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I have decided to persue the 318is as opposed to the 325i to get more mpg. What makes an 318is a 318is? what should I be looking for under the bonnet and elsewhere? does anyone have a pic of a 318is engine they could send me please? I need it asap thanks.

here you go dude

http://www.esatclear.ie/~bpurcell/318isengine.html

Yeah, what he said, that's a top drawer site for everything IS

theres a pic of my engine bay

you are gonna get a lot for your money with a 318is

deffo the best decision i made

Another one to join the Debating crew against 6 pots

Things to look out for are all the usual e30 shell and chassis stuff obviously
Then your going to have to pay particlur attention to a noisy tappy or wishy engine or just walk away if it rattles at around 3-4000 rpm

The slight tappiness will be the hydrualic lifters and the wishing or rattling will be from a worn timing chain.
Parts for this will come to around £250ish plus labour, Was nearly 400 euro for the time I did mine doing the job myself

Everything on the 318iS is different compared to the 318i; sports seats, sports suspension, larger exhaust, disc brakes all round, BBS alloys and a 16 valve cylinder head.

I had a noisy timing chain on mine but a new tensioner and a days work sorted that out.

Dave_M3 wrote:

Another one to join the Debating crew against 6 pots

before conceding defeat after realising he made the wrong choice

fuzzy wrote:

Dave_M3 wrote:

Another one to join the Debating crew against 6 pots

before conceding defeat after realising he made the wrong choice

Says the man with a 4-pot lump.
And he hasn't even got a classy lump, it's a FORD...

Gortour wrote:

fuzzy wrote:

Dave_M3 wrote:

Another one to join the Debating crew against 6 pots

before conceding defeat after realising he made the wrong choice

Says the man with a 4-pot lump.
And he hasn't even got a classy lump, it's a FORD...

true, but i made the choice to dump the 2.5 for a more potent 4 pot. class is irrelevant

look at the exhaust manifold too and if it looks anything like "chickens" engine bay dont even bat an eyelid!

That is one sweeeeeeeet build you did there mate, uber cool!

Excuse my ignorance but I am new to e30s what is a 4 pot or 6 pot? anyone know any sites where I could get a free check about cars if I only have the reg number but no chassis number?

All 318is owners are experts !

Musashi wrote:Excuse my ignorance but I am new to e30s what is a 4 pot or 6 pot? anyone know any sites where I could get a free check about cars if I only have the reg number but no chassis number?

4 cylinder or 6 cylinder(pistons) up to 2.0 are 4 pots. 2.0 and above are the far superior 6 pots.

I see how who managed to differentiate between the proper 4 pot there, Fuzzy

Meh, I'm happy out with making choice on having an iS anyway.

Trust me, if any one of ye were living in Ireland and being a student, you'd quickly see how a 325 is bad choice thinking with your head.

It's about the only decision I made with my head, lol

the iS coupe is a great car and far better balanced than a 6 pot coupe. Where it all counts is in the handling. So touring 6 pots rule!


But if i lived in Ireland with all those country roads i would have either an iS or an M3 :>

pacerpete wrote:All 318is owners are experts !

Ur damn right there Pete!