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That light ticking is normal. the E30 motor is known as the "sewing machine" for a reason. if it is loud it could need a valve adjustment, but its normal for those engines
Can vouch for this, I owned a few in the 80s when they were new. It’s almost impossible to get the valves perfectly quiet over all temperatures even when fanatically adjusting them.
Yep, mentioned it in the last vid. M20's are tickers. A valve adjustment could help (I forget the clearance, been awhile since I had my e30's). But that amount of tick in the video is pretty normal for that engine. E30's are amazing. They're getting real expensive too. Hope I can pick another one up before the prices go crazy(er).
Single stage paint... Bring her back to life with meguiars ultimate compound. My e28 m535i looked like chalk and now looks like a new car after a cut/polish
The ticking sound you hear are the valves. If you do a valve adjustment, it’ll lessen the ticking sound but with the m20, it’ll always have a little bit of a ticking sound👍🏻
Hey Alex great video!! These e30 BMW's are seriously well over engineered. They are easy to work on and a rewarding car. Owned one and it was brilliant!!!!
I bought a Mercedes 3 years ago I look up on RUclips on how to fix something on the car and your channel came up. Was amazing. And now I'm hooked on all your videos
E30s are most definitely some of the best built bmws out there. Buddy traded his mustang for one sitting in the field for 6 years. Got a battery and a fuel pump relay and we drove it home an hour n half away. All the check lights worked and didn’t even have the c.e.l. on. We’ve both also had e90s and both had to run through our entire cooling system lol.
It’s so cool to go through the step by step troubleshooting and the surprise discoveries like the source of the brake fluid leak, refreshingly different than many other automotive channels. Alex’s genuine enthusiasm at solving problems is great too. 👍🏼
With these older bmw engines (m10, m20, m30) it's very important to ensure that the spray holes of the oil distribution gallery are open/free and that the correct washwrs are used to install that oil gallery. If there is no oil flow the rockers and rocker shafts will wear fast. The Rolls Royce connection with bmw came way later then the e30.
13:00 Alex’s wife is on the back deck of the house watching his kids play in the yard… Alex: lets smoke’em out - pulls the BMW out of the garage and revs it.
Getting close to 600K! One of, if not the best AutoRUclips channels. Always looking forward to watching and learning and being entertained. Great stuff Alex!
It might be a single stage paint that you can just cut and buff. A lot of older cars with white in particular end up just being single stage. Even if other colors on the same car came with clear
I must say out of all the automotive RUclips creators, I really enjoy watching your channel the most. I love the way you get so invested in your work and it has inspired me to to learn more about cars to be able to just do simple thinks like oil and brake changes. Keep up the great content. Andrew form Australia.
Alex, just in case, to rewind only a bit on the youtube app, or fast forward, just double tab on the left of the video to go back 5 seconds, and same for when you double tap on the right half, the video fast jumps 5 seconds ahead, and if you tripple tap, its 10 seconds, 4 taps 15 seconds and so on and so forth :)
Alex, the head bolts in that car are the originla style hex head bolts. There was a recall that replaced them with TTY external torx style head bolts. The dealers typically performed the recall by replacing the bolts one at a time rather than having to remove the head. A genuine set is around $40
Definitely a WELL engineered machine, free from the grips of accountants! I love these revival videos! You and Sreten at m539 restorations should get together for a project, somehow.
So amazing to see a proper BMW, from the right generation, to run like nothing has happened over the years. Beautiful E30, one of my favorites Bimmers from all times
There really isn't a back story. I just thought of it one day and went with it. Thought it sounded cool and it went along with my builds. Cars you could always drive on the street, no questions asked.
Hi Alex today I learned to change the oil on my car for the first time and thanks to your chan you've convinced me to do my suspension myself. You're a great teacher and I appreciate the content you share. Have a great evening.
I have a 2006 325i e90. The n52 is a basic engine but at 181,000 miles smooth as heck. No check engine light or any fault codes. This car is a must have.
