Let's Get Mechanical - Neglected BMW E30 320i 5-speed - Project Marbais: Part 4
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- The fix-a-thon on E30 is in full swing, we remove the broken subframe bolt, it gets all-new fluids, clutch sorted, new fuel pump and suspension overhaul with Bilstein B6 shocks. We also end in the kitchen, as you normally do on automotive channels, and cook a valvelicuos meal.
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This is literally the best E30 project on RUclips.
That's what I was gonna say! So good, keeping it classic
JImmy oakes has one that is compareable but gonna have to agree
Yep.
What about "Restore It" E30's?
This is the best automotive channel on RUclips
Oh man 48 min after hard day, thats what i need!
Oh yes 💪😁
The clip gone so quickly (even though for us 50 min his work maybe few weeks i know..) but even so i could definitely watch these much longer.. ;0)
The German mindset.
I want to say something. A lot of people online keep begging for more video's which would be amazing. But people need to understand the time it takes to diagnose vehicles, order correct parts, wait for parts, install them, and film the whole process with great quality both video and audio is extremely difficult .The videos are worth the wait, In my opinion. Keep it up. I hope to reach these level of quality and viewership that you have built. An amazing achievement and your formula has been spot on. Change nothing. Happy Viewing everyone...
I wholeheartedly agree. Resist pressure to churn out X number of videos full of drivel every week and stick to the current formula. Quality over quantity for sure!
I think leaving the ride hight is extremely important. So that modern generation can see a stock e30! Too many e30’s have been lowered, including mine!
This is BY FAR the best RUclips car restoration channel. I have 13 years on RUclips and always wished something like this. Sreten, you are the best. This video in particular was hilarious btw :))). All the best to all!
I have to admit that I like the ride height. The good thing about it is that you don't have to worry about scraping the front bumper and undercarriage. No need to cringe when going over a speed bump!
I agree, I remember a friend had a new 325i auto, on steels, & it looked just like that, rode really well, too.
I don't think he'll have to worry about it with the lowering springs, eibach are a notoriously moderate drop.
I also like the height. Suits the car, especially with those wheels.
BMW did lower the ride height on the E30 pretty early in its' life, and again when it got the plastic bumper restyle later on, which is why there are so many part numbers for original springs listed. They wouldn't have done that if there was likely to be a clearance issue on speed bumps and the like, and even the later 325Ix 4wd version had a lower ride height than the early 320i and 323i without sports suspension...
it should track better down the road with the longer suspension travel as well
You are not only a very hard worker and amazing mechanic, but also a really good entertainer. I have fun and learn a lot watching your videos. That's something really cool. I wish you a long life repairing these cars with so much love and technical detail to perfection. Cannot wait for your next episode!
Watching these videos feels so satisfying because you do everything by the book and with OEM parts as in the manuals. Work arounds and improvisations are the last resort which is how it should be.
The Simons exhausts are also known as Jetex. Extremely good quality and fitment and they are aluminised for rust prevention, it will eventually rust but it should last longer than a factory exhaust. That being said I’d go with Supersprint if I could afford it. Another option is to go for the dual pipe 325i system which what I fitted on my 1988 320i. The only modification needed was to modify the diamond shaped flange where it mated to the manifold, the hole spacing was slightly different so the holes needed elongating slightly to fit over the studs.
This is literally the best RUclips channel ever
When you have an issue with doing up or undoing balljoints in future and they free spin, sit a jack underneath and place them back into the tapered hole and they won't spin and you'll be able to undo/do up without any issues! Little trick I learnt!
Love the vids mate
On the throttlebody there is a small pin that adjust the closed position of the throttlebody butterfly. Adjust it so it can´t close completely. If the butterfly is able to fully close it will throw of the vacuum-controlled idle and make your idle too high or erratically go up and down. Keep the E30 stuff coming!! :)
Ahh yes my favourite channel. Nice to see your landlord give a helping hand.
Dude, your channel is incredible, your spirit, your OCD is a bliss to watch how it transforms these cars! Keep it up!
I know it's stupid but I'm sort of proud of myself that I started watching your channel when it had like 10k subscribes :).
Note some older vehicles had a decell vaccum selonoid that when you let off gas it would allow a smoother idle down from 1500-750rpm. It usually located near throttle plate near cable. Not sure if e30s had this. Just tossing out some knowledge.
Congrats on the new sponsor again. Replacing old parts with new ones just puts you in a zen mode . And wow, a shoutout to Jason Cammisa! Keep it coming!
