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Engine + Driveline / M42 Head Gasket Leak or Damaged Head

« on: February 28, 2010, 07:46:59 PM »

I had pretty much the same issue with losing coolant with no leaks or oil contamination. In my case it turned out to be a small crack in the seat on one of my exhaust valves. I found a great shop near me that specializes in cylinder heads that was able to install a new seat and weld the crack.

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Member Profiles / eric ^__^

« on: October 12, 2007, 03:34:11 AM »

I like your taste in vehicles. I've been into 02's for years and a few friends kept telling me how much the e30 m42 combo felt like the spiritual successor to the 02. They were right on the money with that comparison in my opinion. I'm just down the road a piece in Lakewood so feel free to give me a shout if you need a hand sometime.

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General Topics / It's the little things

« on: October 12, 2007, 03:23:54 AM »

I went to change my spark plugs last weekend and when I pulled the number one plug had a mild heart attack when it was dripping with oil. I quickly logged onto the forum, searched for "oily plugs", and found the answer. This is my first twin cam motor and never gave any thought to how the valve cover sealed around the plug holes. A quick trip to the dealer to pick up the parts and all was solved. It's amazing how such a simple job as changing the plugs and vave cover seals makes you feel. Big thanks to everybody on the forum for posting the information that helped me out.

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Engine management / all better

« on: October 12, 2007, 03:08:45 AM »

Thanks for the tips guys. I picked up another icv at the "junkyard" while picking up a factory airbox and it took care of the problem.

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Member Profiles / Michael_B

« on: September 21, 2007, 02:46:56 AM »

Sixteen years between them but they share a common soul.

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Engine management / Idle question

« on: September 19, 2007, 03:18:30 AM »

I took the icv off and sprayed it out with brake clean and then left it out to dry for 24hrs before I tried it again. The results are marginally better but it will still stall out although it hesitates a tic or to before it does, which it did not do the first time. So unless anyone can think of another cause, I figure I'll just get a new one.

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Engine management / Idle question

« on: September 17, 2007, 02:54:27 PM »

If you do not completely dry out the ICV, if will give you trouble holding idle. I had that problem before when I cleaned mine out.

Just make sure that it is completely dry inside and the valve itself can move very freely.

I'll pull it off and make certain it's dry and let you know.

Thanks, Michael

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Member Profiles / Michael_B

« on: September 17, 2007, 03:57:13 AM »

Hi all,

I figured it was about time to introduce myself. Last month I picked up a 1991 318ic in alpinweiss II. The forum was pointed out by the person I bought the car from (scottiesharpe) as a great resource, and he was right about that. It's my first e30 and don't need to tell any of you what a perfect package this chassis/motor combination is! I've already noticed some familiar names here from the 2002faq, and have heard quite a few of them praise this model over there.

Michael

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Engine management / Idle question

« on: September 17, 2007, 03:37:32 AM »

First off I'd like to say hi to everybody as this is my first post.

 Now for the matter at hand. I noticed that the hoses running to the icv were all in bad shape and needed replacing (the car however was running like a top). The strange thing now is that when I started the car after, it would not hold an idle and died. I tried it a few times just turning the key and got the same result each time. Now if I start it and then tap the gas a few times it will after a few seconds idle just fine. This only happens when the car is first started and will start just fine after driving as little as a block. While I was changing the water pump and thermostat this weekend (great links found here for the how to), I looked for anything that I may have knocked loose during the hose replacement but couldn't see anything obvious. I did clean out the icv at the same time I changed the hoses (as described by others here), and used all oem parts. I'd love it if anyone has an idea as to what it may be. This is more of a minor annoyance and doesn't seem to affect drivability at all, but would like to fix it.

 Thanks in advance for any help guy's.

edit* car is a 1991 318ic