So I am new here with a new-to-me 1991 318is, I have cross posted this over at bimmerforums but I figured it may get more love over here.
About the car, I purchased it for $1300 with unknown miles, the PO said the odometer quit around 240,000 or so. It's got plenty of issues, which I'll work out over the coming months.
Engine:Engine mounts - Installed
Transmission mounts - purchased
(4) BMW Coils - Installed
Spark plugs - Installed
Intake manifold runner gasket - Installed
Intake manifold plenum gasket - Installed
Throttle body gasket - Installed
Engine temp sending unity - Installed
Air Filter - purchased
AFM (reconditioned) - purchased
TPS sensor - purchased
Throttle cable - purchased
Magnaflow 99005HM cat - purchased
Vibrant 1145 streetpower muffler - installed
Vibrant 1140 Ultra Quiet Resonator - purchased
SPAL 16" pusher fan - installed
Suspension:Refurbished steering rack (stock) - purchased
Left and right steel control arms (front) - Installed
Tie rod assm. (left and right) - purchased
Front Poly bushings (control arms) - Installed
Centric Brake rotors and pads(front and rear) - installed
Garagistic Rear trailing arm bushes (Poly) - purchased
Garagistic Subframe bushes (Poly) - purchased
Front swaybar bushings (powerflex Poly)- Installed
Front swaybar links- Installed
rear swaybar bushings (powerflex Poly)- purchased
rear swaybar links - purchased
Interior:New Shift Knob - purchased
Kirkey 18 degree layback aluminum seats (2) - To purchase
Momo steering wheel hub - installed
NRG suede 3" deep dish steering wheel - installed
So here is where I am:
My boss gifted me some really oldschool Hella fog lights from the early 80's that he had on an old Datsun, also gave me new in package 100w bulbs from Japan which I believe are illegal here in the states, but for offroad use only it may be ok..
So todays adventure was extracting a broken off key in the drivers side door lock. The removal of the door lock wasn't that bad but disassembling and then reassembling the lock cylinder was a chore with all those tiny fiddly parts. Alas, I managed and now have a "working" door lock. Parts for brakes and suspension should be showing up Monday of next week so I'll post then.
Todays adventure was disassembling (and cleaning) the throttle body, intake runners and manifold to clean up the "mess under the intake" and try and track down that code 1222. Gaskets will arrive Tuesday or Wednesday of next week so I'll update when those arrive for some more pictures.
Todays adventure was cleaning the intake manifold runners where they meet the head flange and also cleaning the gunk out of the injector orifices. They were almost completely covered with oily gunk, it was nasty and I went through 2 cans of degreaser, they aren't perfect but the results are amicable for me.
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Update for today, installed 4 new OEM coils, don't know if I needed them but figured it wouldn't hurt. (maybe the wallet..)
Lots of parts showed up today from Husker BMW, gaskets, spark plugs, engine mounts, transmission mounts etc.
On partial reassembly I wanted to check out the intake ports, they look alright, much cleaner than the intake runners for some reason. Maybe because of the heat difference? Any how I am ok with how they look and didn't attempt to clean them.
Suspension components show up tomorrow so I'll update then, waiting on fuel line so I can button up the engine and try and start it. My goal is to have it running by this weekend, fingers crossed!
Some parts showed up today, Febi control arms, BMW motor mounts, Powerflex lollipop bushings and sway bar bushings, sway bar end links front and rear and a few other misc parts.
installed control arms and bushings on the passenger side first, hopefully the drivers side goes easier since there isn't an exhaust manifold in the way because that was a huge pain in the ass.
I was struggling trying to pull the lollipops off of the control arms so I pulled out my ball joint tool, it worked to an extent and then I had to hammer on it for about 20 minutes to free it.
I'll try to do the drivers side tomorrow, oh I forgot, also installed the new motor mounts as well just didn't take a picture.
Today I painted the front passenger side fender that was replaced due to an accident by the PO. I used a kit from a place called "Scratch Wizards" out of Tigard Oregon. The kit is a modest $49.99 and comes with an aerosol can of primer, base coat and clear coat, also a scouring pad, small tube of body filler and oil and grease remover. I think it is worth the price and allowed me to repaint my entire fender with some leftover for small touchups.
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