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Types of E30's(USA spec):

• '84-'85 318i My first E30 (178k-228k)
• '84-'87 325e Greg Scott's beautiful E30
  
• '86-'87 325es MJs previous E30
• '87-'88 325
• '87-'89 325i My previous E30 (110-127k)
• '87-'91 325is
• '88 325is My most recent E30 (124k-147k)
• '87-'92 325ic
• '87-'91 325ix iX Registry Site
• '87-'91 M3 S14 M3 Web Site
• '91 318i
• '91 318is
• '91-'92 318ic

Tips and tricks from other E30 owners:

• General repair FAQs
• BMW Mailing List FAQ (Hypertext index to text)
• BMW Parts (Where to buy BMW parts online!

Interior (ALL)

• Installing seat heaters
• Repaired broken frame in seatback.
• Repaired inoperative power window.
• Solving a sunroof leak
• Fixing the wiper switch
• Replacing your airbag
• Replacing your A/C's evaporator
• Buying R12 to recharge your A/C
• AC Problems
• AC Tips
• Upgrading your AC Compressor
• Troubleshooting central locks FAQ
• Power antenna mast replacement
• Stereo wiring
• Speedo sender problem
• Fixing a defective speedometer Courtesy of Jeff Schnellinger



Exterior or All or CarCare

• Get the factory Video on replacing your cabrio top.
• Replace your cabrio top.
• Repair your cabrio top motor.
• External hood opening
• Fixing a tear in your convertible top
• Convertable top scratches
• Rear window explodes!
• Fixing your E30 after a major wreck
• Replaced Wheel roundels
• Touch-up Painting FAQ
• Wash/waxing your BMW
• Detailing your BMW
• Silicone products reviews
• Cleaning your windshield
• More waxing tips
• Steve Bernstein's Bon Ami FAQ



Engine (ALL)

6cyl [M20 2.7l(eta) | M20 2.5l(i)]
• Every 60k miles, or 5 years(whichever comes first) Change your timing belt!!
• Monty Sidhu's ETA to i engine swap guide
• MrReelEyes's e to i engine modifications
• Solving the valve tick problem.
• Upgrading your E30 6cyl engine head bolts('84-'89)
• Horror story, concerning your E30 6cyl engine head bolts('84-'89)
• Solving a 6cyl leaking head problem
• Fixing your ETA 6cyl headgasket('84-'87)
• Fixing 6cyl oil leak problem
4 cyl [M10 1.8l | M42 1.8l | S12 2.3l]
• LJet FAQ
• Procedure for installing cam sprocket on E30 M3
• 318i M42 Profile Gasket Problem
ALL
• adjusting air/ fuel mixture
• Valve adjustment FAQ
• Fuel Transfer pump FAQ
• O2 sensor, everything you ever wanted to know.
• O2 sensor, buy a good one



Performance (ALL)

• [Recomended]Jim Conforti DME Chips Eurosport Homepage
• Turner Motorsports Performance Sells Jims chips.
• Monty Sidhu's ETA Performance Upgrades
• Dinan mods for an ETA Data
• Barry Burr's Tuning Guide to the '84-'85 318i
• Turner Motorsports Performance Catalog



Drivetrain (ALL)

• Flush your steering fluid.
• Improved shifter feel by getting rid of slop
• Short Shift installation instructions
• Clutch bleeding, another person's experience
• Clutch hydraulics repair
• Adjusting clutch
• Problems with a stiff clutch



Suspension (ALL)

• Rebuild your leaking steering rack.
• Rear subframe bushings:
  • Replacing the rear subframe bushings.
  • Even more replacing the rear subframe bushings.
  • A tool to replace the rear subframe bushings.
  • Using the tool to replace the rear subframe bushings.
• Replacing a rear wheel bearing
• Replacing rear wheel bearings, at TeamDFL's site.
• Solving an E30 wheel vibration problem
• Upgrading sway bar mounting points
• Installing new struts
• Rebuilding the steering rack
• Installing new control arms
• Front end shimmy FAQ



Brakes (ALL)

• Steve Bernstein's Brake FAQ
• Steve Bernstein's Brake Bleeding guide
• Carl Buckland's Brake pad comparison
• Info on brake fluid
• Bleeding your brakes
• Changing your brake fluid
• Changing your brake pads
• Bedding in your new brake pads
• Adjusting your brake pedal height



Electrical (ALL)

• Troubleshoot and Rebuild your alternator yourself.
• Some battery selection tips from Interstate Battery.
• Fixing a defective speedometer Courtesy of Jeff Schnellinger
• Speedo sender problem
• Replacement battery information
• Troubleshooting a dead BMW
• Service indication lights FAQ
• On-Board Computer FAQ
• Motronic fault code FAQ
• Idle control valve FAQ
• Heating/Ventilation and AC FAQ
• Windshield wiper FAQ
• Power window FAQ
• Power antenna FAQ
• Central Locking FAQ
• Lock cylinder replacement.
• Lock cylinder rekey.



How to keep an older E30 (or other BMW) feeling new:



• Rubber deterioration:
• Replaced all fuel lines under hood
• Replaced alternator bushings
• Replaced all vacum lines under the hood
• All coolant hoses replaced...even the little bugger behind the alternator
• New motor mounts installed
• New transmission mounts installed
• Replaced rear shock-absorber bushings
• Replaced front control arm bushings
• Replaced all shifter linkage components
• Replaced the guibo (rubber flex disk in driveline)

General (ALL)



• So how much is it worth anyway? Edmunds Web.
• Kelly Blue Book
• Jacking your BMW
• Oil FAQ
• Oil Additive FAQ
• Renting a BMW in the states
• More BMW Renting information
• Renting a BMW in the Bay area
• Renting a BMW in Europe
• Visual differences in E30s
• Bentley Publishing contact information for their excellent BMW repair manuals
• Taking a drive in your BMW
• Racing? You'll need a helmet!
• Track school? Here is some advice!