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E34 M5 Resto Part IV – Fan Clutch Replacement

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Jeff Einhorn

About 35 minutes into my first big road trip in the M5 (i.e., more than 15 miles), it became readily apparent that the fan clutch for the belt driven cooling fan had completely seized. How did I know? I’m not psychic, and the engine stayed nice and cool, staying firmly planted a touch below the middle of the gauge. However, at 65 MPH (slightly north of 3k rpm) on the highway, the car sounded like a fan powered swamp boat, with the cooling fan always running at engine speed — instead of doing its job of automatically adjusting speed as dictated by temperature and engine speed. The clutch, which is attached to the inside of the radiator fan, had completely frozen in the “always on” position. While this is much preferable to the alternative failure method — where the fan is always off and you overheat, potentially destroying the S38

E34 M5 Resto PtIII: Wheels, Tires and Door Handle Gaskets

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Jeff Einhorn

Even before my 1991 BMW M5 arrived, I knew that I was going to need new wheels and tires ASAP. The original M System Turbines had been sold two owners ago (heartbreaking!) and the car was now wearing 18×9 BMW / BBS Style 42 wheels with worn out rubber. While I might have kept a staggered set of 18” (x8 and x9.5) Style 42 wheels, the look of wide polished lips up front did nothing for me. Funny enough, the 18×9 size is quite rare, and typically used only for the rears, so to end up with a set of four was quite a find. But, nonetheless, a find I didn’t want. Approximately six weeks transpired between my initial talks with the previous owner and the car’s delivery on a rainy night in New York City – and during nearly every one of those days, I looked for a replacement

eEuroparts.com Saab 9-3 Succeeds at NJMP

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Matt Moran

Saab 9-3 Racing Development Sometimes it’s hard to remember that we’ve only been racing the Saab 9-3 for two race weekends now. The last two months are a bit of a blur but we’ve come a long way from a car with no suspension and no motor (but a fresh paint job from UMS&P) around March 15th to now a much more completely developed race car. We ended the weekend at Watkins Glen with two major challenges to resolve. The first problem was with ESP / Traction Control and overall lack of power, especially at low RPM. The second and more concerning was not being able to carry enough fuel. Even with those issues we still had a relatively successful weekend. We ran the race on Saturday and most of the day on Sunday testing different tunes and brake combos. Entering NJMP We went into NJMP with some healthy optimism about the

Indian Summer Racing Takes Second Podium of Season, Looks Ahead to Lime Rock Park

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Matt Moran

It was a successful weekend north of the border at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. The Indian Summer Racing / eEuroparts.com team lead by driver Travis Washay finished the weekend 3rd and 4th in two races to lift him to third in the points standings. With eight races left to go the points are tight. Travis sits two points out of a tie for second with P.J. Groenke and a larger 14 point gap out of a tie for first with Jake Pipal. It is still anybody’s race for the TCB points championship but it would seem that Pipal, Groenke, and Washay have the best chance at that overall season #1 position. Tuesday the Indian Summer Racing team had a successful day of testing at the track so look forward to a very competitive weekend on the live video feeds. Travis and the team are looking forward to racing at

Nokian Tires have arrived at eEuroparts.com!

Posted on May 24, 2017 by eEuroparts.com

Many years ago when the clouds cleared and the heavens sang, the most devote auto enthusiasts heard the word Nokian. Shortly afterwards of course, the clouds gathered once again and hit everyone with what locals to eEuroparts would call a ‘Wicked Nor’easter’ and buried them all in a 20in of wet snow. Fortunately, with Nokian tires this was not a problem, and soon Nokian would have the best reputation for quality snow tires in the entire industry. The Finnish company is based right around the arctic circle, so being good in the snow is one of the top demands for day to day life. However, while many of the enthusiasts clamor about how the Hakkepeliitta R2 is the best snow tire they’ve ever driven on, they might not realize that Nokian, now in 2017, has a huge variety of thoughtfully designed tires to keep you riding safe and comfortable no