Total Bimmer Noob

[jharry 2]

Hi all.

Just purchased a 1992 e36 325i manual a coupe of weeks ago.

Got off to a rocky start after filling it up with 91 like it said on on the petrol flap.

This car does not like 91!

After replacing 6 fouled spark plugs and a tank of 98 the car is almost back to how it was when I test drove it.

Loving the car (now the misfiring is settling down).

Looking at slowly tidying it up and keeping it fairly original.

Here's some pics.

[OP6 27]

Thats a very tidy looking E36. Those E46 wheels? Hope it doesn't tramline.

I would expect 95 to be fine, and surprised that 91 did that to your car, but the quality of NZ fuel seems to vary a lot, so who knows.

[jharry 2]

Thats a very tidy looking E36. Those E46 wheels? Hope it doesn't tramline.

I would expect 95 to be fine, and surprised that 91 did that to your car, but the quality of NZ fuel seems to vary a lot, so who knows.

No tramlining that I've noticed, car handles great.

Will investigate the wheel thing. Is that potentially uncool?

There's a bit more to the misfire story.

First thing I did after buying it was check the oil level at the Gasoline Alley down the road. Turns out the attendant didn't put the dipstick back in properly causing a massive vacuum leak. Took me a few days to figure what the problem was. Probably fouled up the plugs then.

[OP6 27]

No tramlining that I've noticed, car handles great.

Will investigate the wheel thing. Is that potentially uncool?

Wheels are fine, I think they come from a later model, but not uncool.