E30 Zone

HI GUYS, I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A 325i TOURING 1989.
IVE NOT GOT THE CAR HOME YET BUT IT HAS BEEN STOOD FOR 14.5 YEARS AN ONLY COVERED 64,000 .
SHOULD I BE PUTING ANYTHING DOWN THE BORES TO FREE UP PISTON RINGS?? SHOULD I PUT CAM KIT ON BEFORE EVEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN OVER???? OR SHOULD I TRY FIRING IT UP AND GO FROM THERE?????.
ALSO THE CAR IS FULL OF MOSS, IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIAL I SHOULD BE BLASTING IT WITH???

ALL REPLIES MUCH APPRECIATED.
CHEERS. DUBNATOR.

STOP SHOUTING FIRST!

Chances are all rubber will be damaged / have perished, all fluids will need draining and replacing. Look at the E30 wiki, full of useful advice.

I'd check it works before you spend time on moss

NO NEED TO SHOUT!

First thing to do would be to take the sparks out and put some oil down each bore by hand. Ten try turning it over with a spanner on the crank. Do not, under any circumstances, try starting the engine via the starter without changing the cam belt first. After nearly 15 years, that rubber will be brittle as hell and WILL snap, and then you'll be looking for a new engine.

Once you've got the engine refreshed, and put new filters on and a fresh battery, then try starting it to blow out the cobwebs. But don't even thing of driving it without checking out all the rubber hoses in the engine bay (esp. the fuel hoses), or the brake pipes (prob. heavily corroded by now) and expect a sticky caliper or two.

Do not spend a single penny on "upgrades", cam kits or whatnot without going over the shell with a fine tooth comb. There WILL be rust, and it will be hidden. Dismantle as much of the interior as you can (seats and carpets) and look for rust everywhere. You may well find the shell is very, very rotten even if it looks nice and shiny outside.

And where are the pics???

IM JUST THINKING TIMING BELT TENSIONERS AND WHEELS MAY BE SEIZED?????
SO RINGS SHOULDNT BE A PROBLEM??
IM BUZZIN THAT MUCH I CARNT HELP THINKING SOMETHING GONNA GO WRONG.
£350 64,000 1 OWNER. TOTALY ORIGINAL

JUST WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT THE BELT,
SHALL I USE NORMAL OIL OR REDEX???? PICS COMING SOON AS I GET IT HOME.
DIDNT WANT OWNER TO SEE HOW HAPPY I AM, JUST INCASE HE CHANGES HIS MIND.
THE DEALS DONE NOW BUT MY RECOVERY CARNT DO IT TILL THURSDAY.
ITS IN A FUNNY POSITION AND DONT WANT ANY TOM DICK OR HARRY TO WENCH IT.

TURN YOUR CAP LOCK OFF, MATE.

please.

Where abouts you from and stop fooooking SHOUTING

I get it now SHOUTING. i'm new

New too typing?

I'm in Leeds fella

Yep to typing too.

Youre understandably excited, however, chill for a mo' and listen to those who know, i.e. gooner1 and more importantly Grrrmachine. THEN, go get your gusset wet!!!

I smell coiloverz and gape !

Cheers for info guys i will post some pics on thursday when i get the car home.
i feel like a kid on countdown to christmas.

pacerpete wrote:I smell coiloverz and gape !

You are Sooooo rude

Gape??

assassin wrote:

pacerpete wrote:I smell coiloverz and gape !

You are Sooooo rude

Thankyou

DUBNATOR wrote:Cheers for info guys i will post some pics on thursday when i get the car home.
i feel like a kid on T.O.T.P .

Whats the plan for it the dubinator, hope it involves cut springs and stickerbombing

I've always loved these cars, it belonged to my milkman when i was a kid, i was 15 when he bought it brand new!!! at the age now where i can afford to run two cars and meet up with others in the summer months, so i guess i've got me a classic that is not gonna be over cooked.
Lowered and wheels in my head so far

Tintz?

Angel eyes look good on tourings. What wheels

Maybe light tintz? not sure what wheels either, do 17" fit no problems with arches rubbing once lowered?

Has it been outside for 14.5 years or garaged?

Also, 17's fit but ruin the ride.

16's are the best bet for an E30.

Get some pics up.

beemerbird wrote:
Chances are all rubber will be damaged / have perished, all fluids will need draining and replacing. Look at the E30 wiki, full of useful advice.

I'd check it works before you spend time on moss

Or wheels, tints, lowering etc. I would also suggest spending some time checking out some Zone advice / advisors prior to doing anything other than making sure you have a working car. That in itself may take longer than you think.

And E30s run terribly on 17s IMHO

DUBNATOR wrote:Lowered and wheels in my head so far

Put those dreams on hold for a moment. If this car is as unloved as you say it is, it's going to need thousands spend on it before you start faffing around with coiloverzz and rimzz. I hope you know how to weld.

THIS is what an unloved Touring looks like:



If you've got moss growing inside, then your carpet's wet. If you've got any floorpan left at all, I'd be very surprised. That's why you need to strip this car down as much as you can, to realistically assess how long it'll take to get back on the road.

These are the other rust traps:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Rust

well

It has been outside for 15year, sat on concrete if thats a upside???
A first looks it seems solid,
oomz1975 there the wheels i had in mind!!!! what they called?? i saw sum on ebay a few week ago at £70 and at the time thought who uses four stud these days????? ive searched but carnt find em.
pics coming soon.

Grrrmachine your a great help and i will be looking forward for more of your advice in the future, a see your a realist!!!! i will get pics up tomorrow soon as i get it home.
you gonna stop pissing on my bonfire till then? let me buzz for a day or two
I hope ive got lucky with rust otherwise its going for sale on here.
cheers.

alpina bk reps bruv, dey iz da fyouchure innit, go wel wi da loweringz springzzzzzzz boiiiii

pacerpete wrote:I smell coiloverz and gape !

I hear China calling....

Like the ALPINA'S too but i guess these guys have give me a reality check, wheels at the back of my mind till get car home and checked out fully.

Are ALPINA reps strong? dont really like replica anything!!

DUBNATOR wrote:Like the ALPINA'S too but i guess these guys have give me a reality check, wheels at the back of my mind till get car home and checked out fully.

Are ALPINA reps strong? dont really like replica anything!!

Real Alpina's will cost you a £1k+