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You should need to replace only part 10. (part 11 goes between the cylinder head and the lower part of the intake.)

There's a post somewhere on this board that compares the gains of Dbilas vs the RHD ITBs.  It's not an insignificant improvement.

Thanks Dave!

I still have my E30 318iS, and my E30 M3, so I'll still be around

In addition, I'd check the condition of the cam shaft sprockets.  The teeth should not be pointy. At 80,000 miles I doubt they will be.

Remove the upper oil pan and re-secure its bolts using Locktite.  They have a habit of becoming loose and can thereby introduce air bubbles into the oil system.

Is this it?

http://www.m42club.com/forum/index.php?topic=14199.30

You will really only hear it at idle.  If this is concern, then stick with your dual mass flywheel.

I labeled my ignition leads using zip ties that I trimmed after installing.  I put one zip tie on lead #1, two zip ties on lead #2, and so on.

I really like my ghetto solution!

BTW, you might find this interesting regarding the EWP:


http://www.m42club.com/forum/index.php?topic=6419.msg121375#msg121375

www.rmeuropean.com has the Hamburg Technic brand for $50 per mount. fcpeuro.com has the genuine BMW mounts for $74.

I just installed a set of the Hamburg Technic mounts, so I will have to see how they hold up.

Measure the resistance of the sensors.  Typically, one of the front sensors is bad because of the twisting forces it experiences.

They might be listed in the factory torque manual:

http://www.bmw-m.net/TechData/torq/bmw_torq.pdf

My timing case was leaking again after being resealed with BMW paper gaskets about 3-4 years ago.  It's not a fun job to replace the gaskets and I wanted more service life this time around, so I used Yamabond 4 this time and NO paper gaskets.  Yamabond is similar (maybe identical??) to Hondabond and maybe Great Stuff.  It's a gray colored sealant.  I cleaned both surfaces well with brake cleaner to degrease them, then just applied a bead of sealant to the cover pieces. 

I did make one mistake, which was forgetting to clean out the residual solvent (brake cleaner) that had puddled in the bolt holes. It was rather cold in my garage so the solvent didn't evaporate as I though it would and some dribbled out when I tightened the timing case bolts.  This solvent is probably not good to have in contact with the Yamabond.

But despite this mistake it is holding up marvelously and there are no oil drips!!!  I will probably use it when I have to replace the paper oil pan gaskets again.  A bunch of the guys on S14.net have ben using this stuff for a while but this was my first time, as I always thought the BMW factory gaskets would be best. I totally recommend this stuff.

There's a terminal on the firewall in the engine bay that you can use to jump the car.  Sorry to hear

The M40 flywheel is the same as the M42 non-AC flywheel, which I fitted in my car.  I was able to find a brand new one that somebody was selling, but as a rule they'd have to be special ordered.

I had an extra set of injectors from a 1992 E36 318iS that were in good condition.  It turns out that they are also 4-pintle injectors made by Lucas.  They have the following Lucas number on them: D3761FA.  The BMW part number is 136 4 1739 242   

Anybody know how these compare to the Bosch 155-710 injectors as far as cc flow and atomization?