01-11-2006, 08:17 PM
update:
spent almost this entire past weekend under the BMW's. My 89 (we refer to them by model years now- 89, 88, 84) had stripped threads in the oil pan drain hole so I tried putting in an oversize drain bolt. That only cracked the damn pan, ruining the whole thing. Luckily we just bought the parts car so I had a pan sitting near by. What sucked was I had to drop almost the entire front suspension on both cars to get them out and then back in. Took me 11 hrs on Saturday and 7 on Sunday! Good news is it started right up and only costed me the price of a new oil pan gasket and oil.
Next up is the timing belt, tensioner, water pump, AC removal, probably remove the power steering (its leaking) and replacing all the other belts. Then I'll be able to drive it hard and see what else breaks :roll:
spent almost this entire past weekend under the BMW's. My 89 (we refer to them by model years now- 89, 88, 84) had stripped threads in the oil pan drain hole so I tried putting in an oversize drain bolt. That only cracked the damn pan, ruining the whole thing. Luckily we just bought the parts car so I had a pan sitting near by. What sucked was I had to drop almost the entire front suspension on both cars to get them out and then back in. Took me 11 hrs on Saturday and 7 on Sunday! Good news is it started right up and only costed me the price of a new oil pan gasket and oil.
Next up is the timing belt, tensioner, water pump, AC removal, probably remove the power steering (its leaking) and replacing all the other belts. Then I'll be able to drive it hard and see what else breaks :roll:
1996 BMW 328is white │ 89 BMW 325i track car │84 BMW 325e for sale!│Past: 94 Honda Del Sol S, 2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited, 1996 BMW 328i
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