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M30 air intake manifold
I am about to buy a 1991 BMW 535i (in Canada) that has 345000 km and a
leak in the air intake manifold as well as an engine oil leak. Price 300 dollars. Car still runs. I plan on repairing the intake manifold and sealing the engine oil leak. Then I will work on strapping on a hydrogen booster. Can anyone assist me with the air intake manifold? How do I replace it and what does it cost? Thanks, Noobiedoobie |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > I am about to buy a 1991 BMW 535i (in Canada) that has 345000 km and a > leak in the air intake manifold as well as an engine oil leak. Price > 300 dollars. Car still runs. I plan on repairing the intake manifold > and sealing the engine oil leak. Then I will work on strapping on a > hydrogen booster. Can anyone assist me with the air intake manifold? > How do I replace it and what does it cost? > Thanks, > Noobiedoobie > Sounds like the rubber boot connecting the airbox to the air flow meter, shaped like an "L". It runs about $28. There's another straight rubber boot between the air flow meter and the throttle body, about $25. Don't forget the myriad rubber hoses that are cracking. Easy and cheap, but time-consuming to replace. Check this site: www.realoem.com Bill in Omaha '86 535i |
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On Apr 18, 11:04 am, "Bill" > wrote:
> > wrote in message > > oups.com... > > > I am about to buy a 1991 BMW 535i (in Canada) that has 345000 km and a > > leak in the air intake manifold as well as an engine oil leak. Price > > 300 dollars. Car still runs. I plan on repairing the intake manifold > > and sealing the engine oil leak. I'll second the suggestion that the big rubber intake boot is cracked and likely has a vacuum leak on the bottom. You can check for it by squeezing the thing with the engine idling. If the idle changes (either up or down) as you do so, that's the problem. It's a half- hour job for a fumblethumbs like me. There is also a very common and very cheap and easy-to-fix oil leak on the M30. Check the oil pressure switch at the back of the head. Costs about $8 (even AutoZone stocks 'em) and 5 minutes to replace. Next most likely (and next cheapest/easiest) is a leaky valve cover gasket. > > Can anyone assist me with the air intake manifold? > > How do I replace it and what does it cost? I have *never* seen a reason to replace one, so there ought to be about a bazillion of 'em around, used, very cheap. But I'll bet you the rent that's not the problem. -- C.R. Krieger (Been there; done that) |
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On Apr 18, 12:04 pm, "Bill" > wrote:
> > wrote in message > > oups.com... > > > I am about to buy a 1991 BMW 535i (in Canada) that has 345000 km and a > > leak in theairintakemanifoldas well as an engine oil leak. Price > > 300 dollars. Car still runs. I plan on repairing theintakemanifold > > and sealing the engine oil leak. Then I will work on strapping on a > > hydrogen booster. Can anyone assist me with theairintakemanifold? > > How do I replace it and what does it cost? > > Thanks, > > Noobiedoobie > > Sounds like the rubber boot connecting the airbox to theairflow meter, > shaped like an "L". It runs about $28. There's another straight rubber boot > between theairflow meter and the throttle body, about $25. Don't forget > the myriad rubber hoses that are cracking. Easy and cheap, but > time-consuming to replace. Check this site: > > www.realoem.com > > Bill in Omaha > '86 535i Yes! Thank you Bill in Omaha. With your help, I think I am going to just about steal this thing off of the seller's hands tonight for only 300 Canadian. I will try these simple fixes first. I hope these work and I don't have to get at the head gasket. Is it common for head gaskets to blow on these cars, I mean, the car is 345000 kilometres and 16 years old. |
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On Apr 18, 1:00 pm, wrote:
