<![CDATA[A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/]]>A few days after my parents not letting me buy @m42b32 e36 m3 (They want me in something newer) 

A 1997 e36 m3 sedan popped up on CL Had engine problems

Only an hour away so I took a look.

After spending 4hrs looking at it (Literately) I determined it had no spark it cranks and such.

After consulting some friends.. Thanks @wasnt m3 @KaiserRolls @ChrisO

I figured it be worth it. Worst comes to worst sell it for what I paid..

Here are some basic facts about it

220k miles with 160k mile motorish and manual swap

K&N CAI

light weight clutch + flywheel

max-speeding rods coils

ds2s

Black interior

Also has a muffler delete

A bit of rust.

It was owned by a guy who had a bunch of friends into e36s but didn't know too much about them himself. Nice guy tho

Had to pay off his loan and get a release.

I plan on fixing the problems and selling it as a drift car or something. So hopefully I didn't buy myself into a hole or anything LMAO

Here are some pics. More tomorrow!

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jc43089 said:

I doubt you would see any metal shavings.  Bearing material isn't magnetic anyway.  You should put some miles on it to see if it seems normal otherwise anyone that knows what happened wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole.  It might be just fine and then you can sell it for possibly more rather than someone considering that they might need to put a different engine in due to running without oil pressure.

 I'm not trying to be rude but I wouldn't buy it for $2000 knowing what's happened to it.  Now if you had driven it 5k miles since then without problems then my concern would be much lower.

Totally understandable. I put a few miles on it before it started to snow and I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. But Ill do some more driving with it to see if anything is out of the ordinary.

If worst comes to worst ill part it out. Ideally i wouldn't because I have a few cars coming my way but I gotta do what I gotta do.

m42b32 said:

Might be a good idea to get 3-5k on it and do a Blackstone labs oil analysis, that would likely tell you if there is any excessive wear going on. 

Ill probably be doing that.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/97912https://wibimmers.com/post/97912Thu, 07 Mar 2019 01:33:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Wed, 06 Mar 2019 22:50:17 GMT]]>Might be a good idea to get 3-5k on it and do a Blackstone labs oil analysis, that would likely tell you if there is any excessive wear going on.

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Rekpoint said:

Unfortunately I didn't. I ran a magnet in the pan for any metal shavings and it came out clean.

I doubt you would see any metal shavings.  Bearing material isn't magnetic anyway.  You should put some miles on it to see if it seems normal otherwise anyone that knows what happened wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole.  It might be just fine and then you can sell it for possibly more rather than someone considering that they might need to put a different engine in due to running without oil pressure.

I'm not trying to be rude but I wouldn't buy it for $2000 knowing what's happened to it.  Now if you had driven it 5k miles since then without problems then my concern would be much lower.

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jc43089 said:

The ECU doesn't know or care about low oil pressure, page 6211.0-00 of the ETM shows that the pressure switch does nothing but light up the light.  Did you pull a bearing cap while you had the pan open to see what they looked like?

http://wedophones.com/Manuals/BMW/1997 BMW 318is-c - 328i-c Electrical Troubleshooting Manual.pdf

Unfortunately I didn't. I ran a magnet in the pan for any metal shavings and it came out clean.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/97906https://wibimmers.com/post/97906Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:05:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Tue, 05 Mar 2019 20:27:32 GMT]]>IN TRA DUST ING  🤔

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/97902https://wibimmers.com/post/97902Tue, 05 Mar 2019 20:27:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Tue, 05 Mar 2019 18:17:11 GMT]]>The ECU doesn't know or care about low oil pressure, page 6211.0-00 of the ETM shows that the pressure switch does nothing but light up the light.  Did you pull a bearing cap while you had the pan open to see what they looked like?

http://wedophones.com/Manuals/BMW/1997 BMW 318is-c - 328i-c Electrical Troubleshooting Manual.pdf

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/97900https://wibimmers.com/post/97900Tue, 05 Mar 2019 18:17:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:42:26 GMT]]>

jc43089 said:

What was the whole story on the oil pump nut?  How long did it run without oil pressure?

Not long. He was driving and the ECU cut power to the engine because of no oil pressure.

Disconnected the ecu and reconnected It and it fired right up.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/97898https://wibimmers.com/post/97898Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:42:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:49:08 GMT]]>What was the whole story on the oil pump nut?  How long did it run without oil pressure?

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/97896https://wibimmers.com/post/97896Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:49:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:54:13 GMT]]>Update. Has been sitting in my driveway waiting to be driven. I need to pump old gas out of the gas tank and get some new stuff in there.

