Forum: Misc 05-30-2018, 10:03 PM |
Replies: 3 Views: 1,727 Leaks. Replaced Gaskets, STILL LEAKS! This car was leaking like mad. I replaced the following: 3 gaskets in the front timing cover (the 2 vertical ones, and the one shaped like a half rectangle horizontally at the middle) oil filter... |
Forum: Maintenance 05-30-2018, 09:57 PM |
Replies: 2 Views: 1,551 Update - spent hours trying to bleed. No way... Update - spent hours trying to bleed. No way Jose. Eventually got a friend who is a Merc mechanic and brought his power bleeder. That helped immensely and still took 45 mins. No way I was going to... |
Forum: Engine 05-18-2018, 05:08 PM |
Replies: 2 Views: 3,092 Firewall to tranny coolant leak. heater core? I have a coolant leak from the rear of the engine, firewall, which drips onto the tranny and onto the floor from the tranny. I checked the plastic "Y connector" which bolts onto the head, and it... |
Forum: Engine 05-18-2018, 04:51 PM |
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Forum: Maintenance 05-18-2018, 04:50 PM |
Replies: 2 Views: 1,551 I found out what happened - classic slave... I found out what happened - classic slave cylinder explosion into the bell housing (apparently common). I took the tranny out again, took out the broken pieces, realigned the clutch arm, throwout... |
Forum: Maintenance 05-14-2018, 10:55 PM |
Replies: 2 Views: 1,551 No clutch Feel! Removed Tranny and reinstalled I did all seals for the car. Rear main, front, timing cover gaskets, oil filter housing gasket. To do the rear, I removed the D-shaft and replaced all the rear bushings while there. Reinstalled... |
Forum: Transmission 03-27-2018, 06:49 PM |
Replies: 0 Views: 992 No bolts in chassis where the CSB goes! I did the rear main seal. Unbolted the driveshaft, tranny, etc. Now I have a couple questions. 1. What the hell do I do to get the CSB back on? A previous owner seems to have cut into the body... |
Forum: Track, Auto-X & Drag Racing 02-13-2018, 03:26 AM |
Replies: 6 Views: 4,353 All Great suggestion as well as this one. I... All Great suggestion as well as this one. I just started tackling the entire rear and dropped the exhaust and undid the entire rear. The rear subframe is ready to drop, I just need to buy 2 more... |
Forum: Track, Auto-X & Drag Racing 02-03-2018, 04:13 AM |
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Forum: NorCal 01-18-2018, 06:41 PM |
Replies: 9 Views: 13,863 I definitely hear you; This is a car I am going... I definitely hear you; This is a car I am going to eventually make into a track car (s52 swap). But I do not want to start with the swap as of yet. I want to get this M44 more sound and reliable to... |
Forum: NorCal 01-18-2018, 08:13 AM |
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Forum: NorCal 01-17-2018, 04:03 AM |
Replies: 9 Views: 13,863 Ive ran my hand (with a latex glove) all around... Ive ran my hand (with a latex glove) all around the perimeter of the valve cover and it is dirty, but DRY. I honestly think it is the timing cover/front seal. Steering rack looks a bit dirty, but I... |
Forum: NorCal 01-16-2018, 09:49 PM |
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Forum: Engine 12-19-2017, 09:20 AM |
Replies: 6 Views: 1,931 Update. No changes to the PS Pump yet. Changed... Update. No changes to the PS Pump yet. Changed Spark plugs to NGK Coppers - iridiums were in there, changed the air filter to a better one - maybe newer (pulled it off of my other 318ti), and put in... |
Forum: Engine 12-18-2017, 08:07 PM |
Replies: 6 Views: 1,931 Bad Gas Mileage - 23.8mpg avg I am getting BAAADDD mileage. 23.8mpg. I have 2 318Ti's now, a 96 Ti and a 95Ti. My 96 gets 31mpg avg, VERY NICE! But it spills a quart of oil every 200 miles on the highway, horrible. I have not... |
Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 12-15-2017, 06:39 AM |
Replies: 12 Views: 3,956 Purple - Queenliness M3. Royal Highness. ... Purple - Queenliness M3. Royal Highness. https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/8882_10101502000500783_1579957839_n.jpg?oh=bf36b57fb03bf67e61b2928b0ba79a2d&oe=5ABDA7CA ... |
Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 12-15-2017, 06:32 AM |
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Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 12-08-2017, 09:29 PM |
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Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 12-01-2017, 07:58 PM |
Replies: 12 Views: 3,956 I thought about the oil filter gasket - but it... I thought about the oil filter gasket - but it may be a bit more than just that. Over 3.5k rpm, I get this oscillating rattle feel in the acceleration pedal. I drove another 318ti (95 OBD1) and did... |
Forum: Maintenance 11-30-2017, 05:43 AM |
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Forum: Maintenance 11-30-2017, 05:41 AM |
Replies: 0 Views: 813 Oil Leaking/Burning ALL over the place HI All. Just joined and I am coming from the e30 swapped with an S50 world. I am loving my ti, but it is leaking oil like a mad thing! Its either leaking or burning, but when I lifted the car,... |
Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 11-30-2017, 05:20 AM |
Replies: 12 Views: 3,956 |
Forum: Personal bios and Introductions 11-30-2017, 02:15 AM |
Replies: 12 Views: 3,956 San Jose CA 318ti Owner - Intro What's going on 318ti community. I have had an e30 for 10 years (s50 swap and legal in Cali), and I have a Daytona Violet M3. Now I have a 318ti and wonder why I did not get one sooner. Glad to be... |