E28- zone guru?

[bigwinn]

Morning all

I've just been to see an '84 518 e28 with a view to purchase.

It LOOKED in fairly ok nick, just wondered who on the zone has had experience of these in current state, what the commonest issues/problems are

The engine is the venerable M10, so a swap may be on the cards if it comes off...

Cheers

Stu

[alan1272]

rust in similar places to E30's is the biggest problem. front footwells/jacking pads, sills, scuttle/windscreen surround are main areas.
leaky boots are an issue so look for water in there.
rusty spring cups on the front struts lead to failure.
being a 4-pot it wont have the dog bones on the rear arms, but it will have a servo instead of the brake bomb.

if it's rust free get it bought!

[bigwinn]

cheers bud- I expected the worst and was pleasantly surprised...

[darkchild]

Have a look on here:

http://forum.bmw5.co.uk/

A really good forum.