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13 hours ago, straight6pwr said:
Did you get to drive that 993? 😍
I was lucky enough to drive all of them up and down a couple times. It was an experience I will never forget.
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Fixed a few things on the e46: window regulator, windshield cowl, and new heater control valve. Someone at some point bypasses the heater valve and the AC was pretty weak.
I was also in Malibu this past weekend for a friends wedding and got to drive a couple of his cars as well as a friend's S52 swapped E30 in the canyons. It was an absolute blast and gave me renewed motivation to get my e30 done.
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2 hours ago, SteelBlue said:
I will be contacting you in the future with any other questions. Thank you.
Confirmed they are Depo.
Question: tonight I started putting the power steering stuff back together. And I cannot remember how all the brackets worked on the pump. Can someone tell me if this looks right? It doesnt feel right and I don't see how it would allow for the tensioner to even work.
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14 minutes ago, SteelBlue said:
Yes, the Depo smoked smileys with the cross hairs. I was looking at purchasing them but wanted to know what the wiring process was like.
I don't think they're depo. They were on the car when I go it.
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52 minutes ago, Jdesign said:
Nice scoop!!! I am on the hunt for a nice wagon myself. Is it auto or manual?
Thank you. It's auto. Base model. Which is all fine. Daily duty and family car, so auto is easier.
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3 minutes ago, SteelBlue said:
Are those the depo smoked headlights?
On the e30?
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24 minutes ago, suspenceful said:
Yup, it's my friend Brian's Volvo. It's single turbo.
Haha. I know Bryan. Bought some LM reps off him once. I thought he was going to twin turbo it. Either way, it's a super clean 240.
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Is that a tan 240 with a carbon fiber hood next to you in that first video? Twin turbo LS swap.
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An update, but not on the e30. Sold the S60R this past weekend. Wanted something with better fuel economy and more space. Couldn't find any Volvo wagons locally in decent shape so I picked this up.
Really happy with it so far. Needs a couple things: heater valve, windshield cowl and rear right window regulator to start. Then tires and some from suspension stuff.
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1 hour ago, m42b32 said:
Yup, that's normal! I only had a car with a g260 for a few months, but every manual BMW I've ever driven has a detent on 5th gear (similar to reverse, but not as hard to overcome) and the shift is a lot further over.
That's exactly what it feels like. Huh. I assume because it's a cruising gear that they put 1-4 closer together.
That's interesting though.
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On 8/14/2018 at 11:23 PM, Jdesign said:
Thats a really good question!
Sadly the internet says you'll have to buy the two brackets to convert it to a ZF.
The internet also says ZF is the way to go and easier to find parts for.
I ended up ordering a Vickers rebuild kit from the dealer. Supposedly only 3 of them left in the US.
Tonight I got the rest of the shifter back together and the new knob in. While going through the gears I feel like the shift from 2nd to 3rd is a lot shorter than the shift from 4th to 5th. Less moving the shifter sideways if that makes sense. Is that normal? These transmissions are new to me, so I'm not entirely sure what they're "supposed" to feel like.
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Question time. Working on the power steering. Got a rebuild kit from FCP for the pump. Didn't know there were 2 kinds of pumps: ZF and Vickers. I have a Vickers. So naturally the rebuild kit for a ZF pump didn't work with my pump.
What's the difference between the two? I think I'll just order a clean pump off Ebay, but will a ZF pump use the same brackets and everything as a Vickers?
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FINALLY. It was a PITA by myself, but I was super motivated to just hit a milestone on the car.
One question though. The E36 rack I put in came with both hoses from it. I thought line to the reservoir was the one you wanted to use from the e36 rack, but it appears this one does not fit. The rack is from a 99 M3 I believe.
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Finally some more progress. Transmission is back on. Rebuilt starter on, new slave cylinder.
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Clutch is on, transmission is all sealed up. Need to put the transmission back on and after a couple small things it can go back in the car. I wanted to throw this out to anyone in the Milwaukee area. I wanted to put in a new starter right away since nows the time to do it. Found a place called MJ Electric that solely rebuilds starters and alternators. Disassembled, cleaned, painted, and fully rebuilt the starter for $95. $45 if you dont want it cleaned up.
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10 hours ago, SteelBlue said:
Have you been using a guide for putting things with gasket sealer and the like back on the motor? I’m about to be in this process soon and am not very well versed on these things. I don’t know what requires just the normal gaskets and what requires additional sealing? Having not read your past couple of posts, probably would have not know that there were additional sealers/materials that would need to be added to the input shaft, splines, etc.
Basically just lots of googling and asking. I got Curil K2 for all the transmission sealing and the Hylomar Blue for water and intake gaskets (at the recommendation of a friend). This thread was helpful with the transmission:
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Anyone have a lower mileage, known working starter for an e30 before I buy a new one? Figure the engine being out is the best time to throw a new one in there.
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I'm ultimately glad I went with the Goetze hg. Here it is compared to the VR.
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1 hour ago, snap said:
This is what I was thinking of:
RTV is always going to make things a real PITA to remove and clean up again but then you ask yourself how soon will you actually be revisiting that area, 1 year, 5 years, never? so for me its worth the added cleanup/hassle if having to dive back into it.
Those are all good points. I ordered the curil k2 stuff. I'm not in a big rush, and I can't afford to have to mess with that again. See what I do going forward with the other gaskets
I started taking some of the stuff apart last night on the trans to replace the seals and I noticed the TOB guide tube has some markings on it. I see ECS sell a replacement for $200 and can't seem to find them anywhere else, nor do any of the write ups mention it, making me think that not many people replace it. Thoughts? Or should I put some grease on it and call it a day?
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24 minutes ago, snap said:
yes. I run a “toothpick” bead or less on surfaces that have a paper gasket. I had to re-do a water pump replacement once because I tried to take the advice of “if both surfaces are clean then all you need is the paper gasket.
rubbish.
On the rear main seal gaskets Ive replaced I used black rtv.
If you are referring to the transmission rear output shaft seal then thats just a typical shaft seal, no rtv of course. The input shaft has the bolted flange that needs it though. The instruction to use some rtv/sealant on the splines is important. I will try to find an image or cutaway that shows why.
More and more people I've talked to have said they use some sealant on water gaskets, too. I'll be doing that as well, then.
And I noticed the input shaft had some sealant on the flange, so I'll get something for that. And then yes, the splines on the output shaft an the threads.
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7 minutes ago, snap said:
Ive attempted to use all the right sealants and ended up at the following personal mantra:
Black RTV on all gaskets and seals that touch oil, gray rtv on thermostat housings and warer pump gaskets, ans copper rtv on exhaust manifold gaskets.
black rtv is what I used on my transmission stuff
and please feel free to not take my advice/opinions.
i am generally a dumb shit
So you're putting gray rtv on each side of the paper gaskets?
And you've used black rtv on the parts associated with the rear output shaft seal with success?
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Going to be doing the input and output shaft seal on the transmission. I read its advised to use thread sealant on the splines, threads, and backside of the flange of the nut. OEM stuff is the curil k2, does anyone know of a good product that can be had locally?
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Does anyone have some pics of what hoses, or could describe to me, what hoses go to the heater core?
From what I can gather the top hose goes to the hard pipe on the back of the block and the bottom hose is the large one from the thermostat and reservoir?
I found some coolant hose diagrams, but its difficult to tell which ones go to the heater core.