1988 Bmw 325is
240,XXX miles on body
140,XXX miles on engine
Clean WA state title
Asking $7500
Call/text 425-647-831three
Need more pictures, just ask!
I have owned this car for the last 5 years or so and have dumped a lot of time and love into this thing. It was my first car and it saddens me to list it up for sale. But it’s time to focus on other ventures in my life. I bought it with about 190,xxx miles and have since put about 50,000 miles on it. It has been super reliable and has never left me stranded or needed to be towed.
I WILL BE AS HONEST WITH THIS AD, some of these problems will reflect price. Just want this car to go to someone that will appreciate it!
I have replaced the m20b25 with a m52b28 from a 1996 328is. The engine had about 130,XXX miles when pulled from the e36. It took me about a year to collect all the parts for the swap and actually swap it into the car. During this process the head was removed. The head was then cleaned and decked at napa. I then lapped the valves and media blasted the head, came out very clean. New headgasket was installed with new headstuds. Along with all the gaskets everywhere else, chain tensioners, new ccv, safetywired oil pump nut, cleaned icv, and new sensors. The cams were installed with assembly lube.
This motor is very strong and does not complain at all. No smoke blue or white. Easily goes to redline. Rarely has this been done though. One problem, there is a vaccumm leak in the system somewhere. I’ve tried numerous times to resolve this problem but gave up and ran it like this. Has given me no real problems. The idle is a bit off when coming to a stop sometimes. And rarely will kill the car before coming to a stop. And recently has had a few intake backfires on a really cold start. Again just being as honest as possible, don’t want you to buy the car and be surprised by these problems.
M52B28 running OBD2
-OBD 1 Intake manifold
-Wiring harness from Robert K with m3 wire harness cover (very clean!)
-OBD2 port wired to the glove box (use wifi transmitter and check codes and other engine diagnostics from your phone!)
-Goetze Headgasket
-Safety wired oil pump nut
-Head was machined flat, valves lapped, and cleaned free of any build up with a media blast
-All other gaskets replaced
-All chain guides replaced
-CX racing all aluminum radiator
Exhaust
-OBD2 stainless exhaust manifold
-highflow cat
-resonator
-Borla muffler
-Almost no drone when driving, very quiet
-screams high up in the revs
Getrag 260
-new transmission fluid during time of swap
-new input and output seal
-UUC evo 3 short shifter
Differential 3.73
-new fluid
Suspension
-Ground Control coilover suspension 300f/600r
-Billstein sport shocks
-IE swaybars front and rear
-IE rear swaybar brackets
-IE adjustable endlinks
-Treehouse control arm lollipops
Wheels/Tires
-16x8 Avid mtechnica replica wheels (no scratches, look brand new)
-10mm spacer front
-205/55/16 BFgoodrich (very new 90% life left)
Brakes
-All 4 brakes rebuilt with new gaskets
-new fluid
-hawk hps plus front pads
-fairly new rotors
-stainless IE brake lines
-hardlines under body replaced
-e32 735 brake booster/master
Interior
-All interior converted to black from tan leather
-MK2 style recaro seats with black bolsters (never seen this color before, bought of guy on craigslist that got them from Japan)
-Dyed carpet and rear shelf to black
-black door panels
-black leather rear seat
-POPOUT rear windows
-Voltmeter next to hazard button
-CRACKFREE dash
-NRG quick release hub
-MOMO monte carlo steering wheel (from a r32 skyline in Japanese junkyard)
-Newer looking shift knob
-New leather shifter boot
-JBL speakers
-Lukebox trunk sub
-Ashtray replaced with engine oil and coolant temp gauges (never wired for m52) with engine cooling fan switch in-between
Exterior
-Previous owner resprayed the car
-paint is very nice
-Smoked ellipsoids
-high beam smoked cross hairs
-European grilles
-Mtech 1 rear spoiler
-Paint waxed fairly often. Used to work at a detail shop, would get waxed once a week during that 1 week period.
-Paint defect near passenger side pop out window
-small shopping car dent on drivers side door
MISC
-AC and power steering removed to save weight and headaches
-Fuel hardlines and softlines all replaced
Problems:
-Engine has a vaccum leak somewhere
-idle is a bit loopy at times
-drips a little bit of oil (I think it’s from oil pan gasket)
-AC has been removed
-powersteering removed
Current wheels
Engine wiring (m3 cover)
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240,XXX miles on body
140,XXX miles on engine
Clean WA state title
Asking $7500
Call/text 425-647-831three
Need more pictures, just ask!
