10-17-2005, 08:49 PM
Hunter Wrote:That guy is a dumb ass.I ain't an e36 expert, but he's talking about another issue. I thought it was earlier e36's, but wasn't there a problem where the rear subframe actually fell OFF of the car? Yeah, it has the same rear shock mount problems as all 3 series do (which is the $60 fix you're talking about, and they last quite a long time), but I know for a fact I've heard of the entire rear subframe ripping the bottom of the floor out of e36's.
One of the most common problems with the e36 is the failure of the rear shock mounts, mine went at around 100k. When they start to go, you would here what sounds like a knocking sound from the rear fender. Almost all e36 owners encounter this problem, but rarely to people just ignore it till it tears through the chassis.
It's not like they just punch through the floor instantly. He probably drove around hearing that sound for 5k+ miles. The parts that WILL fail at around 100k miles are the stupid plastic impeller in the water pump, the thermostat, and the rear shock mounts. It's just something you have to see coming with the e36, hell the fix is only around $60.