unofficially 400k

[bmwstudent]

Keep on truckin Bob!

[tig welder]

Nice ... I'm running a '85 eta & will, like you, drive it till it won't pull out of the driveway. Clock says 160 now but my odo is broke too.

Congrats on the "investment" you made. It's paying dividends!

[long tall eta]

What causes an m20 to burn oil, btw that car is a peach, good job OP

probably just lost tolerance in the rings. she doesn't smoke at all so i'm not really worried about it. doesn't leek at all either.

[anabolice30]

What causes an m20 to burn oil, btw that car is a peach, good job OP

[heatmakerz]

That muthasucka looks nice for a 400K car. And eta's are known for their extended life.

[long tall eta]

maybe you should replace the gears and see how much you drive after you replace them

if i had plans to sell her, i would. but seeing as i'm almost 60 and i'm gona keep her, i'll keep my repairing to the mechanical shit thats important. if i ever pull the cluster, it will be a r and r or i'll have to redo the entire thing. all the solder points need to be re flowed. spending 14 hours a day out of the house for work and working 6 days a week, there's other more important repairs to keep up with than the odo.

[efficient]

maybe you should replace the gears and see how much you drive after you replace them

[Bmwdayz]

This makes me happy and I wish I had my first eta! It had 230,000 when I first bought it 14 years ago. haha

[e30vert]

Keep it going! Just drive it and see how far it can go. Update this thread when you think you hit signifigant milestones.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Just goes to show that basic repairs can keep these motors going forever

[long tall eta]

Why not replace the cam gears?

Car looks great BTW! 400k, not bad, not bad at all!

really wasn't aware of them not being of high quality until after i did the last t-belt job. had i known, i would have. how waffling far will this eta go before giving up the ghost?

[slammin.e28]

Why not replace the cam gears?

Car looks great BTW! 400k, not bad, not bad at all!

[tyouphoto]

:up: nice! congrats on the mile marker

[long tall eta]

Looks like it's in great shape for 400k. Why not replace the odo gears? That was one of the first things I did when I got my car.

don't replace gears cause lazy. lol. there in the shed for 3 years now.

[rturbo 930]

Looks like it's in great shape for 400k. Why not replace the odo gears? That was one of the first things I did when I got my car.