PNW Chit Chat thread

[EN318isPDX]

you people are sexy and fly as fuck

[e30austin]

New sig. Thanks!

[EN318isPDX]

New sig. Thanks!

This one is less drama causing!

[car_gal_jenni]

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!

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[Matt-B]

replace entire cooling system

[car_gal_jenni]

replace entire cooling system

We have service records of that entire job being done very recently.

[IronJoe]

Working on firing up the S14 today. So far, it cranks but no firing. Plugs are wet, spark is weak and erratic. Going to double check the grounds and throw some fresh gas in, will report back when she's up and running.

[e30austin]

Any luck? How's the battery? A questionable battery will do all sorts of strange things...

[djjerme]

How 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.

[Matt-B]

We have service records of that entire job being done very recently.

id go with aluminum rad,alu over flow, etc, silicone hoses etc, i hear the entire system is shit

[dereliiict]

We 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.

id 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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[car_gal_jenni]

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.





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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We checked the rear subframe out, and currently it is fine. However, doing all of the reinforcements is high on our to-do list in the near future. Don't want any of those issues happening, ever.

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[IronJoe]

Any luck? How's the battery? A questionable battery will do all sorts of strange things...

Got it running! (Sort of). Cyl 4 isn't popping, so it's running on three cylinders, not sure why yet. Compression test tomorrow to rule out anything serious.

How 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.

Gas was absolutely useless. Drained it all and put in some fresh :)

[TobyB]

'01 325i 5sp

OE cooling system parts only.
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.

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[Rennsport]

Oil seperator/cyclone. The plastic flap will break and get sucked into the motor.