E30 325is (non-ETA) Fuel Pressure Question

[Jason Cammisa <jcammisa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey gang,
	Some of you might remember me, asking for a friend who's been having
starting problems with his 2.5 E30 for a while now.

	Anyways, his mechanic has had the car hooked up to an array of fuel
pressure measuring devices for about a week.

	He has discovered that the fuel pressure is stable for about 20 minutes,
and then leaking out very quickly, until there is no pressure left at the
2-hour mark.  He's fairly certain that one or more injectors is leaking,
but before he goes and spends $300 on new injectors, I want to make sure
this isn't a "normal" condition.  

	If anyone has a Bentley for the engine, could you tell me what the
residual fuel pressures are supposed to be?

	Also, does anyone have a really good parts supplier that can get injectors
cheaper than the $49 a piece quoted at Bavarian Autosport? 

	Also, for those who recommended Bill Ballon's BMW shop in Pittsburgh, we
tried to use him.  We waited 3 months for an appointment, and then were
told they're no longer taking new customers.  Shit, they could have told me
long ago and it would have saved me a lot of waiting.  Also, their
secretary is about the rudest person I've ever dealt with. Oh well. :(

	Thanks so much for the help... 

Jason Cammisa
(Still have my Scirocco 16V, but am looking at an 89 325i, too... and I
promise I will get a Bentley for the BMW if I get it. The VW 16v edition
doesn't seem to help much :)




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jason@domain.elided
1987 Scirocco 16v
57,000 original miles.
http://members.aol.com/rocco16v  

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