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I live in Birmingham.
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Sorry to bring up a dead thread, but I wanted to update you all as you have been so helpful. I changed the thermostat a while ago, but it still overheats like anything. It has also started pouring out white smoke every now and then, so I guess it is a head gasket problem after all. I have bought some K-Seal, it's supposed to be a permanent head gasket repair, has anyone had any dealings with it before? I'd like to know if I wasted my money or not lol. It will just be temporary anyway untill I can gather the £80 to get a head gasket kit and a further few hundred to get it fitted, I could probably do it myself but I don't feel confident enough anymore after I snapped that bolt off. The MoT ran out now and I'm just trying to find all the bits that need replacing so it has a better chance of passing. I got a few other problems that I need to look into cus I'm not sure if they will cause a fail or not. So yeah, that's where it stands now :) Thanks again for everyones help. Jay
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Top man. Thanks for all your help mate :)
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That is good news, I wasn't sure I wanted to spend £80+ on a new one. Just a few more questions about this, am I supposed to have a middle box? Because they have taken that off too, If I put one on will it make the car quieter? Does it have to be off an E30 or can it be off a newer model? ^.^ Thanks :D
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:P Thanks
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Ok thanks, the previous owner took it off. :(
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Does anyone know, if my car is supposed to have a Catalytic Converter on it? It's a 1990 bmw 318i touring (E30). If you need to know anything else about it, I'll do my best to answer. Chers, Jay
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Thanks mate, appreciate it. So you think I should change the thermostat then just to be safe? Since I got that bolt out and gasketed that top hose housing, I put proper coolant in it, I was sat outside the house yesterday with it running for about 20 minutes while I sorted my sat nav out, it slowly creeped up and was just over halfway before I started driving, So I'm guessing the overheating problem persists but just slower lol.
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Nice thanks, I'll look into that.
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Thanks for your reply. I'll get to cleaning that off first thing, as for the wheels, there a nice looking set in a scappers near me I'm looking at so if it's just being caused by different sized wheels then that will also get sorted soon. Thanks again. Jay
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I <3 my E30 and wouldn't swap it for a newer version even if I was paid. The E36 I had before this hasn't got a Thing on the E30. It just feels better to drive. And through all the problems, It has still come out on top (so far) :)
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Ok, it's been a while but I finally got that dead bolt out. A tonne of WD40, pair of mole grips and 3 hours later it's finally out. Happy days! So while I was messing around in the engine, I changed the plugs, sump plug, oil, oil filter, put correct coolant in instead of just water, changed the viscous unit again for a different one (because I wasn't sure if the other one was working or not) and put the fan shroud back on. Haven't checked it or driven it far yet (as it's getting dark) but I bled the system, stayed at about 1/4 on the dash gauge for roughly 15 minutes or so. A lot of smoke from the burning oil I spilled on the manifold, is that safe or should I clean it off? I got a flat one day last week so I put the spare on, it's a smaller wheel but bigger tyre, I put it on the N/S/R, but now any time I full lock, when the wheels are straight again it pulls badly to that side, any thoughts on this? I have changed the springs to some lowering springs, I couldn't live with the height the car was. If I got all the same size wheels (maybe some 16" instead of 15") and got the tracking done would that rectify this dragging after full lock problem? Thanks all and anyone who reads/responds lol. Jay
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Interesting. Thanks :)
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How safe is it to weld a diff? Sorry for intruding but I read somewhere that if the weld breaks you're pretty screwed, is that true? I have always wanted to get that done but too scared to do it lol :S
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New Mot Rules...will Your Car Pass?
Jayzzle replied to G4VHD's topic in The Owners Club General Discussions
Can't we stop them from spamming that poo? It's really annoying >.< Anyway, I was just curious about Steering Locks, as to why they need to be operational to pass an MoT. I am slightly concerned about this, as mine does not work, and I had no intention of getting it repaired or repairing it, it doesn't cause me any problems while I am driving so I'm not bothered. However now I see this I am worried about it. Any thoughts about this bit? -
New Mot Rules...will Your Car Pass?
Jayzzle replied to G4VHD's topic in The Owners Club General Discussions
Gav - You said about Illuminated Warning Lamps, does this include the "Oil Service" warning lamp at the bottom of the dials? I don't know what other years it is on but it's on my E30. Thanks. John -
New Mot Rules...will Your Car Pass?
Jayzzle replied to G4VHD's topic in The Owners Club General Discussions
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Ah right, I didn't know lol. Thanks for the info :) As for the mot, it was lowered after the MoT, and it was the previous owner that had the MoT done, But I can take it back I guess and still get them to check it for me. Just need something to show to the next officer as proof I guess. Thanks for the suggestion. :) Jayzzle
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Ah that's pretty. I really like the look of those. Are you gonna keep that one? Makes mine look like a right Sh***er. Well ATM it is but I'm getting there lol. A friend of mine is selling a nice white 5 series (I think it's a 5 series), for only 900 nicker. It's tempting but I've poured too much money into this Tardis to waste it on another one. A nice respray and it will be right as rain :)
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It would seem that way. Although I bet that the local law will still single me out. That car is nice, why did you get rid of it? :). I am considering raising the back a shade, I saw in Halfords they sell a gadget to make it a tad higher, by putting rubber strips in between the coils on the spring. I might try it. I don't know how to make my picture any bigger. Sorry :S
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Front headlamp Minimum height above ground: None Front headlamp Maximum Height above ground: 1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impracticable, 2300 mm. Direction indicator Minimum height above the ground: 350 mm Direction indicator Maximum height above ground: 1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impracticable, 2300 mm. Rear lights Minimum Height above ground: 350mm Rear light Maximum Height above ground: 1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impracticable, 2100 mm The above is for cars first used on or after 1st April 1986 Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/contents/made Hope this is of some use to you :)
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Will do mate, I dunno if you can see it but the picture on the left is how low the car is now. I tried to upload one to photobucket to post here properly but PB crapped out on me.
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That's a good point lol, I will do my homework on MoT standards before I attempt that. Thanks for the heads up :) Jayzzle
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Me neither, not on any government owned website. And those were my thoughts exactly. I hadn't even thought about headlight heights or anything like that, but that isn't what they said when they pulled me over. They mentioned about cos I went slow over a ramp the road workers made digging up the road. But even if my car wasn't low I would still have gone slow. I'll have a look into the headlight height later and see if mine is legal. But thanks for your input. It has given me confidence to challenge the police if I get stopped because of it again. Jayzzle.
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Is that 50mm from the lowest point on the car? If so what was the lowest point on that car? If i can find a picture of how low the car is I will post it, so you can judge for yourself if it is too low (not you specifically Gav but you as in everyone as a whole :)) Are you absolutely 100% sure that there is no such legality? If that is the case, is it more along the lines of if it damages the road then it can be taken? Because as long as I go slowly Nothing scrapes. Many thanks for your reply. Jayzzle