26:44 The oil flow from engine to the oil cooler is sent from the oil filter assembly to the radiator via a thermoswitch (spelling?) and with age it can stop working. 10 years ago it was hard to find new, I don't know how it is now
1975 Chevrolet SS Malibu, can't wait to see the finished product 🙂. Supporting you 110%. Like to see you blow past 1M subscribets before the end of the year 👏. Great work 👍🏻
I always look forward to Saturday mornings and LSC. I had a 86 325E. I know it's not the same car, but it brought back some memories. Currently the oldest car I own is my 2011 ES350. The most reliable car I've ever owned. My only complaint about it is the torque steer. My next Lexus is going to be a GS350. RWD or AWD is best.
Legit , I also grew up without a dad and took it upon myself to learn how to work on cars cause my dad couldn't as he had passed away when I was 7. I am currently in the process of building my OM606 to 500hp, almost there! Keep making great content you've taught me a lot.
The m20 is a stupidly reliable engine. Fantastic car to own and daily. The valve tick is normal. The m20 is known as the sewing machine by the e30 community. Id definately reccomended a high zinc additive oil to protect the contact surfaces of the rockers. It also helps quiet it up slightly compared to other synthetics.
True but as a F150 enthusiast...the Lightning's towing capacity is nowhere near the capacity of say a bone stock '98 Supercab 4.6L 2WD. Seems the performance mods to the suspension really hamper it's hauling and towing ability. I know the lowering has a lot do with it also.
I think he’s at the point where he needs his own trailer. Especially if he’s gonna keep fixing these old cars that don’t run. I also see a bigger truck in his future like an f350
This car and model was the reason as a older teenager I used to travel 30 miles one way to the nearest BMW dealer to fantasize owning a car like this. I didn't want it for status, but for the engineering simplicity. While I love some of the newer technology, I tend to gravitate to the KISS objective. You are very lucky to have found and own this car. I don't covet but I am a bit envious. Great video
Even though you know it's coming, it's still such a dope surprise every Saturday morning! Keep em coming brother! 👍🏿 Blessings! P.s. I wanna buy this thing, I regret selling my 318is 😂
Here is a little trick we used to do back 40+ years ago when I worked as a mechanic. Take a spray bottle with water in it and while the engine is running at 2000 RPM or so, squirt the water into the intake. The water turns to steam and it causes the carbon to soften and break loose. I used to do it with engines that were so carboned up that they had spark knock that wouldn't go away when the timing was set to factory specs. When you are pouring the Seafoam into the intake you are doing basically the same thing.
I'm so jealous of that car, i really want one. They're pretty much unobtainium here in Sweden and if they're for sale they are almost 100 % of the time badly modified with turbo builds that will never pass inspection, lowered so much it's like riding on pogo sticks etc.. Oh and despite these issues, they are WAY expensive. Like 6-7-8-9-10 thousand dollars.
@@williamwade7059 We have whole car inspections including brakes, suspension, structural and floor corrosion, emissions, VIN numbers, conformity (like if there's a turbo on a car that didn't have one from factory), horn, washers, windshield, wipers, tire wear, etc... These are done every year on cars up to 30 years old and every other year for cars 30-50 years old. 50 years and older, if the car passes one inspection it's exempt from regular inspections. The police can still inspect the car in a traffic stop and mandate a new inspection at an authorised inspection station. Mechanics can repair and certify certain faults after a failed inspection, not all faults, but the inspections are done by certified inspection stations that are not workshops.
Great to see this wonderful old car getting attention. She will be something special when you are done. It's been many years since I saw one this nice. Most of these were toast about 10 years ago if they were looked after.
I had an E30 323i cabriolet and to this day I still miss it. I will never forget that very particular sound of the straight six lump and you’re 100% correct Alex, they were built by proper mechanical engineers and not accountants. From your first video on the Beemer, It’s cool that you’ve still got the cars original BMW designed and made fancy tape holder that goes in the centre console at the end between the front seats - I’m old enough when tapes were still a thing and I even still have my favourites Definitely DON’T throw those covers out get them professionally cleaned and bring the pile back to fluffy.
