Nope, false alarm. The battery was completely shit the bed but $90 later, it started right up after clearing the winter cobwebs out. She's a beauty. Thanks for the help.by bam_loves_his_bmw_325 - Technical Forum
Does anyone have a good link to a procedure for starter replacement? I just traded up my Audi for my dream E30 but she won't start and I'm suspecting it's the starter. I've found all kinds of articles for going in under the transmission but I've heard there's another way from above, anyone know this? It would help me do it a lot easier as it's 10 degrees ouby bam_loves_his_bmw_325 - Technical Forum
Haha, thanks guys. Beer? I may need a handle of Smirnoff triple black for this job. Ordering the oil pan very soon, but for now..... The quick steel doesn't seem like it melts but it still leaks. I took a tube of Ultra black and covered the bits I thought would leak the most. It doesn't gush out but once the car cools down, it still drips. Probably a half quart a day, I just leby bam_loves_his_bmw_325 - Technical Forum
Ebay was where I found it for $217. Thanks Dave, that's a good site. It's a bit more work to get my hands on it but it's definitely cheaper. This should be a fun project. And by "fun", I mean "excruciatingly slow and painful."by bam_loves_his_bmw_325 - Technical Forum
Well I'm back in the E30 game, picked up an 87 325i convertible about two weeks ago. I caved into the pressure and jumped on this deal, making this my fourth E30, somehow dubbed "Richard Nixon". The problem I want to immediately address is the hole in my oil pan. I was out on a rough road a few days ago and a nice sized rock punched right through it. Luckily I had somby bam_loves_his_bmw_325 - Technical Forum
I'm curious why the forum keeps erasing me and my username Ah well, I'm back and I've got a new bane to my existence that I'd like to share with you; Matilda. This will be my third E30 and hopefully the best, though at this juncture, I must say that I'm not too optimistic. Anderson Cooper 16 is pretty hard to beat, and even in her hayday, Helga was a beauty.by bam_loves_his_bmw_325 - Technical Forum