My $400 318is

[bmwman91]

The M42 is fairly tolerant of timing mishaps. Many years ago when I was a lot younger and dumber, I rebuilt the timing case and got it put together with the timing off by 2 or 3 teeth. Valves were hitting pistons, and my dumb ass thought that the noise was just a sticky lifter. Revved it a bunch and then realized my mistake. I adjusted the timing to where it was supposed to be and got another 80k miles from it.

IF the timing jumped, which there's no way that the PO could know unless they opened up the valve cover and/or timing covers, you have a chance of just replacing some parts in the timing case and getting it all to TDC to get it running. Jumped timing is usually due to old, original timing guides and tensioner piston. I want to say that it is more likely that one of the old chain guides broke and the timing is just a little off (no skipped teeth) and the car doesn't run well as a result. It is pretty damn rare to have the chain skip teeth.

Good luck, keep us posted!

[Dalejandrino]

Wow nice find! I'm jealous.

[Clean318]

Congrats! I hope you can get it back and running cheaply too. $400 dollars is a deal regardless.

Thanks.Yeah gonna get the stuff I need and do a compression test and hopefully everything checks out.

[TFJR]

Congrats! I hope you can get it back and running cheaply too. $400 dollars is a deal regardless.

[Clean318]

Nice Pick up for $400!

Yupp thanks.

Let me know how much the swap end up costing. I just got a 318is with a blown head gasket in northern virginia.

I'm not doing a swap just yet. i'm just going to fix the timing first. Then save up and possibly do a v8 swap. not too sure just yet.

[Andrew L]

It jumped timing. I already have another motor lined up for it i just have to go pick it up.

Let me know how much the swap end up costing. I just got a 318is with a blown head gasket in northern virginia.

[meppadua]

Nice Pick up for $400!

[Clean318]

$400.00 Alpine 318is is a winner all day! Great save!

Yupp. had to replace the battery cables got both of them for 4 bucks. and have those replaced already. All i have to do is the timing issue.

$400 is a steal for that. Hope you can save it.

That is already in the works.

[Nick_S]

$400 is a steal for that. Hope you can save it.

[getouth]

$400.00 Alpine 318is is a winner all day! Great save!

[Clean318]

Who would scrap such a clean looking car?!?!

Nice score!

Idk when i saw it i had to get it. Timing jumped and i guess they didn't want to sink anymore money into it. Another man's trash is another mans treasure.

Thanks

[Clean318]

So what's up with the engine? I didn't catch it in your wall of text, but it doesn't sound like a runner. Although $400 is a score regardless.

It jumped timing. I already have another motor lined up for it i just have to go pick it up.

[Fourbanger]

So what's up with the engine? I didn't catch it in your wall of text, but it doesn't sound like a runner. Although $400 is a score regardless.

[K1CKBAC]

Nice save!

[ArdaMK2]

Hell yeah man. Thats a come up. Congrats