Well feast your eyes on this lunacy! 6-1-19 tinker
I keep thinking i'm wavering on this having a wobble...!
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... BMW&page=3
this tickles me, i've not driven one but i like the colour combo
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... New&page=1
exhaust looks non genuine?
Just thinking out loud really as i'm finding time to devote and my skill set lacking on this at the minute with the electrics
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... BMW&page=3
this tickles me, i've not driven one but i like the colour combo
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... New&page=1
exhaust looks non genuine?
Just thinking out loud really as i'm finding time to devote and my skill set lacking on this at the minute with the electrics
Its been a while, as well theres not been much action or love for it to be honest. The missing a running E34 in my life is strong!
I thought i'd jack it up in the summer, lol this is an update from the last 5-6 months. Pleased to report its not a rusty scottish looking tea bag under here. On the grass isn't ideal, but that should change soon
not the best picture but the fuel pipes have been replaced so thats one job saved!
Next is mounting the intercooler. Theres cutting involved here unless you want to buy a "bi turbo" bumper from Alpina for about a million quid
the all important mounting brackets, these are replacements from Alpina as the originals were bent in the accident
The bumper won't mount with the intercooler fitted so you have to make room for it by chopping bumper!
This is most of the cutting to get the bumper to fit properly
bumper fitted, the number plate holder also needs triming, or again you can buy and alpina one for loads.
The bi turbo front spoiler mounts over the whole lot so you can't see any of the cutting. Its the only real part missing as it was damaged in accident. Its a £600 bill i need to stump up for, luckily you can still buy them i suppose
My dad had to make a little fiddly part here that was missing* it connects this pipe to the boost controller ECU. It runs to the inlet manifold
This is the throttle potentiometer. Or fly by wire throttle. I found this in a horrid oily box of bits that came with the car It was a moment i had in the shower when it all twigged. So the throttle opens and shuts now with this plugged in
Back on the theme of missing parts. It takes alot of looking sometimes to notice things aren't there. So the red wire is the live battery feed to the starter motor! Plus the engine earth strap was missing - this one is a temp one.
This did bring the car back to life alot.
then come to today!
4 books of main dealer wiring diagrams and a mate who knows how to read them with a volt metre
So some checks with a volt metre revealed the ignition switch is working and the DME or engine ECU was getting power. A good sign. Still no cranking over
This is the starter motor relay, it was missing so i've sourced one and fitted it. Now the wiring diagrams reveal this is only needed for auto cars, the manual cars don't have a relay. Our guess is this is fitted for the auto selector switch on the autos so the engine will only start in N or P and not D
Testing again revealed the starter wasnt getting the start signal/volatage to crank. So removed said relay and bridged the wires together aka like a manual like below
Lets give it a try...............................engine cranks over!!!
This turd may see the road once more, engine hasn't run at a guess in 10 years. We can smell fuel and checked for spark and have both.
Theres lots unplugged but this is probably the biggest leap forward in my eyes. So the games back on! Theres no oil, coolant, radiator, intercooler pipes, auxillary belts, exhaust fitted currently so will need to get busy to get it into a postion that will run, signs are promising that it should go
The loves returned for the mutant
I thought i'd jack it up in the summer, lol this is an update from the last 5-6 months. Pleased to report its not a rusty scottish looking tea bag under here. On the grass isn't ideal, but that should change soon
not the best picture but the fuel pipes have been replaced so thats one job saved!
Next is mounting the intercooler. Theres cutting involved here unless you want to buy a "bi turbo" bumper from Alpina for about a million quid
the all important mounting brackets, these are replacements from Alpina as the originals were bent in the accident
The bumper won't mount with the intercooler fitted so you have to make room for it by chopping bumper!
This is most of the cutting to get the bumper to fit properly
bumper fitted, the number plate holder also needs triming, or again you can buy and alpina one for loads.
The bi turbo front spoiler mounts over the whole lot so you can't see any of the cutting. Its the only real part missing as it was damaged in accident. Its a £600 bill i need to stump up for, luckily you can still buy them i suppose
My dad had to make a little fiddly part here that was missing* it connects this pipe to the boost controller ECU. It runs to the inlet manifold
This is the throttle potentiometer. Or fly by wire throttle. I found this in a horrid oily box of bits that came with the car It was a moment i had in the shower when it all twigged. So the throttle opens and shuts now with this plugged in
Back on the theme of missing parts. It takes alot of looking sometimes to notice things aren't there. So the red wire is the live battery feed to the starter motor! Plus the engine earth strap was missing - this one is a temp one.
