just bought my first m3 evo but got a few issues!! HELP !!
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just wondered if anybody can help me or send me in the right direction as i might need a specialist !!
i was just driving my m3 home with the hood down on the motorway when i noticed the back part of the car was lifting due to the wind i presume !! i panicked pulled over and the hood automatically closed itself fully. does it just need adjusting ??
also while i was at the side of the road the car was ticking over terrible and the car was shacking and juddering. was surprised because it drives lovely and was ticking over fine before i opened her up a little on the motorway !!
the clutch is really really stiff as well is this normal ??
And the gearbox is still smg apparently but converted to a manual is this good or bad ?? i really struggle to get the right gears its really letting the down as it runs sweet ( when moving)
i was just driving my m3 home with the hood down on the motorway when i noticed the back part of the car was lifting due to the wind i presume !! i panicked pulled over and the hood automatically closed itself fully. does it just need adjusting ??
also while i was at the side of the road the car was ticking over terrible and the car was shacking and juddering. was surprised because it drives lovely and was ticking over fine before i opened her up a little on the motorway !!
the clutch is really really stiff as well is this normal ??
And the gearbox is still smg apparently but converted to a manual is this good or bad ?? i really struggle to get the right gears its really letting the down as it runs sweet ( when moving)
ALS M3 said:
the clutch is really really stiff as well is this normal ??
And the gearbox is still smg apparently but converted to a manual is this good or bad ?? i really struggle to get the right gears its really letting the down as it runs sweet ( when moving)
No the clutch is not normal. An M3 clutch is really quite light.And the gearbox is still smg apparently but converted to a manual is this good or bad ?? i really struggle to get the right gears its really letting the down as it runs sweet ( when moving)
Your converted SMG box sounds like a bodge. Do you know who converted it? Done properly, you have to remove the bellhousing and machine it. The bodge way of doing it is to weld some bits of metal around the gearstick to give the impression there are detent springs.
As for your idle issue, it could be a multitude of things. First step would be to get it hooked up to a computer and read the codes.
Edited by swtmerce on Tuesday 12th October 12:50
i have a recept for £1149 for work done on the gearbow 15 months ago by cooks ferry engineering.
parts used were
rear extension
bush oval
gearbox knuckle
bracket e36 6 sp
bracket e
gearshift rod 6 sp m3
hose clutch braided
gearknob
used parts to convert to manual £246
laboour to convert from smg to manual stick£600
retain origional 6 speed gearbox and clutch
car must have been in an accident, looks like new front wing ,headlight , paint job etc.hpi clear tho...gutted
and to top it off someone knifed the back window first night i had it lol
parts used were
rear extension
bush oval
gearbox knuckle
bracket e36 6 sp
bracket e
gearshift rod 6 sp m3
hose clutch braided
gearknob
used parts to convert to manual £246
laboour to convert from smg to manual stick£600
retain origional 6 speed gearbox and clutch
car must have been in an accident, looks like new front wing ,headlight , paint job etc.hpi clear tho...gutted
and to top it off someone knifed the back window first night i had it lol
ALS M3 said:
OK CHEERS.
any ideas who could machine me the bellhousing then and what sort of money its going to cost ???
Any proper engineering shop. You'd have to provide specs. You can get them off the US forum 'bimmerforums'. There's a very long sticky thread in the Euro M3 section all about it. Here it is http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.ph...any ideas who could machine me the bellhousing then and what sort of money its going to cost ???
ALS M3 said:
car must have been in an accident, looks like new front wing ,headlight , paint job etc.
could well explain the gearbox conversion as the pump for the SMG gearbox sits behind the drivers side front wing and if damaged is very expansive to replace, When I looked many years ago a figure of £3k for the pump rings a bell. Cheers guys
found out it was a stuck solenoid in the vanos and was quoted £450 to take it apart ant tell me what parts i need and if its bad £1300 for new vanos on top + fitting!!
it has since unstuck itself and running better and have found someone who will change me the seals and bolts and that should apparently sort it as its been cought early so shouldnt rattle much either!! fingers crossed
he also seems cofident he can sort my gearbox out as the gears dont line up. from 1st to second you have to pull slighty to the left and from 3rd goes straight down to 6th lol also 1st and reverse very very close and nothing stopping it going in to reverse!! WHAT A SHED ...looks good though and will have it all sorted soon enough.
cheers guys....AL
found out it was a stuck solenoid in the vanos and was quoted £450 to take it apart ant tell me what parts i need and if its bad £1300 for new vanos on top + fitting!!
it has since unstuck itself and running better and have found someone who will change me the seals and bolts and that should apparently sort it as its been cought early so shouldnt rattle much either!! fingers crossed
he also seems cofident he can sort my gearbox out as the gears dont line up. from 1st to second you have to pull slighty to the left and from 3rd goes straight down to 6th lol also 1st and reverse very very close and nothing stopping it going in to reverse!! WHAT A SHED ...looks good though and will have it all sorted soon enough.
cheers guys....AL
www.bmwowner.com might be able to help as well, its the best e36 forum.
