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Thank you too

So glad the performance was helpful for you and your band. Thank you for the comment!

Joe, I reached out to the maker to see if he still sells the kit. If you want to join AlfaBB, he goes by divotandtralee www.alfabb.com/members/divotandtralee.4697/

Joe - Rick sent me a message: you should contact him via: RLESN at Comcast dot Net he also prefers to connect with people on AlfaBB.com - he uses the username: divotandtralee

The forums are all over the place with modern coolant. Now the general philosophy is just use the same type, don't mix. Prestone is a general coolant for any vehicle and because my E30 is so old and crappy, I'm not concerned about super longterm damage to the block or head. After 5 years and 60k miles of running Prestone, I haven't had any issues. I agree though with you that if I was to use correct BMW coolant, I'd use the blue stuff.

I didn't prime mine. They suggest to put some oil in the tube that connects to the crankcase. It's the same principal that governs the u-bend in facet pipes. The car drove just fine without having done that primer step and I've put 7000+ miles on the car so far so I'm assuming there is a little oil now in that tube bend. Congratulations on getting your OVS built! I found my engine performed better with a new one. And now every time I see Alfa's with original an OVS, I tried to explain to the owner the benefits. Seems nobody really knows how awful those original parts are.

Did nitrous get performed at TMEA this year ?

Yes

HAHA! The E30 manual process says to squish the top hose a bunch and keep the bleeder valve open for long stretches until the coolant starts flowing out - After my first time doing that I had coolant everywhere and said there HAS to be a better way. Hope it works out for you next time with the Coolant funnel

Sorry you didn't enjoy the performance. If it makes you feel any better, this performance of American Overture was done with no rehearsal and just a run-through. Given those circumstances, I think the performance came off pretty good.

@bigilworth I agree! I only recall one obvious mistake, so given the circumstances I'd say the band nailed it 👍

This was beautifully played and I heard a LOT of amazing musical expression. Mistakes happen even in “professional” ensembles. To have a “inexcusable” mentality in music is the mindset and reason why people quit or don’t continue a field in music education. Why can’t we just appreciate the overall sound and effort here!?

The first time I ever heard the President's Own Marine Band perform live I heard an obvious foul up in the very first piece played (Suppé's Light Cavalry Overture). We're all human; including the performers of any and all top tier ensembles. All those recordings you might know about where it seems like perfection was achieved? Yeah those almost always combine several takes of the same piece and mistakes are edited out to the best of the audio engineers' abilities. Even in auditions the performance is never flawless. Jeff Nelsen of the Canadian Brass openly remarked that every audition he ever won had visible mistakes in it in terms of note accuracy.

As some one who's played the horn part for this piece, those horns are STRUGGLING lmao

that's correct. Crankcase builds up pressure and the PCV valve has specific size holes to allow the pressure to escape - but you need a catch can because oil droplets are mixed with the gas.

Yes 😅 of coursd he's not gonna call it the PC valve as mechanics know it as PCV

I don't think the new ones have the correct size holes - but I made this video 5 years ago - GM might have fixed the replacement part.

Definitely didn't have the correct hammer around when making that video

great advice!

You're welcome! Really helps with all my car coolant jobs

Did mine 6 years ago and it's still working well!

awesome advice!

@@bigilworth thanks ,just dont melt the grease or its not so good lol

Thanks Kevin! It's a fun piece - the band enjoyed it!

Yea! You guys sounded fantastic!!!!!

So i figured out the problem. It's the rear CV boots. The grease has become old or is gone and the bearings are rubbing inside the casing. Once I changed mine the problem went away. It also made the car drive/ride smoother.

Hi there, thanks somuch for the reply. I am still having the issue of the sound coming and going and it has actually came back to be worse than before. So i will be looking at doing the cv boots and greasing the cvs up nicley.

@@leegeswind863 Yea man, and if trying to fix the CV boots don't fix the problem, CV axles are pretty cheap and would only cost you around $150. The hardest part about taking off the CV axles is the center nut - needs to be torqued to 250 ftlb

yea man!

As long as it seals the connections, then it's good in my book! Glad my video was helpful!

Thank you. The soloist was amazing!

@@bigilworth You are welcome I hope you are well From A corner of Tokyo

Thank you!!

It would be recommended to get a catch can. They will catch most of the oil blow-by and prevent oil from gumming up the air intake passages.

Maybe - they are not that expensive ($10) so you could buy it and see if it fits. Otherwise, might be best to modify the existing one.

Glad you like the tutorial! Contact Richard Lesniewicz at Alfabb.com forums. He makes them! www.alfabb.com/members/divotandtralee.4697/

Thanks for the message. I would not worry about the cover. I always keep mine on and after ten years of ownership there have been no issues.

Hope you liked the video and learned something!

If you can't start the car, there is no reliable way to bleed the air out of the coolant system because you can't get the water pump to work. I would work on getting the car to start before you do a coolant flush.

@@bigilworth oh no! So i bought this car as a project build and i wasn’t really thinking of it i thought id take the rad out since it was rusty and replace it with the one i have from a donor car. Did i just mess something up? This is my very first project car the car wasnt running when i bought it it has a few missing parts thats why it came with a donor car.

@@jayelectic8017 You didn't mess anything! It only means you can't bleed the air out of the coolant system until you get the car started. If you were to do an engine rebuild, you'd have the same problem - doing a coolant change before having the car start for the first time. You're totally fine. After you get the system filled with as much coolant as it will take, start working on getting the car to start and run. Once it's running, then follow the video's procedures for bleeding air out of the system. You'll want to have the funnel filled with coolant to allow bubbles to work themselves out. E30s are incredibly fun to work on because they're so easy to work on. You'll have a great time trying to get the car running.

