFERENCE => Member Profiles => Topic started by: Jay on March 13, 2014, 12:58:29 PM
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Hello everyone, i am Jay from The Netherlands. I've always searched this site for information and I thought that it was
time to register on this forum.
My car is/was a 316i Type 2 with an M10 engine.
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Times have changed and i wanted just a little bit more power.
Luckily my buddy had an M42 that was planned for rebuild, but he never had the time for it. So it became my
engine.
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This is how it arrived.
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New chain, tensioners, sprockets, water pump ect. And boxes full of parts it was crazy sorting everything out.
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Started with the head. The engine had a timing issue, there were about 10 valves that were bent.
Brand new ones have been installed and I resurfaced the valve guides.
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Installed the oil pan and cleaned the engine.
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Thanks to this forum I removed the heater plate.
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It is a really hard work to clean this years of dust and oil had to be removed.
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Time to remove the old M10. Runs great, was abused many times on the Nurburgring and never broke down.
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My battery ventilation is gone now.
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Cleaning again
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Installed a BMW 2002 Flywheel with a modified slave cylinder, because I don't have a 323 Euro TOB and
I do have a welding machine. The Flywheel has a new M50 ring gear so it would work with my M50 starter.
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This is how it currently sits in the garage. I installed a big M50 radiator and a oil vapour separator.
After 10 attempts to get the coils in the right order the M42 fired for the first time and guess what?
It runs like crap. But that's why I registered.
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nice
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Very nice!
What are your plans for the Air Intake/Filter with your oil separator living on the spot where it used to be?
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I just had to make a bigger bracket for the AFM. And I mounted a peace of tube with a 45 degree angle so the
K&N filter would fit nicely in the corner.
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Wooowooo!! What are you going to do with the M10? Make it a table?
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Lol jk...love seeing engine swaps, they're my favorite. You did a good job.
So what's going on with the M42, how is it running like crap?
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it's fixed finally. the vapour separator had a calculated vent in de cap, so I had a vacuum leak and the
AFM was faulty. runs great now but oil spilled from the filter housing so that's up next.
And the table is a great idea.
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The very first BMW I ever drove was a brand-new 1984 316i. It was a rental car and it was in Naples, Italy.
Boy, did we have fun. 8)
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The oil catchtank, is that a QSP product?
the hoses that came with it looks like shit, add some pron with braided lines ;-) totally overkill but it looks good :D
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The oil catchtank, is that a QSP product?
the hoses that came with it looks like shit, add some pron with braided lines ;-) totally overkill but it looks good :D
That's what the al say here. But I kind of like the ''garden hoses'' because you can see what is happening,
and it looks ridicules.
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One advice regarding starter: as I know m52/54 angine starters are with thread in starter housing so you will not have to install those crazy nuts to fix the starter motor.
http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E46-Sedan/Europe/320i-M52/L-N/browse/engine_electrical_system/starter/
http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E36-Coupe/Europe/318is-M42/browse/engine_electrical_system/starter_mounting_parts/
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I fitted a S50 starter because of the hard to reach nuts.
Anyway I replaced the O-ring and packing of the oil filter housing 3 times
but it just keeps on leaking so I guess its time to find a new oil filter
housing. On ETK I saw that you have two types of filter housings and I
wonder are they exchangeable?
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As I know officially there was only one type. Another type is probably from E36 M42/M44. Check the mating surfaces where O-rings are fitted. All of the should be clean.
P.S. I just moved few weeks ago from Maastricht ;)
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I just bought an M42 filter housing. Now I hope that this will work
because it's getting frustrating knowing that everything was installed clean and
correctly and that it shouldn't leak but it does :'(
Ill install it next weekend.
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Are your O-Rings correct size?
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Are your O-Rings correct size?
Yep, everything is OEM
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in worst case try to fit thicker O-rings.
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So I got some news. It is not the O-ring its the chain case itself.
F*cking hell this is the only seal I didn't replace because there
was already a new one installed.
now I've got to tear down the engine again. I am going to try to
replace the gasket without removing the head.
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This
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Was because of this
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Thank god we have autofocus to make everything clear :D
I guess there was a wrong gasket installed because when you look at the chain case
the oil line is more to the inside.
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Wow some one sealed it up perfect for me.
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Oil line was clogged.
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The worst part of this issue is the endless cleaning. I was so happy that the upper oil pan
could not be removed this made everything much easier, and it is going to be a bitch to fit it
right again. Now I have to wait until the local BMW stealer gets the new parts :P
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I finely received the parts I needed. And so its time for the rebuild 2.0.
