My White girl

[Cyrix2k]

What scale is on your oil pressure gauge? The etas seem to run with REALLY low oil pressure, especially if you're not running heavy oil. My low pressure light always flickered at idle when I was still running the M20.

[LJ851]

When you drain your oil to put the pump on, look for metal in the oil. It will look like your oil is metallic black paint with the metallic being goldish color.

[purrfektrs]

Thanks guys. I''ll hopefully have a.pump by tomorrow. I'll order it from one of the places I deal with at work, if I can't find one around here. I've spent about 700 on parts so far , not including.the pump. So lets see what happened tomorrow night when I go to where I left her.

[purrfektrs]

damn, i wouldve loved to take the red interior off you. I love red interior

+1 cardinal red. forget the haters :) gonna do that to my e30

Once I find black, you guys can buy the red off me (:

[purrfektrs]

^ something is not right, it won't run long without taking out a rod, cam, or main bearing with zero pressure.

What do you mean by "the motor isn't at a complete loss for oil" ?

I've driven it a total of an.hour and that's in short drives since Tuesday. Something just didn't see right. . Kinda noisey (thought I was just not used to the motor since I'm used to How a vr6 sounds) . Reason why I think the valve is stuck open is because it'd getting oil but it's not(if that makes any sense) Gauge says no pressure But I checked the cam and it doesn't look worn Or starved of oil.

[1owNslo]

+1 cardinal red. forget the haters :) gonna do that to my e30

[INDOMI]

damn, i wouldve loved to take the red interior off you. I love red interior

[Court M3]

Clean car to start off with and good to see someone taking care of basic maintenance first.

Anyways whatever you do, don't lose the pinstripe.

[LJ851]

^ something is not right, it won't run long without taking out a rod, cam, or main bearing with zero pressure.

What do you mean by "the motor isn't at a complete loss for oil" ?

[purrfektrs]

I tried it with two different gauges so I was sure it wasn't just the gauge. Zero pressure. But yet The motor isn't seizing or at a complete loss for oil.

[LJ851]

I started with fixing.it today but wanted to check the oil pressure before I ripped it.apart. and it.has none.

Zero oil pressure always ? You have a gauge hooked up to it?

[purrfektrs]

I'm used to vw problems not bmw):

[illest318i]

Lol just got her and already have problems, get used to it sister (bwahahaha) jk ;)

Nice find, it'll be fun working on her.

Welcome to R3v, Katie!

[purrfektrs]

I started with fixing.it today but wanted to check the oil pressure before I ripped it.apart. and it.has none.

[rob-redm]

Welcome Katie, congrats on the BMW, like the other guys stated above that is all stuff you want to take care of .. The first thing I do would get the timing belt done and replace the upper cam oil seal and housing oring...Also check the counter shaft seal also.
The oil filter housings leak after time. There is a repair , that included a new plug and seal and retainer.