For the last 6 years I've owned an e36 m3 sedan, forum pages have always been a big help when modifying/fixing up anything.. finally I got tired of having a daily driver that needed to be back together before monday so I could make it to work/school. So as difficult as it was for me to let it go, I sold it. Bought myself a nice honda civic as a daily…
But I still wanted something to work on, just not something I needed to depend on every day. I've wanted an e30 for a very long time, I just absolutely love how they look, a couple days ago I picked up an 87 325 es, fitted with a m50tub25.. I'm gonna need some help with this one, its gonna be my project car/weekend driver. I'd like to make it fairly beefy over a period of time, all suggestions on what to look at, what to look for, and directions to take are very welcome! I'm not opposed to engine swaps or any direction really but its my understanding that the m50tub25 is a fairly good base to start with. (seems pretty similar to my s52)
Also, did a I get a good deal? I paid $2400 for it, its absolutely rust free, it has a little dent on the front fender (It looks hopefully pop-able) its feels pretty sluggish right now, but its hard to tell cause its got a misfire, so first Im gonna track this down and see how it feels then, but I think it just generally needs a tune up.. He said it was running the standard PCM from its e36 doner car. But it feels like it needs some engine management too… And all in all, body and interior is in immaculate condition and its just absolutely gorgeous.
enjoy some photos I just took!
So after getting it home a couple nights ago I've only had a small bit of diagnose time, the weird thing is it doesn't seem to be misfiring on any particular cylinder. unplugging each coil makes a noticeable difference in rpm drop… spark plugs all have soot on them (sign on running rich) but no signs of oil, coolant, or carbon tracing on them.. all coils tested out good... but its stumpling/hiccuping and acting like its misfiring.. the compression test brought me some confidence that she's doing well internally!
all cylinders 180psi +
obviously #4 looks a little different than the rest, maybe #4 isn't always getting gas and the others are all running rich….
maybe a crank/cam position sensor? When the cam sensor when out on my m3 it felt a bit like a misfire. I don't know too much about OBD1 but I would imagine it would pull a code for CPS. I used my peake reader and it came up with nothing, but then again, who knows if the dash light or peake under hood electronics have been hooked up correctly (the guy had no idea)… but it did have power at least… I don't know, I'm no where near done diagnosing but thought I'd share where I'm at so far, maybe some of you have seen this before and can save me some time!
But I still wanted something to work on, just not something I needed to depend on every day. I've wanted an e30 for a very long time, I just absolutely love how they look, a couple days ago I picked up an 87 325 es, fitted with a m50tub25.. I'm gonna need some help with this one, its gonna be my project car/weekend driver. I'd like to make it fairly beefy over a period of time, all suggestions on what to look at, what to look for, and directions to take are very welcome! I'm not opposed to engine swaps or any direction really but its my understanding that the m50tub25 is a fairly good base to start with. (seems pretty similar to my s52)
Also, did a I get a good deal? I paid $2400 for it, its absolutely rust free, it has a little dent on the front fender (It looks hopefully pop-able) its feels pretty sluggish right now, but its hard to tell cause its got a misfire, so first Im gonna track this down and see how it feels then, but I think it just generally needs a tune up.. He said it was running the standard PCM from its e36 doner car. But it feels like it needs some engine management too… And all in all, body and interior is in immaculate condition and its just absolutely gorgeous.
enjoy some photos I just took!
So after getting it home a couple nights ago I've only had a small bit of diagnose time, the weird thing is it doesn't seem to be misfiring on any particular cylinder. unplugging each coil makes a noticeable difference in rpm drop… spark plugs all have soot on them (sign on running rich) but no signs of oil, coolant, or carbon tracing on them.. all coils tested out good... but its stumpling/hiccuping and acting like its misfiring.. the compression test brought me some confidence that she's doing well internally!
all cylinders 180psi +
obviously #4 looks a little different than the rest, maybe #4 isn't always getting gas and the others are all running rich….
maybe a crank/cam position sensor? When the cam sensor when out on my m3 it felt a bit like a misfire. I don't know too much about OBD1 but I would imagine it would pull a code for CPS. I used my peake reader and it came up with nothing, but then again, who knows if the dash light or peake under hood electronics have been hooked up correctly (the guy had no idea)… but it did have power at least… I don't know, I'm no where near done diagnosing but thought I'd share where I'm at so far, maybe some of you have seen this before and can save me some time!
i have no idea what i am doing with my life
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