I hope you aren't getting discouraged at all with this project. My friends and I are watching all the videos, and you're doing a great job! Keep it up!
On my m30, I removed the snap rings in order to slide the rockers off the cam lobe so I can get the valves up for resurfacing. Easy way to save money on labor. Love your videos by the way.
Nice video. I did mine a few days ago. I’m an e30 noob. I just removed the valve cover 🙄 fan/shroud to make room for the ratchet also I made a tool that fits snugly to the rocker. Really easy. No need to follow firing order just lobe pointing down.
Love your videos. I really like how you explain things so they make sense quickly keep up the good work. Hoping to get a e30 M20b27 and do the i head and then turbo it because of the compression should be fun. Also because of you I might document it and post it on RUclips thanks for the inspiration :)
TSTO.MAMBA24 the top of the lobe should be exactly opposite of the surface in contact with the rocker. Google will be able to tell you that. I just did it from one end to the other.
did you get your engine oil flushed. my e30s valve casing is filled with oil. its kind of a pain to work on since everything is black and its hard to tell if the the rockers are at tdc
Im a bit confussed about this. The cam shaft has 2 lobes that the rocker arm rides on per cylinder, intake and exhaust right? Whenever the exhaust valve is at tdc is the intake valve also at tdc? meaning both intake and exhaust are adjusted when the cam is in the same position per cylinder? or do both intake and exhaust need to be adjusted separately? Like turn the engine until the lobe is pointing down on the intake, adjust intake. Then turn engine again until the lobe on the exhaust is pointing down, then adjust exhaust? Sorry for the noob question, i seem to be the only one not understanding here.
Each individual valve should be completely closed (i.e the lobe resting on the center of the short side or it's respective camshaft lobe). So the crank will need to be positioned 12 times. Not 6.
I don't like using the open end of the wrench or the ones that click. from my personal experience I'd use a normal wrench closed type to prevent stripping the nut/bolt. but good job nonetheless. keep up the good work.
In this particular situation you would snap the bolt before stripping the nut. While I agree with you that the more contact points the better, open ended wrenches have their place.
EuroGarage see it wasn't ticking when I did it i just thought I'd do a valve adjustment Cuz it fluttered a bit. my valves were perfectly adjusted at a shop when I sent my head in but I'm stupid and thought I could do better
Depends on the ticking. If it's a loud metalic sound, the camshaft/rockers are worn out and needs replacing. But the M20 will never sound as smooth as the M50. It has noisy injectors that produce the "rattlesnake" noise. I go by this thumb-rule. If you can't clearly hear the ticking standing next to it, with the hood(bonnet) closed, the valves/cam is all good! Love the E30 with M20b25. Great car to drive, great sound. Mine has a Shrick 284 Cam, lightened flywheel and performance chip. This mod makes the engine even better and SO responsive, without hurting mileage or longevity.
If you want to learn, download a Bentley manual for you car and start reading. If you just want the concepts, engineering explained is a good place to gain an understanding.
I literally don't know what you did in this entire video. And I have the Bentley manual that explains this also. Those camera angles should be much more clear and not so far away. People who are beginners won't have a clue.
I hope you aren't getting discouraged at all with this project. My friends and I are watching all the videos, and you're doing a great job! Keep it up!
Seriously, huge thank you for this channel.
- A new E30 owner
"Adjust your sewing machine" yessss
On my m30, I removed the snap rings in order to slide the rockers off the cam lobe so I can get the valves up for resurfacing. Easy way to save money on labor.
Love your videos by the way.
Nice video. I did mine a few days ago. I’m an e30 noob. I just removed the valve cover 🙄 fan/shroud to make room for the ratchet also I made a tool that fits snugly to the rocker. Really easy. No need to follow firing order just lobe pointing down.
Love your videos. I really like how you explain things so they make sense quickly keep up the good work. Hoping to get a e30 M20b27 and do the i head and then turbo it because of the compression should be fun. Also because of you I might document it and post it on RUclips thanks for the inspiration :)
Why do you stop and move the crank now and again? How do i know when to move the crank im lost with that,
The feeler gauges I buy come pre bent to avoid tool bending
Keep it up, my e30 is on the way from Japan!
the fact that Texas is getting rain is amazing
Clearly you have never been to Houston!
