» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 11-11-2017, 10:54 AM | #46 | Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: springfield, MO Posts: 59 | I accidently set my car on fire after replacing the drive shaft, head gasket, new transmission filter and fluid, differential gear lube, new oil pan gasket, new harmonic balancer, water pump, thermostat, hoses, vacuum lines, spark plugs and wires, new tires, window regulators, fuel filter, new radiator and antifreeze, wheel bearings, valve cover gasket, had the head milled and new valve seals, replaced the bushings and tie rods and most of the rest of the front end suspension, I finally got to the end where I could get it back on the road. I was waiting on o-rings for the injectors and decided to test the injectors. I turned the engine over with the key and it all caught on fire. all the engine wiring harness, battery, and various controls in the engine compartment burnt. windshield and parts of the dash and liner, seats, burnt. I am sick. not sure what I'm going to do with it now. anyways thats what I did with my Ti today. I'm lucky the garage didn't burn down or got hurt. but I'm still just sick.thank you all for the excellent advice thru the years. it has been great to get to know all of you. thank you. | | | 11-13-2017, 01:56 AM | #47 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Oh man, glad you and your garage is OK. Very sorry to hear about your car. Where are you located? If you decide to put it back together, I have spare stuff... 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! | | | 11-13-2017, 11:23 AM | #48 | Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: springfield, MO Posts: 59 | springfield, mo. I am going to take some pics today and try to post them | | | 11-13-2017, 03:52 PM | #49 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | I just reread that the dash and seats were damaged as well? Ya, you are very lucky. I suspect totaled at this point at much of the wiring may be toast. Salvage and transfer parts and engine to another shell. So sorry dude... 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! | | | 11-22-2017, 12:05 AM | #50 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Croatia Posts: 26 | Quote: Originally Posted by rbush after replacing (...) it has been great to get to know all of you. thank you. | You did lots of work and probably spent quite a bit of money and its just.. I dont know. I literarly cant imagine how would i feel if that happened to me. Here is what I did... I reglued all door (yeah both) linings and linings next to back seats few days ago... It was prety much falling apart and now they are as good as new. Also changed out my thermostat this evening. Im literary amazed how good new thermostat works... and now i know how its actually supposed to work. Such a great experience now, can imagine how much difference it will make when it gets even colder outside.. its around 5 degrees celsius now __________________ Its how you drive - lowest fuel consumption 5.6l/100km, 1000km sample | | | 12-30-2017, 06:09 AM | #51 | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Napier, New Zealand Posts: 22 | How much she weighs??? Last edited by 2spicey; 12-30-2017 at 06:15 AM. | | | 12-31-2017, 09:23 AM | #52 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Quote: Originally Posted by 2spicey | PIcs as you go forth... cheers! __________________ 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! | | | 03-31-2018, 08:06 PM | #53 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 148 | I just installed a set of aluminum pedal covers on Trixie. They look and feel great. __________________ Trixie Alpine White 1996 BMW 318ti Sport Last edited by jggonzalez; 04-02-2018 at 09:20 PM. | | | 04-01-2018, 06:34 PM | #54 | Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 50 | I'm overseas visiting family for the holiday, but I just ordered a subwoofer to compliment the new head unit front and rear main speakers I installed a few weeks ago, can't wait to get home and install it! | | | 04-02-2018, 01:23 AM | #55 | Z3 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Usa Posts: 660 | Friday, I replaced 10 speakers with a bav sound 10 speaker set. __________________ Frederic 1997 318Ti M-Tech & 1999 Z3 2.8 | | | | | 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 | | | |