That car is just sweet, straight & honest. I just love every car you bought but this is special. I wish i was in your neighborhood to see this beauty in real.
Back in the 80's one of my dad's mechanics would "steam clean" cylinders by slowly pouring water into the carburetor. My job was to hold the engine rpm's up. Never went bad, but made my dad cringe.
Yeah you can clean turbos that way also.. nothing wrong with water, some cars and race cars have water injection kits, they help to keep intake temp down. Don't see it often these days
Had a 1986 318i that was euro import (odd story) but that thing had close to 400k on it and it was a great car. Had the same sheep skin seat covers and the seats were like new. I miss that car I got it when it was 16 years old and you never seen BMW's in small town Arkansas it was fun.
There's a reason I've had e30s for 20 years. I have 3 m20 engines in my garage. And it sounds just fine, m20's sound like sewing machines. Check the valve lash and call it a day. EDIT: And don't forget the timing belt, tensioner, and wp.
That BMW looks so clean for its age. a couple years ago I was looking for one because I got into a bit of melancholy. I probably saw 7 or 8 cars in the DFW area and every single of them was in a beyond repair condition. I'm very glad to see one been restored.
So, fuel and brake lines, pinion and axle seals for the diff, exhaust, trans pan gasket (and possibly pan), oil filter housing gasket and sender o-ring, valve cover gasket and some paint/body work. Not bad Alex!
Ticking is normal. Do a valve adjustment and I’ll be quieter. They all sound like sewing machines when healthy. Also. The heads are so easy to take off that lots of people including myself just do that and manually clean everything off.
A few minor points, the '89 e30s didn't have clear coat, they had rubbed buffed and polished single stage paint. Do the timing belt and water pump ASAP. Do not rev it too much while sitting still, it will kill the transmission. The oil pressure sensor will leak through it's center. The exhaust rust is just outer sheet metal over insulation to help the cat heat up, easy to cut off and your actual cat and resonator are likely fine.
Hi Alex excellent video as per normal Please do NOT get rid of the bbs split rims!! Here in the UK they are iconic and worth a fortune. The copies alone are $1000 and refurbished ones $3500 A set-probably worth more than the car you could put them on eBay and someone in Europe would bite your hand off for them! They just have to stay with the car and be refurbed in gold please Can’t wait to see this finished as it just reminds me of my best friend who we lost to cancer last year and he had an immaculate E30 325l black sport that was so much fun with the iconic exhaust note in the 90’s,good memories
this is a common thing in barnfind cars.....often valve seats will not seal but if you can even get a couple cylinders to fire the movement frees up every other valve.....fun fact the rocker tappets are often offset on purpose by design.....when they push the valve down they also cause a slight spin rotation
The E30 was the best BMW ever! I have personally owned 2 of them (and regret selling both). The engines are bullet proof if you keep the oil clean. Some of the best analogue experience driving will be done in this car! I will drive from Ottawa Ontario Canada to pick it up if you are bored with it! Ticking is injectors very normal for that car.
Ticking is 100% normal for the m20, it should sound like a "happy little sewing machine". That being said, adjust the valves to be sure. It's also easy to clean the TB and ICV which will both help, and next time you Seafoam, use the tiny vacuum line on the passenger side of the intake manifold. Oh and if that little tag on the diff has an "S" on it, it's an LSD (there should also be an S painted on the underside of the pumpkin)
Read the MSDS. Seafoam has no cleansers. It is basically just light oil like MMM. Need to convert this to 5MT or 6MT. Life in the rust belt. All the metal lines need replacement. Convert to AGM battery once the tray is repaired.
Amazing you change a couple dollar O-ring on a V-12 and blammo it’s the cleanest shop we’ve ever seen after lol. Been loving the last couple months of content. Thx and cheers from Vancouver Canada!! As much as I’m interested in the free Beemer I’m dyin to hear the Merc sing after all that work you did for us all.... You’ve been killing it for years, Legit.....