Unfortunately, it sounds like you may have bought a bit of a money pit
Unfortunately, it sounds like you may have bought a bit of a money pit
ALS M3 said:
Cheers guys
found out it was a stuck solenoid in the vanos and was quoted £450 to take it apart ant tell me what parts i need and if its bad £1300 for new vanos on top + fitting!!
it has since unstuck itself and running better and have found someone who will change me the seals and bolts and that should apparently sort it as its been cought early so shouldnt rattle much either!! fingers crossed
he also seems cofident he can sort my gearbox out as the gears dont line up. from 1st to second you have to pull slighty to the left and from 3rd goes straight down to 6th lol also 1st and reverse very very close and nothing stopping it going in to reverse!! WHAT A SHED ...looks good though and will have it all sorted soon enough.
cheers guys....AL
I'm curious as to why you bought this car?found out it was a stuck solenoid in the vanos and was quoted £450 to take it apart ant tell me what parts i need and if its bad £1300 for new vanos on top + fitting!!
it has since unstuck itself and running better and have found someone who will change me the seals and bolts and that should apparently sort it as its been cought early so shouldnt rattle much either!! fingers crossed
he also seems cofident he can sort my gearbox out as the gears dont line up. from 1st to second you have to pull slighty to the left and from 3rd goes straight down to 6th lol also 1st and reverse very very close and nothing stopping it going in to reverse!! WHAT A SHED ...looks good though and will have it all sorted soon enough.
cheers guys....AL
It sounds like a total munter.
Great Pretender said:
ALS M3 said:
Cheers guys
found out it was a stuck solenoid in the vanos and was quoted £450 to take it apart ant tell me what parts i need and if its bad £1300 for new vanos on top + fitting!!
it has since unstuck itself and running better and have found someone who will change me the seals and bolts and that should apparently sort it as its been cought early so shouldnt rattle much either!! fingers crossed
he also seems cofident he can sort my gearbox out as the gears dont line up. from 1st to second you have to pull slighty to the left and from 3rd goes straight down to 6th lol also 1st and reverse very very close and nothing stopping it going in to reverse!! WHAT A SHED ...looks good though and will have it all sorted soon enough.
cheers guys....AL
I'm curious as to why you bought this car?found out it was a stuck solenoid in the vanos and was quoted £450 to take it apart ant tell me what parts i need and if its bad £1300 for new vanos on top + fitting!!
it has since unstuck itself and running better and have found someone who will change me the seals and bolts and that should apparently sort it as its been cought early so shouldnt rattle much either!! fingers crossed
he also seems cofident he can sort my gearbox out as the gears dont line up. from 1st to second you have to pull slighty to the left and from 3rd goes straight down to 6th lol also 1st and reverse very very close and nothing stopping it going in to reverse!! WHAT A SHED ...looks good though and will have it all sorted soon enough.
cheers guys....AL
It sounds like a total munter.
how long have you owned it for?
I bought the car on monday so only had it 3 full days lol. i did test drive it and it drove sweet with no noises coming from the engine or vanos and i just thought i had to get used to the gears as there all quite close. it has only done 68k with history and receipts, its hpi clear and looks mint.
i should have learnt more about m3's really i just wanted to avoid the smg and a dodgy vanos but looks like i ended up with both lol. it wasnt until i pulled up at home 190 miles away i noticed it ticking over dodgy(stuck solenoid) and has since unstook and running sweet again. have since noticed litle things what i didnt notice before like odd headlights,a sprayed inner wing and simple stuff like no spare wheel or back head rests and cig lighter ond bulbs in ashtrays not working(not got round to looking yet but are they on same fuse or cld it be to do with wires when converting from smg!!)
The conversion was done at cooks but today i removed the gear stick cover and i can see 3 or 4 springs but just not in right positions. the guy whos doing my vanos says he can sort it !!
cheers guys, big lesson learnt DONT rush in all exited and buy the second m3 you ever looked at lol looks good tho
i should have learnt more about m3's really i just wanted to avoid the smg and a dodgy vanos but looks like i ended up with both lol. it wasnt until i pulled up at home 190 miles away i noticed it ticking over dodgy(stuck solenoid) and has since unstook and running sweet again. have since noticed litle things what i didnt notice before like odd headlights,a sprayed inner wing and simple stuff like no spare wheel or back head rests and cig lighter ond bulbs in ashtrays not working(not got round to looking yet but are they on same fuse or cld it be to do with wires when converting from smg!!)
The conversion was done at cooks but today i removed the gear stick cover and i can see 3 or 4 springs but just not in right positions. the guy whos doing my vanos says he can sort it !!
cheers guys, big lesson learnt DONT rush in all exited and buy the second m3 you ever looked at lol looks good tho
ALS M3 said:
Cheers guys
found out it was a stuck solenoid in the vanos and was quoted £450 to take it apart ant tell me what parts i need and if its bad £1300 for new vanos on top + fitting!!
it has since unstuck itself and running better and have found someone who will change me the seals and bolts and that should apparently sort it as its been cought early so shouldnt rattle much either!! fingers crossed
he also seems cofident he can sort my gearbox out as the gears dont line up. from 1st to second you have to pull slighty to the left and from 3rd goes straight down to 6th lol also 1st and reverse very very close and nothing stopping it going in to reverse!! WHAT A SHED ...looks good though and will have it all sorted soon enough.
cheers guys....AL
FFS dont let anyone touch the vanos unit before contacting Stevefound out it was a stuck solenoid in the vanos and was quoted £450 to take it apart ant tell me what parts i need and if its bad £1300 for new vanos on top + fitting!!
it has since unstuck itself and running better and have found someone who will change me the seals and bolts and that should apparently sort it as its been cought early so shouldnt rattle much either!! fingers crossed
he also seems cofident he can sort my gearbox out as the gears dont line up. from 1st to second you have to pull slighty to the left and from 3rd goes straight down to 6th lol also 1st and reverse very very close and nothing stopping it going in to reverse!! WHAT A SHED ...looks good though and will have it all sorted soon enough.
cheers guys....AL
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