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M3 topic (E30-E36-E46-E90)
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The consumption gauche is hilaric..
Who drove this car?? Not you

Who drove this car?? Not you
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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Not too bad huh? Well I hope to end up at abt 10 Ltrs/100km after a TB sync, fresh plugs and a valve adjustment (or perhaps just check as they're quiet now).
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Had a sunny day at knockhill on Saturday and had the best track day yet in the m3 car ran fine, traffic was light due to the time attack days booking a lot of space and about 3 laps tinkering for 45min as and back out and the weather was great





thanks to sambo fro the trackscotland forum for the pics





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Bottom picture is a cracker! Just something so right about white e30 M3's.
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Some TLC for the E36 daily. After finishing adjusting the valve clearances over the weekend I decided to pull the intake apart today for some new intake gaskets. Luckily the S50 uses 2 EUR a piece o-rings rather than the earlier model's costly thick gaskets.
Having done a lot of S14's, exchanging the gaskets, replacing a bunch of o-rings and hoses and a mech TB synch can easily be done in an evening, but with the E36 it's a bit more work. Luckily BMW has done a good design job so it's pretty easy to get everywhere you have to be!
Airbox removed


I did try to inspect the hoses beforehand and what I could see looked pretty good still, or was already replaced. However, both oil separator hoses were pretty much shot which was only clear when all was removed. Looks a bit worse after removing but it wasn't all that to start with anymore. The other hose is pretty much the same. Up for replacement after 14 years.

Forgot to take an overview pic with the TB's removed but here's a nice sight on the intake valves of one of the cilinders. I used some compressed air to remove dust and sand as much as possible before removing everything but unlike the S14, the S50 cilinder head has many irregularities and cavities so still some stuff fell off when removing the TB's. As far as I could see I was able to remove that afterwards, then put in pieces of WD40 drenched cloth before starting a cleaning and polishing job. Valves look pretty ok, other cilinders show just the same picture.

TB's at large


Time to order the oil separator hoses, hope to be able to put the rest in place again on Wed. The TB's are back in place already. In the meantime I'll have to drive the Baur to work while sunny weather is expected. Anyone feeling pity?
Having done a lot of S14's, exchanging the gaskets, replacing a bunch of o-rings and hoses and a mech TB synch can easily be done in an evening, but with the E36 it's a bit more work. Luckily BMW has done a good design job so it's pretty easy to get everywhere you have to be!
Airbox removed


I did try to inspect the hoses beforehand and what I could see looked pretty good still, or was already replaced. However, both oil separator hoses were pretty much shot which was only clear when all was removed. Looks a bit worse after removing but it wasn't all that to start with anymore. The other hose is pretty much the same. Up for replacement after 14 years.

Forgot to take an overview pic with the TB's removed but here's a nice sight on the intake valves of one of the cilinders. I used some compressed air to remove dust and sand as much as possible before removing everything but unlike the S14, the S50 cilinder head has many irregularities and cavities so still some stuff fell off when removing the TB's. As far as I could see I was able to remove that afterwards, then put in pieces of WD40 drenched cloth before starting a cleaning and polishing job. Valves look pretty ok, other cilinders show just the same picture.

TB's at large


Time to order the oil separator hoses, hope to be able to put the rest in place again on Wed. The TB's are back in place already. In the meantime I'll have to drive the Baur to work while sunny weather is expected. Anyone feeling pity?
Regards/groeten, Jeroen
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Nice work Jeroen.
I would not have a problem to go to work in a Baur.
I would not have a problem to go to work in a Baur.
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Group A E30 M3's in action at a DTM demo during the Oldtimer GP 2011 at the Ring










Regards/groeten, Jeroen
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Uploaded some Dutch BMW movies about the E30 M3 in rally and racing
and some BMW promo's including DTM M3 footage
and some BMW promo's including DTM M3 footage
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Indeed impressive. Driver must be familiar with the ring otherwise this is not so easy.
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.Some say he eats nuts and bolts for breakfast, all we know is he is called the carburetorman.
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Not just familiar, dunno's who's driving it but it must be a pro judging by the combination of pace and balance.
Regards/groeten, Jeroen
























