'96 318ti, unknown service history Hi everyone, great forum you guys have here. I have just bought my first BMW, a Santorin blue 96 318ti auto, Japanese import to New Zealand. It was running like a dog when I got it with a spark plug hole full of water. Cleaned that up and its running great now. I am going to try to get all maintenance up to date but my budget will stop me from doing everything at once. First question. How do I check which engine I have? Registration says 1795cc, engine number unknown, and I can't see anything under the hood. My rough plan is to do oil and filter change, coolant flush/replace, change out any plastic coolant system parts (can only see a small right angle elbow so far) , change auto trans fluid and diff oil, plugs and leads. In approximately that order. Have I missed anything more important than what I listed? Have I prioritized well? TIA John Last edited by firstbmw; 01-19-2016 at 12:21 AM. Reason: formatting |