"eNZo288" (eNZo288)
08/27/2015 at 21:31 • Filed to: None
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"eNZo288" (eNZo288)
08/27/2015 at 21:31 • Filed to: None | 3
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Greetings Opponauts,
I’ve been an infrequent visitor of late, and for this I apologise. This is particularly egrigious, as during my most active Oppo period I was carless and in London, while now I find myself back home in NZ and in posession of (and DDing) a beautiful E30, driving everyday, I’m practically silent. Allow me to remedy this.
The pictured car is mine. I don’t know who owns the chickens. Its old, makes odd noises, smells a bit and on cold mornings it is scared of 3rd gear, but it fills my days with joy. I’m unable to walk more than 5 meters from it without turning around and smiling. Sometimes I just stand on the porch looking at it.
I know this is a mostly pointless post, but I’m all loved up on E30 at the moment, and I need to vent. Heading down to Rotorua tomorrow where a mate andI are going to spend the weekend replacing bits of it. Belts, plugs, waterpump, tensioners, fluids, filters. Basically the whole front end of the engine and anything wet. I’m not an experienced wrencher, but keen to learn, so pretty excited about the whole thing. Fortunately my mate knows his stuff, but mostly JDM stuff and Falcons, so if anyone had any tips and tricks for dealing with the front end of an M20, they’d be much appreciated.
iSureWilll
> eNZo288
08/27/2015 at 21:35 |
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M20s are real easy to work on. There's no hydraulic tensioners, except for the timing belt. If you're doing the water pump, you should do the timing belt and tensioner while you're down that far. Once the radiator is out you have tons of room to work.
AM3R shamefully returns
> eNZo288
08/27/2015 at 21:38 |
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You have a great car to learn how to work on. Very roomy once you once you take the radiator out. Lots of information up on the forums. There are DIY’s for pretty much every repair you can think of.
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eNZo288
> iSureWilll
08/27/2015 at 21:43 |
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Yup, doing the belts. Thats what my mate said, only the other way around, when I brought up doing the belts.
DasWauto
> eNZo288
08/27/2015 at 21:43 |
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You can do the timing belt and water pump without taking the radiator out but it’ll be much easier with it out. That’s about it, everything else is pretty simple and easy to access.
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eNZo288
> AM3R shamefully returns
08/27/2015 at 21:45 |
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Yeah, been reading a lot of stuff. Will be nice to go from theory to practice. Just nervewracking getting all DIY on my DD, but that’s what mechanic friends (and their kitted out garages) are for.
itranthelasttimeiparkedit
> eNZo288
08/27/2015 at 22:22 |
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This was by far the most complex task I had tackled (a few months ago) and it went off with a hitch. Do the seals while you’re in there too - cams and crank I believe?
Now I just have the cv axles, rear suspension, oil pan gasket leak, (re)install AC, and find the electrical drain and it will be in great shape. yay project car