Well luckily these engines are quite good. No major issues at all. Welcome to the site by the way. Glad to have more 318ti people!
The problems that are prevalent are due to plastic and rubber parts external to the engine itself. My guess is most cars over 10 years old start to have old rubber/plastic issues eventually.
#1. Is the plastic coolant hose connectors. There's one on the side of the block and one on the back of the head. They have been known to break which causes a major coolant leak and a potential overheat. They are cheap to replace but require a good amount of labor to access them.
#2. Seems to be the valve cover gasket (and associated spark plug hole gaskets)
#3. Vacuum leak.... The main intake boot cracks. The valve cover breather hose cracks. And I've seen a number of vacuum hose leaks that lead to the fuel injectors.
All these parts are rather cheap to replace if you DIY. |