E30 M52

[Jeff]

[emoji207]

[patsbimmer1]

[B C]

patsbimmer1 said:

As soon as I realized I had a problem the devil whispered that in my ear. Alas, I did not yield to temptation.

The devil is janky.

[B C]

Oil pan off, oil pump shaft/rotor removed, e39 oil pan thrown in garbage, worthless stock e34 oil pan baffle removed and thrown in garbage, arrangements made to drop off pan and Achillies Motorsport baffle off with welderdude tomorrow.

Stock oil pump shaft will be pressed out tomorrow at work and upgraded one installed. Stock oil pump sprocket, nut and shaft will be thrown in the garbage tomorrow

[B C]

Old oil pump shaft pressed out and thrown in the garbage.

New "upgraded" oil pump shaft pressed in. In the second image you can see why the new one is an upgrade as It gets rid of the undercut required to make the splines.

[Jdesign]

Not sure if this is a test to see if we are actually paying attention, or you really don't like following the rules.

[m42b32]

To be fair, the method shown in the instructions is a pretty inaccurate way to use calipers.

[B C]

Measuring off the back face of the rotor made it easier for me to be square and consistent in measuring. +10 internets for catching that though

[Jeff]

Jdesign said:

Not sure if this is a test to see if we are actually paying attention, or you really don't like following the rules.

I'm pretty sure that that is about as accurate as a tape measure.

[B C]

I installed my 2 helicoils. The cam trays are no fun to install. I am using a folded over strip of tape to keep the lifters from falling out but it looks like I will need to resort to using magnets.

I have so much sweat

[Jeff]

Snap said:

I installed my 2 helicoils. The cam trays are no fun to install. I am using a folded over strip of tape to keep the lifters from falling out but it looks like I will need to resort to using magnets.

I have so much sweat

Assembly lube fixes the issue of them falling out.

[B C]

More stripped threads happening on the exhaust cam studs

Im using a small in-lb beam torque wrench but am going to buy something more expensive just because this is getting ridiculous.

[Jeff]

Jesus

[B C]

The M20 would have never done this to me.

Partly because it doesnt have bearing caps

[HipMF]

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[HipMF]

[B C]

HipMF said:

Seeing this makes me feel quite a bit better actually.

[Jdesign]

That is: AMAZING.

[B C]

I got the intake cam installed and torqu... no I didnt. The last 2 stripped.

Im even using a brand new torque wrench with a certificate of calibration and everything.

Stupid 24V

Update: fixed 1 of the 3 remaining stripped holes. Tap fell and rolled somewhere. 10 minutes of sweaty searching and I quit. I'll just buy a new one and find the old one right after I start using it.

Let me also tell you of the struggle of getting a straight drill/tap with the head on the engine hanging from an engine hoist (i cannot rest it on something now because the pan is off)

This is a common occurrence on the Toyota 3VZE which is also a shitty engine

[HipMF]

run it.