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M42 Reference / m42 hate on bimmerforums

« on: February 12, 2008, 01:11:21 PM »

I've learned to not really care much about the opinions of BfC'rs. I mean afterall I switched from a 325is to a "lesser" 318i. :-)

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Electrical / Brake Lining Light On?

« on: January 31, 2008, 12:57:38 PM »

Hey German electrics aren't that bad, obviously you've never dealt with Lucas systems.:p

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General Topics / M42 parts around lansing, MI>???

« on: January 23, 2008, 01:00:16 PM »

I know it's a stretch, but there's a place in Detroit called Body Werks. I made a trip out there once and they had quite a few M42's there. http://www.bodywerks.com/

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General Topics / This is harder than i had hoped

« on: November 19, 2007, 11:31:58 AM »

Oh don't you love fixing other peoples mistakes? My $400 project 318i was chock full of em. For instance they put the transmission support bracket on backwards. Seriously how dumb do you have to be to do that?!?

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General Topics / This is harder than i had hoped

« on: November 18, 2007, 10:37:46 PM »

That plastic pipe that comes out of the front of the block under the intake actually got so brittle that it shattered on my car...

Thanks for the heads up about it not snapping in place, I need to replace mine this week. I was replacing my blower motor and decided in my infinite wisdom to get inside the engine bay for leverage in order to finagle it in. I absentmindedly rested my foot on that piece, and off came one of the hoses with part of the plastic assembly still attached. Ahahahaha

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General Topics / BBK with Mini Rotors.

« on: November 18, 2007, 01:03:01 AM »

Here's my brakes

***drool***

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M42 Reference / Share Your 318is Magazine Articles Here

« on: November 12, 2007, 10:03:20 AM »

Glad this thread was brought back from the dead I would have missed it otherwise, some cool stuff in here, especially the TIS.

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M42 Buyer's Guide / Which E30's come with M42?

« on: November 10, 2007, 09:12:05 AM »

Well the 318i I found and bought on Craigslist had an LSD, so they do at least exist.

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Transaction Feedback / Kowalski

« on: November 08, 2007, 01:53:40 PM »

ICV came today, works great! Thanks:D

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Engine management / Icv

« on: October 19, 2007, 09:19:05 PM »

Well I had mine out because of bad idle. The idle was just terrible, it would jump around from about 600rpm up to 1700rpm and would eventually stall. If I unplugged the electrical connection to the icv it would run smoother, just too fast. I cleaned it with carb cleaner to no avail, it wasn't dirty, just mechanically toast. I even tested it externally with 12v and would only ever open 1/4 of the way.

Though on my m20 a few years back the idle got terrible, took it out, flushed it with carb cleaner and voila, worked great! So sometimes you win some

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Engine management / Icv

« on: October 19, 2007, 03:30:09 PM »

Alright, so mine is busted. Just wanted to be sure, thanks:)

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Engine management / Icv

« on: October 19, 2007, 11:09:31 AM »

Dumb question, how much is the ICV door on an m42 supposed to move? On mine it moves maybe a 8th of an inch, leaving 3/4 of the aperture closed. On my M20 though it opens so that the whole aperture is wide open. Is that normal? New to M42's so please bare with me, thanks.

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Electrical / Power Windows

« on: October 13, 2007, 03:36:48 PM »

Just picked up a 91 318i for cheap. Neither rear window will go down, not even a peep from the motors, though the rear door switches do light up. I've checked the rear window circuit breaker and that is operating. There isn't a rear window fuse in addition to the front fuse is there? Or am I just out of luck and need 2 rear window regulators?

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General Topics / Another e30 318 Saved... **Dial-up = Death**

« on: October 04, 2007, 10:03:45 PM »

Haha I keep coming back to this thread because I am in awe, seriously. Amazing work there!:)

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General Topics / Another e30 318 Saved... **Dial-up = Death**

« on: October 04, 2007, 04:05:31 PM »

Very cool! Gives me hope for my newly purchased project '91 318i. Now all I need is a lift.:p