> On 18 Apr 2007 08:06:34 -0700, wrote: > > >I am about to buy a 1991 BMW 535i (in Canada) that has 345000 km and a > >leak in theairintakemanifoldas well as an engine oil leak. Price > >300 dollars. Car still runs. I plan on repairing theintakemanifold > >and sealing the engine oil leak. Then I will work on strapping on a > >hydrogen booster. Can anyone assist me with theairintakemanifold? > >How do I replace it and what does it cost? > >Thanks, > >Noobiedoobie > > Why don't you go for the whole enchilada? Strap a titan missile to the trunk! That's down the line, my friend, down the line and far in the north of the country sometime after my hydrogen booster has cleaned out this old engine. I think you misunderstood what I meant by the hydrogen booster. It's a simple electrolysis unit that you can make at home for under 40 or so bucks that splits regular tap water into HHO gas and this is sucked up into the air intake such that the gasoline gets a complete burn because hydrogen burns cleaner than anything else in the universe and doesn't even require oxygen to do so. This will clear out all of the gunk and deposits in the cylinders very quickly, and I hope increase mileage by at least 25%. If you want I'll keep you posted on my progress. I envision everybody going out and scoring a great deal on an old beat up car and strapping on hydrogen boosters! Since this is a BMW, it will be all the more sweeter. |
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On Apr 18, 2:20 pm, E28 Guyİ > wrote:
> On Apr 18, 11:04 am, "Bill" > wrote: > > > > wrote in message > > roups.com... > > > > I am about to buy a 1991 BMW 535i (in Canada) that has 345000 km and a > > > leak in theairintakemanifoldas well as an engine oil leak. Price > > > 300 dollars. Car still runs. I plan on repairing theintakemanifold > > > and sealing the engine oil leak. > > I'll second the suggestion that the big rubberintakeboot is cracked > and likely has a vacuum leak on the bottom. You can check for it by > squeezing the thing with the engine idling. If the idle changes > (either up or down) as you do so, that's the problem. It's a half- > hour job for a fumblethumbs like me. > > There is also a very common and very cheap and easy-to-fix oil leak on > the M30. Check the oil pressure switch at the back of the head. > Costs about $8 (even AutoZone stocks 'em) and 5 minutes to replace. > Next most likely (and next cheapest/easiest) is a leaky valve cover > gasket. > > > > Can anyone assist me with theairintakemanifold? > > > How do I replace it and what does it cost? > > I have *never* seen a reason to replace one, so there ought to be > about a bazillion of 'em around, used, very cheap. But I'll bet you > the rent that's not the problem. > -- > C.R. Krieger > (Been there; done that) Thanks Krieger. I sincerely appreciate the insight. Thanks to you, I can get this fixed more quickly and cheaply. I may not even need my brother-in-law mechanic to look at it. What does the oil-pressure switch look like? |
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> wrote in message ups.com... > On Apr 18, 12:04 pm, "Bill" > wrote: > > > wrote in message > > > > oups.com... > > > > > I am about to buy a 1991 BMW 535i (in Canada) that has 345000 km and a > > > leak in theairintakemanifoldas well as an engine oil leak. Price > > > 300 dollars. Car still runs. I plan on repairing theintakemanifold > > > and sealing the engine oil leak. Then I will work on strapping on a > > > hydrogen booster. Can anyone assist me with theairintakemanifold? > > > How do I replace it and what does it cost? > > > Thanks, > > > Noobiedoobie > > > > Sounds like the rubber boot connecting the airbox to theairflow meter, > > shaped like an "L". It runs about $28. There's another straight rubber boot > > between theairflow meter and the throttle body, about $25. Don't forget > > the myriad rubber hoses that are cracking. Easy and cheap, but > > time-consuming to replace. Check this site: > > > > www.realoem.com > > > > Bill in Omaha > > '86 535i > > Yes! Thank you Bill in Omaha. With your help, I think I am going to > just about steal this thing off of the seller's hands tonight for only > 300 Canadian. I will try these simple fixes first. I hope these work > and I don't have to get at the head gasket. Is it common for head > gaskets to blow on these cars, I mean, the car is 345000 kilometres > and 16 years old. > ----- M30 head gaskets are pretty tough and most would say the M30 is bullet-proof... if the basic maintenance has been done. I like mine for the timing chain and seemingly over-engineered design. No belt to break, just change the oil regularly, air and oil filters, plugs every other year, and valve clearances every other year or so. Do a compression check on the engine and that will tell a lot. Cylinders should be within 5% (?) of each other. Mine are and it has 173,000 miles. Air leaks are the main thing, but the M30B35 has a newer ECU and should be a little more tolerant than my M30B34. Don't look at the miles, look at the condition of the engine/body. Cheers! Bill in Omaha '86 535i |
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