wasnt m3 Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 +1 on the s52 manifolds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Do you guys have a link to those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 They are stock headers from 96-99 m3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 oh gotcha....hmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 m52 and s52 headers are identical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I wouldn't run headers unless they were long-tube but that usually ends up being a PITA. +1 Just break out the heat&hammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Got this bad gurl detailed yesterdayMats before and afterSome of my ignition coils must be cracked because the moisture from washing the bay caused a bad misfire. Hopefully I can find a coil today to solve that issue=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamRod E28 Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 A clean car that doesn't run is as bad as a dirty car that runs great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 It runs and drives. It just misfires now. John is coming to save the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Good 'ol Concours detail department, I miss having my car showroom clean haha. Looks like it turned out great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Good 'ol Concours detail department, I miss having my car showroom clean haha. Looks like it turned out great! If you wash non running cars there. They automatically turn into running cars. YoungCR and Dominic540 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 If you wash non running cars there. They automatically turn into running cars. Looks like it worked opposite on Earl's coil packs... KaiserRolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 If you wash non running cars there. They automatically turn into running cars. Looks like it worked opposite on Earl's coil packs... The magic must have left with Rampelsauce #neverforget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 John came over with two coils. When I took the engine cover off you could see already that the coil for cylinder one had the connector cracking off. When I pulled it out and looked in the plug hole there was a bunch of water. We proceeded to pull the coils to check for more water. The first three holes were pretty full. The last three didnt seem to get wet. I put Johns coil in for cylinder one and put it all back together and it ran awesome. We then took it on a run through the woods and it was running great. After getting out of the woods it started to have a slight misfire again and then idled bad. We stopped at our destination but it ended up being closed.I let John drive to our next destination. It slowly seemed like the misfire went away. I let John drive it back to my house then and it didnt misfire the whole way. We worked on Johns car and then watched some Trailer Park Boys. Right before John left we took it for a ride and the misfire was gone. I am thinking one of the plugs was all funky. I might change them since I drove 40 minutes home with one cylinder not firing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Sounds like you are on the right track, could also be one of the boots that goes from the plug to the coil is messed up. Try running it in the dark and look for stray sparking anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 One coil has a boot that is cracking and chipping at the bottom. That would cause a misfire? patsbimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 One coil has a boot that is cracking and chipping at the bottom. That would cause a misfire?Definitely! That's a common fail on these. You can pick boots up fairly cheap. Any oil in the spark plug hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassE Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Let car idle and lightly spray wires/coil/etc one at a time with a misting spray bottle. If idle changes after you mist anything, you found your issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 There was so much water that I couldn't tell if there was oil. Ben did replace the valve cover gaskets though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I snagged six coils from Todd on Saturday=) Car runs much better and fuel efficiency has improved. Now I just need to chase down some vacuum leaks, change all the fluids, and continue cleaning it up=D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMWben Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 We should make a sticker, WIBimmer's Oxford Green e34 squad. I'll make a mockup with Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 We could but mine is oddly Island Green instead of Oxford. We could just do Green e34 squad=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamRod E28 Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 While ur at it might as well make up some southwest wisconsin bimmer squad stickers too for me jc43089 and bfinley!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMWben Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I was wondering why yours seemed a little lighter, still can make a kickass sticker lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I think its time for some New Berlin Late Model Schwarz Turbo E30 With White Paint On The Drivers Seat Club stickers andyhundley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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