Joey's iS by JinormusJ

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New bumpaaaahhhhh






Peices are slowly falling into place

2-21-2013

So I've had this box from BMA sitting for the better part of a month

All sorts of goodies inside
Opted for the more expensive good stuff as well cause well.. It is an iS ( )


GRAF Water Pump
INA Timing Belt Tensioner
Continental Belts (Timing, AC, Power Steering, Alternator)
Behr 80* Thermostat
Genuine BMW Coolant
New OEM Breather Hose
New OEM Intake Boot
Red Rocket Labs OBC Temp Sensor
Bosch Spark Plugs

(Installing the last two at a later time)
You guessed it.. IT'S TIMING TIME!



Rise and shine! (7:30AM)

Splash guard out.. FILTHY!

Hoses out! radiator out!

Belts out!

Mechanics, aka monkeys with wrenches, love to over-torque these dang fan clutches. WHERE THE HECK IS IT GONNA GO??? It has a reverse thread for petes sake!
This has happened to my last e30, so i followed suit like i did last time by ending up removing the whole water pump assembly with the fan clutch still attached, then taking it off outside the engine bay

Some mental swearing, brow throwing, and about 30 more minutes later, VIOLA!

Then I stripped those dang Allen key bolts on the rotor


Luckily, I had my extractor sockets that I ended up buying for my 5-speed swap when we stripped the starter bolts. Tools really do pay for themselves don't they?

Another 30 minutes later of hammering away in tight clearances
BADABING BADABOOM KACHOW BROWNCHICKEN-BROWNCOW

Cut 'er loose cap'n!

After that, everything went smoothly; timing belt n, tensioner in, water pump on, pulley on, bottom crankshaft on.


Then we got to the rotor. Had to custom grind some 8mm bolts I picked up at the hardware stor from down the street. By no means pretty, but better than those Allen key bolts. Screw you BMW; Screw you.



Perfect for when I have to replace that rotor soon

BM-Freakin-W Blue bling swag coolant

In it goes

All buttoned up and ready for another 60k miles