Hopefully we stop getting snow here soon so I can sell it.

What does everyone think about price? 
I was thinking 4300 OBO

Based on whats done to it and how many miles it has Id like to hear some opinions. It has some rust., comes with a new hood at asking price etc.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/97886https://wibimmers.com/post/97886Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:54:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Sun, 25 Nov 2018 01:36:33 GMT]]>Full subframe was dropped last week. And this is what I found....

@GunMetalGrey called it..

Stupid nut.

It will be put back together, new tires will be installed and it will be for sale shortly as I have nowhere to store it for the winter.

what a PITA

Side note add me on Snapchat if anyone is interested in what Rekpoint does day to day...

SC : Rekpoint

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/96182https://wibimmers.com/post/96182Sun, 25 Nov 2018 01:36:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Sun, 04 Nov 2018 01:14:48 GMT]]>Replaced the oil filter gasket. Started dropping the sub-frame today. Hopefully I can finish the job and put it together tomorrow.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/95672https://wibimmers.com/post/95672Sun, 04 Nov 2018 01:14:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Tue, 30 Oct 2018 11:42:39 GMT]]>What do you mean by "not draining properly"  It should not drain out the housing if the check valve is working.  Mine is leaking and causes a rattle for about 10 seconds on startup.  I bought a replacement but haven't had time to install it yet.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/95542https://wibimmers.com/post/95542Tue, 30 Oct 2018 11:42:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Tue, 30 Oct 2018 01:22:54 GMT]]>Starting to second guess myself. What does everyone else think?

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/95541https://wibimmers.com/post/95541Tue, 30 Oct 2018 01:22:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:54:41 GMT]]>I had intentions of dropping the sub-frame to do the oil pump nut/ oil pump. ive been delaying it for weeks. I bought an engine support brace for the job and was going to pay a buddy to do it. (Ive been drowning with no motivation for ANYTHING at all)

I have all the stuff for the oil nut replacement but I think I lucked out.

I was thinking tonight. And I came to the conclusion I should actually check the oil filter housing to see if it was draining properly. I put some fresh oil in it and from what I see here is its not draining properly and thats why my new oil filter didn't get any oil on it and I had the oil pressure light. 

I ordered the gasket for the housing and Im going to start pulling it tomorrow. 

After that It will be up for sale. (I dont expect anybody from here to buy it) It would be a good drift car for someone though...

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GunMetalGrey said:

Or the oil pump nut laying in the oil pan....

I figured I'd be the ray of sunshine here.

I seriously hope you are a ray of sunshine ❤️ Going to drop the pan tomorrow... See whats up.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/94848https://wibimmers.com/post/94848Thu, 27 Sep 2018 00:01:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:52:38 GMT]]>Or the oil pump nut laying in the oil pan....

I figured I'd be the ray of sunshine here.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/94819https://wibimmers.com/post/94819Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:52:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:16:19 GMT]]>After some research. Im starting to think it has something to do with the cam sensor or the CAI on the car.

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SteelBlue said:

Did you discover something in between this post and the last one? Lol

No lol. I just forgot I responded within 5 minutes and gave a generic response. I cant delete anything LOL

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Rekpoint said:

RIP. 

Did you discover something in between this post and the last one? Lol

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ChrisO said:

I'm praying for you

RIP.

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ChrisO said:

I'm praying for you

Ehh worst comes to worst I sell it for what I paid 🤷‍♂️

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/94795https://wibimmers.com/post/94795Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:32:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:16:17 GMT]]>

Rekpoint said:

Put new oil and oil filter in it today. Did not get rid of the oil pressure light. Going to replace the sensor tomorrow...

It's acting weird. It just kinda stalls out. Then a the sudden no power then stall. Gotta diagnose it..

The straight pipe is very ignorant and loud...

I'm praying for you

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/94794https://wibimmers.com/post/94794Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:16:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Tue, 25 Sep 2018 01:41:34 GMT]]>Put new oil and oil filter in it today. Did not get rid of the oil pressure light. Going to replace the sensor tomorrow...

It's acting weird. It just kinda stalls out. Then a the sudden no power then stall. Gotta diagnose it..

The straight pipe is very ignorant and loud...

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/94792https://wibimmers.com/post/94792Tue, 25 Sep 2018 01:41:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A 1997 e36 M3 that I shouldn't have bought :/ on Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:29:48 GMT]]>I have bought the cables, they aren't expensive.  33 for the long one and 19 for the one between the latches.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/BMW-parts/325i/?utf8=✓&year=1994&m=20&e=177&keywords=hood+cable

And the latches are 17 each if you need those but probably not.

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