» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | 01-15-2017, 09:25 AM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: London Posts: 8 | New To forum Hi EveryOne Hi there New To the Forum. Yesterday bought a 318ti with 71K. Looked round the car seems pretty original and but noticed a few things this morning and little concerned. Dealer mentioned recent oil change. I notice on front of engine some oil, and in the under try below. Under the car, little damp. Seen previous documentation about a year ago from Dick Lovett mentioned oil leak and steam cleaning. Worry if this is a serious issue. seen threads about o rings. Major job? DIY? Your help will be much appreciated. This car good little project for me but worry if I have made a mistake. Your help and advise will be much appreciated Regards Nick | | | 01-15-2017, 01:24 PM | #2 | Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Cedar Park Posts: 65 | Hi Nick, and welcome to the forum! Glad to have you with us. What I would recommend would be to get so some brake cleaner/ & or another good engine cleaner & degreaser & clean around the dirty area then go by your local auto parts store a pick up a bottle of engine UV dye as well as some UV glasses & flashlight so you can pin point the seepage. I'd put money on it being the oil filter housing gasket(Just a guess). Part #11421709800. 2.95$ from ECS tuning & relatively easy to do as long as you have basic tools as well as some Alan key bits and torque bits. This car is extremely easy to work on & very rewarding to do so as well! Hope you enjoy owning it, & if you have any problems/ general questions any one here would be happy to help you Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | | | 01-15-2017, 02:45 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 | Welcome Nick, I agree with slo318TI, you likely have an oil filter housing leak. Use some brake cleaner to clean off any leaked oil and go drive around for a day. You should then be able to see exactly where the leak is coming from. If it is the oil filter housing you will need more than just the gasket mentioned. There is a 'bushing' as well, which is really just a check valve with an o-ring at each end. Here's the kit I've put together. http://shop.bimmerbum.com/products/3...and-gasket-kit It's not a difficult job to replace the oil filter housing and bushing but a lot does need to be removed so consider replacing things like belts, pulleys, doing an oil change at the same time, air filter, intake boot, and don't do all that work without replacing the coolant fitting on the block right behind the oil filter housing. http://shop.bimmerbum.com/products/3...1-53-1-714-738 While your at it, do the coolant fitting on the back of the head as well. This little fitting is likely responsibly for most M44 overheats. http://shop.bimmerbum.com/products/3...1-53-1-743-679 If you have any questions, just post them up. This is a friendly group, always willing to help. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! www.BimmerBum.com ALL NEW! 318ti Specific Parts For Sale www.facebook.com/BimmerBum BMWCCA #132203 95 318ti Club Sport 98 318ti Active S50 Swap | | | 01-15-2017, 11:30 PM | #4 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: London Posts: 8 | hi Cheers Guys. Had a look and where oil filter casing and below no sign of oil. Mainly on under tray but also solenoids there are 2? bit oily. Drove last night on collection and did around 80 mile trip and checked oil all ok. was not sure of max mark. Cold here in London. Drove 8 miles and then checked oil again just to check exact level. Noticed a slight cream on dip stick. Coolant level ok and no cream or gunk under filler cap. Checked on forums and dealer and normal after short journeys. you guys agree? Praying u guys say yes! | | | 01-16-2017, 09:16 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Hi Nick Welcome! Interested in hearing what further observations on your oil situation turns out to be. Cheers! __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 01-16-2017, 09:50 PM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: London Posts: 8 | panicking Hi Jacked up car and notice when holding from right tyre and wiggle (hold ing wheel at 15 mins past and left at 45 mins past on a clock) moving right hand away from me whilst left towards me and vice versa, notice some play and slight noise. Holding top of wheel and bottom of wheel. no movement Starting to panic as worry this is not safe for my wife and kids to be in. Any help and advice will be much appreciated Regards Nick | | | 01-16-2017, 11:44 PM | #7 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: London Posts: 8 | Quote: Originally Posted by BlackBMWs Hi Nick Welcome! Interested in hearing what further observations on your oil situation turns out to be. Cheers! | image1.JPG Last edited by 318tinick; 01-16-2017 at 11:46 PM. | | | 01-16-2017, 11:48 PM | #8 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: London Posts: 8 | Hi Quote: Originally Posted by 318tinick image1.JPG | Would you say seals need doing on the vanos solenoid? | | | 01-17-2017, 07:36 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 702 | Welcome to the .org Nick! I am hardly a mechanic so I won't take a uneducated guess regarding the oil leak. But I can say that if you have a m44 (1.9L 4 cylinder) you do not have Vanos. I had a pretty bad oil leak and it was the oil housing, as some members mentioned above me. Bimmerbum's post has all you need regarding that. Regarding the wheel wiggle, that could be weal bearing, but it seems slight, so it will need attention eventually. But your going to have to do more then that for it to break down on you, you won't have to worry about it falling off or anything that is specifically dangerous at this point. __________________ ***328ti Build thread. *** Even more important: SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 01-17-2017, 08:02 AM | #10 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: London Posts: 8 | Quote: Originally Posted by anassa Welcome to the .org Nick! I am hardly a mechanic so I won't take a uneducated guess regarding the oil leak. But I can say that if you have a m44 (1.9L 4 cylinder) you do not have Vanos. I had a pretty bad oil leak and it was the oil housing, as some members mentioned above me. Bimmerbum's post has all you need regarding that. Regarding the wheel wiggle, that could be weal bearing, but it seems slight, so it will need attention eventually. But your going to have to do more then that for it to break down on you, you won't have to worry about it falling off or anything that is specifically dangerous at this point. | Hi there Dont I have the BMW 318ti E46 Compact Europe N42 engine? Mine is a 2002 model. Looking on the internet the 2 round things that plug in with two connections and a silver bracket. Prone to leak. Confused now Regards | | | 01-17-2017, 08:22 AM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 702 | Quote: Originally Posted by 318tinick Hi there Dont I have the BMW 318ti E46 Compact Europe N42 engine? Mine is a 2002 model. Looking on the internet the 2 round things that plug in with two connections and a silver bracket. Prone to leak. Confused now Regards | Oh boy! You just threw us for a complete loop! On this side of the pond we never got the e46 compacts. So when you said you had gotten a 318ti those of us from North America assume a 1995->1999 318ti, since that is all we have. Now I know why that picture looked strange. Now we need to restart the entire conversation. I have absolutely nothing off the top of my head to help at the moment, sorry! ---------------------------------------------------------- Also I don't think we have ever gotten the n42 either! __________________ ***328ti Build thread. *** Even more important: SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! 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