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sacramentophil · 10-25-2004, 06:46 PM

Greetings.
My girlfriend and I just bought a beautiful '98 318ti ($1800), which the previous owner had overheated. For the time being, all I've done is wash and wax it, push it into the garage and look under the hood.
Somebody had removed the spark plugs and cranked the engine, and I can see that coolant was blown out of the CCs. So, I guess it's obvious that it has at least a blown head gasket.
I'm not at all familiar with Ultimate Driving Machines...if you cook an M44, is it most likely destroyed? I'm trying to decide whether to spend the time taking it apart, hoping that it's only the head gasket, or if that'd be a waste of time and I should just get a new engine.
Any advice greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Phil

10-25-2004, 06:46 PM	#1
sacramentophil Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The 916 Posts: 46 iTrader: (0) Photo Gallery	Just bought a 318ti with a cooked engine Greetings. My girlfriend and I just bought a beautiful '98 318ti ($1800), which the previous owner had overheated. For the time being, all I've done is wash and wax it, push it into the garage and look under the hood. Somebody had removed the spark plugs and cranked the engine, and I can see that coolant was blown out of the CCs. So, I guess it's obvious that it has at least a blown head gasket. I'm not at all familiar with Ultimate Driving Machines...if you cook an M44, is it most likely destroyed? I'm trying to decide whether to spend the time taking it apart, hoping that it's only the head gasket, or if that'd be a waste of time and I should just get a new engine. Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks, Phil