Advice on a parked up 318is

[318isPMK]

Hello Im going to see a car that has sat parked up for 7 years.


Should I even attempt to start it?
Is there any simple things I can do to test it?

I will poke the shit out of it and get down and look under it and under the carpets etc...

Im learning from each disaster I bounce into.

I think Im getting it for cheap lol So I suppose either way I should take it and frag it if its a turd.

Asked the owner for some obvious faults all he mentioned was rust on the door. Pics to follow!

[polsta]

for a ton you cant go wrong, well as its you, you probably can go wrong

[318isPMK]

[snakebrain]

for a ton you cant go wrong, well as its you, you probably can go wrong

Check it doesn't have five grand of outstanding parking tickets. Or a head in the wheel well.

[Morat]

Personally I'd not bother starting it. £100 for a rot-free rolling iS shell is a steal. If the engine starts once you've squirted oil down the bores and cranked it with the plugs out... bonus!
If the thing is rotten, you didn't want it anyway!

[Brianmoooore]

Don't attempt to start it, without first removing the spark plugs and dropping a tea spoon full of oil through each plug hole, check that it turns over by hand with a spanner on the crank nose. Drain out the engine oil, ideally renew it, but at a minimum pour the original oil back in through the top as fast as you can in an attempt to fill the cam box. This will lube up the cam and chain, etc.
Finally, spin it over on the starter motor, with the plugs still out, until the oil light goes out.
Finally, put the plugs back in, give it some fresh fuel, and try to start it.

[magpie]

looking forward to getting the 323i tomorrow ,starting that up should be fun !

[jonesy318]

where on earth do you all find these cheapies, i could do with one just to steal bits of when putting mine back together...

[318isPMK]

Folk know I like bangers and told me about it...

[jonesy318]

well if you get it and frag it let me know, could be interested in a few things

[318isPMK]

I wont jump at fragging it when I bought my current e30 I wanted a white 318is so ill do what I can to save it. But im not spunking loads on it

[Grrrmachine]

But im not spunking loads on it

With no spite intended, your current technical expertise and tool range mean that it's going to cost you plenty to get this turd back on the road. If you're not paying someone else to do it, you'll be splashing out on tools to do everything that needs doing to get it through an MOT.

Of course, tools are an investment that pay themselves off after a few uses, but only if you've got the time, place and inclination to use them. Are you sure you want to spend all that on a rotten iS just because you like the colour?

[318isPMK]

Ive made no decision to pump money into it as yet or to buy it yet. I'll go see it with a view that if 1000 invested gets me awhite 318is II'll spend on it and if not it'll be once more into the parts section

I dont have a garage or decent tools much free time or a clue what im looking at so I probably wouldnt attempt too much myself.

[318isPMK]

Tis beyond redemption... even for me!

[Kedge]

Rusty sh!t heap?

[318isPMK]

Good bits.
IS lip
Dark check
Shadowline
Steering wheel 3 spoke
Black headlining
Period stereo... Cant remember
2004 last time it was run it was regular so 8 or 9 years
107k
Nice Dash

Bad bits its all minging and some bits are fooked.

[Kedge]

That'll frag well at least, assuming the owner is asking a scrap price.

[j4gz]

If you decide to break it can i have the passenger side seat mechanism

[magpie]

very rare 4-pot obc kit .....same as mine

you need an m-tech1 s/wheel if your keeping it .

[mcbonio]

All he mentioned was the rust on the floor, the whole thing looks rotten.! Buy it for frag?

[318isPMK]

I dont know if I can be arsed withbthe hassle of non payers getting fooking manky and spending my mobthly wage on bubble wrap.

And filling my parents garage with a soaking interior.

Im going to have a think about part value and cost of car and transporter and having it in the street.... its not looking likely

[Morat]

I'm sure some of the usual fraggers will be interested in the location and contact details

[polsta]

looks hanging

what you need to weigh up- is also the conditioon of the parts, and all the time cleaning it up to sell, whos going to buy a mouldy wet interior ? will need a good clean and dry out make sure no smell , all the external parts need a good clean, the engines probably foooked

but- the is front splitter will yeild back £70-80 alone, how much does the fella want ? you could probably still do well to just buy it, take the nicer parts, and spares for yourself off, seats,lights,grille, etc etc, is it on bbs ?

[318isPMK]

Bottletops. I have thought aboutvthe cleaning etc

[Rtaylor2208]

Buy it for £100, spend a day or two stripping off anything with value thats easily stored, weigh in the rest. You should get about £150 for it in scrap alone.

[polsta]

the black head lining will be worth taking !!!

[Kedge]

Im going to have a think about part value and cost of car and transporter and having it in the street.... its not looking likely

You can't park it in the street, must be off the road and SORNed if it isn't taxed!

Was reading last night on the MK1 Golf Owners Club website of a chap who'd had his car lifted from a garage where it was having work done because the DVLA camera car had spotted it and it was untaxed and not on SORN. The garage owner also had one of his own vehicles lifted and another customers cars, this all happened before 07:00 as well. Cost the owner over £400 to get the Mk1 back the next day.

Apparently the DVLA are now able to lift an untaxed & unSORNed car with no priory notice or warning. Was also a lot of people commenting that they've not had the reminders to reSORN their cars either! DVLA = C*NTS.

the black head lining will be worth taking !!!

A lot of hassle to remove (especially if it's got a sunroof) as it's a glass out job and they don't actually fetch a lot of money

[318isPMK]

Oh aye... ive just given it to Boyd for what I paid for it swapped it for a clean dash and some credit

[Kedge]

Oh aye... ive just given it to Boyd for what I paid for it swapped it for a clean dash and some credit

Probably not a bad idea, should've turned a few quid profit out of it though

[318isPMK]

Ano but ive just picked up a spanking new estate and dont want to get it dirty lol

[Sanchez]

You could always use it as a learning curve. Practice your spannering skills etc etc.

[318isPMK]

Did consider it. But no driveway was my excuse to punt it.