Well, i don't think this E30 is neglected, but actually one of the best survivors ever - only because the nice gentleman and former owner kept it so well. Respect to him, for bringing this faboulus car to your channel! Always looking forward to the next wonderful video with this beautiful car!
If you have a spinning ball joint you can try and apply some load back to it by pushing the joint back on it's place with a gearbox jack. Keep up the good work! 💪👏
After I found this fantastic channel (I am Norwegian), I have now seen three episodes of the detective series Derrick from the 70`s. I think the first episode was from around 1975, and the two detectives always drove BMW. Loved this series when I was growing up;)
"Harry, hol schon mal den Wagen."
That's a famous line in Derrick which evolved into some kind of meme in Germany... 😂 Wondering if they translated it into Norwegian (in case you're watching a dubbed version).
@@monstermirror2 Hehe, no it was not dubbed, it was in German but with Norwegian subtitles. It was perhaps the most watched detective series on Norwegian television when I grew up in the eighties. This series is still talked about in Norwegian entertainment television today. Horst was also a very good ambassador for Germany in Norway in the eighties. Good memories :)
Really enjoy your episodes , it sets my mind into another world of what I really appreciate
What a pretty profile that car has, I'm sure even the Italians must have felt a grudging admiration back in the day.
So much so that they tried to build a copycat.
@@traviswalker8933 with what car?
@@TeeBee997 Maserati Biturbo
No, they have Alfa Romeo and the Italians dominated DTM.
@@raverick187 not after Mercedes got their weight distribution machine from 1994 iirc
"A few hours and things getting out of hand later"
Should be the description for this channel.
And I love it.
BTW for a hose that has to make a radical curve, sometimes you can use a spring as a sleeve to prevent it from kinking.
Getting that stud out was nuts!
I see what you did there.
Nice profile pic
Every time I see a spring being compressed I get this queasy feeling in my gut.
You're never sure if it's going to POP into your face💀
@@edugamer950 through your face* ^^
@@justus9694 True.
It's even less fun actually doing it.
Otc has a nice product called a strut tamer. Furthermore, branick has a nice compressor as well.
Safe working and haven't met a bmw strut yet that it didn't handle. (otc)
The 320i before the Facelift only had one Tailpipe. With the 1987 Facelift came the double-tailpipes, afaik and remember.
My father used to have one of the first E30 320i, at about 110000 km the engine went bad. After a long high-speed trip on the Autobahn one valve ripped off after shutting the car down at the house.
Next morning no start, tried to tow it and ruined the engine that way. After a complete rebuild the engine never ran like it did before. Always had an idle issue (idling between 800 - 1300rpm) and a slight hesitation when revving up. We replaced all vacuum hoses, checked for other leaks, replaced a bunch of sensors without any luck. 3 or 4 BMW dealers didn't have any luck in tracking the problem down.
Good luck with your pristine E30!
I’m not a car guy and will probably never do any mechanical work, but I enjoy your videos; I watch them from beginning to end and appreciate everything you do. Congratulations on your career choice, I’m glad your doing what you love now.
48 minutes of goodness, oh yeah
For the lowering Springs, normally it shouldn’t be a problem, the H-Kennzeichen is possible for Zeitgenössisches Tuning. If you could show them, that in the 80s lowering springs were normal it should work.
But it has all todo with the guy, who does the check.
Came here to say this! If similar parts were available when the car was new(ish), you can still get the 'H-Gutachten' even with a modified car.
10 jahre nach ez muss es möglich/üblich gewesen sein also runter mit dem gerät
I thought the exact springs and shock models had to be available 10 years after first registration date for the H-Kennzeichen, which mine were not. My E34 already had the H but the previous owner did not register the springs with the TÜV, probably installed them afterwards.
Had no problem to get it registered, the inspector commented "80s BMW would be more period incorrect without lowering springs" 😀
Depends on the inspector I guess. Also he was something like the head inspector for my area or something, the "normal" inspection sites were actually not sure if they could register the springs and did not want to do it for liability reasons.
I had an 1990 e30 mtech when I was 20 (now 45) probably the best car I ever owned, this series of videos brings back good memories. Keep up the good work.
I've binged watched all your other videos and now I'm like a crack addict waiting on the next one.
Hey Sreten, please use the plop sound again instead of this metallic one, it made copy pasting stuff much more satisfying 😆
Haha, I was thinking the same thing!
