Cooked my iS... Need advice.

[Omi]

Overheated in Belgium on the way back from Scumball...

Needle up to the red, now has no cooling system and a bit of a knock.

What do I do?

1. Bodge the cooling system and run it with the knock until I can afford to do something nice (i.e. engine is scrap)

2. Full engine rebuild of the M42B18, probably costing about £1400 if it needs pistons...

3. Swap from 4 pot goodness to E34 535i engine and box for a few hundred quid? - Don't really fancy doing the swap and I'd ideally like a 4 pot solution.

What are your thoughts? - 6 pot bias aside, does anyone know of somewhere trustworthy that can work on the iS engine and rebuild cheaper?

Cheers,

Omi

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[fowler]

6 pot all the way i have verything for sale for M20 2.5 conversion

[cliffybabe]

6 pot all the way i have verything for sale for M20 2.5 conversion

he does and its all in the boot of his touring

[stuartgallafant]

there must be someone selling an iS engine on here?!

[Omi]

2.5?

Please! lol

I've got a friend with a rotten E34 535i with a good running engine if I'm tempted by the dark side!

[Omi]

there must be someone selling an iS engine on here?!

Like buying my old one back off Ian? lol

[cliffybabe]

2.5?
I've got a friend with a rotten E34 535i with a good running engine if I'm tempted by the dark side!

Go on be tempted

[Omi]

How tough is the conversion? 4 pot M42 > 6 pot M30?

[stuartgallafant]

its a lot of work! whole new engine wiring loom and all sorts! pita if you ask me!

[fowler]

yes Ian H35 is selling an is engine for 175 quid
i think plus a 2.5 over a heavy weight 3.5 will kick ist ass becuse of the power to weight ratio

[Omi]

Ok, 6 pot is out of the question...

I want to rebuild this one or get an immaculate low-miler engine as a replacement. The shell is worth it I think...

[stuartgallafant]

fowler, you got a steering column in your breaker?

[320Touring]

to be honest i'd say stick another m42 in there.

too many iS getting converted in my opinion. if you want an m30, get either a cacked m40 car or a 325 wi a blown head

[dazleeds]

to be honest i'd say stick another m42 in there.

too many iS getting converted in my opinion. if you want an m30, get either a cacked m40 car or a 325 wi a blown head

i agree with neil
stick another m42 in there mate

then either sell itand buy a 25 or keep it and get another to playy in

pointless spoiling yet another Is as it will be worth left as it should be for 1 thing

[stuartgallafant]

same here, you gotta keep it iS. they're too special to just keep tearing apart...