My fan and tach died. I've owned the car for a month. It's starting to hover around freezing here and this is a problem. I can live without my tach, but The fan is a necessary. Prior to its malfunctioning, the heater was questionable too. I'd be driving along, and all of a sudden the heat would turn to cold air.
The car's an '87 325i. It's got a good (repainted) and mostly rust free body, and a nice sport interior. The drivetrain is good so far. It always starts and gives me no problems. I've driven the car 2k. Odo reads 208 km.
I'm a bit down with this. It leaks power steering fluid and gas. My fan doesn't work, my heat doesn't work, and my tach doesn't work. The jury's out on some parts of the OBC. It's not telling me how much fuel I have remaining now, but the time is still correct. I think my heat and gas gauges are out as well. The driver's door lock doesn't work. Blah blah.
I searched a bit, but honestly, many of the posts are above my head. I'm willing to get my hands dirty, but I don't want to be stuck halfway through a job that I can't complete. I am new to car maintenance.
What would you do? I have some cash for repairs, but am I going to be haunted with new problems all the time? Part of me is tempted to unload the car in favour of a newer E36 or something. Please help!
The car's an '87 325i. It's got a good (repainted) and mostly rust free body, and a nice sport interior. The drivetrain is good so far. It always starts and gives me no problems. I've driven the car 2k. Odo reads 208 km.
I'm a bit down with this. It leaks power steering fluid and gas. My fan doesn't work, my heat doesn't work, and my tach doesn't work. The jury's out on some parts of the OBC. It's not telling me how much fuel I have remaining now, but the time is still correct. I think my heat and gas gauges are out as well. The driver's door lock doesn't work. Blah blah.
I searched a bit, but honestly, many of the posts are above my head. I'm willing to get my hands dirty, but I don't want to be stuck halfway through a job that I can't complete. I am new to car maintenance.
What would you do? I have some cash for repairs, but am I going to be haunted with new problems all the time? Part of me is tempted to unload the car in favour of a newer E36 or something. Please help!
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