» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 409,838 Views | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 3,627 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 1,441 Views | | | | | | 07-11-2015, 12:19 AM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 3 | 318ti M package with blown head gasket It's a sad day, but my daughter's ti has blown it's head gasket and I am forced to dispose of the carcass. I don't have the time, space or tools for the repair or engine swap right now. I would like to move the whole car rather than part out. it is located in the Seattle, WA area. It was going to eventually become my car, so I have spent a lot of time and money on replacements and upgrades in the last 500 miles: new tires new alternator new belt tensioner and hardware new starter new wheel bearings fresh valve cover gasket transmission flush and filter new air conditioning system ($1300) new lift gate struts new outside door handle trim new driver's door inside handle, door pocket and door card fastener refresh plastic water diverters under the wiper blades new cabin filters w/new plastic baffle new plugs new air intake rubber boot and hose new air filter new HID headlights (not the cheap ones that fail) Freshly cleaned and polished headlight housings The car is silver with black leather trimmed/cloth seats. BMW Style 67 16" wheels. It has just under 175,000 miles. There is a small amount of damage to the front trim piece around the kidney grill on the passenger side, and the hood has a small dent just above that as well. All other panels are in good condition, with a few small door dings, etc. No rust that I can find. I have brand new fog lights and a front grill that I ordered before the head gasket incident. The report from the shop is that the 2nd or 3rd cylinder has slighting cupped valves along with the missing gasket. I was not driving the car, so I don't know how hot it got. Some of the suspension components were obviously replaced because the car drove very tight. The steering wheel and the driver's seat have some wear, but most of the interior is still very nice. Everything electrical still works perfectly. This is an excellent engine swap candidate, whether you have an M44 waiting in the shop, or, as I was considering, transplanting a 6. Thanks. | | | 07-11-2015, 03:32 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Sorry to hear it failed, looks like you were doing a good job renewing it. Too bad you can't get a motor swap in, easy way to get back on the road. Folks will ask, how much are you wanting for the TI? What model year is it? GLWTS! __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 07-11-2015, 07:01 AM | #3 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 3 | Sorry, it's a 1996. It's such a unique car I'd really like to see it brought back to life and not parted out. My daughter is in college and in need of a car, spending the money at a shop to get it going just doesn't make sense right now. I'd like to get around $1500, enough for a down payment on something else. Thanks. | | | 07-11-2015, 05:33 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | FWIW, I found a running M44 for $475 I dropped in my 97 after I blew a head gasket off of Craigslist from a guy who rolled his TI. Runs strong and cheaper than the head work I will need to do for my spare motor. I'd get yours if I was closer. __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 07-11-2015, 09:50 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | What is a "Slightly Cupped Valve". Never heard of that type of damage. Most likely the head gasket is blown between cylinder 2 & 3 which will cause a lower compression number on those two cylinders as the compression leaks between the two cylinders. Interested in what a cupped valve is if anyone can explain it to me. Thanks, John S Bump too | | | 07-12-2015, 07:02 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Seattle Posts: 513 | Hey , I'm just seeing this. I'm interested in a chat. I don't think I can PM you here, but I'll go to CL and shoot you an email. | | | 07-15-2015, 01:26 AM | #7 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 3 | It appears BRADESTAR will be purchasing the car locally. Thanks everyone for your interest. | | | 07-15-2015, 02:07 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Good move! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 07-20-2015, 03:00 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Seattle Posts: 513 | This car is in my driveway now. Thanks for everything Mojo! My second TI, m-sport! | | | 07-20-2015, 04:39 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | Congrats on the purchase! Nice to see the car saved instead of scrapped! __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 07-23-2015, 05:55 AM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 | Nice looking ti. The wheels look good on it...glad that it's not going to be scrapped. | | | 07-23-2015, 05:13 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Seattle Posts: 513 | Yep. This one will be back on road. I'm going to look at a M44 this weekend. I don't have the cajones to change to a six at this time, want to spend time planning it a bit more. I figure putting a M44 in there will be a good warm up for a six swap, and this thing will be back on the road sooner. I've been looking for a non-sunroof TI for a long time and this is it. M-trim and LSD was bonus. Being 6'4" I'm most impressed with the sport seats. Love them. They should be in every TI. Really like the '96 model too. OBDII, no emission stuff, no traction controls. I'll probably include work done on this one in the thread I already started for my other one. So It'll be around on here. | | | 10-14-2015, 02:26 AM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Seattle Posts: 513 | I've done it now Got a Zed to update this car with. Went to the insurance auctions and lucked out. 95K miles. $2400 when it was all said and done. Put a new battery on it and started it up today... Almost feel bad, wasn't in that bad of shape at all. Guess we all go sometime....I'm hoping this one works out for me. I think there are tons of z's are out there and were garage queens. Good candidate these days. What the hell do I do now!!!! Last edited by BRADESTAR; 08-10-2018 at 12:52 AM. | | | 10-14-2015, 02:35 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | 318ti M package with blown head gasket Fix it and enjoy... Haha! I just realized this is the Z we were talking about. Looks fixable, but certinally a strong parts candidate for updating the Sport. I'm a Vert guy so, I'd lean to get it back in shape. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! Last edited by roadrash; 11-01-2015 at 10:48 PM. Reason: tweaked title to match thread title which had changed. | | | 10-14-2015, 02:54 AM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Seattle Posts: 513 | Quote: Originally Posted by BlackBMWs Fix it and enjoy... Haha! I just realized this is the Z we were talking about. Looks fixable, but certinally a strong parts candidate for updating the Sport. I'm a Vert guy so, I'd lean to get it back in shape. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | Ahh! you're killing me. Already felt a little guilty. It being a "bill of sale" title, I don't think I want to go that route, though it pains me....I'm not saying that I wont take it around the block a bit, top down of course. I'm 6'4"! | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |