1991 318is M62B44 Build
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Dan the Exhaust Man has a lathe. He is in Richfield.
@DrLeadFoot
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Got quite a bit done today.
Started getting the interior back in which is cool to see.
I setup the OBDII port and its working with my phone, which is really cool to see. Only M62 swap I know of that has kept the OBDII functionality.
I've got a few more wires to chase down. RPMs aren't working and neither is my coolant temp gauge. The RPM is confusing me so I have some work to do around that, but I am thinking ground.
Things are getting close though.
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Also, does anyone work at a BMW dealership that can get me a radio code?
Just call Umansky and they can do it over the phone with your serial number. Also what was the solution to the blower issue?
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Car is back to running. Everything is tight, all gauges working except coolant which I am tracking through OBDII, and the RPM is working, but not accurate because the garagistic module isn't working. All of the interior expect the passenger seat and glove box since I am still working on some wiring.
I do have a wicked belt squeal that goes away if I spray some chain lube on it. Not quite sure why its there, brand new belt and it didn't do it last time I drove it. I am assuming its belt related not pulley since it goes away with spray. Any ideas?
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Tension on the belt still as it should be?
And not surprised about anything garagistic not working as it should
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Will do thanks. Not happy about having to take the radiator back out though... Finally got it all bled.
And yeah I've been very unimpressed with them. They did respond saying it was a known issue so I'm hoping they get me a replacement even though I bought it months ago.
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Something weird is going in with my (non existent) idler. Apparently there were two designs for the M62, but I knew upon install something was wrong with my setup. I have one in the mail that makes more sense, in my head at least.
Interior is getting there good though.
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Car is all put back together and running like a champ. Coolant is running between 230-235, but apparently that is correct for this motor, they are designed to run hot.
It does have a slow oil leak either at the valve cover gasket or front cover, but I think I am going to leave it as is and let the next owner get acquainted with the car by fixing it.
Getting some quotes from exhaust shops this week, glamour shots, then she'll be listed.
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Now that the car is running and the exhaust is done I've been focusing on the smaller things.
One of them being the seats. I bought the seats off of here for what I thought was a good price. I later found out why as they had a nice gangsta lean on one side. Did some digging and found this:
A little wire and boom.
Not pretty as I had to basically do a bunch of spot welds so I didn't hurt the seat, but its doing its job. I was expecting to find the tab broken not the whole frame.
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Yeah, not easy to tell unless you had them bolted in the car.
I haven't listed it yet, but this would obviously be an issue. It really affected driving the car.
I let me buddy/future business partner borrow my DSLR to take pictures of the projects he is working on. I'm going to be seeing him this weekend and getting it back so I'll snap some good pictures, get some videos, and get it listed when I get back from vacation in a few weeks. Just sorting out the bugs in the mean time and cleaning up the wiring. I figured any interest party would be turned off by something little that I didn't do the due diligence to diagnose fix now.
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