e36 325i lives again!!

[KingKalie]

So after many nights of constant wrenching and fault finding the beast has finally been revived after sitting with the engine apart for +-5 years

Heres a quick snap of the vuil engine bay after I got her started

Did not let it run for long as theres no coolant pipes connected yet, full write up with pictures and progress coming soon :thumbs:

 

[Jeremy.d]

Cool. Looking forward to the updates

 

[LenyanSH]

number one, that's my favorite engine M50 single vanos the best ever....

 

[KingKalie]

number one, that's my favorite engine M50 single vanos the best ever....

Non vanos mate, she's an old girl :roflol:

 

[kilotango]

congrats dude! these 325i's are still my all time fav's.

really chuffed that you're reviving it :thumbs:

 

[KingKalie]

congrats dude! these 325i's are still my all time fav's.

really chuffed that you're reviving it :thumbs:

Thanks man I agree, this e36 325i has been a desire of mine for as long as i can remember, this revival is long overdue :hammerhead:

 

[kilotango]

congrats dude! these 325i's are still my all time fav's.

really chuffed that you're reviving it :thumbs:

Thanks man I agree, this e36 325i has been a desire of mine for as long as i can remember, this revival is long overdue :hammerhead:

awesome bru, please do keep us updated.. and post some pics when you can :ty:

 

[Nikhil]

well done bud! glad you kept the non vanos engine

 

[KingKalie]

well done bud! glad you kept the non vanos engine

"KEPT" :mmm: for now yes depending on how long this one lasts :smilebounce: or dare i say m50b25tu swap into the e36 and turbo the m50b25nv and drop it into an e30 shell? Maar ek se niks.. Only time will tell, and thanks for all your input along the road

 

[KingKalie]

So yesterday I took her out for the first drive in 5 years!!

Engine was smooth, exhaust note beautiful (sort of.. got a exhaust leak), pulled like a beast, everything went smoothly until I looked in the rear view mirror and saw the cloud of smoke engulfing my neighbourhood :uhoh: I then used this ninja style smoke screen to dart home and get into the garage quick before any cops or residents could get to me :roflol: (I have videos of the first start, first drive and smoke show I just don't know how to upload them, don't want to use youtube) So then.. where do i get rings replaced and how much is it going to cost me :hammerhead: and while we're at it anyone got good o'l Gizmo's number for me?? :smilebounce: The only reason I don't want to do the rings myself is because I dont really have time to pull everything seeing how I work Monday to Saturday, Sunday is for the Mrs and family :dunnoanymore:

 

[Nikhil]

So yesterday I took her out for the first drive in 5 years!!

Engine was smooth, exhaust note beautiful (sort of.. got a exhaust leak), pulled like a beast, everything went smoothly until I looked in the rear view mirror and saw the cloud of smoke engulfing my neighbourhood :uhoh: I then used this ninja style smoke screen to dart home and get into the garage quick before any cops or residents could get to me :roflol: (I have videos of the first start, first drive and smoke show I just don't know how to upload them, don't want to use youtube) So then.. where do i get rings replaced and how much is it going to cost me :hammerhead: and while we're at it anyone got good o'l Gizmo's number for me?? :smilebounce: The only reason I don't want to do the rings myself is because I dont really have time to pull everything seeing how I work Monday to Saturday, Sunday is for the Mrs and family :dunnoanymore:

So before you go to the rings, has the car used any oil? does it smoke on idle? My suspicion is that all the shit that built up in the last 5 years of standing has collected in the exhaust and is burning out.

 

[KingKalie]

No you can smell the oil burning and its not like light smoke from things being cleared out its heavy smoke like oil getting into the cylinders

 

[Nikhil]

No you can smell the oil burning and its not like light smoke from things being cleared out its heavy smoke like oil getting into the cylinders

ah well when life gives you an engine rebuild just turbo it:smilebounce:

 

[KingKalie]

I'll give her the good old italian tune up sometime this week just to make sure it's not build up in the exhaust

 

[kilotango]

I'll give her the good old italian tune up sometime this week just to make sure it's not build up in the exhaust

not sure if this engine model has that whole PCV/CCV system.. usually those cause bad smoke issues when they get blocked, or if the valve gets stuck or seized. probably worth checking out too.

i believe there is a way to bypass it, and use a catch can system.

symptoms looks like this:

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[KingKalie]

I'll give her the good old italian tune up sometime this week just to make sure it's not build up in the exhaust

not sure if this engine model has that whole PCV/CCV system.. usually those cause bad smoke issues when they get blocked, or if the valve gets stuck or seized. probably worth checking out too.

i believe there is a way to bypass it, and use a catch can system.

symptoms looks like this:

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Yeah I was thinking about this, I'm going to have a look at it but I'm doubtful that it's the issue, will be tearing it down again soon to see what's what

 

[kilotango]

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Yeah I was thinking about this, I'm going to have a look at it but I'm doubtful that it's the issue, will be tearing it down again soon to see what's what

good luck bro, let us know how it goes

 

[KingKalie]

Took off the valve cover and found myself a tasty oil milkshake, seems water and oil are mixing slightly, my fingers are pointing at an incorrectly sealed head gasket.. I'm not going to bother checking the torque of all the bolts I'm just going to go straight ahead and pull the head off (I love working on these engines so I don't mind) plus I'll have peace of mind knowing it is or isn't the head gasket either way I can check the block and everything else to make sure all is well. So after that it will be back at square one, it will go alot faster this time though as there's a lot less to do but take apart and reassemble

 

[delokes]

hope you get it sorted bud :dunnoanymore:

 

[KingKalie]

hope you get it sorted bud :dunnoanymore:

Thanks man, I'm sure I'll have it sorted by this weekend depending on when I get the new gaskets, these m50's are engineered so well it's such a breeze to work on, when you look at pre 2005 bmw's they're all pretty much just German legos