I'm looking for input/advice. I've been running my '89 318i in the local BMW club's supersprint series this year. The last event is this coming weekend and...
I did find another one on eBay ($400 and it made the trip from MD back to Atlanta!) and am looking into my options on getting another motor or block for the...
Hi, The best way to check the AFM is while the circuit is "hot"... you back probe the meter and open/close the flap with your hand and measure the voltage...
I must need some education. I didn't know there was such a thing as a 1989 318i; I thought the M10 318's were 84 and 85, and the M42 318's were 90 and 91, and...
Thanks for the response. My '89 is in Australia so that may be the difference. It currently has an M40 engine. You're correct, early 318's were M10's. I...
Was not the M40 SOHC while the M42 was DOHC? I don't think they ever brought the M40 in the US. And 318i production was never stopped, they just didn't bring...
Yep - the M40 is a SOHC and I believe the M42 is a DOHC. Anyone have stats on the two engines? Rob ... From: Mladen Micic [mailto:z3velocity@...] Sent:...
I love my 318i but I am having a problem with it. It will run for a while then it acts like it runs out of gas but not completely, it will keep running but...
When my 318i was doing that it was the entire distributor system that needed to be replaced. After I did that, I had no more problems. ... Rock, jazz, country,...
Bryon, You might try some testing. Pull the various plug wires and see if you have spark at all four when this behavior is happening. If so, then check your...
perhaps checking on the coil and ignition ? i also experienced the same with my e30 1986 318i, but after i replaced plugs, coil, siemens CDI, my bimmer is...
Thank You for your thoughts I will check those tomorrow. Respectfully Bryon harimurti.listianto@... wrote: perhaps checking on the coil and ignition ?...
Hi, Anyone experience this? Took the car to the local road course for a track day back on 10/29. Everything worked great, but since then my tach has been low...
Christie and/or Andre...
criddrew@...
Nov 15, 2004 1:03 am
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My car does the exact same thing. It works sometimes and not others. Mine redlines at about 4000. Obviously much higher actual redline by the sound and feel...
If you replace your coil it will probably read accurately again. The RPM reasd from a 5v square wave signal; if the signal doesn't hit 5v consistently, (due to...
Had same issue and found some corroded ground wires in top of engine, they actually were connected right at the base of the ICV bracket on top of engine....
I have experienced the same symtoms in my 318i. After checking the ignition system and cleaning the contacts on the instrument cluster and tach module, I...
All, thanks for all the possibilities. I'll check them out and let you all know. Thanks, - Andrew...
Christie and/or Andre...
criddrew@...
Nov 17, 2004 12:21 am
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Hello I have had my little 318 setting for a while because I have not had time to work on it, I finnally got alittle time today and started to look over the...
Hi Bryon, The fuel pump is located in that area (just a head of the left rear wheel)... the fuel filter is located just behind the front left wheel. The fuel...
Thanks I thought that it was there I just wanted to check with others to make sure that I was correct, I will check that out tomorrow it is supposed to be...
Where exactly is the fuel filter? I read the Bentley and it stated that the filter is located directly in front of the left rear wheel where the fuel pump is....
Have a look under the Brake Master Cylinder... you should see the fuel filter next to the steering rack coupling. Again, this is the M10 318i location... may...
Ok I found it (the filter) I did see that the hoses on the fuel pump are severly cracking, so I am going to get replacement hose this week end. Thanks for the...
Bryon, Try to find out where the fuel is coming from under there. There is the fuel pump and other hoses and related items. Those should be easy to spot a...
OK I have found the hoses that are leaking. It is the hose between the pump and the regulator, I think. Most likely it is the hose going to the top of the...
I've got an 84 318 with bad rings and valve seals. I've got everything taken apart but I'm wondering if it's better to pull and re-machine or just replace the...
It depends on how long you're planning on keeping the car. If the connecting rod bearings don't look that bad, then the crankshaft bearings are likely also...
I've got a decent 318i engine/5-speed transmission sitting at my Dad's house in Seattle, that I'd be delighted to sell for $250. Tom Carson Juneau, Alaska 1988...
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