Menu
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Reply to thread
Click here to become an Official Member of BMW Club Malaysia
Download Form
Home
Forums
The BMW Range
3 Series
E30
Da Mean Green Sewing Machine
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Raja_Mongkut" data-source="post: 626602" data-attributes="member: 7413"><p>Thanks Pussy, will look into those! Today was still a holiday for me. Started the afternoon paying a visit to ol' 6 in the workshop, then got right back immediately to attend to Greenie.</p><p></p><p>Started by attempting to rectify the door gun of the rear passenger. Took off door card following the instructions online and finally after some grunting and swearing, the door card was off. Carefully peeled off the rain guard to expose the internals. Good door. No accidents or rust on this un. What's that I see? Sound insulation that's falling apart! Tore everything off with the help of a screwdriver, and cleaned the area with a soaked sponge, rags and vacuum cleaner. </p><p></p><p>This is the aftermath:</p><p>[ATTACH]26024[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Putting that aside, I shift my attention back to the door gun. Hooking up a multimeter to the wires confirms that a signal is being sent but gun seems to be jammed. Tough luck. Any help for a used/cheap E30 door gun?</p><p>[ATTACH]26032[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Tried out the power window just in case, and i was to be rewarded as it wasn't working. Hmmm weird coz i definitely remember it working when the seller demo'ed it to me. Tried the switch from the gearbox console and it whirred down! So it works from the front but not the back, which led me to the faulty safety/childlock switch for the rear windows. Removed the switch and dissected it.</p><p>[ATTACH]26033[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Seems that the problem was it was in a depressed state for a pretty long time, and being brass and highly malleable, the contacts had deformed after spending too much time together and decided to separate. No worries, time for some soldering action. I filed the contacts a lil so that the solder had something to grip onto.</p><p>[ATTACH]26034[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>A bob of solder on each contact and I'm done. Hello Pinocchio!</p><p>[ATTACH]26035[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Power to rear switches has been restored!</p><p>[ATTACH]26036[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Prior to this I mentioned something about my erratic idle and how the air slide valve might be the culprit, so i peep under the bonnet and find out what's going on.</p><p></p><p>Ooh what's this? Why's there a U shaped hose connecting 2 nipples on my throttle body? </p><p>[ATTACH]26026[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Further investigation leads me to the air slide valve, which i find has 2 empty nipples and looking pretty darn corroded. These 2 nipples would be controlling additional air intake to the throttle if the air slide valve were working.Anyone knows where to find one? </p><p>[ATTACH]26027[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Telltale signs of intrusion</p><p>[ATTACH]26030[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Some fraying on both belts</p><p>[ATTACH]26031[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Finally, why's this connector below the Throttle Body so damned dirty, and what does it do? I'd like to get it cleaned along with the TB. In the pic below u can see it gleaming with oil. TB gasket or is there even such a thing?</p><p>[ATTACH]26025[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>P.S: If anyone has a rear power window motor, I'd like to buy it. And if anyone's feeling generous or has any broken switches lying around, I'd like to have it as i broke a clip when i yanked too hard. I'm also looking for an air slide valve.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raja_Mongkut, post: 626602, member: 7413"] Thanks Pussy, will look into those! Today was still a holiday for me. Started the afternoon paying a visit to ol' 6 in the workshop, then got right back immediately to attend to Greenie. Started by attempting to rectify the door gun of the rear passenger. Took off door card following the instructions online and finally after some grunting and swearing, the door card was off. Carefully peeled off the rain guard to expose the internals. Good door. No accidents or rust on this un. What's that I see? Sound insulation that's falling apart! Tore everything off with the help of a screwdriver, and cleaned the area with a soaked sponge, rags and vacuum cleaner. This is the aftermath: [ATTACH=CONFIG]26024[/ATTACH] Putting that aside, I shift my attention back to the door gun. Hooking up a multimeter to the wires confirms that a signal is being sent but gun seems to be jammed. Tough luck. Any help for a used/cheap E30 door gun? [ATTACH=CONFIG]26032[/ATTACH] Tried out the power window just in case, and i was to be rewarded as it wasn't working. Hmmm weird coz i definitely remember it working when the seller demo'ed it to me. Tried the switch from the gearbox console and it whirred down! So it works from the front but not the back, which led me to the faulty safety/childlock switch for the rear windows. Removed the switch and dissected it. [ATTACH=CONFIG]26033[/ATTACH] Seems that the problem was it was in a depressed state for a pretty long time, and being brass and highly malleable, the contacts had deformed after spending too much time together and decided to separate. No worries, time for some soldering action. I filed the contacts a lil so that the solder had something to grip onto. [ATTACH=CONFIG]26034[/ATTACH] A bob of solder on each contact and I'm done. Hello Pinocchio! [ATTACH=CONFIG]26035[/ATTACH] Power to rear switches has been restored! [ATTACH=CONFIG]26036[/ATTACH] Prior to this I mentioned something about my erratic idle and how the air slide valve might be the culprit, so i peep under the bonnet and find out what's going on. Ooh what's this? Why's there a U shaped hose connecting 2 nipples on my throttle body? [ATTACH=CONFIG]26026[/ATTACH] Further investigation leads me to the air slide valve, which i find has 2 empty nipples and looking pretty darn corroded. These 2 nipples would be controlling additional air intake to the throttle if the air slide valve were working.Anyone knows where to find one? [ATTACH=CONFIG]26027[/ATTACH] Telltale signs of intrusion [ATTACH=CONFIG]26030[/ATTACH] Some fraying on both belts [ATTACH=CONFIG]26031[/ATTACH] Finally, why's this connector below the Throttle Body so damned dirty, and what does it do? I'd like to get it cleaned along with the TB. In the pic below u can see it gleaming with oil. TB gasket or is there even such a thing? [ATTACH=CONFIG]26025[/ATTACH] P.S: If anyone has a rear power window motor, I'd like to buy it. And if anyone's feeling generous or has any broken switches lying around, I'd like to have it as i broke a clip when i yanked too hard. I'm also looking for an air slide valve. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Home
Forums
The BMW Range
3 Series
E30
Da Mean Green Sewing Machine
Top
Bottom