So I'm back home in Malta for a couple of weeks enjoying quality time with my family, could anything make this better ? Only an M539 video.
Love the fact your car has 3 rear brakes. BMW really did over engineer things back then
This is the only car restoration channel on youtube that's not an american tv-show. Love it.
Does anyone else click on the timer while watching and then start to panic when you realize the video is almost over and you know there will be a long wait before the next installment? Sure sign this guy is a genius at making these videos.
Men who do real work are the lifeline of this world , you sir . . . you're a genuine example of this.
Respect from me and all the other hard working bastards ! 😎
I truly appreciate your tenacity and ingenuity to overcome obstacles! You also give me the will to work on my almost 15 year old 2007 BMW E64 which I have babied since October 2006.
Haha Nathaniel, a typo? You babied your 2007 E64 since October 2006?? 😉
The math may appear to be bizarre but it isn't correct. I ordered the 2007 E64 in April, 2006, BMW delayed the build until the 2007 production started so 10/19/06 is when I took delivery.
the best part is about your videos / channel is your speak English while living and working on German cars . I can speak German but mechanical words and parts very difficult for me thanks for the inspiring me to work on my and some friends cars as an enthusiast.
Great work ,pace ,humour and content - not to mention the killer editing!
Take a bow ,sir- you deserve all the praise.
Shout out to Jason... Glad he droped you a line.
Keep it up man. Happy for you.
Eibach makes a set of great lowering springs that are suitable for the first gen e30, with b6 bilstein shocks. I owned that same car with the same setup. Great handling results, and nice stance.
Between 2000 and 2004, I took a 1990 E30 318is from 120K miles to 160k. I did much of this suspension, brake and clutch work on my car but still had to watch this video. It was great car, diamond black, leather seats and of course Mtech suspension. Always great videos showing the real problems when working on an older car.
I highly recommend that you use Rocol cutting lube or grease when tapping or drilling. It makes it 10x more easy. And also when you don't want your hoses to kink, shove a small compression spring over that hose. That's how Honda does it on the old motorcycles. Cheers from the Netherlands aka west Germany 😜
Heil Mooi Auto...Jah vole ..is it getting that bad in Amsterdam these days? I worked there in the 1990's when it was the best city in Europe to live!
48 Minutes of goodness! :) I had a very enjoyable time! :)
The ride height is absolutely period correct and just as I remember them from the 1980s when they were new. You would also have the added benefit of practical ground clearance.
BMWs new design shown at the Munich Motor Show was really depressing. These videos are like an antidepressant. Great work Sreten. Every old BMW is worth saving. They don't make them like they used to.
I had a big laugh when you activated the wipers on startup. Had another laugh when you hit the fuel hose dilemma. And then another one when you had all of those choices for springs. These are just some of the charms of our old BMWs.
I love your videos, I watch them and they give me great satisfaction, today I was trying to show my wife something from your video and she laughed and said ohh it’s that guy again who always complain lol love from Australia
I'm Mercedes/AMG fan, but I love to watch your videos! Doesn't really matter what are you working on, it's a blast! No one does a better job on RUclips))
Great stuff as always! A little trick i've used in the past for when ball joints 'pop' before the nut is off is to jack them back in and leave the pressure there whilst removing the nut. Doesn't always work but quite often does.
I am from lebanon, and I remember this car was and still till now very saught after for the mountains just because of how high it sits. It can drive on any road and bumps you throw on it.
It's such a beautiful car to drive and even work on. I wish I could afford a 3rd one but I own a 2001 Range Rover 4.0 HSE, I can't even afford air to breathe owning that thing.
My 1998 4.6 HSE gives me the same feels 😅
You drive a proper piece of british, german and american engineering, congrats.
@@andipajeroking That's probably why they break so much 😅
@@andipajeroking it's a beautiful car. One I hope to keep alive for many more happy years of motoring.
@@macman6107 yep.
Congrats from a Rover 75 V6 colleague. And an MX5 as bonus 😂
Your thoroughness is always impressive. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion with us.
Absolutely adore your channel and always will, keep up the amazing content! You're the reason why I bought a neglected 1996 E34 Touring 6 months ago and got her back on the road. Full service history and no rust...and it's a UK car
To make fuel line bend without kinks slide copper pipe inside bend it to shape and soak in hot water leave overnight, it wont be perfect but wont kink as easy. I had Simon's exhaust compents on my old car and it stood up pretty well to Scotlands love for salt in the winter. Love the channel ❤
Great attention to detail and thoroughly entertaining to watch, as always!
