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So!! My bf and I (mainly my bf) just bought an '01 325i 5sp. Anything we should know about these cars? Tips or tricks? Concerns? Looking to learn!
Sent from my XT1254 using TapatalkCurrent daily: 2003 Mitsubishi Evo (Isabelle)
Gone, but never forgotten: 2017 VW Golf R 6sp (Maria, sold)
1989 325i 5sp (Lorelei, sold)
1991 BMW 318is 5sp (Michaela; totaled)
2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 5sp (Selena, parted out)
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Originally posted by Matt-B View Postreplace entire cooling systemCurrent daily: 2003 Mitsubishi Evo (Isabelle)
Gone, but never forgotten: 2017 VW Golf R 6sp (Maria, sold)
1989 325i 5sp (Lorelei, sold)
1991 BMW 318is 5sp (Michaela; totaled)
2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 5sp (Selena, parted out)
IG: mitsugal_jenni
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Originally posted by car_gal_jenni View PostWe have service records of that entire job being done very recently.
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Originally posted by car_gal_jenni View PostWe have service records of that entire job being done very recently.
I would check to see if the subframe has been reinforced at some point. R used to be a TSB that they would fix for free, I got a then new e90 to drive across country for two weeks, but have since begun paying for only half the repair IIRC.
Originally posted by Matt-B View Postid go with aluminum rad,alu over flow, etc, silicone hoses etc, i hear the entire system is shit
I drove my '00 328i for 3 years with no cooling issues.
Though, that time period was plagued with it across multiple manufacturers so I may have been lucky.
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Originally posted by dereliiict View PostI would check to see if the subframe has been reinforced at some point. R used to be a TSB that they would fix for free, I got a then new e90 to drive across country for two weeks, but have since begun paying for only half the repair IIRC.
I drove my '00 328i for 3 years with no cooling issues.
Though, that time period was plagued with it across multiple manufacturers so I may have been lucky.
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Sent from my XT1254 using TapatalkCurrent daily: 2003 Mitsubishi Evo (Isabelle)
Gone, but never forgotten: 2017 VW Golf R 6sp (Maria, sold)
1989 325i 5sp (Lorelei, sold)
1991 BMW 318is 5sp (Michaela; totaled)
2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 5sp (Selena, parted out)
IG: mitsugal_jenni
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Originally posted by Austin! View PostAny luck? How's the battery? A questionable battery will do all sorts of strange things...
Originally posted by djjerme View PostHow old is the gas in it? If it's not pure gas and over 6 months old, it may have pulled enough moisture to make it worthless.
Stupid corn fuel.
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'01 325i 5sp
Change fluids regularly.
330 front brake parts.
Carry a spare coil- change all 6 if you're paranoid.
Carry a scanner- BMW Scan140 for me, but it should be BMW specific.
Fuel pump every 100k
Secondary air pump
stuff like that.
They're good cars, if you can work on them yourself.
Make no sense at all if they're autotragic OR you have to pay someone
to do the work.
tnow, sometimes I just mess with people. It's more entertaining that way. george graves
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