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GENERAL => Site and club discussion => Topic started by: Sean_318is on July 14, 2009, 10:31:46 AM

Title: HI there, new member :)
Post by: Sean_318is on July 14, 2009, 10:31:46 AM

Hi everyone, I've just bought an Montreal Blue, M42 engined 1994 E36 318 IS coupe :) It's very tidy for 15 years old!

I've been reading this forum all day and it's very helpful

Cheers, Sean

Title: HI there, new member :)
Post by: Jorgeconrico on July 14, 2009, 11:49:00 AM

Welcome, do you have any pics?

Title: HI there, new member :)
Post by: iamcreepingdeath on July 14, 2009, 01:10:08 PM

welcome!!!   we need way more members, this forum is totally dead compared to R3V for example, and the M42 motor is so cool!!!

Title: HI there, new member :)
Post by: HATER-PROOF on July 14, 2009, 11:19:43 PM

Welcome sean,  we have the same year, model and class.

Title: HI there, new member :)
Post by: Sean_318is on July 15, 2009, 07:04:16 AM

Thanks :) I was originally looking for a gen 6 Celica but they were all either overpriced basket cases or just overpriced!
I'm loving my 318 already, its such a nice piece of engineering inside and out and once I get the OZ alloys refurbed it will look awesome too...

I'm trying to upload pics but it keeps failing.

Title: HI there, new member :)
Post by: HATER-PROOF on July 15, 2009, 07:28:41 AM

Just make sure the size of the jpeg or etc is smaller then 10 KB or something like that.

Title: HI there, new member :)
Post by: Sean_318is on July 16, 2009, 04:52:43 AM

http://www.geocities.com/bayareamilitia/images/318_sml1.JPG

Try that! :confused:

Hmm I just noticed today on the way to work a scraping noise from the rear axle... any ideas?

Title: HI there, new member :)
Post by: HATER-PROOF on July 16, 2009, 05:02:21 AM

could you be a little more descriptive?

Title: HI there, new member :)
Post by: Sean_318is on July 16, 2009, 10:15:16 AM

I'll drive it some more to get a more useful description :) I've only driven it properly this morning!

It sounds like a light grinding/scraping noise when driving in gear but goes away as soon as you put a little bit of throttle down.

(22/01/10 Turned out to be a wheel bearing in the end!)