Beer, popcorn and a new video about the E30 - that's the perfect end to my day!
I don’t know why I love this channel so much but I really look forward to these videos.
I have to say, Sreten, when you mentioned the Biltsein shocks/struts and then said springs I immediately thought "Why, H&R of course! What else would you use with Bilstein?" Imagine my surprise to not hear them mentioned at all. Not to mention it seems they have German TÜV certification. As for the spinning ball joints, I would've brought out Hugh Jackman once more and jacked those up to apply pressure on the joints; thus stopping the spin. No matter what, though, I'm always thrilled to see a new upload from you. Your work ethic, personality and humor are all amazing; please never change! :-)
Notice that you're missing the pre-facelift engine splash guard as well, it will be jackpot if you can find the splash guard with the brake duct as well
Do you mean the front right lower fender liner? I have it, just removed it for easier access.
@@M539Restorations I think he means the undertray. I haven't seen you remove it.
Vídeo simplesmente satisfatório e ver essa linda maquina rodando.
I came originally for the content, I chuckle at the jokes, I share the frustrations in working on rusty old cars, but the reason I stay is for the random high pitched exclamations of joy/pain/frustration. Sreten your combination of knowledge, attention to detail, humour and silliness is genuinely unparalleled.
If the bolt pops out while loosing the nut (minute 36:30), you can press it back again with a jack and leave him there under the ball joint until the nut is loose. Worked for me a lot of times until now and also saved me a lot of time... Great video!
As usual, excellent video quality. Nice to see you using your new toys, I mean tools!
37:51 that reminds me of last week, I was helping my uncle with suspension work on his pickup and one of the sway bar end link nuts decided to strip and spin; they actually make a nut splitting tool that made getting that end link off a complete breeze!
Quick tip, you can usually tap a nut onto the end of your taps and use a ratchet to re thread and chase your holes, makes it a bit more comfortable
Sreten I'm from Tajikistan 🇹🇯... and very found of BMW cars. Should say that I really love your channel..the way you give a new life to these cars and most important your great skills. Wish you all the best for you and the future of your channel!!!
Re 29:20, as others have said, lowering springs shouldn't be an obstacle to getting the Section 23 inspection (Oldtimer-TÜV). The criterion is that the modification needs to be "contemporary", as in: available within 10 years after the car's initial registration. Aftermarket lowering springs for the E30 would have been available within that time frame, so no problem. My 1991 E30 has them, just passed muster with full marks. Still, best talk to your TÜV inspector in advance. M-Technik ones are going to work as well, of course.
Hey Sreten, I know you intend to keep the steel rims, but I really think the car deserves the original 14 inch alloy wheels (1125688). The car is anyway not completely stock, since the steering wheel was tastefully upgraded to an M-Technic unit... Thanks a lot for awesome content!
The steel ones can be used for winter tires, but the car will probably get season plates and not be driven in the salt season anyway. Those alloys were classy.
M3 rims maybe..
@@gerjanrubens2698 E30 M3 wheels are 5 stud, not 4. Also, genuine originals will cost millions of euros and M wheels on a non-M car? Things to make you go hmmmmmmm!
Hi from sunny (not) Scotland. Not sure if someone added this earlier. If they have, apologies
The reason so many different springs are listed on Real OEM is because they are spec dependant. On the BMW EPC, you have to select every item of spec fitted to the car, whether from the factory, or retrofitted.
You also mentioned there being a slight tint in the glass on the car. BMW used 2 tints. Bronze, and Green. You can tell the tint by looking at the roundal etched onto the glass. To the right hand side, there will be a B or a G.
Hope this is of some use to you for future projects!
Keep up the good work!
Thanks for another weekly therapy.
New gas shocks also contributed to ride height, it'll take few months to settle down a bit.
Removing stuck nut works best by pushing the ball joint back in its place with the jack. You already did it few weeks ago while installing new one and this will always stop it from spinning.
16:00 Girlfriend will be happy :) Also make sure you empty out the partscleaner, eh I meant dishwasher in time :)
LOVE love love this channel especially when the vids are long like this one. You are so damn fussy about everything...RESPECT!!!!!
Great episode!!!
