Replacing everything ignition on the E30. It hadn't been done since I bought the car a year ago so the whole shebang gets changed. It also was a great excuse to swap out the red ignition wires for cleaner black ones.
Note to anyone who does this, you’ll need to remove your battery and the coolant tank (most likely) to get access with your socket to the spark plugs. That random wire everyone is talking about goes under and across the engine, simply release the connection and make note of where the wire fed through. The video makes it look super simple, and it’s a great reference but there are some tricky angles with bolts and spark plugs to deal with. All worked out in the end though!
What is the name of the part you replaced at the very beginning? The one that has that protective cap? Great video btw! It would help having the name of the part being replaced pop up at the corner.
Hello, Thank you for the video. In my E30, there is a thinner cable, which starts with a ring around 6th cylinder cable, and ends somewhere deep in the engine (I imagine it's a pulse detector). As I can't reach this "somewhere deep in the engine" end of the cable, and couldn't find any information either in BMW maintenance doc, Bentley or Haynes, do you have any clue of where I could find it ? Thank you
Hi there. All told its was $269 from Bav autosport. Great resource for E30 parts and I'd imagine other BMWs. I tried ECS tuning in the past but the kept almost nothing in stock and the shipping was always delayed. Hope this helps.
i agree with ECS tuning being delayed, i keep getting backorder emails on parts i ordered that were previously in stock when i ordered. pelican parts is also a good source for parts
