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Engine + Driveline / lower oil pan torque specs.

« on: November 19, 2010, 02:23:33 PM »

does anyone know the lower oil pan torque specs? im dropping my oil pan today to get a look, i found the upper pan bolt specs, but not the lower. can anyone give me a hand?
thanks.
-brian-

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How-To's / Engine failure due to pan gasket shift/bolt loss (e30 only)

« on: July 27, 2010, 12:05:55 AM »

when i do this i plan to retorque the bolts with lock-tite. so would it be fine if i just retorqued the stock bolts to 10 nm (89 in-lb).
or should i go get better bolts the same size and torque to 12nm (9ft-lb). i can just find bolts like this at autozone right?

and is it important to know the lower pan torque specs?

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How-To's / radiator problems

« on: March 17, 2009, 06:36:16 PM »

i replaced my water pump and now my cars overheating. to get the old pump out, i had taken the radiator out. i remember unpluginh these 3 wires that go on the side of the radiator, a green one a black one and a brownish one. 3 little wires. on the passenger side of the radiator. what are these wires? i may have put them back in the wrong order. couold that cause the car to overheat?

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How-To's / water pump....please help!!

« on: March 14, 2009, 04:35:49 PM »

where do i get a pulley remover? is it a certain kind of pulley remover?

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How-To's / water pump....please help!!

« on: March 14, 2009, 02:29:42 PM »

i got it off thank you guys so much. but the water pump does seem to be more of the problem. it doesnt want to come out. its loose and it wiggles but it wont come out. is there a certain way i need to pull it out?

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Engine management / fan clutch?

« on: March 14, 2009, 01:21:53 PM »

im trying to take the water pump off my m42. i cant figure out out how to take the fan clutch off, or if i even need to do so. i've got all the blolts that hold the pump on itself but i cant get the allen bolt out, because the pully doesnt move far enough forward bofor it touches the fan clutch so i cant get the whole bolt out. so i need to get the fan clutch off so i can slide the pully off the pump shaft. Whats the proccess to taking the water pump out?. how do i get the fan clutch off?
any help would be much appreciated
-brian-

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How-To's / water pump....please help!!

« on: March 12, 2009, 07:51:00 PM »

there are 4 allen heads that hold the fan it's self on, you can take those out quite easily.

for the fan clutch its self, its threaded backwards (to prevent loosening from the rotational direction of the motor), so take a big wrench and smack it to the right to remove the clutch it's self.

ive got the fan off, so smack it to the right? lol and i can do this without worry of potentially breaking off one of the little fins lining the rim of the clutch?

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How-To's / water pump....please help!!

« on: March 10, 2009, 08:57:47 PM »

im trying to take the water pump off my m42. i cant figure out out how to take the fan clutch off, or if i even need to do so. i've got all the blolts that hold the pump on itself but i cant get the allen bolt out, because the pully doesnt move far enough forward bofor it touches the fan clutch so i cant get the whole bolt out. so i need to get the fan clutch off so i can slide the pully off the pump shaft. Whats the proccess to taking the water pump out?. how do i get the fan clutch off?
any help would be much appreciated
-brian-

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How-To's / Jacking Points

« on: November 30, 2008, 05:50:00 PM »

im new to the bmw world and i own a 91 318is  that im working on and ive noticed that theres almost no places to jack the thing up. it seems like theres no room that can support it except for the subframe which i dont want to damage. i also fould two little squares one on each side right behind the fron tire that look like surfaces made for jack stand.....is that correct?

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M42 Reference / 91 318is fuel problems

« on: November 20, 2008, 05:15:08 PM »

Dropping the tank on these cars is quite a process but if your going to replace everything then have at it.Personally ,if it ain't leaking fuel then I'm not removing the tank.There are some write ups on it if your feeling frisky.
good luck[/QUOTE

damn that sucks. well i wouldnt drop it if it didnt have rust. besides dropping it is there anyway i can clean it out? lol thats somewhat of a stupid question. well even if i drop the tank do you know of any methods of cleaning it?
and no it doeasnt buzz when the car is on only when i hook it up to a different neg. and pos. lead.  which makes me think that there is a problem with the grounding of the connector or something. otherwise idk what it would be besides the relay or fuse.

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M42 Reference / 91 318is fuel problems

« on: November 20, 2008, 01:02:35 PM »

nono, yank the back seat bottom.
You can have a peek right in there to check a few things I believe.
Bearsbmw did a pull on his, he had a post on a thread with a really nice picture of his pull.
He does have a E36, but i think the fuel tank is still in the same spot
be safe!

yea ive already done that but the wires go under the seat metal beyond my reach. im droping the tank because i have to clean/replace it anyways. so i was wondering if the fuel pump connecter is viewable if i take the tank out.

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M42 Reference / 91 318is fuel problems

« on: November 20, 2008, 12:40:28 PM »

anything is possible with the age of the car.
grounding issues are common at times

There was a thread with a guy having some issues with a underside of his main fusebox panel regarding soldering on the PCB.
It is not fun to get to.

rather than the grounding of the fusebox could it just be the simple grounding of the fuel pump connctor? or is that not possible. im going to drop the tank and have a look around that area anyways.

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M42 Reference / 91 318is fuel problems

« on: November 20, 2008, 11:36:45 AM »

thanks guys. could the grounding on the fuel pump conncter be bad by any chance?

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M42 Reference / 91 318is fuel problems

« on: November 19, 2008, 07:20:51 PM »

I have a e36 so it might be in a diffrent spot so you should wait for a e30 guy to give a 100%

yea but hey thanx anyway man. i just joined the group and i wanna become really involved. love the cars

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M42 Reference / 91 318is fuel problems

« on: November 19, 2008, 06:57:22 PM »

fuse or relay ... check them

is the relay the one in the middle of the three relays under the plastic cover against the firewall behind the brake booster? i dont know which fuse or fuse number the fuse is. sorry i dont mean to be a pain in the ass