E30 318is vs E36 318is

Yeah car is ok... body work very clean, just had the car for serviced in garage yesterday, was told engine has a oil leak!!! dont know where though, looks like the headgasket has already been changed, so i'm hoping it's not anything worse... will be gettin the engine steam cleaned and checked up again next week...

I just hope this isn't the start of my problems... but the mechanic did say, for the milage this engine sounds sweet...

BTW there is a E30 318is advertised in the autotrader.co.uk with FSH, lady owner, leather sport seats, e/w, PAS, sunroof with 93K on clock for £1995.  I was originally gonna get that, but the price then was £2595, i was prepared to pay about 2100, but the stupid seller was never available when ringing her, and now i see the same motor advertised 500 squid less... but i think that car looks in a very good nick.....

Hi,

I just got my H reg 318is M-Technic limited edition. I have been informed by a friend who works for BMW that this car was 1 of about 300 or so made with the M-Technic package. Does anyone know about this?

I only paid £1200 for it from a member of the famially, its silver with pretty good body (few little scratches doors/bumpers) its got 150k on clock but runs well and i know it was never really pushed.

I would like to do a few things to the engine to unleash some power and would like advise if anyone can give it.

When looking at exhausts i have found that both Supersprint and Sebring both produce a similarly priced back box and centre pipe and wondered if anyone has had experience with either companies product.

I also found that Pipercross make a induction kit specific for this model but K&N make on for the E36 1.8is (140bhp) as they are both the M42B18 engine will this fit or have the air pipe bore sizes changed?

If anyone can help it would be much apprieciated,

Matt

beema318is wrote: Hello.. just purchased a H plate 318is.. clean bodywork, 115k on clock with all original usual refinements for £1000... Is that a fair deal? Os did i pay over the odds?

Is about the right price

Do you mean the antifreeze?

To change the thermo you need to remove some of the coolant and bleed the system so to me you might as well empty the whole lot and only bleed the system once.

It's fairly easy but you need lots of patience bleeding the system. Also, there is only one manual that specifically covers the E30 318iS and that's the Chilton (USA version of Haynes and not great IMHO) other than that your best bet is the Bentley manual for general E30 info.

beema318is wrote: so DAVE328, you reckon its the thermostat? does it mean it's showing a lower temp than it really is? as i said, if im stuck in traffic the temp gauge evtually moves to the middle, but than when traffic flowing again on motorway the temp needles moves back nearer to the blue side...

Basically what happens is with age the stat can warp the shaft inside so it isn't straight thus not closing properly. When the engine is cold the stat should be shut, when warm it opens and closes to let cool water thru, but if it is stuck open slightly it will let cool water thru all the time, so when driving at speed it will cool the engine off more than it should. When stationary the rad isn't getting any air through (at least not as much as driving) then it will warm up and then the engine will warm up (to the middle on the guage).

Mine did this - took longer to warm up and on the Motorway it went to the blue part on the guage, then in traffic it went to half way. Took the stat out and you could see it was stuck open, not loads but enough to cool the engine too much, especially when the weather is colder.

Change it and it will stay in the middle and also warm up quicker - saving money in fuel!!