Weekend Project

[AllGoNoShow]

Well from around 1-2 in the afternoon on Friday till whenever I'm done my mission is to fix this car up a little bit. I only have a little bit of cash to throw around so all the work is going to be doen myself, the most important stuff gets money and time priority then the other stuff.

Here is my list, if anyone has part numbers or such for the stuff I need to do, greatly appreciated, I will be updating when I remember new things and when I find out part numbers.


1. Fix coolant leak *TOP PRIORITY*
- Water pump or Water pump gasket by the looks of it
P/N:
01 RMFD WATER PUMP 1 11519070761
02 FLANGE 1 11511277387 ENDED
03 LOCK RING 30X1,2 1 07119934645
04 WATER PUMP BEARING 1 11511706731 $16.80
05 HEX BOLT M6X35 6 07119901189
06 WAVE WASHER B6 6 07119932099
08 GASKET ASBESTOS FREE 1 11511265654 $1.19
09 SLIP-RING SEAL 1 11511704084 $24.08
11 ROTOR 1 11511720891 $13.86

2. Paint Valve cover black w/ raised silver lettering

3. Replace wheel bearings on front
- Makes a grinding noise, squeels sometimes, believe it is throwing the ABS sensor out of whack, possibly greating my vibration/bounce/wobble
P/N:
01 WHEEL HUB, FRONT, ASYMMETRIC D=97MM 2 11/1991 31211129386 $189.70
01 WHEEL HUB, FRONT, SYMMETRIC D=83MM 2 11/1991 31221139345 $189.70
01 WHEEL HUB, FRONT, SYMMETRIC D=83MM 2 31221139345 $189.70
01 WHEEL HUB, FRONT, ASYMMETRIC D=97MM 2 02/1992 31211129386 $189.70
01 WHEEL HUB, FRONT, SYMMETRIC D=83MM 2 02/1992 31221139345 $189.70
01 WHEEL HUB, FRONT, SYMMETRIC D=83MM 2 31221139345 $189.70


4. Adjust the rear suspension some more
- Adjustment of U bolt

5. Get tires balanced

6. Replace sway bar links
P/N: 31351134582 $38.78

7. Drain oil and replace oil pan gasket
P/N: 11131315154 $23.10

8. Finish oil change
Should I use Castrol GTX 10-30w?
Filter already have

9. Replace front control arm bushings
P/N:

10. Adjust steering box
- Adjustment of screw on top of box

11. Remove Rear seats
- Lost my registration down there
- Check fuses and relays I hear under there
- Check for other goodies
- Do a battery check while in there

12. Transmission Mount
- Thunks in gear sometimes
- Wierd shifts odd times
- Possibly some of my vibration problems
P/N: 24711131663 - Rubber Mount $11.97
P/N: 24711129871 - Cross Member $23.80

13. Fix rear headjust cable
- Shorten black cable sleeving

14. Clean black engine things
- I got some sort of yellow film/coating on all of ym black stuff, makes the enigne bay look pretty horrible, need to clean it.



Maybe some sleep and washing of the baby when I get some time inbetween or after, but I need this stuff done, winter is coming quickly and I don't want to work in the cold.

[Glenn 328is]

Post up some pics after a cleanup - engine bay, and interior too.

What do you use to clean and condition your leather seats?

[sputnik]

Did you know that there was that much wrong with the car when you bought it?

[QuasarCav]

Originally posted by sputnik
Did you know that there was that much wrong with the car when you bought it?


:werd:

Changing a water pump on a SBC and on a BMW are two totally different things.

What if the clunk in the tranny is not the mounts. I would hate to see what kind of repair bill that is. It's not like you can get the parts from the local store either.

Did you get it inspected and adjust the price accordingly? I know it may look bigger than it actually is but parts on a BMW are not cheap.

The reason these BMW's are selling for 5% of what they soldfor new is because once the vehicle is out of warranty alot of people cannot afford to maintain and repair all the fancy shit that goes wrong.

G/L! I'm sure someone on here has a few leads on where to get parts.

[Weapon_R]

That sounds like a lot of work to get done in a single weekend! If you budget ~2 hours for each project (and I doubt you'll be able to do some of those in 2 hrs), you'll need about 30 hours of work to get it completely finished!

Good luck, but sounds like quite the task.

[AllGoNoShow]

Well not all of it will get done this weekend but if I say Im going to do 2 projects then only one will get done, so I make a list of 15 and hopefully I do a couple :)

Yes I had the BMW inspected before and no the coolant leak and a couple others weren't on the inspection, they developed with me driving.

I use Mothers on my seats, use the clear and the conditioner.

And for the dude who posted about parts and BMW resale etc... sure, look at what happens when you goto a dealership. I could take this thing in right now for this waterpump. The retail of the pump was $282 from my guy, which means around $350 from Dealership, plus $85 an hour and its probably a 6 hour jobby in the books. Very expensive.

Myself?? I goto my parts buddy, gives me a huge discoutn on the pump, $100, new gasket $2. Then I goto www.e32underground.com or bimmer.info, look into the repair process and how-tos on waterpumps, get all the howtos with tools and pictures. Goto work at it one day and I will have it done, for $100.

THATS where BMW owners get ripped off, the dealerhsip and what they charge for parts and labour. When your a DIY'r then its not nearly as expensive. Got to love having the sources.

I guess you guys would all laugh at me considering I've had no job for the last 2 months, paid insurance, gas, and am able to repair the car and still manage :) Its all about money mangement, I have poor mangement skills but i know where to spend it, and it sure as hell isn't at the dealership.


And its not exactly thigns wrong with the car, its general maintence is half the stuff. Painting valve covers? Cleans up engine bay, has nothing to do with price and hsit, I just don't like the ugly looking metal thats been aged, time to paint it. Oil change? Bah all you guys do them aswell, the only difference is my oil change I am chaning the oil pan gasket because there is a slight leak coming out of it by the looks of the block and such. Sway bar end links? Pift bushings get worn out, then you replace them and nothing happens, general maintence.

For the age and price I got the car for this is absolutly nothing in my books. If you goto CMS right now, look at their lot, they have a 740iL with shitty tint, .5L more then me, and a car phone that looks ugly. How much are they asking for it? over 4x what I paid for mine.

$400 in repairs within 2 months I can very well justify because these things last forever.

[AllGoNoShow]

Oh yah and the tranny, its not really a clunk, just movement of the tranny and vibration, which makes me believe its a mount and not parts falling apart.