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The car looks fantastic, I've just picked up a Black ti myself and yours looks brilliant. Can't wait to have some time next year to spend on getting it as clean as yours!

Sweet, well let me know what you want for it. Also, you mention it's quite an easy swap. Do you know any where that tells me about?

It didn't look too bad but I didn't prod around in there too much. If you do have one going spare let me know the $ and what it'll cost to get it to me. Although if I'm reading your location right, you're in Welly too anyway?

Hi Zee, thanks for letting me know. I was able to pick up some second hand ones yesterday afternoon for very little.- Didn't realise there was a wreckers close to me. I'm going to see how they last before buying brand new ones. I imagine they'll give out like the originals but if and when they do fail I'll certainly be back in touch. (if you still have them by then that is). Cheers

I take it that's all you can gather from my photos, I've taken photos of the wrong thing haven't I?

He did come recommended but obviously we'll see. - To be honest I'm naturally pretty pessimistic but the guy seemed genuine and tbh actually quite interested in the car, had his son there that said he'd had a couple of E36's and seemed to say stuff that reflected what I'd seen written around the web about 318's. If I'm completely honest I don't know if I've taken photos of the right thing, it seemed hard to get down in to there. It's pretty late so bad lighting but tried to take a shot of what I thought was the right area the leak would show (probably got it wrong) If they're all wrong then let me know I can try and take more but I think the area that it could be seems very hard to get a shot of with the oil filter in place? Thanks, I understand what you mean. I guess if see if it's possible to do those things without pulling the whole thing apart (although I'm guessing the one on the back is a swine to do) I'm going to drop it off tomorrow for him to take another look at, I did make it quite clear I was looking to do whatever preventative work around the cooling that was possible.

Hey guys, just picked up a 318ti and from what I can tell the cigarette lighter doesn't work any more. (doesn't stay fixed in when depressed) and also if I attached anything I'd want to charge from it, say like a usb charger it'll light up an LED but not charge anything. Is it a common thing or something easily replaced? Any pointers or suggestions would be very welcomed!

Managed to pick up some used boot struts for $18 a piece which whilst clearly aren't brand new seem to do go a good job of holding the boot up. If they don't last I'll just sink some money in to new ones.

Thanks. I spoke with the mechanic and he did say he'd looked at the oil filter housing first as he was aware that it's a common fault and also that it's a big job so wanted to rule that out. - I hope I can trust his judgement! Cheers man, after I get the bits of necessary work done on it it'll of cost me around $2200. Haha an S50 would make it fly I'm sure! - It's an auto which isn't something I've really driven for a long time before so I'll see how it fairs on my trip. A manual switch might be something I'll think about next year and then maybe the engine swap at the same time? Thanks Charlie, I asked the mechanic today and he said that he'd checked it and confirmed it was crank case, which unusual he seemed very adamant about. I'll have to wait and see if he's got it right. It's too big a job for me to do. (no space or tools) Ty for the pointers, it's had fan belts, new water pump and accessories around this year (don't have paper work for pump but mechanic spotted it when he gave it the once over). I've asked when they do the other work to take a look at the pipes and fittings, he's looked at the ones that are easily accessible and say from the exterior they look fine. - Supposedly theres one on the front of the engine that is super delicate and commonly gets knocked about? which supposedly looked in good knick. He also mentioned something about the later ones being alloy but was going to wait and see what the one at the back looked like. I'll ask about thermostat housing as I don't know what I'm looking for! I don't know what is common for them to run at, but mine sits in the middle of the temp gauge once the engine has warmed up - probably not an indication of anything as I guess it's the parts that are weak and fail that need to be sorted right?

Hi guys Just bought my first BMW, I longed for a E36 for quite some time now, I actually fell for 3 Series because of the coupe but need something a tad more practical so went for a 318ti. It's pretty much exactly the one I was after, M-Sport extras, just would of preferred some different wheels but tyres are good so no complaints! I'll be taking it on a road trip around the country in Dec for a month so needed something that I could throw a decent amount of stuff in the boot of. Picked it up today, it needs some work done on it. It's generally in pretty good condition, previous owner was genuinely a 'careful lady owner' - Window regulator and sliders were done a couple of years ago and the seem pretty solid atm. Drivers one made a clicking sound once, but tbh I was specifically looking and listening and trying it multiple times to see how they fared but no resistance or appearance of it struggling or slowing down. The list of things to do are Replace crankcase seal (it leaks atm ) Full Service (poor thing needs a full flush) Clean up or new front disc rotors (uneven and signs of rust around the edge) Tailgate struts, both are shot. Roof lining beginning to sag at the back Needs a t-cut on the roof Replace BMW badges, both front and back are faded/peeling Troubleshoot cigarette lighter - (plug in an aux device like a charger, it lights up but charges nothing) Little bit of surface rust on drivers side door (seems superficial) Other than that it seems to be in a good place. I've literally just picked up the car so it needs a once over to clean up before I take any fancy shots of the car but these are from the listing for those curious! It's going to go in to a garage next week to get the service and crackcase seal done and then hopefully it'll have the major bits done before my trip. - Going to task them to try and take a look at the coolant tube/pipe on the back of the engine whilst they're in there to see how it's faring. Be interested to hear if anyone has anything else they think is worth pointing out.

Hi It looks like your inbox might be full, it says you cannot receive any new messages. If you can let me know what it'd cost to ship a pair of them toe Wellington, that'd be great. Also if you can confirm if they are used or new parts. Cheers

I'm picking up a 318ti tomorrow and both the struts on the boot are gone, I can see just one on Tm however I was hoping someone here might either have some for sale or know where I might be able to source some at a reasonable price? I'm trying to do a bit of searching but not sure I've got the right part number so if it would be handy to know if this is the right part? http://infopart.org/bmw-51248206652-part Thanks!