At 174,000 miles that means it's almost completely broken in now LOL! I had a 1981 528i 5-speed that made it to about 325,000 miles. So glad I found your channel, you have an excellent speaking voice and speak really clearly which makes it easy to for a long your commentary love everything about this channel so far!
The oldest car I owned was a 1987 E30 325is this car does bring back memories of that car was in the family for at least 10 years before an accident took it down
What's the oldest car you own? 1961 Rolls-Royce for me.
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1998 BMW 740iL. 185k miles. Love that car
2004 CRV lol
2001 gmc sierra 8.1 liter. Nothing to a show car. Haha
That BMW Needs an Italian tune up
2006 BMW E90 330i , awesome car with the N52B30 Engine .
That light ticking is normal. the E30 motor is known as the "sewing machine" for a reason. if it is loud it could need a valve adjustment, but its normal for those engines
Can vouch for this, I owned a few in the 80s when they were new. It’s almost impossible to get the valves perfectly quiet over all temperatures even when fanatically adjusting them.
Yep, the M30 motors have that tick as well. Very normal
Sounds like that ticking noice comes from injectors, which is normal.
Owned an E30 too. It's a bloody sewing machine!
Yep, mentioned it in the last vid. M20's are tickers. A valve adjustment could help (I forget the clearance, been awhile since I had my e30's). But that amount of tick in the video is pretty normal for that engine. E30's are amazing. They're getting real expensive too. Hope I can pick another one up before the prices go crazy(er).
It’s a single stage paint . The stains in the paint can be removed with a clay bar and followed by a compound/polish . That paint can shine again!
My 1990 735i is just the same. No clear coat.
+1, My '95 Alpine White 525i is single stage as well.
As a lad, 40 years ago, I used to T-CUT cars, with a good polish this lovely car could look "the mutt's nuts", as we say in UK.
Single stage paint... Bring her back to life with meguiars ultimate compound. My e28 m535i looked like chalk and now looks like a new car after a cut/polish
The ticking sound you hear are the valves. If you do a valve adjustment, it’ll lessen the ticking sound but with the m20, it’ll always have a little bit of a ticking sound👍🏻
Hey Alex great video!! These e30 BMW's are seriously well over engineered. They are easy to work on and a rewarding car. Owned one and it was brilliant!!!!
exactly this, was one of the first things i did when i had mine. was the smoothest running one in my town after that
Agree !
its pretty normal for a little tick tho
Thinking the same thing cause my e34 has an M20 in it too so that ticking was like unpleasant music to my ears 😅
This channel recently has become a mystery sleuthing diagnosis channel for abandoned cars, love it!
I bought a Mercedes 3 years ago I look up on RUclips on how to fix something on the car and your channel came up.
Was amazing. And now I'm hooked on all your videos
26:26 Yes, the rear diff on the 325i automatic from the USA are all on a limited diff 4.10, so the tag says S4.10 !
Sreten from М539 restorations doing E30, Alex from LSC doing E30. This week was amazing :) You guys need to cooperate. :)
That car Sreten has is pretty sweet.
Kaaming up…
@@StephenJohnson-jb7xe way too good for his kinds of projects, but still can create content from interior restoration. :)
E30s are most definitely some of the best built bmws out there. Buddy traded his mustang for one sitting in the field for 6 years. Got a battery and a fuel pump relay and we drove it home an hour n half away. All the check lights worked and didn’t even have the c.e.l. on. We’ve both also had e90s and both had to run through our entire cooling system lol.
This channel is slowly transforming into Old car restoration channels like VGG and Junkyard digs
And I like it very much
“Yes it begins” he says with an Evil Laugh lol.
Also, the poor people on the back porch…
Hey Aaron! Nice to see you here!
Mosquito season 😅
Ah yes! Didn't think about people. I was more concerned over the catalytic converter :D
It’s so cool to go through the step by step troubleshooting and the surprise discoveries like the source of the brake fluid leak, refreshingly different than many other automotive channels. Alex’s genuine enthusiasm at solving problems is great too. 👍🏼
With these older bmw engines (m10, m20, m30) it's very important to ensure that the spray holes of the oil distribution gallery are open/free and that the correct washwrs are used to install that oil gallery.
