I got a 2004 E46 Compact 318Ti......only 130k on the clock bought the car but its running a bearing knock............
Did a compression test and it was sitting at 6 bar for a dry test and 9 bar for a wet test.......just took off the cylinder head last night and the rest of the motor will be out tonight......
Hopefully the crank is still fine, think i need to replace the conpression rings and stuff and the bearing......the car doesnt smoke so dont think its that bad or atleast i hope.........what else should i look out for.......will it be easy putting the motor back?
What else do i need to check? Help Please i need the car up and running before i get married which is in May
__________________ 96 Schwartz II 318ti M-Sport with M44 *SOLD* 95 Hellrot Red 318ti with S52 Swap (Mine) 94 Boston Green 325i Saloon with M50TU (Hers) 68 White VW Bus Camper (Parts Bus) 71 Pink VW Bus Westfalia (The fixer upper)
Made up and installed the "new" exhaust. Cut the damaged part of the Stromung out, repaired what I could of the muffler, and then installed the stromung on the stock resonator/pipe. Sounds a lot nicer, the nasty ricer rasp is gone.
yesterday i intalled my new passenger side door glass, and today i bought a new oil pan drain plug and a battery for my motorcycle
__________________ 1996 318ti base: m44, 5 spd, lsd - 18x8 bremmer kraft wheels w/sumitumo tires 225/40R18 & bmw locking lug studs, 10mm spacers in rear, halo headlights, cold air intake, koni str.t struts and shocks w/mounts, h&r sport springs, serp belts, control arm & tie rod kits, front sway bar links, JVC kd-x50bt headunit w/ipod hook up in the glove box, alpine sps-500(front and rear), jl audio 10" powerwedge max, jl audio 250.1 amp, motor mounts, fuel filter, passenger side window motor, drivers lower window run, muffler hanger kit, various interior bulbs, left door striker/ajar switch, lower hood latches, changed from gray vinal to black leather shift and parking brake boots, m3 weighted shift knob, ngk-r spark plugs, magnecor spark plug wires(blue),new cabin micro-filters,new headliner & a-pillar mouldings, 5w20 synth-blend oil and filter, BG Ultra Guard syn. rear end fluid & ls additive, BG Syncro Shift II syn. manual trans fluids, stainless steel braided brake lines and dot 4 fluid, extra brake light mod, new p/s reservoir and rubber hoses
need to do - fix door panels, paint job, MORE MONEY!!
Finally got the alignment done on the red car. I also fixed my drivers window, AGAIN...
__________________ 96 Schwartz II 318ti M-Sport with M44 *SOLD* 95 Hellrot Red 318ti with S52 Swap (Mine) 94 Boston Green 325i Saloon with M50TU (Hers) 68 White VW Bus Camper (Parts Bus) 71 Pink VW Bus Westfalia (The fixer upper)
I also refilled with Red Line MTL and put Red Line 75w90 in the diff. I hate the smell of that stuff. It's bad when it's new, but when it's used it smells like Satan's ass crack.
I broke my drivers window by shutting the door when it was rolled down, AGAIN. Third time this week, this is getting old. Whatever I'm doing to "fix" it isn't working...
__________________ 96 Schwartz II 318ti M-Sport with M44 *SOLD* 95 Hellrot Red 318ti with S52 Swap (Mine) 94 Boston Green 325i Saloon with M50TU (Hers) 68 White VW Bus Camper (Parts Bus) 71 Pink VW Bus Westfalia (The fixer upper)
I broke my drivers window by shutting the door when it was rolled down, AGAIN. Third time this week, this is getting old. Whatever I'm doing to "fix" it isn't working...
have you tried bending and streghtening the window track?
you broke it like its not working or you broke and smashed the glas??
there is a link on here somewhere I can dig it up for your if you didnt smash the glass. have you read the post made by cooljess76 he has a thread called perminent window fix: http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...wer+window+fix hope this helps not sure if you saw it...
at first I replaced both sliders. Then it popped out of the track and broke one slider again, so I put it back in (realigning the rubber in the track that had gotten messed up) and another new slider. Today it popped out again, I haven't had time to take the panel off and look in there yet, but I assume its out of the track again, hopefully I don't need anymore sliders...
__________________ 96 Schwartz II 318ti M-Sport with M44 *SOLD* 95 Hellrot Red 318ti with S52 Swap (Mine) 94 Boston Green 325i Saloon with M50TU (Hers) 68 White VW Bus Camper (Parts Bus) 71 Pink VW Bus Westfalia (The fixer upper)
either you need to reglue in that rubber piece or your sliders are getting stuck or
this ones seems most def. the issue..the window track is bent
now im not there but if you look down the top of the window you can view the tracks.. Im not sure which way its popping out they need to be bent in certain direction
spent several hours burning out the rear bushings. This includes the the two on each trailing arm and the big ones that hold the subframe on. Tomarrow.. I install the poly bushings I have had sitting around for a couple of years..
Right now I smell of burnt rubber.. and that is with a very hot and soapy shower
spent several hours burning out the rear bushings. This includes the the two on each trailing arm and the big ones that hold the subframe on. Tomarrow.. I install the poly bushings I have had sitting around for a couple of years..
Right now I smell of burnt rubber.. and that is with a very hot and soapy shower
I will take some pics of the install.. the burning out was very boring.
Then you're doing it wrong!
When I did the ti it was pretty quick, especially for the subframe bushings, warmed them up a little and they pretty much just fell out. The arm bushings were a bit more annoying.
Running a Bearing Knock, Low Compression 
No more ti. 
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