PROBLEM WITH MY 1983 E30 318i!!!!!!!!

[brenton]

my bmw is having problems. i had the head repaired about a year ago after it was cracked and now it is starting to overheat again. i have changed the thermostat the waterpump i have even changed the engine fan with a very good thermo fan. i have flushed out the radiator as well and it is still overheating. when i try do the timing the timing mark jumps around alot. i have just replaced the dizzy and still no improvement. the only mods to the engine are extractors and a cold air intake can anyone help me with this problem????

[brenton]

also i have checked the oild for water and done a compression test and all were ok

[chuckybob]

my friend had a problem kind of like this, his was just a miss-alignment of his temperature gauge. theres a thread on it somewhere here, try searching for "88 325i" and "overheating" by the poster "dc12k"

[Spaz]

Is the car overheating or is the gauge? You could very likely have a bad temperature sending unit.

more info is need.


-cam

[brenton]

nah the oil is milky the head has gone again :( ive nearly pooled the head right off already im afraid i might have to get a whole new one as it has already been machined once

[Bill 84 318i]

Uh yeah. If your head is cracked, get another one.

Where are you located?

[808BMW]

Doesn't IE have usable m10 heads for like $45?

[brenton]

im from australia in victoria im prob ery prgoin to find it hard to find one and it will be pricey