If there is no oil flow the rockers and rocker shafts will wear fast.
The Rolls Royce connection with bmw came way later then the e30.
13:00 Alex’s wife is on the back deck of the house watching his kids play in the yard…
Alex: lets smoke’em out - pulls the BMW out of the garage and revs it.
Literally what happened
@@LegitStreetCars this made my day 😂
LOL!! Thought the same thing!😂
My kid was one of them. I asked him for insider info, he said "Mr. Alex made a lot smoke is all I know." Oh and that was my wife. His is taller.
ever since you went full time and quit your job, i’ve been absolutely rooting for you. i cant wait to see what the future holds for the channel
Getting close to 600K! One of, if not the best AutoRUclips channels. Always looking forward to watching and learning and being entertained. Great stuff Alex!
It might be a single stage paint that you can just cut and buff. A lot of older cars with white in particular end up just being single stage. Even if other colors on the same car came with clear
Yes I think the E30's were single stage.
Would love to see all the rust fixed and get it resprayed. Some other quick maintenance fixes but the rest looks to be in great shape!
I got to say how I admire how you bring old cars back to 100% working condition. It's a rare thing these days.
I must say out of all the automotive RUclips creators, I really enjoy watching your channel the most. I love the way you get so invested in your work and it has inspired me to to learn more about cars to be able to just do simple thinks like oil and brake changes. Keep up the great content. Andrew form Australia.
Congrats on the continuing growth. Keep going Alex. 1 million sub coming soon.
Alex, just in case, to rewind only a bit on the youtube app, or fast forward, just double tab on the left of the video to go back 5 seconds, and same for when you double tap on the right half, the video fast jumps 5 seconds ahead, and if you tripple tap, its 10 seconds, 4 taps 15 seconds and so on and so forth :)
The M20 is a natural ticker, even with a valve adjustment.
Alex, the head bolts in that car are the originla style hex head bolts. There was a recall that replaced them with TTY external torx style head bolts. The dealers typically performed the recall by replacing the bolts one at a time rather than having to remove the head. A genuine set is around $40
Definitely a WELL engineered machine, free from the grips of accountants!
I love these revival videos! You and Sreten at m539 restorations should get together for a project, somehow.
So amazing to see a proper BMW, from the right generation, to run like nothing has happened over the years. Beautiful E30, one of my favorites Bimmers from all times
would like a quick backstory on how u came up with the name "Legit Street Cars".
it sound so official and cool
There really isn't a back story. I just thought of it one day and went with it. Thought it sounded cool and it went along with my builds. Cars you could always drive on the street, no questions asked.
Hi Alex today I learned to change the oil on my car for the first time and thanks to your chan you've convinced me to do my suspension myself. You're a great teacher and I appreciate the content you share.
Have a great evening.
The M20s are always a little ticky but just do a simple valve adjustment and put a belt on it. She'll be golden.
I just bought a 90 5 series and your video helped me figure out some of what I need to look at on my motor. Thank you!
On that diff tag, if it’s got an “S” before the ratio, that means it’s a limited slip unit… so looks like you have an LSD!
I have a 2006 325i e90. The n52 is a basic engine but at 181,000 miles smooth as heck. No check engine light or any fault codes. This car is a must have.
Yeah those wheels are perfect on there, if you just get them refinished that’ll be perfect. Those genuine bmw seat covers are cool.
E30 is a modern classic. Whatever you do, don't get rid of it...Love the channel, and enjoy watching someone solve problems!
26:44 The oil flow from engine to the oil cooler is sent from the oil filter assembly to the radiator via a thermoswitch (spelling?) and with age it can stop working. 10 years ago it was hard to find new, I don't know how it is now
Man, that is a beautiful showing of what BMW “USED” to be……excellent steal Alex
This car is perfect for a full nuts and bolts restoration. That would undoubtedly been the best viewed series in the entire history of you tube
1975 Chevrolet SS Malibu, can't wait to see the finished product 🙂. Supporting you 110%. Like to see you blow past 1M subscribets before the end of the year 👏. Great work 👍🏻
I always look forward to Saturday mornings and LSC.
