Hello,
This is my first post on this forum. I recently bought a 1984 318i pretty much sight unseen. When I bought the car it had a big fuel leak at the injector rail which I was told was the only issue with the car. I fixed that but the car still ran terribly. After I was able to run it during the day I noticed that there was a ton of white smoke coming out of the exhaust. I popped off the radiator cap and there was no water visible. Then I checked the oil and it looked a bit milky. Those indicators and the fact the car has zero power leads me to believe the head gasket is blown.
The car has all new suspension (with receipts) and is in really decent shape overall. I think the best step would be to take the motor out and rebuild it. I've rebuilt a motor before but have never worked on BMW's. Is this something that can be done relatively easily? How much would all the parts cost? I looked up pistons and main/rod bearings and those look to be about $600.
Or should I just sell it and move on?
Also should add I bought this to be my daily driver. Was looking for something fun to drive and also got good mpg.
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
(Here are a couple pics)
![](http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af355/elkanpt/BMW/1984-bmw-318i-coupe-e30-spec-suspension-solid-motor-transmission-3.jpg)
![](http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af355/elkanpt/BMW/1984-bmw-318i-coupe-e30-spec-suspension-solid-motor-transmission-1.jpg)
![](http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af355/elkanpt/BMW/1984-bmw-318i-coupe-e30-spec-suspension-solid-motor-transmission-2.jpg)
Even found this link with all the info on the car:
This is my first post on this forum. I recently bought a 1984 318i pretty much sight unseen. When I bought the car it had a big fuel leak at the injector rail which I was told was the only issue with the car. I fixed that but the car still ran terribly. After I was able to run it during the day I noticed that there was a ton of white smoke coming out of the exhaust. I popped off the radiator cap and there was no water visible. Then I checked the oil and it looked a bit milky. Those indicators and the fact the car has zero power leads me to believe the head gasket is blown.
The car has all new suspension (with receipts) and is in really decent shape overall. I think the best step would be to take the motor out and rebuild it. I've rebuilt a motor before but have never worked on BMW's. Is this something that can be done relatively easily? How much would all the parts cost? I looked up pistons and main/rod bearings and those look to be about $600.
Or should I just sell it and move on?
Also should add I bought this to be my daily driver. Was looking for something fun to drive and also got good mpg.
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
(Here are a couple pics)
![](http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af355/elkanpt/BMW/1984-bmw-318i-coupe-e30-spec-suspension-solid-motor-transmission-3.jpg)
![](http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af355/elkanpt/BMW/1984-bmw-318i-coupe-e30-spec-suspension-solid-motor-transmission-1.jpg)
![](http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af355/elkanpt/BMW/1984-bmw-318i-coupe-e30-spec-suspension-solid-motor-transmission-2.jpg)
Even found this link with all the info on the car:
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