This did bring the car back to life alot.
then come to today!
4 books of main dealer wiring diagrams and a mate who knows how to read them with a volt metre
So some checks with a volt metre revealed the ignition switch is working and the DME or engine ECU was getting power. A good sign. Still no cranking over
This is the starter motor relay, it was missing so i've sourced one and fitted it. Now the wiring diagrams reveal this is only needed for auto cars, the manual cars don't have a relay. Our guess is this is fitted for the auto selector switch on the autos so the engine will only start in N or P and not D
Testing again revealed the starter wasnt getting the start signal/volatage to crank. So removed said relay and bridged the wires together aka like a manual like below
Lets give it a try...............................engine cranks over!!!
This turd may see the road once more, engine hasn't run at a guess in 10 years. We can smell fuel and checked for spark and have both.
Theres lots unplugged but this is probably the biggest leap forward in my eyes. So the games back on! Theres no oil, coolant, radiator, intercooler pipes, auxillary belts, exhaust fitted currently so will need to get busy to get it into a postion that will run, signs are promising that it should go
The loves returned for the mutant
Brilliant - this is the first time i have seen these posts and I love it.....
Well done and keep going, there are a whole heap of BMWs and Alpinas to save there...
Well done and keep going, there are a whole heap of BMWs and Alpinas to save there...
1999 #032 Alpina B3 3.3 saloon (UK Press Car) - Buchloe Beast
2000 Porsche Boxster S - Viola
2015 Audi A4 Avant Ultra - Wife's car
2002 VW Lupo 1.4 16v - Daughter's car
2000 Porsche Boxster S - Viola
2015 Audi A4 Avant Ultra - Wife's car
2002 VW Lupo 1.4 16v - Daughter's car
i thought the other day i'd update the original thread on this which is on pistonheads forum. So i re activated my old account spent 40 minutes on the post, and some arsehole has banned me for an offensive user name, i've never used pistonheads forums before but are they a bit bloody stupid all the time or just today?
simon13 wrote:i thought the other day i'd update the original thread on this which is on pistonheads forum. So i re activated my old account spent 40 minutes on the post, and some arsehole has banned me for an offensive user name, i've never used pistonheads forums before but are they a bit bloody stupid all the time or just today?
Too many snowflakes in the world today just out there looking to be offended by something
B3 3.3 Coupe #090
D3 2.0 Biturbo Touring #098
D3 2.0 Biturbo Touring #098
Some frag picked up today, a 90 litre M5 fuel tank and associated bits. You won't be driving far with the standard 80 litre tank with the bi turbos thirst!
And a nice 4 spoke alpina wheel with an e36/e34 boss. The original airbag wheel deployed its airbag and was that nasty BMW 4 spoke effort. This is much nicer
That makes me feel better getting 20/21 mpg from my B8Rav wrote:Keep going, this makes me feel so much better about getting 22mpg from my 3.3 B3!
'97 E36 B8 4.6 Touring (19#27)
Individual Tannen Grun - affectionately known as 'Greta'
'19 F25 XD3 Bi-turbo
Sapphire Black
'93 E36 ACS3 3.0 Limousine
Individual Neon Grun - Written off
'95 E36 ACS3 2.5d Touring
Mauritius Blue - Now sold
'97 ACS5 3.2 Touring
Individual Estoril Blue - Now sold
'02 E39 ACS5 3.0d Touring
Individual Velvet Blue - Now sold
'05 E53 X5 3.0d (remapped)
Sapphire Black - Now sold
'12 E70 X3 3.0d (remapped)
Sapphire Black - Now sold
FREUDE AM FAHREN - SHEER DRIVING PLEASURE
Individual Tannen Grun - affectionately known as 'Greta'
'19 F25 XD3 Bi-turbo
Sapphire Black
'93 E36 ACS3 3.0 Limousine
Individual Neon Grun - Written off
'95 E36 ACS3 2.5d Touring
Mauritius Blue - Now sold
'97 ACS5 3.2 Touring
Individual Estoril Blue - Now sold
'02 E39 ACS5 3.0d Touring
Individual Velvet Blue - Now sold
'05 E53 X5 3.0d (remapped)
Sapphire Black - Now sold
'12 E70 X3 3.0d (remapped)
Sapphire Black - Now sold
FREUDE AM FAHREN - SHEER DRIVING PLEASURE