My 1st E30 - 318is

[paulie1969]

Just thought i'd post some pictures up of my 318is. This is my 3rd BMW, previous models being an E36 316 Coupe, & an E36 3.0 M3. I've always wanted an E30, & I was looking at buying one when the M3 came up for sale. I decided the time was right to get one, as i was getting bored with the M3, & E36's in general. I'd been looking for a while, & decided on a 318is, as I wanted something cheaper to maintain & run after the M3. I picked up this one last weekend. Bodywork is near mint, the odd stone chips on the front, but the rest of the shell is solid. The interior is again in mint condition, no rips or tears in the seats, & no cracks in the dash.
The car is totally standard, with no mods at all, it still has the original stereo too.
Here are some pics.......

[max_crox]

That looks lovely..

[paulie1969]

That looks lovely..

Thanks, I nearly had your one!! I was looking at that before this one. A few things put me off though. I'd have loved a red one, but white is the next best!

[max_crox]

I never liked white cars but then I had an E30 Touring in white and it looked great. It really does suit the E30 shape.

You have a PM

Mark..

[adit]

nice car mate. just like my old one

[paulie1969]

I got the Factory Spec for my car from the Dealers when I was there the other day..............


Type code AF92
Type 318IS (EUR)
Dev. series E30 ()
Body type LIM
Steering RL
Door count 2
Engine M42
Cubical capacity 1.80
Power 103
Transmision HECK
Gearbox MECH
Colour ALPINWEISS 2 (218)
Upholstery UEBERKARO II ANTHRAZIT (0379)
Prod. date 1991-01-17


199 EQUIPMENT FOR LEADED FUEL
210 ANTI-BLOCKIER-SYSTEM ( ABS )
215 POWER STEERING,DEPENDING ON ENGINE SPEED
281 LM-RAD 6 1/2 X 14
314 HEATED WINDSCREEN WASHER NOZZLES
350 WAERMESCHUTZGLAS GRUEN, RUNDUM
401 SLIDING/VENT ROOF, ELECTRIC
410 WINDOW LIFTS, ELECTRIC AT FRONT
428 WARNING TRIANGLE
481 SPORT SEATS F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER
520 FOGLIGHTS
556 EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE DISPLAY
812 ENGLAND VERSION
850 ADD FUEL TANK FILLING FOR EXPORT
925 SHIPPING PROTECTION PACKAGE

I've been busy doing the niggly little things since I got her. Problems i've found were:

Slight Over Heating, fixed with New Thermostat & Viscous, Renew & Bled the Cooling System.
Erratic Idle, Work In Progress, hoping to get sorted this week. The car has erratic idle when the Breather pipe from the R/C is connected, disconnect it & it idles fine. Going to check the TPS & the ICV this week.
Wipers not working on intermittent, fixed by using the guide in the Wiki, strip, clean & Re-grease the motor.
Alarm inop. Took apart the Siren, & needs new battery. Got one ordered so should be fixed soon.
Rear top mounts need doing.
Erratic Temperature Gauge. Hopefully fixed, not tested yet. I read that it is a bad earth connection, so removed the cluster, & the nut holding the Temp Gauge in was loose. Tightened it so will see if this fixes it.

[polsta]

looks nice mate, ...but the is front lip is missing !

give the icv and throttle body a good clean with carb cleaner- 15 min job

also, a 370ml tech 2 steering wheel make a good difference to the drive and feel of the car !

[tonybtonyb]

Very nice 30 mate

[magpie]

good choice of weapon

cough 1-2 cough good game though and 3 points in the bag.


some ones nicked your lip.

[dom-1984-320i]

Nice looking 'is. I have always liked the 'is in white, colour really suits it. Any plans or you keeping it original?

[Cypriotgeeza]

Welcome to the i.S cru!

[richardlkay]

Nice iS!... but I'm biased

[Felix79]

Nice clean example you have there.

[paulie1969]

Thanks for the comments! The missing lip WAS negotiated into the price I paid, & is on my list to do! I'm not going to do much to it really, no major mods, possibly the Tech 2 Steering wheel, ( had one on my M3 & it really is a nice wheel!), a set of 15" BBS's for the summer then have winter tyres on the 14's. It also needs an electric aerial to replace the "thing" on there now