No need to plug the overspill funnel during the process. You actually want to keep it 1/2 full at all times to allow air to escape and more coolant to flow into the system. If you plug it up then air can't escape nor can coolant enter the system. Once you feel that the system has been bleed of all air, turn the car off and then plug the overspill funnel. That way when you detach it from the coolant reservoir, no coolant will spill out all over the place. You'll most likely need to remove some coolant from the reservoir afterwards because it will be right at the top of the cap. I usually do that with a turkey baster. Good luck!

@@bigilworth sorry I should have been more clear. I was referring to the overflow pipe from the reservoir tank which drains out to the bottom of the chassis when there is noo much pressure/coolant in the system. Does this pipe need to be plugged when using the funnel method?

@@1devz1 Ah gotcha. No that pipe doesn't vent extra coolant unless the system becomes over pressurized. It wasn't until I was doing a spark plug job and had to move the reservoir, (which was months after using this funnel and creating the video), that I even noticed that vent tube. Definitely no coolant came out of that tube while bleeding the system and while using that funnel. However if it makes you feel more comfortable, you could just plug it. A simple clamp or rubber plug will do the trick.

@@bigilworth thanks for taking the time to reply bud! 😁

@@1devz1 Yea man, good luck. Always willing to help the E30 community.

Thanks for the added instructions! My manual doesn't have any RTV needed, but it's always good practice to put a little in these sorts of applications. It can't hurt in sealing 100% any vacuum leaks. I haven't done a smoke test on my car, but it runs really well with no codes so I'm pretty sure the PCV Valve mod is working well.

Centerline sells a complete unit for $300. Working on cars is definitely not ridiculous. Lots of people enjoy the hobby and learning new skills. It’s not any different than working on your house or doing any dyi project. Also the fun is in reduced cost when you do it yourself. But it’s not for everyone which is why you can pay the premium for a direct replacement from centerline, unfortunately Alfa doesn’t make these anymore so you need to make your own or buy one from centerline.

@@bigilworth I didn't say working on cars is ridiculous. Building and assembling your own PARTS is ridiculous. I'd happily pay 300-350 even. Alfa Romeos already have enough projects to add making your own parts. Just saying.

And centerline Alfa only sells later Bosch units. And if you check they are out of stock when you go to complete order... That's what lead me here. Great job again, by you and the designer. I'm truly impressed as I said before. Your skill is desired.

Oh I totally get it! For me owning this car is just as much about the driving experience as it is about learning how to fix them and the hobby of DYI projects. But I totally understand how doing all this work is not for everyone.

Oh I didn't know that Centerline is out of stock. I'm surprised that Alfa Romeo doesn't have a replacement you can buy. They made hundreds of thousands of these cars that need the Alfa OVS and they all need to be replaced. You could go with an non-alfa aftermarket solution if you don't want to make something specific to Alfa. Essentially all OVSs are the same. Moroso makes a great OVS or oil catch can. And installation is incredibly simple.

Fantastic! Glad that it helped to change it!

how did you clean out the air tunnel??

Where can I buy one?

Not sure, but the PCV valve is so cheap, it wouldn't hurt to try a 2014. Get the correct drill bits and test the holes in the 2014 to make sure they're the correct size.

@@bigilworthwhere can I get the valve?

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@@bigilworth thank you sir!

yes. It's just an open chamber that creates a specific bar of pressure. If your PCV valve is all gunked up inside, you'll want to clean it out with brake cleaner.

Same for me too. Getting the PCV valve out is probably the most annoying part.

Buy the one from the dealership and check the hole size with the proper drill-bits. If they are too small, then you know you'll need to drill them out and make larger.

Thank you, glad you liked the video. My Camaro has 145k and still going strong. I don't anticipate any issues with it at all. Have you installed a catch can on your Impala?

@@bigilworth -- Forgot about this video! No, I haven't installed one yet. She doesn't use any oil thankfully!

My car misfires all the time. I bought one of those code reading devices. My Camaro misfires because of a detected O2 sensor fault, but I've changed out the O2 sensors and I still get the fault. So my guess is a vacuum leak and I'm too cheap to buy a smoke machine or have a mechanic do it. I would suspect your misfire is due to a vacuum leak rather than the positive crankcase pressure which is what this video is about.

Possibly. If there is too much positive crankcase pressure it could create overheating problems, or blow-by. I think the timing chain issues are due to these cars consuming a lot of oil, the owner not routinely checking the oil, and therefore lack of oil stretches out the chains and causes failure.

Thank you for the comment. Do an amazon search for "coolant overspill funnel" and you'll find all the different companies making these funnels. The brand I used in the video is Lisle. You are correct that the point of these funnels is to facilitate the bleeding of air inside the radiator system. It makes the air bleeding process incredibly easy and it reduces the messiness of bleeding air out of the system. Good luck!

@@bigilworth does the funnel have to be specific to e30?

@@scraw188 Nope. Any brand of "no-spill" funnels will work. They all come with a bunch of different radiator attachments, so you can attach the funnel to any car.

No need to add glue. It's a snug, direct fit.

Not sure if you can buy one with bigger holes. But you can buy a new one and drill out the holes. If you have a vice and a drill, you can get the job done!

That hose doesn't connect to anything and routes to the bottom of the chassis. It's part of the expansion tank's overfill safety mechanism. If the expansion tank builds up too much pressure and/or fluid, it can escape via that hose.

@@bigilworth thank you sir!!!

@@chrispbmw8732 No problem! Hope you keep learning about these cool E30s!

I read in online forum

Just for the two small holes. The exit hole needs to be bigger. At least that's what I read on numerous forums.

Thank you!

Ha! Just a little taperoooo

I've got 139,000 miles on this vehicle with nothing but oil changes. The only problem is these engines create a lot of crankcase pressure causing oil consumption.