I have owned this car for the last 5 years or so and have dumped a lot of time and love into this thing. It was my first car and it saddens me to list it up for sale. But it’s time to focus on other ventures in my life. I bought it with about 190,xxx miles and have since put about 50,000 miles on it. It has been super reliable and has never left me stranded or needed to be towed.
I WILL BE AS HONEST WITH THIS AD, some of these problems will reflect price. Just want this car to go to someone that will appreciate it!
I have replaced the m20b25 with a m52b28 from a 1996 328is. The engine had about 130,XXX miles when pulled from the e36. It took me about a year to collect all the parts for the swap and actually swap it into the car. During this process the head was removed. The head was then cleaned and decked at napa. I then lapped the valves and media blasted the head, came out very clean. New headgasket was installed with new headstuds. Along with all the gaskets everywhere else, chain tensioners, new ccv, safetywired oil pump nut, cleaned icv, and new sensors. The cams were installed with assembly lube.
This motor is very strong and does not complain at all. No smoke blue or white. Easily goes to redline. Rarely has this been done though. One problem, there is a vaccumm leak in the system somewhere. I’ve tried numerous times to resolve this problem but gave up and ran it like this. Has given me no real problems. The idle is a bit off when coming to a stop sometimes. And rarely will kill the car before coming to a stop. And recently has had a few intake backfires on a really cold start. Again just being as honest as possible, don’t want you to buy the car and be surprised by these problems.
M52B28 running OBD2
-OBD 1 Intake manifold
-Wiring harness from Robert K with m3 wire harness cover (very clean!)
-OBD2 port wired to the glove box (use wifi transmitter and check codes and other engine diagnostics from your phone!)
-Goetze Headgasket
-Safety wired oil pump nut
-Head was machined flat, valves lapped, and cleaned free of any build up with a media blast
-All other gaskets replaced
-All chain guides replaced
-CX racing all aluminum radiator
Exhaust
-OBD2 stainless exhaust manifold
-highflow cat
-resonator
-Borla muffler
-Almost no drone when driving, very quiet
-screams high up in the revs
Getrag 260
-new transmission fluid during time of swap
-new input and output seal
-UUC evo 3 short shifter
Differential 3.73
-new fluid
Suspension
-Ground Control coilover suspension 300f/600r
-Billstein sport shocks
-IE swaybars front and rear
-IE rear swaybar brackets
-IE adjustable endlinks
-Treehouse control arm lollipops
Wheels/Tires
-16x8 Avid mtechnica replica wheels (no scratches, look brand new)
-10mm spacer front
-205/55/16 BFgoodrich (very new 90% life left)
Brakes
-All 4 brakes rebuilt with new gaskets
-new fluid
-hawk hps plus front pads
-fairly new rotors
-stainless IE brake lines
-hardlines under body replaced
-e32 735 brake booster/master
Interior
-All interior converted to black from tan leather
-MK2 style recaro seats with black bolsters (never seen this color before, bought of guy on craigslist that got them from Japan)
-Dyed carpet and rear shelf to black
-black door panels
-black leather rear seat
-POPOUT rear windows
-Voltmeter next to hazard button
-CRACKFREE dash
-NRG quick release hub
-MOMO monte carlo steering wheel (from a r32 skyline in Japanese junkyard)
-Newer looking shift knob
-New leather shifter boot
-JBL speakers
-Lukebox trunk sub
-Ashtray replaced with engine oil and coolant temp gauges (never wired for m52) with engine cooling fan switch in-between
Exterior
-Previous owner resprayed the car
-paint is very nice
-Smoked ellipsoids
-high beam smoked cross hairs
-European grilles
-Mtech 1 rear spoiler
-Paint waxed fairly often. Used to work at a detail shop, would get waxed once a week during that 1 week period.
-Paint defect near passenger side pop out window
-small shopping car dent on drivers side door
MISC
-AC and power steering removed to save weight and headaches
-Fuel hardlines and softlines all replaced
Problems:
-Engine has a vaccum leak somewhere
-idle is a bit loopy at times
-drips a little bit of oil (I think it’s from oil pan gasket)
-AC has been removed
-powersteering removed
Current wheels
Engine wiring (m3 cover)
n 
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