 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  02-09-2015, 06:33 PM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Rayleigh, Essex Posts: 7 |  Hello from Rayleigh, Essex
OK, my second BMW, the first was a couple of years ago, a 1997 328i SE. Picked up a lovely little 318ti the other day for pennies and I love it! Was filthy inside and out, but not so much now. Have already taken the cone out of the airbox. I have new boot struts and a better steering wheel coming, as well as plugs and stuff for oil and filter change. There is a small bit off bubbling on nearside rear arch, looks like someone tried and failed to sort that. It's done 163,000, so should the chain tensioner be looked at please? All in all I am well happy with it. Seems all good at the moment but early days, so fingers crossed. Here's some pics . Steve.    
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Hi Steve, welcome! Very nice! 163,000km I imagine. Normally not, tho why do you think it might need it? Thanks for sharing pics! I suspect you will have lots of fun...  __________________ 
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
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Quote: Originally Posted by BlackBMWs  Hi Steve, welcome! Very nice! 163,000km I imagine. Normally not, tho why do you think it might need it? Thanks for sharing pics! I suspect you will have lots of fun... | Hi, and thank you :-) Just wondered really, not too sure about chain driven. Also, it is in miles as I am in the UK, but would be better if it was KM lol Been fun so far. Got stuff arriving over the next few days :-) Already changed the gear gaiter, the old one had a hole. Waiting for steering wheel and tailgate struts plus some service parts as well. All good :-) | | | | | 02-13-2015, 04:41 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 |
Welcome. You've done a nice job of detailing the car. If your timing chain isn't making any noise and you don't have any driveability issues I would leave it alone. Cheers, John | | | | | 02-13-2015, 08:46 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 |
what's cool in the UK there are lots of breakers with parts we'd love to get ahold of here economically here in the US. __________________
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! | | | | | 02-13-2015, 08:44 PM | #6 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Rayleigh, Essex Posts: 7 |
Thanks guys and yes it has come up very well. Once weather gets a bit warmer I will really get stuck into it.
Drives great so won't worry until I hear something I don't like lol
There are so many breakers here that you're bound to find what you need sooner or later :-) | | | | | 04-03-2015, 09:47 PM | #7 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Rayleigh, Essex Posts: 7 |
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welcome brother. Gorgeous and clean.  __________________
92 Nissan Stanza - Backseat Shenanigans and Tom Foolery - sold and would pickup another
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94 auto Prelude "S" for slowww - Daily schmaily - sold
91 MX-5 Miataz - Silversurfer - Weekend Bandicoot
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Cheers buddy :-) | | | | |
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