91 318 Nostalgia
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I had an e30 that had an intermittent problem with the temp sensor for the ecu. It would surge at idle when it warmed up and sometimes wouldn't start, it was the corrosion in the plug. I cleaned up the connection and it was fine.
I think I half assed tried this earlier but couldn't quickly find anything to clean the contacts with.
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CLT issue fixed.
Started by cleaning the contacts, then pulled the ecu connector and checked for continuity between the connector for the ecu and the sensor connector. Nada. Broken wires, b but where?
Grabbed a spare harness (thanks @HipMF for hoarding m42 parts) and doubled checked my test method on a different harness and confirmed that the one in my car didn't have the cotton-nuity.
Started pulling pieces off to gain access to the loom box under the intake and found that under the extremely brittle wire covering was a broken sensor wire, and one just barely hanging on. Patched those up and started it. CEL is gone! Car idled better than ever, and sadly there was another car in the way so I was unable to take it out to get it to temp and check the hot start issue. Though I doubt that still exists.Progress.
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Picked up a little treat yesterday.
I am not actually sure what car they will end up on though lol. The initial intent was for this, but I can adapt them to the perfect offset to run some good tires on the m52 car.
4 fronts, 2 rears. I can run a staggered set or a square set.
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Glad you scooped these up!
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Took the door panel off the drivers side to replace a broken door handle yesterday. It appears that at some point when a previous owner removed the drivers door lock they decided they didn't have enough room to access it so instead they just took a grinder to the door. Why?
Hot start issue is gone, which means we are throwing this thing into daily use even though I am still slightly hesitant of that!
New front control arms, control arm bushings, tie rod assemblies, tie rod boots, and strut tops were ordered yesterday to fix up the front bushings and ball joints. They feel okay but the ball joints are quite worn so I may as well knock it all out at once!
Now to tackle the blower motor. Only works on 4 and sounds bad, which usually means that one of the covers is hitting the blades.
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i've changed a latch mechanism in an e30 sedan door. i wanted very badly to cut holes in the door and/or kill myself, so I can see where the PO was coming from.
Dan
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Now to tackle the blower motor. Only works on 4 and sounds bad, which usually means that one of the covers is hitting the blades.
If it only works on 4, chances are its the blower motor resistor, as 4 is the only speed that bypasses the resistor.
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If it only works on 4, chances are its the blower motor resistor, as 4 is the only speed that bypasses the resistor.
Agreed, though due to the noise it makes I need to do further investigation.
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I haven't seen the motor clip coming loose before.
The last one I did the plastic had warped enough that it was sitting against the fan blades. That was a nice easy fix!Just transferred the title, and picked up plates for this. Daily duty may start tonight.
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Good deal!
Not sure if it was a track concrete gator issue or the earlier wall tag, but when I opened up the housing on the track car the metal clip holding the blower motor was still in place but the motor itself had been slightly knocked out of the normal housing seat position and was rotated about 1/4" backwards towards the firewall.
One more reason to keep yours a daily driver.
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I look forward to replacing the front suspension and tie rods on this. Driving home last night on the highway with wind, grooved road, snow tires, and worn ball joints was quite a bit of work!
Trying to slide in this in the snow is different. It lacks the power that I prefer, but lift off over-steers quite well. I could certainly do without the beehive power plant!
It's been doing me well though, and is certainly more enjoyable (even in mediocre condition) to drive than the Mazda!
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And I really wonder how a lot of guys in the UK slide compacts with m42's and have zero issues doing it lol. I wonder if the e36 m42 has that much more torque to make the difference...I doubt it but it just amazes me
Crappy tires, lots of handbrake/clutch kicks, and a gas pedal that might as well be welded to the floor haha
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Where did the e46 ever go? lol
I got rid of that this past spring, it was starting to be a lot more headache than it was worth. I picked up a 2010 Mazda 3s Hatch 6 spd on kind of a whim so I could transport bikes and gear for summer.
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Crappy tires, lots of handbrake/clutch kicks, and a gas pedal that might as well be welded to the floor haha
I guess this is part of my problem, I think the car is kind of loud to be flying around neighborhoods past 4k RPM due to the beehive that is clearly angry under the hood.
I will say that the power level isn't quite as disappointing as I remember. -
proper weight distribution and driving the car near the limit. no e-brake or clutch-kicks required.
Get some awesome rubber and go faster
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