Lifted E30 V2

[suspenceful]

GunMetalGrey said:

Nope, as stated somewhere earlier that is all diesel leaking from the fuel pump. I pulled the fuel feed line off of it yesterday so hopefully it will stop soon. 

I didn't realize spilled diesel was so dark and oily-looking.

[Daggerty]

Definitely diesel fuel

[GunMetalGrey]

Coolant leak confirmed

I already bought the heater core so now it's just a matter of swapping it. 

Pulled out the fuel injectors and removed the fuel hardlines running to them. I had soaked them for a few days in PB so pulling them wasn't too scary, it certainly wasn't that fun though! 

Worked on pulling the fuel pump out, took the pulley off the front, disconnected the throttle, fuel line, thermostat, and the bolts that hold the rotation of the pump. It didn't want to move so I called it a day and looked at the manual to see how it comes out. There are 3 bolts hiding that I need to take out and it should be free!

I finished up the cab lights as well.

Completely hidden, and come on with the key. I'm pleased with the way they turned out!

"New" injectors will be here tomorrow, and will be taken to a local shop to be tested/cleaned. Fuel pump seal kit should be here this week, and will tear the pump down a bit to get the new seals in and then back together it goes! I want to get the heater core swapped out while the motor is down. 

I ordered some couplers to get the intercooler in there as well. 

I'm quite excited to see how it feels with clean injectors and an intercooler. Should start scooting pretty well!

[GunMetalGrey]

Reference for later:
Fuel heater turns on at fuel temp below 30 degrees F.
Fuel heater turns off at fuel temp of 55 degrees F

[GunMetalGrey]

Hmm. What is missing from this photo?

Oh! Found it!

I removed all the accessory stuff and was left with this.

It looks interesting, and I think I can see where fuel was leaking which is relieving. This lower sensor (timing advance) seemed to be quite soaked, so either the o ring seal there went or something above it did, but that area is easy enough to take apart.

My "new" injectors also came in! These look 1000x better than what I took out of the car. I will be taking them in to have them checked and cleaned if needed.

Now just waiting on the pump seal kit so I can get that taken care of!

[B C]

The injectors were the first thing I saw and my first thought was "those cleaned up well"

[GunMetalGrey]

El Snapo said:

The injectors were the first thing I saw and my first thought was "those cleaned up well" 

Haha, the old ones are destined for the garbage. The bodies aren't even metal anymore it seems.... 
They are really quite bad.

[Jdesign]

That's a neat looking carburetor you have there. Glad to hear it sounds like an easy fix. Those injectors look wayyy better too.

[GunMetalGrey]

When taken apart it looks a bit like this. (Not my pic, 4cyl VW stuff)

Also, I would like to take this moment to laugh at the fact that my leaking heater core is likely the reason I struggled with temp issues for so  long. It was allowing air into the system and was always getting stuck in the thermostat housing. That's the next thing to get taken out!

New radiator ordered (was using a friends) 

Thanks to @dealindave I have $50 of sealing washers on the way!

[Jdesign]

This thing is going to be the creme of the crop. I cant wait to see it and get a ride in it!!

[HipMF]

GunMetalGrey said:

Where do you plug the laptop in?

Glad this isn't your pump.  Mechanical things are a whole different ball game. It's like tuning with megasquirt, except you have to disassemble and reassemble things every time you want to make a change...

[GunMetalGrey]

HipMF said:

Where do you plug the laptop in?

Glad this isn't your pump.  Mechanical things are a whole different ball game. It's like tuning with megasquirt, except you have to disassemble and reassemble things every time you want to make a change...

Right? It's been amusing going from MS3X to..... a fuel pump.
Luckily with this pump most adjustments can be done externally, short of swapping rotor heads (moar powwaaaa) so I shouldn't really ever need to get this far into it.

[GunMetalGrey]

New injectors were dropped off at a local diesel shop to be tested/cleaned. 
Pump seal kit came in. 

