04-02-2014, 12:19 PM
Yeah the Euro motors have apparently gotten much, much harder to come by in the past few years. Both of those options would be financially prohibitive for me. I just went through and tallied up everything I'd do to it if I rebuilt this motor instead of swapping one, and that's looking like the path of least resistance right now.
I think I could expect ~$2000 for the head gasket set, head bolt set, machining costs to clean up & level check the head, new rod bearings and connecting bolts, bottom end gasket set, a new clutch, new motor mounts, rebuilt fuel injectors, proper v-bands for the headers (finally), an underpanel (to protect my pretty new engine) and a gauge kit (if I spend all this time and money, i want better info available so I can avoid overheating it again). It also needs window seals somewhat badly and a few other things, which could easily add another $4-700, but all of those things could also easily be done at a later time. the $2k figure covers everything i'd want to do while the motor was out.
I need to get through moving in May and let my finances balance out ( I just wrote $1900 in checks to apply for a townhouse in Sterling, blarrghh), but I'm going to try and set aside a little money each month so I can tackle this goddamn thing this fall/winter.
I've had this awful itch to replace the DD, and even awfuler thoughts of just selling both cars and enjoying the simple life of single-car-ownership. However, lately I've decided I need to quit being a whiny bitch and half assing my way through two cars, and start whole assing the M3 to finish this fight I picked five years ago.
I think I could expect ~$2000 for the head gasket set, head bolt set, machining costs to clean up & level check the head, new rod bearings and connecting bolts, bottom end gasket set, a new clutch, new motor mounts, rebuilt fuel injectors, proper v-bands for the headers (finally), an underpanel (to protect my pretty new engine) and a gauge kit (if I spend all this time and money, i want better info available so I can avoid overheating it again). It also needs window seals somewhat badly and a few other things, which could easily add another $4-700, but all of those things could also easily be done at a later time. the $2k figure covers everything i'd want to do while the motor was out.
I need to get through moving in May and let my finances balance out ( I just wrote $1900 in checks to apply for a townhouse in Sterling, blarrghh), but I'm going to try and set aside a little money each month so I can tackle this goddamn thing this fall/winter.
I've had this awful itch to replace the DD, and even awfuler thoughts of just selling both cars and enjoying the simple life of single-car-ownership. However, lately I've decided I need to quit being a whiny bitch and half assing my way through two cars, and start whole assing the M3 to finish this fight I picked five years ago.
Now: 07 Porsche Cayman S | 18 VW Tiguan
Then: 18 VW GTI Autobahn | 95 BMW M3 | 15 VW GTI SE | 12 Kia Optima SX | 2009 VW GTI | 00 BMW 540i Sport | 90 Mazda Miata | 94 Yamaha FZR600R | 1993 Suzuki GS500E | 2003 BMW 325i | 95 Saab 900S