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For Sale / M42 part out

« on: July 31, 2012, 08:37:54 PM »

If you need something from an M42, or any interior or body parts from a late model ds 4 door, pm me. Name your price! Everything must go!

Highlights :
Heated vert seats with center console and wiring harness
4 basket weaves with new federal tires
Brand new water pump, thermostat, and timing components
168000 on chassis and engine
Working ac components

I need to get rid of this car. I will not refuse any reasonable offer for any part.

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For Sale / FS: 1991 318i 4dr 5spd DS on black. PRICE DROP $2000

« on: June 07, 2012, 01:45:59 PM »

Diamandschwarz on black 1991 318i four door, 5spd.  165k on odo.  Recently fixed odometer, real mileage is closer to 170k.  Swapped in some sport seats, basketweaves with new tires.  Paint is kind of rough, there is a dent in the right rear fender.  This car is my daily and runs well.  Shocks recently updated by PO (stock).  Handles nicely.  Rubber bits need to be replaced but nothing feels sloppy or rattles at this point.

Mods: heated vert seats, basketweaves.  Mess under intake, new vc gasket, painted vc wrinkle black, replaced odometer gears and replaced all bulbs in the cluster and painted needles red while I was in there.  Replaced heater blower motor and resistor.  Deleted broken clutch fan. Electric fan purchased but not installed.

I'm trying to sell this car since we're moving and I won't have space to work on it where we'll be living.  Parts that will come with the sale but are uninstalled: fresh timing components, bought used from someone on R3V - chain, cam and crank sprockets, all rails.  New tensioner was installed three months ago.  Water pump, thermostat, OFH gasket (present one barely leaks), 16in electric fan.

Can't post pics from work.  See my cl ad for a few pics.

http://eugene.craigslist.org/cto/3061465585.html

Also, if anyone's interested, my plan had been to swap to cardinal interior.  I have the covers done in vinyl (non-OEM but color matched) and will include these in sale (front and back seats).

Looking for $2000.  PM me with interest.

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General Topics / A/C diagnosis?

« on: May 26, 2012, 12:14:27 PM »

I have a 91 318i.  It came to me without an ac belt, which didn't especially bother me since we have a nice mild summer up here in Oregon.  But now, it turns out that I'm moving to Albuquerque in June.  Different story!  One of my priorities is getting the AC working decently so that I can drive my E30 daily without wanting to die.

So, obviously the first thing I have to do is put on a new ac belt.  Beyond that, how do I test/diagnose problems?  If it blows cold straight away, that's obviously problem solved.  But unlikely given my car's maintenance history.  Is this something that needs to be gone over by a mechanic to know if there are problems?  Should I just try recharging it with some Freeze12 or duracool and see what happens?  R134 retrofit?   DIY or spring for a shop to do it? Any cheap parts I can/should replace?  

Basically I don't want to throw good money after bad, I just want to get the system up and running.  What is a good algorithmic way to assess the AC and fix only what needs to be fixed as cheaply as possible?

Thanks

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For Sale / Northern Calif - A/C & PS complete parts

« on: May 17, 2012, 06:55:46 PM »

All shipped to 97401?

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For Sale / M42 engine and transmission parts

« on: May 16, 2012, 06:45:07 PM »

AC compressor working? PS pump? What would you want for those shipped to 97401?

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General Topics / New e30 318i, what should I do to it?

« on: February 20, 2012, 10:17:00 PM »

Thanks for replies.  So, are you saying that I shouldn't mess with the timing system until it starts to make noise, or that I should just plan on replacing the whole thing now?  Several threads I've read said that a new tensioner is a great idea if it hasn't been replaced lately, as it will make the chain, sprockets, and even rails last longer.  

After reading more about the mess under intake, I've decided that I'm going to go for that mod as well.  I'm planning on cleaning out my intake manifold and also cleaning and wrinkle coating the intake and also the valve cover while I'm at it.  How hard a job is cleaning the fuel injectors?  My only misgiving about the mess under intake is that the cooling system just got flushed last week, so that's sort of a wasted effort since I'll have to do the whole thing again to clean up the hoses.  

As far as the blower, my understanding is that the blown resistor will make it so the fan only blows on hi, but not on lower settings.  This one doesn't move air at all, so I'm planning on replacing both.

Thanks for the info.  I'll definitely be coming back here for more help soon.

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General Topics / New e30 318i, what should I do to it?

« on: February 20, 2012, 02:32:47 PM »

Bought a 1991 318i with 167k. PO had it for five years and seems like he did maintenance in the vein of 'wait until it makes a noise'. He did a good job of keeping up with things, but didn't do much in the way of preventive maintenance, e.g., no work on the timing system.

Per PO, here are the thing that have been done in the past two years: new driveline with new guibo, driveshaft, mounts, bushings, and diff (open, sadly), new shifter from a z3 with all new bushings, new struts front and rear (no performance upgrade here, just OEM), new water pump, radiator, fan, tstat, temp switch, alternator. Car has very clean black vinyl comfort interior and crack free dash.

I'm wanting a reliable dd, here. I will invest in maintenance and wear items that will keep the car running well for me, but don't really care about performance upgrades at this time, with a few exceptions. What I want to know is, what things need to be done?

Here's my list of maintenance/mods, in roughly descending order of importance:

1. replace blower motor (broken currently)
2. replace t chain tensioner
3. replace fluids/filters
4. replace sealed beams with H1/H4
5. replace odometer gears (stopped @ 164k)
6. possibly mess under intake? (total n00b)
7. one day 4.10 lsd
8. once car is sorted mechanically I'd like to source a cardinal sport interior, but that's just cosmetic and way down the list

This is where I run out of ideas. Do I need to take the valve cover off to check timing sprockets? When there should I replace valve cover gasket?

Basically at this point the engine idles quiet, runs smooth, pulls strong, and doesn't leak. The cooling system was the only thing that came on the mechanic's radar during ppi; he replaced the temp switch and flushed the system and it's fine now. Aside from the things above, what should I do to make sure this engine serves me well? Are there any other wear items that should be fixed at about this mileage?