Sina's BMW 318i: Project Re-Shell & Beyond! (Starting Page 46)

[bp9129]

Very glad to see that you got this back up and running. did you do it all yourself?
Few bolts are nothing..

[freeride53]

Got the car running nice and smooth again. Checked for vacuum leaks, and reinstalled my coil wires.
While I was at it, I pulled my new Aftermarket cone air filter, and reinstalled the old one.
Everything was fun and games till I pulled up back in my driveway, and saw an oil pan bolt laying on the ground.

Looks like I stripped a few bolts, and oil's slowly leaking out from the side again.


Sweet.

[dude8383]

Double check and triple everything, you may have missed something during reassembly.

[freeride53]

Reassembled today. Fresh oil pan, fresh gasket, and oil.
Fired up after two cranks, got a bunch of smoke from some spilled oil.
Then it idled smoothly for a bit.
After putting it in gear, it would stall after letting off the gas.
Now it's like that most of the time. What could I be dealing with?
I was told over the phone that I may have a vacuum leak?

[freeride53]

Thanks for the comparo.
Now, getting it fixed.
Machined vs. Replacement?
(when being money conscious, as well as the best choice for engine health).

[tjts1]

[trackjunkie21]

Ugh, another few things to add to the list lol.
Does anyone have pictures of some proper m42 cams/lobes to compare with mine?
Just trying to see how much more abrasive mine are than what they should be.

They should look more like an upside down u, Not like this: ^

[freeride53]

Ugh, another few things to add to the list lol.
Does anyone have pictures of some proper m42 cams/lobes to compare with mine?
Just trying to see how much more abrasive mine are than what they should be.

[dude8383]

Unfortunately those sprockets look toast. For refference here's how they look when worn but still OK condition. This engine had about 140k miles at the time.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/tjts2/bmw/burgerball021.jpg?t=1301431264

Good luck with the repair.

Yep, those are definitely done.

Replacement isn't too difficult :)

[tjts1]

Unfortunately those sprockets look toast. For refference here's how they look when worn but still OK condition. This engine had about 140k miles at the time.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/tjts2/bmw/burgerball021.jpg?t=1301431264

Good luck with the repair.

[freeride53]

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[freeride53]

I'm going to get some better pictures tonight.
This repair is starting to FML.

[trackjunkie21]

From that angle they look to be sharp and in dire need of replacement.

[dude8383]

How bout some pics of the sprockets?

[freeride53]

Thoughts? Now its probably time to take apart the whole front end so i can get to ze front, after practice tonight. :(