I had a 86 325E. I know it's not the same car, but it brought back some memories.
Currently the oldest car I own is my 2011 ES350.
The most reliable car I've ever owned. My only complaint about it is the torque steer.
My next Lexus is going to be a GS350. RWD or AWD is best.
Legit , I also grew up without a dad and took it upon myself to learn how to work on cars cause my dad couldn't as he had passed away when I was 7. I am currently in the process of building my OM606 to 500hp, almost there! Keep making great content you've taught me a lot.
Alex PLEASE put the OEM red taillights back on the lightning. Those aftermarket ones are so rice 😖
The m20 is a stupidly reliable engine. Fantastic car to own and daily. The valve tick is normal. The m20 is known as the sewing machine by the e30 community. Id definately reccomended a high zinc additive oil to protect the contact surfaces of the rockers. It also helps quiet it up slightly compared to other synthetics.
When you go to rent a trailer you can just say it’s a single cab F-150. Technically it is just much better!
True but as a F150 enthusiast...the Lightning's towing capacity is nowhere near the capacity of say a bone stock '98 Supercab 4.6L 2WD. Seems the performance mods to the suspension really hamper it's hauling and towing ability. I know the lowering has a lot do with it also.
And always tell them you're towing a Miata
I think he’s at the point where he needs his own trailer. Especially if he’s gonna keep fixing these old cars that don’t run. I also see a bigger truck in his future like an f350
This car and model was the reason as a older teenager I used to travel 30 miles one way to the nearest BMW dealer to fantasize owning a car like this. I didn't want it for status, but for the engineering simplicity. While I love some of the newer technology, I tend to gravitate to the KISS objective. You are very lucky to have found and own this car. I don't covet but I am a bit envious. Great video
No freaking way that thing started that easy! You need to play Lotto! 🤣👍👏
Gotta say, I'm a mechanic myself but some of the stuff you have shown us has taught me a lot thanks Alex. Keep up the good content!!
Even though you know it's coming, it's still such a dope surprise every Saturday morning! Keep em coming brother! 👍🏿 Blessings! P.s. I wanna buy this thing, I regret selling my 318is 😂
Same here! 😔
Here is a little trick we used to do back 40+ years ago when I worked as a mechanic. Take a spray bottle with water in it and while the engine is running at 2000 RPM or so, squirt the water into the intake. The water turns to steam and it causes the carbon to soften and break loose. I used to do it with engines that were so carboned up that they had spark knock that wouldn't go away when the timing was set to factory specs. When you are pouring the Seafoam into the intake you are doing basically the same thing.
Wow, you’re cranking out videos left and right!
So cool that you review comments with that much detail to pick out one which hit your tick!
I'm so jealous of that car, i really want one. They're pretty much unobtainium here in Sweden and if they're for sale they are almost 100 % of the time badly modified with turbo builds that will never pass inspection, lowered so much it's like riding on pogo sticks etc.. Oh and despite these issues, they are WAY expensive. Like 6-7-8-9-10 thousand dollars.
You guys have emission inspections?
@@williamwade7059 We have whole car inspections including brakes, suspension, structural and floor corrosion, emissions, VIN numbers, conformity (like if there's a turbo on a car that didn't have one from factory), horn, washers, windshield, wipers, tire wear, etc...
These are done every year on cars up to 30 years old and every other year for cars 30-50 years old. 50 years and older, if the car passes one inspection it's exempt from regular inspections. The police can still inspect the car in a traffic stop and mandate a new inspection at an authorised inspection station.
Mechanics can repair and certify certain faults after a failed inspection, not all faults, but the inspections are done by certified inspection stations that are not workshops.
