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[RIPDOTCOM]

Hey, Name is rip. I have a 91 318IS (just picked it up) I have owned 4 X E34's and 3 X E30 325's. i have a Porsche 924S, 95 525I,93 315IS, 91 318IS and a 84 325E Turbo running 15Psi. Been lurking around the forums the past couple days and managed to work out 90% of the issues i was having with the 318. Did a Heater plate delete and blocked off the heater lines. Re plummed all the vacuum hoses, IAC and PCV. Still dealing with a rough idle and some clacking in the top end. I assume the lifters are HLA's so I cant do any adjustment. Checked for vacuum leaks and cand find any. Idle is simply a little lopy, maybe -/+ 200Rpm. Anyway, great forum, looks likse everything has already been asked and I will probably find my answers doing a search before I get a relly. or maybe I just need to suck out all the gas thats been sitting in the car and put some high test in it.

[bmwman91]

The lifter tick is just one of those annoying, inherent M42-isms.  A few lucky people have a quiet motor, but most of us don't.  Nothing to get worried over though.

The lopey idle can be due to an aging O2 sensor, and a gunked up idle control valve.  Try pulling off the ICV and running some WD40 (or carb cleaner, though it might be a little caustic) through it.

And of course, welcome to the club!  It should tell you more than you ever wanted to know about the most underrated E30 ever made.