well i recently took my 87 325is,AW, 5 speed with about 187.6k miles, to the m shop in eagle rock for what i thought was going to be just a leak down and pressure test...
unfortunately there were several other things wrong with the car that have forced me to sell it as a fixer upper.
the list of items wrong with the car are FCAB's gone, camshaft seal leaking, engine and tranny mounts shot, radiator cracked, wrong radiator hoses (the work done for the radiator was done with aftermarket hoses worked around improperly unfortunately this was the only e30 i saw so i made the mistake of assuming that was how the piping looked...), front brake pads are low (was going to get a bbk after e46 sold), shocks are getting worn out (probably due to aftermarket springs but i was gonna get coilovers after e46 at anyrate), leak where oil filter is installed (easy fix i was gonna do at next oil change in like 1.5-2k miles), found some bondo work on rear passenger side (did see that honestly when i saw the car)
so all in all a tough lesson to learn. now i wish i could fix the car up as some of the stuff is pretty easy to fix however i don't have the tools or time or space to do such lengthy repairs myself.
right now the car runs rather well considering the work needed i will try to get pics this weekend as i don't have a P&S currently. the car is being offered at 1750.00 OBO. the car is available for viewing, test driving as well but i'd like to avoid any unneccessary wear and tear at this point, in the san gabriel area feel free to pm me contact info or if you want my address etc.
unfortunately there were several other things wrong with the car that have forced me to sell it as a fixer upper.
the list of items wrong with the car are FCAB's gone, camshaft seal leaking, engine and tranny mounts shot, radiator cracked, wrong radiator hoses (the work done for the radiator was done with aftermarket hoses worked around improperly unfortunately this was the only e30 i saw so i made the mistake of assuming that was how the piping looked...), front brake pads are low (was going to get a bbk after e46 sold), shocks are getting worn out (probably due to aftermarket springs but i was gonna get coilovers after e46 at anyrate), leak where oil filter is installed (easy fix i was gonna do at next oil change in like 1.5-2k miles), found some bondo work on rear passenger side (did see that honestly when i saw the car)
so all in all a tough lesson to learn. now i wish i could fix the car up as some of the stuff is pretty easy to fix however i don't have the tools or time or space to do such lengthy repairs myself.
right now the car runs rather well considering the work needed i will try to get pics this weekend as i don't have a P&S currently. the car is being offered at 1750.00 OBO. the car is available for viewing, test driving as well but i'd like to avoid any unneccessary wear and tear at this point, in the san gabriel area feel free to pm me contact info or if you want my address etc.
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