When you say the cam lobe facing downward is it downward to the floor or at the angle that the cam is ?
And what is the firing order ?
TSTO.MAMBA24 the top of the lobe should be exactly opposite of the surface in contact with the rocker.
Google will be able to tell you that. I just did it from one end to the other.
thanks!
Keep up the work duder! Been following all your vids
How about to adjust e36 1.8cc m 033
did you get your engine oil flushed. my e30s valve casing is filled with oil. its kind of a pain to work on since everything is black and its hard to tell if the the rockers are at tdc
Im a bit confussed about this. The cam shaft has 2 lobes that the rocker arm rides on per cylinder, intake and exhaust right? Whenever the exhaust valve is at tdc is the intake valve also at tdc? meaning both intake and exhaust are adjusted when the cam is in the same position per cylinder? or do both intake and exhaust need to be adjusted separately? Like turn the engine until the lobe is pointing down on the intake, adjust intake. Then turn engine again until the lobe on the exhaust is pointing down, then adjust exhaust?
Sorry for the noob question, i seem to be the only one not understanding here.
I noticed in the video you did intake then exhaust. So im assuming both are done separately.
Each individual valve should be completely closed (i.e the lobe resting on the center of the short side or it's respective camshaft lobe). So the crank will need to be positioned 12 times. Not 6.
Awesome, thanks for the quick response. Going to get on it later today!
I don't like using the open end of the wrench or the ones that click. from my personal experience I'd use a normal wrench closed type to prevent stripping the nut/bolt. but good job nonetheless. keep up the good work.
In this particular situation you would snap the bolt before stripping the nut.
While I agree with you that the more contact points the better, open ended wrenches have their place.
Is it the same with an automatic gearbox?
Yis
awesome vid man, hopefully i come across this E30 in frisco
I'm at cars and coffee nearly every time with Abi.
No e30 though yet. Soon.
Awesome video! Thanks!
I've done the adjustment twice and it's still ticking, do I go through it again or is it the rockers
It will forever tick my friend, nature of the beast. If you adjust them slightly tighter they will tick less, but you lose power.
EuroGarage see it wasn't ticking when I did it i just thought I'd do a valve adjustment Cuz it fluttered a bit. my valves were perfectly adjusted at a shop when I sent my head in but I'm stupid and thought I could do better
they wil always tick dont tighten them trying to get the tickin away it wil kill your exhaust valves
Depends on the ticking. If it's a loud metalic sound, the camshaft/rockers are worn out and needs replacing. But the M20 will never sound as smooth as the M50. It has noisy injectors that produce the "rattlesnake" noise.
I go by this thumb-rule. If you can't clearly hear the ticking standing next to it, with the hood(bonnet) closed, the valves/cam is all good!
Love the E30 with M20b25. Great car to drive, great sound. Mine has a Shrick 284 Cam, lightened flywheel and performance chip. This mod makes the engine even better and SO responsive, without hurting mileage or longevity.
Enjoyed and liked. Thanks for the share.
My sweing machine started ticking worse after a day of driving.. Maybe I didnt crank the eccentrics down enough?
I mean as long as they are in spec then you are good to go, it is going to tick.
Good variation on the music and don't give up! BTW is it easy to find a decent 325i/is for 2-3k down there?
Not giving up, things are only now starting to move.
No its near impossible.
How do you know so much about engines?
He doesnt, but google does.
If you want to learn, download a Bentley manual for you car and start reading.
If you just want the concepts, engineering explained is a good place to gain an understanding.
Anyone else found striped nuts and can't get anything to lossen them?
I literally don't know what you did in this entire video. And I have the Bentley manual that explains this also. Those camera angles should be much more clear and not so far away. People who are beginners won't have a clue.
If your eccentrics are worn you will never have it perfect ,i had to go with a lower gap.
foist? yeh. first.
second
Doesnt tell millimeters when 99% of the world uses the metric system......
multiply by 2.54