Also don’t lift the front by the rockers . Lift it by the box frame rail
Sounds ridiculous
Great to see this wonderful old car getting attention. She will be something special when you are done. It's been many years since I saw one this nice. Most of these were toast about 10 years ago if they were looked after.
Letssss goooo Alex!!!! Always excited to see that notification pop up on my phone!
I love the diagnostics and the way you tackle everything. Definitely will put some additives in the fuel and keep seafoaming it
25:10 those are black widow eggs on your car! You need to spray every bit of that underframe right now!
This is a car that’s been Chicago for years… it’s not black widow eggs. They can’t survive up here. That’s just regular old house spider egg sacks.
Oh snap!
I had an E30 323i cabriolet and to this day I still miss it. I will never forget that very particular sound of the straight six lump and you’re 100% correct Alex, they were built by proper mechanical engineers and not accountants. From your first video on the Beemer, It’s cool that you’ve still got the cars original BMW designed and made fancy tape holder that goes in the centre console at the end between the front seats - I’m old enough when tapes were still a thing and I even still have my favourites Definitely DON’T throw those covers out get them professionally cleaned and bring the pile back to fluffy.
I figure by now your neighbors are like, "Man, there's a lot of smoke coming from that garage. Alex must be making another RUclips video".
That car is just sweet, straight & honest. I just love every car you bought but this is special. I wish i was in your neighborhood to see this beauty in real.
You have to keep the hat!! Put it on while driving the car for the first time. Lol. Great videos 👍👍
Those valves are super easy to adjust. That will quiet it down a little. I was adjusting E30 valves when I was 16.
I'd condition all that leather really really well before it starts seeing the sun again. Keep it pristine
That BMW 325 and that 2.5l engine are the best that BMW has ever made! That car is worth restoring!
Back in the 80's one of my dad's mechanics would "steam clean" cylinders by slowly pouring water into the carburetor. My job was to hold the engine rpm's up. Never went bad, but made my dad cringe.
Yeah you can clean turbos that way also.. nothing wrong with water, some cars and race cars have water injection kits, they help to keep intake temp down. Don't see it often these days
Water & ethanol mix does the trick, and safer too..
Had a 1986 318i that was euro import (odd story) but that thing had close to 400k on it and it was a great car. Had the same sheep skin seat covers and the seats were like new. I miss that car I got it when it was 16 years old and you never seen BMW's in small town Arkansas it was fun.
The hat killed me 🤣🤣
I’m super jealous of this car! I miss my old e30 325 like crazy
There's a reason I've had e30s for 20 years. I have 3 m20 engines in my garage. And it sounds just fine, m20's sound like sewing machines. Check the valve lash and call it a day. EDIT: And don't forget the timing belt, tensioner, and wp.
...knew I'd find you here 😂
@@MANNYTEST23 hahahahahahahahhah
@@MANNYTEST23 lol we already know. The e34 sat 10 years and started right up
That BMW looks so clean for its age. a couple years ago I was looking for one because I got into a bit of melancholy. I probably saw 7 or 8 cars in the DFW area and every single of them was in a beyond repair condition. I'm very glad to see one been restored.
" This is 1989 dust we're inhaling now" bro that's coke.
"Legit" this is one of my favorite channels to watch for car content.
As much as I love this channel... as a bmw guy. It’s different when you’re working on bmw’s, the epitome of entertainment for me.
So, fuel and brake lines, pinion and axle seals for the diff, exhaust, trans pan gasket (and possibly pan), oil filter housing gasket and sender o-ring, valve cover gasket and some paint/body work.
Not bad Alex!
Very cool Alex, stoked for this project!
Never had a bmw. But those lines on that car are so beautiful.
Ticking is normal. Do a valve adjustment and I’ll be quieter. They all sound like sewing machines when healthy. Also. The heads are so easy to take off that lots of people including myself just do that and manually clean everything off.
Man I just love the increased volume of vids coming out! Thanks for quitting your job for us lowly consumers!
This needs to be a series! Restore as much as you can to give it it's former glory!
