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Toby is there anything on that engine of yours that can still be changed!?

hah, it's funny you say that! I just went through all of my receipts and err... I've spent enough to last a long while I hope!

installed the new radiator, along with some new hoses and expansion tank cap. Lets hope this fixes the fluctuating coolant temp problem I was chasing!

I would love to have a rust free one but unfortunately money is a factor so I was thinking of one with enough rust to reduce the price but no structural rust I have seen a few here and there for around 5k but am unsure if there are better options

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Mine sounds exactly like the type you're referring to, it's not for sale but I'd be looking at getting 4-5k. Maybe that's too much considering it's condition (some rust - still fixable) and kms (330,000, head gasket and associated gaskets replaced) but being a manual 325i I think it's suitable. Maybe I'm dreaming, who knows. I don't ever plan on selling it though so I won't trouble myself with the thought

My point is that you're pretty much on the money saying 5k

i remember my old man having a mortgage with bnz and collected heaps of flybuys points which was pretty cool

I don't have a credit card myself, but I know my mum uses BNZ and like you said, she earns heaps of flybuys points with it which she uses to pay for flights. Also the Air New Zealand Airpoints card acts as a flybuys card and earns you status points which get you access to the Koru club, priority boarding, etc.

Nice car! Welcome.

I think we'll see a lot of you on here, tends to be something about those 2litre engines...

Anyone know who stocks Elf motor oil? I want to give it a try :~)

Changed the oil and refilled with the correct viscosity... Ticking much quieter now.

20w50? Mineral? I don't want to start a discussion on oil... but i'm just curious :~)

In terms of getting fines, i reckon it comes down to how you treat the officer. Respect gets respect

You're right,

Cooling system and engine mounts can be swapped straight over as far as I know. Consider replacing the mounts with new ones while you're there, much easier while you're already in the process and they don't cost much.

As far as the gearbox, if it's the same box I can't see why the mount would be any different so should be fine.

Not sure about the other items, and having never done the swap myself I may be wrong with what I've said above but having researched M20s a lot they're almost identical externally.

Maybe someone who knows for sure will see it and correct me or add to what I've said.

Good luck, consider this a 'bump'

Edit: Here's an idea, find the VIN of a 89' 320i and an 89' 325i. Go on realoem.com and compare the part numbers for the parts you've mentioned. If they are the same for each vehicle then you can be certain they're the same

Chris's (slideways) beautiful M325i, Looking good as per usual.

Also a nice gunmetal (forgive me for not knowing the proper colour name) E31, labelled as an 850CSi. Who knows if it's legit. I think it was on trade me not long ago.

Revving it to redline while cold probably isn't doing it any favours

Not sure if this will apply to your E46, but on my E30 I always make sure to remove the fill plug before removing the drain plug just in case the fill plug is stuck. The last thing you want is to drain the box and then not be able to fill it. Just my .02 :~)

Always loved black E36s, they look so tough and your example is no different.

Beautiful car, I can see why you wanted it so much.

oils quite black for a service... did they drain the oil cooler properly of old oil and re-prime before putting the new stuff in?

+1 there's no way that's fresh oil. How long ago did they supposedly service it

It's brent's old car - it's running a getrag 5 speed.

Whoops. I'm sure it had automatic written on the auction or am I just seeing things??

By upgrades I hope you mean manual conversion ;~) very nice car, welcome

Finished doing the head unit installation on Friday... and holy hell the sound quality improvement blew me away. Will miss the 16:9 screen but I get too many benefits with this new system to miss the old too much apart from appearance. Installed an Alpine CDE-164EBT unit. Bluetooth pairing with phone and all works awesome - had to dish out my old ipod classic and tested music playback with that and it works very well. Steering wheel controls etc. have all been set up to browse through music, control volume, answer calls. e.g. I can run spotify on the phone and control it with steering wheel. Tested it all during my drive to Ohakune on Fri and back on Sunday - the sound improvements make a big difference on the noisier roads. And I can finally control my soundstream sub levels properly (previous stock setup did not let me do so). An e39 fitting kit was put in so the headunit looks fairly flush with the rest of the console - will put up a photo or two soon.

I've been trawling these forums because when I saw your car on Sunday just north of Ohakune on Sunday I knew I had seen it before! Angel eyes looked very nice, stood out well. Funny to see a member in such a place. Good stuff

You're probably right, such politeness sounds very japanese to me! I visited Japan in May so can talk from experience.

When we were flying out of Japan I looked out of the plane window to see about 10 members of the ground crew waving us goodbye

What are the specs on the wheels?

And you knew where that was huh?

:-)

hahah I thought someone would say this!

I knew the street name, but had to use google maps so rest assured I've never been there :~)

drunk guy in town gave me $100 to drive him to the street where the prostitutes hang out, 3 minutes drive from where we were. perfect

i have some from a prefacelift 325i

They are not compatible with the facelifts, what is your car?

How closely did you inspect the block for cracks and corrosion ? M20 blocks are well known for cracking

Very closely, I waited about a week to get the head back so I had plenty of time to look over the block.

Wait til it's summer and it gets warmer, Probably get worse.

Radiators are real cheap for OEM replacement ones through FCPEuro. I picked up a new one with a whole lot of other stuff and it was $80 shipped.

Yeah no doubt, I lived with it last summer so can so again this summer.

Not so easy (or cheap!) for me as my radiator is either not very common or not on US E30s at all because none of the US sites stock it. Only place I could find it online was schmiedmann. $300NZD shipped. Not sure how you managed to get one for $80 shipped. The cheapest one they have listed atm is $143 usd

Seriously, I would get the radiator professionally checked.

Also, have you determined the water consumption issue? - External leak?

If not external - you will still have an engine issue. - It should use NO water

I 100% agree with you. However as a student funding flight school I can't really get this car 'perfect' at the moment. It will happen eventually :~)

For now, the car doesn't get hot enough to cause any major engine damage so it'll do.

As for the coolant loss, I can pretty much guarantee it will be external. All the hoses etc are original (bar one). The head has been pressure checked and resurfaced, and the block is not warped.

she'll be right