Chapter GMW | E30 LS1 (starting on post #1427)
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I would use a thread insert rather than a helicoil. It should be easier to get it to seal and should stay put better. Use a tapered tap and don't go all of the way through so that the insert gets snug (think tapered pipe thread) and clean out good with brake cleaner so the loctite sticks good, if the insert is too long then cut/grind the end off once its in there securely.
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The doctor will be in the lab this morning if any of you guys near Whitefish Bay want to stop by and see this:
PM me for my address info.
@DrLeadFoot
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I got me a marlin!!!!! On my first cast too! Thank god.
The remainder of debris. H3GON3
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@DrLeadFoot
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Glad you managed to get that out! Probably going to be some butt clenching on that first start up anyways lol
It's going to be so tight butthole when I turn that key.
I have 2 gallons of oil that I'm going to dump through the motor before startup.
I got a long bolt into the hole that was the issue and it tightened up to where I'm comfortable. Again, thank goodness!!!
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Vanos cover has been rtv seal and is now all bolted up. The stripped hole torqued down very nicely. Fhew!!!
Dumped a lot of oil all over the timing chains then looked underneath to see this!!
Which lead to this. How did BP clean all that up again?
I picked up a bigger BOV vacuum line then broke the connector making the line. Stay Hot, doc!!
Also took out my rear trunk lock to try to clean it up and get it to turn again. I got this far.
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Buy a 50lb bag of kitty litter and get spreadin!! Good to hear about the fully torqued vanos bolt.
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Buy a 50lb bag of kitty litter and get spreadin!! Good to hear about the fully torqued vanos bolt.
That doesn't look like cat poop, kinda looks like oil though, is there and oil leek?
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Buy a 50lb bag of kitty litter and get spreadin!! Good to hear about the fully torqued vanos bolt.
That doesn't look like cat poop.
Kitty litter, oil dry. Works pretty much the same.
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Nicely done on that bolt scavenge. I am pretty damn sure I dropped a nut down the timing chain when putting my head back on, but still cant find anything. I have since fired her up and drove her around the block and nothing bad happened. Lol.
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I did pick up two bags of oil Zorb on the first of three trips to the hardware store. Haven't spread it out though. Tomorrow!
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List of to do's to keep me on the up and up:
- Tighten up heater core coolant hoses on firewall. DONE
- Teflon seal MAP (?) sensor under intake manifold. DONE
- BOV vacuum hose.
- Make line and install.
- Pop valve cover on and coils. DONE
- Install radiator and fill with BMW's version of liquid gold of the blue tint, distilled water and water wetter.
- Change oil with cheap stuff and drive for 10 minutes.
- Change oil and filter with good stuff.
- Track down why the AFR gauge stopped working, again...
- Up the boost and head to the dyno.
@DrLeadFoot
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by the wideband "not working" is the gauge receiving power but not getting a signal from the sensor?
If so, check the sensor and gauge grounds. I have an Innovate MTX-L, and love it, but it wouldnt let me use the ground on the factory O2 connector. It wouldnt get enough voltage from the car and threw an error code (very picky about grounds)
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What AFR gauge are you using? I have been looking at the Innovate one but am open to suggestions.
PLX Devices. I like it, when I get it to work. It hasn't worked because of my own doing to first time and I think I know why it went south again.
Are you going back to LMT to dyno it? I'd like to see you make a few pulls!
I think so. It would probably be good to keep it consistent to compare numbers. And it didn't burst into flames there so that's that. I'll let you all know when I schedule a date with LMT so you can see the Doc be a nervous wreck.
by the wideband "not working" is the gauge receiving power but not getting a signal from the sensor?
If so, check the sensor and gauge grounds. I have an Innovate MTX-L, and love it, but it wouldnt let me use the ground on the factory O2 connector. It wouldnt get enough voltage from the car and threw an error code (very picky about grounds)
No power to the gauge. I pulled out the + wire in the power connector they included in the kit while adjusting the wires so I could crimp the in-line fuse that I was installing. Radio shack doesn't have that power plug thing so I soldered it back together to work but it wasn't the doc's best showing. After I get it running I'll track it down.
@DrLeadFoot
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I am interested in attending the dyno session as well
^^ X2
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