The rear timing case is a tight fit if U don't remove the head, but after sanding
the edges to a round shape the bastard finally fitted. Its still a struggle to put
the timing case in the right spot it clears the crankshaft nicely but then the profile
gasket gets ''stuck'' on the head, so in order to compress the gasket hammers were involved.
Then the case had to be moved up so I put a support strut beneath the case and lowered the car
down.
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Today I've put the chain ect back in. the oil pan is next and then just some small parts to go.
I hope to have it running next week.
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Everything is back in place, I just have to put a helicoil in the head and then the cover can go on.
Also found a strut brace somewhere in the garage so that's going to be installed.
an overview pic
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Good work, it looks pretty toite. I hope you get it up and running without too many issues.
I have the same strut brace.. I don't think it does too much except look impressive.
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What's the aluminium tank for? Catch can.
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The aluminium strut brace doesn't just look cheap it also feels that way.
But since I have it laying around I might as well give it a try.
The tank is indeed a oil catch can.
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So it finally runs. And there are no oil leaks ;D
After swapping the AFM from a e34 M43 the car idles nice. It was a little bit hesitating
to rev up but after 4 miles it doesn't do that any more. Now the car is blowing some smoke
but I don't think its that important because it hasn't run in 4 years or so.
In two weeks I will take it to the road and see how it goes from there.
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Finally it is finished. I had a lot of issues in they end.
Coil no4 set fire to itself? and burned down al the wires so I had to make
new wires from the ECU to the coil pack because I didn't thrust the rest
I made new wires for al the coils. And then the spark plug wires failed
and the O2 sensor also failed but I was able to clean it and then it worked.
And I am currently running M50B25 injectors with a M50B20 FPR just to try.
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In two weeks or so I will be driving it on the Nordschleife will see how it goes.
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Hi, why did you remove the airbox ? Whitout partition you will take all the hot air.
The original airbox has the benefits of flow ram air.
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I would have installed the original airbox if I had one :P
And finding one was more complicated then an K&N filter
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So the M42 runs perfect then I fitted a GAZ suspension set and it was time to do some laps of the nurburgring
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in front of my buddy's 190 ;D
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Great weekend but there are also lessons to learn. Don't fit M50 injectors, the computer cant keep up and you end up getting a poor
mpg and it stinks like petrol. And I have to get new tires because stock road tires bounce around. Time for semi slicks and a set of spacers.
I think half an inch would be perfect.
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Very nice and clean swap!
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Since last year lots of things have changed, but the problems still continue.
last year I drove home from the Nürburgring witch is a long drive and since there
was no speed limit it was full speed ahead. At about 120 Mph / 200 kmh the engine stalled
I thought it was history but it started again. Later at home I found out that the camshaft sensor couldn't keep up.
so I swapped it and it worked. But then the engine made a rattle noise at 3000 RPM so I had to open it again.
since everything is new I had no idea where to look. Dropped the oil pan and found non metallic parts.
the crankshaft bearings where shot.
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2000 miles old bearings, because of oil starvation from my camshaft sensor >:(
But wait there is more:
fitted proper tires Federal 595 RS-R
Wheel spacers because the tires are to wide
A rust free trunk
A rust front valance
Brand spanking new imitation IS spoiler
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How was no oil getting to your crankshaft bearings?
Is this a picture of main bearing or conrod bearing?
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The pictures where from the conrod bearings. Problems always surface before a race weekend this time the spark plug wires were to blame >:(
While is was driving home on 3 cylinders al i could think of is COP plate got to fit a COP plate, so i did :P
I don't know the person that made the drawing but thanks!
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Wiring is different because i made a new wiring loom. My wires are longer so i had plenty of room to root it around the strut.
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I also changed the AFM mounting. The thing i hade made previously wasn't really that great. So i welded it to the strut, and now its not moving anymore and it also clears the oil vapor/separator nicely 8)
For the winter stop I intend to change a few things:
The rear shock absorbers are to long. i fitted 20 inch GAZ coil overs and those are way to long i need 18 inch.
I am going to weld a new exhaust because currently its 1,5 inch in diameter. My plan is to make a 2 inch sport exhaust system.
The brake booster has to be changed. i currently have a 20/21 booster and for BMW's with rear disc brakes you need 22/17. it feels like the rear brakes are not braking as hard as they should, the rear brake check valve also has to be deleted.
Al and al the car runs great. here's a nice pic of a 4C that is getting passed by an M42 :P
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I did some new work on the car. First of al new rear shocks so i wont bounce of the track.