Tips: You can use a "hugh jackman" to press in a boll join, mostly this enough for loose the nut
I don’t own a BMW but I enjoy watching S fix these magnificent machines, has a great sense of humor too! Also learning a lot
The springs will settle in with time and they will be lower. It just takes some time. Like a month or two. That's why when you replace major part of your suspension in the front and do the alignment, you have to do the alignment again a month or two later when you notice your steering wheel is pointing at wrong direction when you're driving straight. Give it some time. The springs are clearly lower than the old ones so they just need time to settle in and get fatigued.
22:28 You have two Rear Right tires?!
And you really thought no one would notice? :P
Great video, as usual :P
Saw one just like that near my house. It had been sitting so long outside that it was covered in rust dimples. I could just imagine underneath. It has since gone to the BMW paradise in the sky.
Idle problems on older cars can be so annoying. I love to see the E30 in your hands, you work magic on it and take us along for the ride, thank you!!
If there were lowering spring available for the car in the time of the first registration +10 years, there is no problem in germany for a "H-Kennzeichen"/oldtimer inspection
Zeitgenössisches Tuning FTW.
Another great video Streten. Happy to hear Bilstein in sponsoring man, congrats!
I'm so glad you're getting sponsors. It's a testament to the excellent videos. - 2002 E39 M5 - 78K miles. Yawp!
B6 Bilstein are top quality for road/sports use. Such a nice little car.
I swear to god that the minutes in your videos are shorter than in real life.
Your videos just fly-by :)
for those rusty parts i recommend taking the time to do electrolysis, makes them look much better
I feel somewhat relieved seeing that it was hard / time consuming for you doing the suspension work on the front end.. just been doing a snapped spring on the front of my E61 and it’s turned into a multi-day debacle thanks to snapped bolts and numerous issues.. it’s the inspiration from this channel that has kept me going. I thought I was just slow but I guess it’s just a time consuming process working on these components! Thanks for the motivation.
I never comment much on RUclips, but I have to say- this channel is the best thing going. If you have even a passing interest in older BMWs, Sreten is a delight. Suddenly the usual mix of DeMuro, Bolian, Tavarish and Hoovie no longer are watchable. This is the right amount of detail with tight editing and great dialogue and a deep mechanical know-how. This and Tyrell's Classic Workshop (and Harry's Garage) are all anyone need watch. Best channel ever!
i combine all those channel i love them
but the one i watch the most is sreten's (of course)
Lovely episode. Enjoyed every 48 minutes of it! Still way to short haha. Thanks for the hard work Sreten! Best channel on RUclips :)
If this were my landlord removing a stuck bolt, he'd be saying "I'm adding this to your rent, and I want a cut of that RUclips check." LOL. Just kidding. thanks for another great video, Sreten!
"Replacement parts are no longer available" - this is becoming an alarmingly common issue with these older BMWs. What alternatives are available?
This is how you look after your car , big 👍’s up !!!! If everyone did this regular maintenance we’d see lots more classic cars on the road today...
This is the BEST E30 repair project on RUclips, watched it 3 times already. Among with all the rest.
Could idle be a wierd ECU issue? Given that it immediatly works fine if you restart.
Also, perhaps maybe the idle valve, that sits on the inlet manifold could be acting funky.
Might be Fuel pressure regulator valve
L-jetronic doesn't have an idle valve. Fixed it finally today, you'll see in the next episode, was none of that :)
@@M539Restorations Oh, i thought those had one. Awesome you found and look foward to the next video!
I love how he ALWAYS gives praise to the previous owner of the e30
My dad used to work for the spring company. A fabric is located in Latvia, I dont know if there is any others, but cool to see companys name out there, especially on this channel. Love all the projects, this is the fifth one I started watching!
For the spinning bolts on the suspension arms I use a gearbox lift to press the cone back in place and it stops the spinning. Same goes for all ball-joints etc with cones, just press them back in the cone to keep them from spinning. Has not failed so far. Keep up the good work!
It doesn't work on rusty stud/nut, I tried.
@@M539Restorations It has worked for me, but it needs enough force (sometimes the car starts lifting), and there can't be any grease in the cone (only on the rusty nut).
Jedini kanal na kom ne preskacem video. Svaku epizodu gledam od pocetka do kraja. Svaka cast!
Brings back memories done this so many times very easy car to work on joy to drive too
It is so satisfying watching someone take such good care of such a gem of a car. It is surreal seeing that amount of effort condesed in this relatively ‘short’ video. Great job, Sreten! Keep em’ coming, greetings from Latvia!
I work as a mechanic and I come here to enjoy Sreten work on the BMW's after work. Keep it up man, love the videos!