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drive rickk on 17 Nov 2006
BMW E30: Factory Differential Combinations
Here’s an overview of the factory differential configurations delivered on German E30s.
drive rickk on 15 Nov 2006
BMW E30: How To Remove the Instrument Cluster
Wether it’s because your SI batteries have drained, your backlight is fried or you just want to fit those fancy chrome dials, sooner or later you’ll end up having to take out the instrument cluster. Here’s how you do it
drive rickk on 09 Mar 2006
BMW E30: 325i Motronic 1.0 Information
After I installed a rebuilt 325i engine in my (previously L-Jetronic) 320i I had a lot of “fun” getting it to idle correctly.
It idled, but not very well and I had occasional troubles with stalling or hard starting every time I fixed some component of the system.
In the end, I got so tired of it I just decided to check EVERYTHING and get everything back to factory spec. Unfortunately, the early Euro 325is (without catalyst) used Motronic 1.0, which is not documented very well, in workshop manuals or on the web. Continue Reading »