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I bought another brake booster witch I rebuild. I also deleted the check valve to the rear wheels.
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Welded some holes
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and last but not least I made a new exhaust system. Everything is from Simons witch offers great exhaust parts. The sound is nice, noting to loud. if I found it to boring i will remove the DB killer. Also the ground clearance is much better than the exhaust that used to be on it.
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This might save my exhaust someday :P. Since i don't want to be stuck anymore on a curb.
So the car is ready for the new race season. I can't wait until Easter weekend to put it to the test.
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I also changed the AFM mounting. The thing i hade made previously wasn't really that great. So i welded it to the strut, and now its not moving anymore and it also clears the oil vapor/separator nicely 8)
Oh that looks sturdy enough!
Are you also participating in trackdays from driving-fun/driverdays or only ringlaps?
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It has been a long time ago since i posted something but a lot has happened.
After the first track weekend in 2018 i decided to renew my brake pads. then i found out that my brake cylinders were stuck.
So i had to rebuild my brake calipers. When i removed the cylinder i found out that they were rusted badly. So i put in new cylinders and seals on al four brake calipers.
I also had new steel brake lines laying around witch i never had motivation for to fit them but since i had to bleed the brakes i thought this was the time.
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So now i have al rebuild brake calipers with new brake lines everywhere witch was really a pain in the ass. It look likes its painted but it is just wire brushed.
A friends of mine wanted to build an E36 so suddenly a had a lot of spare parts that i could buy.
So i bought a cage a seat and seat belts. The time had come that this would become a full track day car.
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It was nicely cut out! Even the brake lines were still underneath it :P
Then the fun part began. I removed al the interior and al of the isolation mats witch is a time consuming annoying task.
6 years ago i had my front jack stands welded and when i removed the carpet they were rotted again. This time i welded it myself so it should be good.
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When that was done i painted the interior white.
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It took three layers before it looked nice. Now the problem is is that the seam sealer won't dry so when i started grinding and
welding al the shavings ect would stick to the seam sealer.
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Welded some brackets for the seats belts. And 6mm of reinforcements for the rear section of the roll cage.
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Fresh coat of orange.
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Because it is/was a four door roll cage i had to make it fit. if i would have left it as is it would half in the dashboard.
So i cut the cage and made it fit witch is really hard because of al the bends.
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Welded the rear section in witch was pretty easy. only the rear mounts were hard to reach. It was a bolt on cage but i just
welded everything. I still have my speakers ect because its a long drive to the nurburgring and i still want some music.
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The front part was a real puzzle but me and a friend made it fit so it would sit nicely behind the dashboard.
The passenger seat is only there for the looks it isn't really comfortable. I bought one new seat for me and made custom seat supports.
When i drove around i found out that the seat was in the wrong position so i had to made new brackets. I put spacers in the steering column
so the steering wheel would sit further down since i have a new steering wheel. The seam sealer is still wet btw.
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welded imitation parts on the original front fender. Worked out nice.
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First time with a roll cage. it was really nice i didn't have to lean in a curve but i miss the foot rest next to the clutch pedal.
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In Oktober we went for the final time this year to the nurburgring. The weather was shitty and even worse the engine was shitty to.
I heard noises coming from the engine i thought i heard conrod bearings again. When i got home i decided to just open up the engine for inspection.
And i was not going to do it while it was in the car so i pulled the engine (with the car lift).
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I decided to pull the conrod bearings but there was nothing out of the ordinary to find. When i pulled the main bearing caps i found a spun bearing.
It was a mes, the locking tabs on the bearings were gone and the crankshaft and the bearing caps were destroyed.
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Well that was it for this M42. you can bring it to the shop and have it re drilled and stuff but that's just to expensive.
Luckily i have some good friends witch have a lot of BMW stuff lying around. Because everyone knows about the Issus i had/have one of them gave me a bare engine block for free.
So i picked it up and it was dirty as fuck. It had been sitting in the corner for 4 years. So this time i decided to check everything!!!
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After a lot of cleaning i removed the crankshaft and the rest of the internals. And it all looked great! No damage to be found and
the main bearings are still in good shape. this engine has about 400.000 kilometers on the clock and it still looks great!
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Since it had been sitting in the corner i spent the next day just cleaning an cleaning. Also pulled the pistons and weighed the conrods properly.
I'm replacing the piston rings just to be sure and because it was dirty.
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This is how it sits now i painted the block and everything is cleaned. now al i have to do is wait for parts to arrive.
In the meanwhile i have to clean the head and all the other stuff that came of my old engine since i only got the block.
Then i can start rebuilding it again.