got a e36 m3 :-) now the fun starts!
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Hi guys,
Just picked up a pretty tidy e36 m3 evo convertible for pennies and really love it. I always wanted either a m3 or a skyline as a kid and after having a couple of skylines i thought i would try the m3.
its a estroil blue with champagne leather and its a manual.
went through the paper work and its got full service history and its all bmw or indy.
it has 137k on the clock so should i be worried?
in the last 2 year or12k its had a new rad,clutch vanos seals,hood re set, most the bushes and pretty much most the common things on these.
only this i have found is the dog ears are coming away and a rust spot the size of a 2p on the rear arch and a slight blow on the manifold.
on the way home from getting it though i noticed it only made 290bhp with 236ftlb which seams pretty low and it does has a bit of a flat spot and a slight misfire/hesitancy some times but i put that down to the pipercross viper kit messing up the maf?
still not bad for 2k!
Just picked up a pretty tidy e36 m3 evo convertible for pennies and really love it. I always wanted either a m3 or a skyline as a kid and after having a couple of skylines i thought i would try the m3.
its a estroil blue with champagne leather and its a manual.
went through the paper work and its got full service history and its all bmw or indy.
it has 137k on the clock so should i be worried?
in the last 2 year or12k its had a new rad,clutch vanos seals,hood re set, most the bushes and pretty much most the common things on these.
only this i have found is the dog ears are coming away and a rust spot the size of a 2p on the rear arch and a slight blow on the manifold.
on the way home from getting it though i noticed it only made 290bhp with 236ftlb which seams pretty low and it does has a bit of a flat spot and a slight misfire/hesitancy some times but i put that down to the pipercross viper kit messing up the maf?
still not bad for 2k!
sorry for the late reply been hanging out on m3cutters.
well i found all the inlet manifold and pipercross viper kit was hanging off with air leaks everywhere! fixed that up but it has a slight miss fire still when it gets hot so i imagine a coil pack breaking down under heat as i got this all the time with my skylines.
i need to get the valve clearances sorted but i think il try to do that myself! i also have the manifold flexi blowing so i imagine that will loose me some power.
next thing i need to do is sort out the tired suspension as most is original stuff and 140k on it so needs a refresh and to sort the hood as the dof ears have come away and the boot catches on the tanuo cover a bit.
well i found all the inlet manifold and pipercross viper kit was hanging off with air leaks everywhere! fixed that up but it has a slight miss fire still when it gets hot so i imagine a coil pack breaking down under heat as i got this all the time with my skylines.
i need to get the valve clearances sorted but i think il try to do that myself! i also have the manifold flexi blowing so i imagine that will loose me some power.
next thing i need to do is sort out the tired suspension as most is original stuff and 140k on it so needs a refresh and to sort the hood as the dof ears have come away and the boot catches on the tanuo cover a bit.
Hi Neal, indeed I am on the coupe owners club and was very tempted to get another coupe or a skyline again but to be honest I just couldn't resist the hood down motoring and have hankered after a M powered car for some time! I can see the M3 being just as much of a money pit as my coupe was but got to still love them.
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