Recent content by DirtyE30

hi all, have a early 90s 1uz in a e30 bmw, manual 5 speed using 40 40 40 pin ecu. all in all engine runs pretty good, doesnt throw any fault codes. but i noticed it seems to run a little better when cold (driving). the motor runs pretty good but never perfect and tonight i was trying to work...

no marks down bore, pistons and rings look fine... well ive done a little research and down here in new zealand its cheeper to buy another long block engine than it is to just buy gaskets and bearing shells and put the old one back together so in light of that i rang a few engine importers and...

hey team, big thanks for your input. yes! it first happend on decel... hmmm it would seem like it would be a head gasket, but how obvious is a blowin head gasket? as i already have the heads off and they both look fine. and it was also a little low on oil.. not critical of course but...

hi all, haven't been on here for a awhile and my account got deleted... more to the point i have a very serious problem thats really got me stuck.. i have a front sump 1uz 5 speed in a little e30 bmw. bought the engine in mint condition and installed and got running no trouble. Was...