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FAQ / REFERENCE => Member Profiles => Topic started by: B318M42W on December 20, 2008, 12:03:55 PM
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Hey eveyone! finaly found some time to introduce myself and my car. My name is Guy and I'm from Montreal, Canada. I bought my 318i about a year ago and loved it as much as i hated it. I thought that it was in good condition but turns out that the PO was an *** and couldn't care less about the car. It left me stranded twice: 1st time, it was the infamous crankshaft position sensor, took about a month to figure it out. the second was the alternator that failed (no biggie). still love to drive that car! It's unbeleivable how fast it can turn frustration into pure fun! here's what i've done to my 318i since i got it:
- rear subframe bushings
- rear shock mounts
- new muffler
- new fuel pump
- new clutch
- changed e-brake
- fixed a few holes in the floor
- fiberglassed the rear wheel wells
- fixed light short
- all new vacuum lines
- radiator flush
- alternator
- front shocks
- plate lights (they rusted away)
- rust removal on the body (looks better now:D)
- front wheel bearing
it's most of the work so far and here's what i'm planning to do within the next few months:
- check upper oil pan bolts
- timing chain + guides + maybe sprockets
- fix fuel tank
short to do list due to short finance availible:(
will try and post picks later
Update:
- timing job done
- new tre fuel pump
- new fuel tank
- shift linkage refresh
- 3.91 Medium case LSD
- new CSB
- replaced half shafts
- electric fan conversion
- replaced upper and lower oil pans
- installed M90 supercharger
- new ball joint
To come:
- stronger clutch
- new tie rods
- paint?!? (it would be realllly nice if i could get some!)
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had a little time to work on the car:D managed to change the chain and sprockets. wasn't as hard as i thought!
it all started here:
(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/B318M42W/chain_in_oil.jpg)
chain pieces in the oil pan... not good
and then...
(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/B318M42W/sprockets.jpg)
worn sprockets.
the weekend i came back to fix the chain issues, i had news that the car was brain dead. huge electrical problem and about nothing worked. got tired of poking stuff around and decided to just take everything apart and then put it all back together... and it worked!
(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/B318M42W/09-03-09_1412.jpg)
(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/B318M42W/09-03-09_1413.jpg)
once that was solved, i could finally tackle the chain issues! pics of the work...
(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/B318M42W/11-03-09_1556.jpg)
simple yet effective cam locking tool
(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/B318M42W/11-03-09_1557.jpg)
stripped down timing case
(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/B318M42W/11-03-09_1555.jpg)
a new sprocket in. when i got them, 1 of the sprockets had it's pin sheared off! so i took the 2 old sprockets and the bad one to my local tool store and they just pressed out the rest of the sheared pin and replaced it with a pin from the old sprockets... and it works great! no problems at all!
(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/B318M42W/11-03-09_1752.jpg)
all the new pieces in.
(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/B318M42W/11-03-09_1751.jpg)
after putting it all back together, i had a surprise when i took out the flywheel bold/pin i used...
(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/B318M42W/12-03-09_1314.jpg)
thankfully it didn't affect timing. so next time i take off the crankshaft bolf, use a stronger bolt or replace before proceeding! oh and while i was in there, i changed the front crank seal, but it uncovered a huge grove in the pulley's seal contact. anyone had an idea of how i can fill the groove???
here are a few pics of the car at random times
(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/B318M42W/28-04-08_2005.jpg)
(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/B318M42W/08-01-09_1152.jpg)
(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww298/B318M42W/07-01-09_2153.jpg)
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nice!
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nice!! looks like my car lol