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Mechanic took a spiked bat to my manly bits and confirmed there is oil in the cooling system, but no coolant in oil.
It is either a Head Gasket, or cracked head (cracked head being far less likely)
Car still capable of daily driving, but price dropped in light of the news.
From $4500 down to $3000 - less cost of the work.
OBO.
You need not swap the engine. You could still have a great runner with the existing internals after a rebuild.
The car is also a perfect swap candidate.
No extra work needed on the chassis (except bushings - see below).
1989 325is Alpine White with Rebuilt engine (m20) and $15k invested
215k Chassis
30k on Engine and new suspension components
Automatic Transmission
Standard Vinyl Interior
Clean Title, Passes Smog and is currently registered.
I have paperwork for over $15,000 in parts and work done to the car in the last 3 years, including the new engine, new driveline, and new parts for nearly everything under the hood.. Nearly the entire suspension was rebuilt with new parts when the engine was installed. And MANY parts were upgraded.
Important Mods and Recent Work (just a very small sample email for more detail):
Rebuilt engine
Shafts, eccentrics, nuts, bolts, dual springs, retainers, keepers, rocker arms, and valves are all new. Torx head bolts. Magged. Brass freeze plugs. Reconned rods. Polished crank. Main and rod bearings. Rod bolts. Painted red. Reused the pistons. Honed to deglaze. Chrome top, moly second and three piece oil rings. New oil pump and drive shaft. Rotating assembly spin balanced.
Catcam 264 cam
4.10 LSD
New Driveline – includes driveshaft, flex disc, and center support bearing (May 09)
Steel-braided brake lines
Ansa Exhaust
AC converted to r134
Vogtland 40/40 lowering springs (installed Oct 08)
Koni Sport Adjustable Shocks (M3 fitment in rear, cuz it’s better – also installed Oct 08)
Of course happy IS items like plastic bumpers, is rear spoiler (sorry missing front lip), and US ellipsoid headlamps (pinstripe removed, some images are from before I did that though)
Asking $4500 OBO – Make reasonable offers please
Why:
I’m going to be buying a house, and the money will go toward a deposit.
Overall Condition:
Daily driver status. It’s rock solid.
Suspension arms and bushings are almost entirely new. Everything under the hood is a new part except for the AC which was converted to R134, and the AFM which was refurbished.
I had a 3 page ad describing everything in detail, down to a missing light bulb for the gear selector. But I decided that was just too much detail. Suffice to say, the car is in excellent shape, no rust, no water leaks, no damage, no broken things or other gremlins. I've driven it nearly everyday since I bought it without any issue.
But there are a couple important issues I will explain. Rear subframe mounts are dead, your choice to keep or replace. Engine leaks oil from the oil pan, about 3 drops a month (I don’t fix it because it’s so minor – I don’t have to add oil between changes). Mechanic also quoted me for a radiator flush. The green anti-freeze caused silicate drop out, so it has sludge/gunk that has to be flushed out and replaced with BMW approved fluid. The radio also needs to be installed.
You’ll get a brand new CD43 CD Player radio (BMW Factory unit selling on ebay for $300+), a new Bosch oil filter, a new fram Air filter (I’m lazy right now, ok), with the car.
Please see the photos (I will add close up interior photos shortly)
Tons of pictures on my stream.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/citizenchan/
Thanks!
Mechanic took a spiked bat to my manly bits and confirmed there is oil in the cooling system, but no coolant in oil.
It is either a Head Gasket, or cracked head (cracked head being far less likely)
Car still capable of daily driving, but price dropped in light of the news.
From $4500 down to $3000 - less cost of the work.
OBO.
You need not swap the engine. You could still have a great runner with the existing internals after a rebuild.
The car is also a perfect swap candidate.
No extra work needed on the chassis (except bushings - see below).
1989 325is Alpine White with Rebuilt engine (m20) and $15k invested
215k Chassis
30k on Engine and new suspension components
Automatic Transmission
Standard Vinyl Interior
Clean Title, Passes Smog and is currently registered.
I have paperwork for over $15,000 in parts and work done to the car in the last 3 years, including the new engine, new driveline, and new parts for nearly everything under the hood.. Nearly the entire suspension was rebuilt with new parts when the engine was installed. And MANY parts were upgraded.
Important Mods and Recent Work (just a very small sample email for more detail):
Rebuilt engine
Shafts, eccentrics, nuts, bolts, dual springs, retainers, keepers, rocker arms, and valves are all new. Torx head bolts. Magged. Brass freeze plugs. Reconned rods. Polished crank. Main and rod bearings. Rod bolts. Painted red. Reused the pistons. Honed to deglaze. Chrome top, moly second and three piece oil rings. New oil pump and drive shaft. Rotating assembly spin balanced.
Catcam 264 cam
4.10 LSD
New Driveline – includes driveshaft, flex disc, and center support bearing (May 09)
Steel-braided brake lines
Ansa Exhaust
AC converted to r134
Vogtland 40/40 lowering springs (installed Oct 08)
Koni Sport Adjustable Shocks (M3 fitment in rear, cuz it’s better – also installed Oct 08)
Of course happy IS items like plastic bumpers, is rear spoiler (sorry missing front lip), and US ellipsoid headlamps (pinstripe removed, some images are from before I did that though)
Asking $4500 OBO – Make reasonable offers please
Why:
I’m going to be buying a house, and the money will go toward a deposit.
Overall Condition:
Daily driver status. It’s rock solid.
Suspension arms and bushings are almost entirely new. Everything under the hood is a new part except for the AC which was converted to R134, and the AFM which was refurbished.
I had a 3 page ad describing everything in detail, down to a missing light bulb for the gear selector. But I decided that was just too much detail. Suffice to say, the car is in excellent shape, no rust, no water leaks, no damage, no broken things or other gremlins. I've driven it nearly everyday since I bought it without any issue.
But there are a couple important issues I will explain. Rear subframe mounts are dead, your choice to keep or replace. Engine leaks oil from the oil pan, about 3 drops a month (I don’t fix it because it’s so minor – I don’t have to add oil between changes). Mechanic also quoted me for a radiator flush. The green anti-freeze caused silicate drop out, so it has sludge/gunk that has to be flushed out and replaced with BMW approved fluid. The radio also needs to be installed.
You’ll get a brand new CD43 CD Player radio (BMW Factory unit selling on ebay for $300+), a new Bosch oil filter, a new fram Air filter (I’m lazy right now, ok), with the car.
Please see the photos (I will add close up interior photos shortly)
Tons of pictures on my stream.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/citizenchan/
Thanks!
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