I know what I am doing this weekend.

[GunMetalGrey]

Well the shop called on friday and asked to call them about the injectors, not a great start.
Guy threw them on the bench and tried testing them, he said they didn't hold any pressure, just "hosed" (stuck open). This is impressive as hell considering it takes them 2200psi to open with fuel. Not sure how that happens, but it sucks. He sent me some pics of the injectors after telling me about how rusty they were internally. 

So the bad news is that they are shot, but the good news is that the bodies are still in good shape and they can be fixed. 
The downside to rebuilding them is that they require new nozzles, shimming, cleaning, new internals, and to be tested again.
The cost for that is just shy of $500 (nozzles included), and I had paid just shy of $200 for the new injectors. That puts me $750 into injectors (with the seals).
I bit the bullet and bought new nozzles today (Monark Units, highly rated) and I am in communication with the guy I bought the injectors from, I'm hoping to get half of the cost back on the injectors. 

I put the fuel pump on the bench last night and started taking it apart. I got the "easiest" piece out and realized I was out of my comfort zone already. There was buildup in odd places, I didn't have the right seals for that area, there was a clogged filter element that I didn't have a new one of, and I put it back together. I think I'm going to not mess around and take it to the shop where the injectors are and have things done properly, and when they rebuild it they test the unit to make sure everything works before I get it back. The thought of resealing it myself, putting it back in, and not having it work is rough because it is not a simple task to reinstall/remove. 

In better news I got the heater core swapped out! 

I could tell I wasn't the first one in this location as one of the screws that you  need to take out to get the vent out of the way was already out. 
I didn't take a picture of the new one in place, as it just looks like a heater core...

I also put a new window switch plug in (thanks Sam!) so now my windows work! 
I'm trying to fix up all the little crap that I keep not doing while I've got the down time of the motor being inoperable. 

New nozzles are about 2 weeks out, and I'll drop the pump off this week. Hoping to have it running again in a month.

[Daggerty]

I've had to rebuild 3 pumps in my life and it is very tedious. It isn't a common thing, usually get a new pump or reman but if there is none available and it's a "they need the truck thing" then the rebuild kit it is. 

First time I went in thinking I'll be able to pull this sucker apart and have it back together in a hour. Miserable fail, it took hours.

[GunMetalGrey]

Daggerty said:

I've had to rebuild 3 pumps in my life and it is very tedious. It isn't a common thing, usually get a new pump or reman but if there is none available and it's a "they need the truck thing" then the rebuild kit it is. 

First time I went in thinking I'll be able to pull this sucker apart and have it back together in a hour. Miserable fail, it took hours. 

Thank you for making me feel better about myself! 
They seem pretty serious, so I'll let the guys that know what they're doing take care of it.

[Jdesign]

Bummer on the injectors. I hope you get a refund. At least you can rule them out in the future and an issue if they are brand new!

[SteelBlue]

GunMetalGrey said:

Coolant leak confirmed

I can't believe you've done this...we had those carpets steam cleaned

[GunMetalGrey]

SteelBlue said:

I can't believe you've done this...we had those carpets steam cleaned

The car was trying to continually steam clean them! But it was just watering them down.

[GunMetalGrey]

Got a call from the diesel shop on Friday, once again he asked me to call back about the fuel pump; anyone see a common trend here?

Turns out the pump is all internally pitted and rusted, and the guy was impressed the car even ran. He said rebuilding it is pointless and he cant find an obsolete pump. Nifty. 

Turned to the E28 forum as I recalled a guy saying he had fuel pumps in stock, sent him a message and turns out it is @dealindave's euro contact! He recognized me somehow, and said he didn't have a pump anymore but can get one and have it remand. then ship it. So I'm assuming that will take a handful of weeks, which seems to be how this project goes! 

Nozzles shipped on Friday from Germany, will be interesting to see how long those take. 

The waiting game is in full swing!