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Re: E36 v2 After spending what seems like days cleaning and checking parts, sump, timing covers and other various bits I finally seem to be getting somewhere. Had the joys of burnt on oil and gunk to remove, then I pulled the old rings from the pistons and stripped them apart checking for wear...

They are alright for cheapys, put any sort of proper use through them and they just get worse. Mate had a set on his E36, and I have HSDs on mine (so £190 vs £800), swapped cars for a drive and there is a MASSIVE difference, but so there should be for the price. Difference is how they ride over...

That's random! Unless its meant to hang under a non-m bumper... My pipes that pass the diff carrier are a lot lower than that, you can't go too far the other way as youl hit the suspension arm over bumps etc

Re: E36 v2 So a few weeks ago I picked up a 'spare' ZF S5D310Z, removed from a 3.0 M3. As mentioned previously in this thread I had issues with very stiff gears on my current gearbox, so I'd been on the lookout for a spare. Ended up winning this one on eBay for good money. The 328i's came with...

Re: E36 v2 Had these turned up from a set of drawings for a job that needs doing on the car soon - can anyone guess what they are?

Mine used to touch the stud (front of the rear subframe), i ended up bending the pipe out of the way in a press. This was soon resolved when I swapped the studs for the E90 bolts to hold the subframe in place (dont stick down in the way). I've swapped to the stock backbox now anyway so its not a...

Re: E36 v2 Yeah I know they should have rotational play, to help dampen clutch engagement, doesn't really show the bit of front-back play that it has. Either way DMF's suck, single mass is so much better.

Re: E36 v2 This is where the noise was coming from..

Re: E36 v2 Will sort something out when I eventually get this cruise control sorted...? It wasn't so much a clanging noise, but with the difference now I don't think it was disengaging fully (gears hard to select, and I thought it was the gearbox). I had a lot of noise with the clutch...

Re: E36 v2 Both types come in 2, 3 and 4 wire. E36 still uses 4 wire (Signal/Signal Earth/Heater/Heater Earth), but just a different format of signal (resistance) from the Titania type. Some new cars still use Titania ones, mainly Japanese cars. The Titania sensors are better, last longer and...

Re: E36 v2 Il get some video up this week at some point, it is completely different. The clutch feel is 1000% better IMO, and you have no longer got the slop from the DMF when you engage the clutch. The only other thing to note is the clutch stop (on the carpet behind the pedal) needs...

Re: E36 v2 Cheap one from Machine Mart, just had to get the right size for the crank pilot bearing so modified the diameter with tape to get it a mega tight fit, then used the clutch disk part to centre that and torque the cover plate up. No downsides really, the Getrag transmissions suffer...

Re: E36 v2 All done, finally. Big job, do not attempt it on your own for sure! If you've never done anything that size of job before, allow 2+ days. The 323i E21 taller release bearing is 100% NOT required. Clutch is perfect, biting point right in the middle. Lightened flywheel is much better...

Re: E36 v2 Full day on it today and only half way there.. if anyone attempts this on a driveway have plenty of help on hand, its not an easy job by any means! I removed the inlet manifold for easy access to the starter motor/wiring to begin with. Then removed the exhaust, propshaft, shift...

Re: E36 v2 We only use ESXi/VMWare really, which is no good on a PC/Mac - Virtualbox is the best alternative really, very good and even better being free Mines a '98 but I'm not sure when the brought the OBD2 connector in, or if it actually does anything. If you have the 20pin under the...

Re: E36 v2 Cool ideal. Well its just a preconfigured .VDI, so you just need to create a new VM and use the .VDI as the hard disk image and you are good to go. Given it to a few other people like that with no issues!

Re: E36 v2 I can talk you through it pretty easily. Get one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0054FJEDK/?tag=cliospnet01-21 Then if you have a Macbook install a program called VirtualBox. I have a premade file for this, which is Windows XP with INPA already installed. I can upload it for...

Re: E36 v2 I'm using the stock M20 one. As far as I have read I think all the talk about the E21 is rubbish, and only required for the Getrag boxes. Will soon see.. Also the price from BMW is up to £80+ now I think and special order (2-4 weeks).. Yeah - well I run Windows XP inside the Mac...

Re: E36 v2 Which one? Not sure whats happened to the one on the car, it just got noisy and quick, then the pedal started getting weird with the clutch depressed. No noise when driving, just when you are on the pedal..

Dreamer at that price! Can get one in just as good condition for 1/3 of that - its still a 19 year old common production car regardless of mileage etc

Re: E36 v2 LOL. Il get some sorted with the GoPro sometime, it has changed completely. A day or so later, I thought something wasn't right, engine felt flat when warmed up and fuel consumption was higher.. Must have disturbed one of them when swapping between manifolds :rolleyes: They...

Re: E36 v2 E46 is long gone, it was going to need a DMF/Clutch before too long (started to rattle). At the moment yeah, but its getting to the stage where all the various small bits that have not been replaced are playing up. I've been on the lookout for a diesel since the E46 went, but just...

Re: E36 v2 No such luck, pretty much pi**ed it down all day here lol. The centre section now looks like this, which is the same as a stock M3 with two flanges rather than going right up by the engine.. Its functional, but I'm not really happy with how it fits on the car even if it is the...

Re: E36 v2 Well before the flywheel/clutch could be attempted I wanted to check if the exhaust would come undone from the manifolds at the flanges. These have probably never been removed on most of these E36s, and my previous one was a f*cking nightmare - with studs spinning/nuts...

They weigh a TONNE, absolute joke really. Very good for cruising about but anything else just no! Had the same seat in mine but I'm just used to really deep ones for track day driving so did a swap. Was a really good all rounder though!

Standard airbox mounting threads are M6, 10mm nut with a washer built into them

Re: E36 v2 By the looks of it access is pretty good - exhaust is the main stumbling block (manifold>downpipe bolts are always siezed) but I've got a solution for that when it comes to it. Better to do it now rather than later, never really trusted it fully with the miles its on. Heading to...

Re: E36 v2 So the DMF/Release bearing now has some sort of issue, lovely pulsing feedback through the pedal when hot. Going to pull the box off next weekend and fit a SMF I have which was going to wait for the new engine. Joy!

Re: E36 v2 Il get some vids up at some point, its much better now its had some time to bed in. Unfortunately not both mine, the red stuff is Whiteley's! Yeah, they went early on. They were all the same width though, not a 'proper' set :sleepy:

Re: E36 v2 I wanted to fit the new bearing without taking the trailing arm off the car, as the tracking would be out and I didn't really want to be getting it re-done so soon. Decided to try the classic DIY method. I had removed the old bearing race previously, so cleaned it up ready for the...