Well after the death of my 318i alpine white, i was in desperate need of a dd. Frantically searching for options, a running eng and trans to swap over the weekend i decided to find a decent dd with a reliable power train, cosmetics were not important, but reliability was paramount.
Looked all over cl from sf bay area to san diego, i sourced a good candidate on this forum. after pm and phone calls the owner agreed to bring the up from oc to la. The car drove well and had some issues that I knew that needed to be addressed, brakes rear sub frame bushings Idled fine but a bit high 1k rpm shifted fine with the auto tranny, an oil leak from the head near the number 1 bolt in the tightening sequence for torquing the head was a concern but made the purchase anyways out of desperation (I really regret it now).
Keep in mind that I drove the car less then 100 miles, i began to look into the rough idle the car has. I was told the eng.had been rebuilt 80k ago after removing the valve cover his info made sense (have pics but cant find cord for camera) look clean and well kept. Next I removed all spark plugs, heavy carbon deposits looks like they haven't been changed since alleged rebuild.
Next was to remove cap and rotor for inspection and if needed add to the punch list of preventative maintenance that needed to be done. getting the dist. cap off was a pain so I removed one of the upper radiator hose and to my disgust a nice soupy mix of emulsified oil and coolant poured from the engine. The engine had been this way for some time the coating in the hose was at least 1/8 in thick as well as the therm housing.
I will refrain from mentioning any names at this point and will not post pics of the car to protect the member until he has the opportunity to make the situation right.
I have a very hard time believing a fellow enthusiast would take advantage of another member, granted I have very few posts and do alot I mean alot of lurking, reading and learning.
so what are my options, the car holds temp and runs, has good power and pulls strong from what I have observed. I tend to think the previous, previous owner did not torque the head correctly. I could replace the hg and bolts, but that is really f%#d. that is the best case scenario that it only needs a hg. I am now back to having a no op dd and spent the $$$ to replace the eng and trans on the 318. ohh my god am I fckin pissed right now.
I am ready to drive this thing through the living room of his house right now, yea I have the address on the registration.
Looked all over cl from sf bay area to san diego, i sourced a good candidate on this forum. after pm and phone calls the owner agreed to bring the up from oc to la. The car drove well and had some issues that I knew that needed to be addressed, brakes rear sub frame bushings Idled fine but a bit high 1k rpm shifted fine with the auto tranny, an oil leak from the head near the number 1 bolt in the tightening sequence for torquing the head was a concern but made the purchase anyways out of desperation (I really regret it now).
Keep in mind that I drove the car less then 100 miles, i began to look into the rough idle the car has. I was told the eng.had been rebuilt 80k ago after removing the valve cover his info made sense (have pics but cant find cord for camera) look clean and well kept. Next I removed all spark plugs, heavy carbon deposits looks like they haven't been changed since alleged rebuild.
Next was to remove cap and rotor for inspection and if needed add to the punch list of preventative maintenance that needed to be done. getting the dist. cap off was a pain so I removed one of the upper radiator hose and to my disgust a nice soupy mix of emulsified oil and coolant poured from the engine. The engine had been this way for some time the coating in the hose was at least 1/8 in thick as well as the therm housing.
I will refrain from mentioning any names at this point and will not post pics of the car to protect the member until he has the opportunity to make the situation right.
I have a very hard time believing a fellow enthusiast would take advantage of another member, granted I have very few posts and do alot I mean alot of lurking, reading and learning.
so what are my options, the car holds temp and runs, has good power and pulls strong from what I have observed. I tend to think the previous, previous owner did not torque the head correctly. I could replace the hg and bolts, but that is really f%#d. that is the best case scenario that it only needs a hg. I am now back to having a no op dd and spent the $$$ to replace the eng and trans on the 318. ohh my god am I fckin pissed right now.
I am ready to drive this thing through the living room of his house right now, yea I have the address on the registration.
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