Great video ! Before you repaint, pick the worst panel and try paint correction first. Sometimes "dead" white paint will come back
I would say just polish the car and wet san the rusty areas and ceramic coated on top giving the patina look and maintaining the original paint.
A few minor points, the '89 e30s didn't have clear coat, they had rubbed buffed and polished single stage paint. Do the timing belt and water pump ASAP. Do not rev it too much while sitting still, it will kill the transmission. The oil pressure sensor will leak through it's center. The exhaust rust is just outer sheet metal over insulation to help the cat heat up, easy to cut off and your actual cat and resonator are likely fine.
I can’t believe you don’t have a million subs!!!! You have the BEST automotive RUclips channel!!!
Can't believe that those seats are in mint condition 😳 can't wait to you start restoration on the BMW 😎🙌🏼
Keep the videos coming Alex! Great content
Hi Alex excellent video as per normal
Please do NOT get rid of the bbs split rims!! Here in the UK they are iconic and worth a fortune. The copies alone are $1000 and refurbished ones $3500 A set-probably worth more than the car you could put them on eBay and someone in Europe would bite your hand off for them!
They just have to stay with the car and be refurbed in gold please
Can’t wait to see this finished as it just reminds me of my best friend who we lost to cancer last year and he had an immaculate E30 325l black sport that was so much fun with the iconic exhaust note in the 90’s,good memories
this is a common thing in barnfind cars.....often valve seats will not seal but if you can even get a couple cylinders to fire the movement frees up every other valve.....fun fact the rocker tappets are often offset on purpose by design.....when they push the valve down they also cause a slight spin rotation
The E30 was the best BMW ever! I have personally owned 2 of them (and regret selling both). The engines are bullet proof if you keep the oil clean. Some of the best analogue experience driving will be done in this car! I will drive from Ottawa Ontario Canada to pick it up if you are bored with it! Ticking is injectors very normal for that car.
I saw you can adjust the valveclearance. Maybe this is causing the ticking noise beside the injectors
That bit of insullaton on the firewall over the trans tunnel holds moisture and is one of the most common causes of rust on these
got a weirdly nice feeling of being at home watching this. good job on the vid, amazing vibes
Im actually jealous my e30 didn't come with those seat covers. those puppies are SWEET
Ticking is 100% normal for the m20, it should sound like a "happy little sewing machine". That being said, adjust the valves to be sure. It's also easy to clean the TB and ICV which will both help, and next time you Seafoam, use the tiny vacuum line on the passenger side of the intake manifold. Oh and if that little tag on the diff has an "S" on it, it's an LSD (there should also be an S painted on the underside of the pumpkin)
That tick is the sound of a healthy M20- you could adjust for less noise, but you may lose a bit of power in the balance.
Read the MSDS. Seafoam has no cleansers. It is basically just light oil like MMM.
Need to convert this to 5MT or 6MT.
Life in the rust belt. All the metal lines need replacement.
Convert to AGM battery once the tray is repaired.
Glad to be back watching, great cars, great videos , great community, get guy man 👍🏻.
I can't wait to see the work on this project. Make this car the envy of the RUclips world.
Amazing you change a couple dollar O-ring on a V-12 and blammo it’s the cleanest shop we’ve ever seen after lol. Been loving the last couple months of content. Thx and cheers from Vancouver Canada!! As much as I’m interested in the free Beemer I’m dyin to hear the Merc sing after all that work you did for us all.... You’ve been killing it for years, Legit.....
At 174,000 miles that means it's almost completely broken in now LOL! I had a 1981 528i 5-speed that made it to about 325,000 miles. So glad I found your channel, you have an excellent speaking voice and speak really clearly which makes it easy to for a long your commentary love everything about this channel so far!
I always wanted a cool person like you whose known information inside you're brain is off the hook bro respect from new Zealand
Very cool little car! You’d never guess the mileage was that high!! Looking forward to seeing you complete it!!
The oldest car I owned was a 1987 E30 325is this car does bring back memories of that car was in the family for at least 10 years before an accident took it down