my first E30

[Herr Faust Schinken]

hello r3v my name is matt and i just got my first car a 1988 325is 5-speed in lachssilber-metallic it has 170k on the clock and a dash with no cracks in it , she drives good but has some issues such as she runs a bit hot, etc . my friend and his dad are helping me out a ton to get her in good order , i have not had alot of time to take photos but here is the one i have more coming thank you

[lambo]

Nice! Good luck! E30's are awesome little cars.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

yeah so far i love the little thing and i've only had for a week

[Pantless Spency]

be careful with the temp issue.

replace the thermostat and coolant ASAP.
maybe even the water pump too.
i waited to long and mine blew up haha.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

It never overheats it just gets to the line before the red zone , but it's still unnerving my friend and me are bleading the system this weekend and replace the thermostat if necessary it could be the aux fan but were not sure till we get to open her up this weekend.thanks for concern

[Pantless Spency]

make sure your fan clutch is good too.

mine never "overheated" but it rode around hot.
then my gas mileage one day hit the shitter, checked my oil and found coolant in my oil.
all bad.
took it all apart, my thermostat was frozen shut.

[MR 325]

It never overheats it just gets to the line before the red zone

I would most definitely consider that overheating. With a properly functioning cooling system these cars should never pass the halfway mark.

Congrats on the car though and welcome to R3V.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

Ok The thermostat is getting replaced on Sunday I just haft to drive it to school and back (6miles each way) normally the car doesn't heat all the way up in that time and to my friends house 5 miles on Sunday

[CrusherCurtis]

Good luck I would just overhaul the cooling system. Fan clutch, radiator, water pump, thermostat etc.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

I don't really have the capital to completely over haul my cooling system I'm going to check the fan clutch with a rolled up newspaper when I get to school

[Pantless Spency]

I don't really have the capital to completely over haul my cooling system I'm going to check the fan clutch with a rolled up newspaper when I get to school

thats a good way to do it
impress le bitches (totally joking)

8)

[Herr Faust Schinken]

Ok the fan clutch is good I think the problem is air bubles in the system , I got a few wierd looks sticking a newspaper in my fan but at least it works

[nickflic3]

Nice start!

Yucaipa isn't far from me, I'm always up there visiting friends :)

[Herr Faust Schinken]

Nice I used to live In Redlands but my mom moved us up to Yucaipa

[Herr Faust Schinken]

took a few photos

http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj562/matthewwiseman/IMG_0313.jpg

and i got these babys in the mail