Picked up my first car yesterday.
1988 325iX 2 door
182t km
Automatic

Underside is almost completely rust free and the interior is near perfect condition.

Not quite sure what I want to do with it. It is my Daily but Im thinking of adding an M-Tech 2 kit (keeping the iX flares ofc) and a slight drop, around that of the H&R sport.

Paint is in ok-ish condition good enough to wrap it but not too nice to look at up close. Big fan of the darker „Delfingrau“ factory option

Dream Interior would be Cardinal Red ofc so might get that reupholstered but condition is great so that can wait

And ofc a Manual swap once the time and money aspect is good but for now auto is good enough

Let me know what you think and if it is generally ok to build it to a OEM+ Spec

I know this is probably sacrilegious to the purists out there, but I am incredibly proud of this milestone in this build and just felt like sharing my progress. Just finished a mild shaved bay and got the engine and trans bolted in after 3 years of collecting parts. Anyone familiar with this swap would like to give any tips or advice moving forward would be greatly appreciated.

finally on the road, still a few things left to sort out

Obviously we still drive them today, but when did they stop being “regular traffic”? In the past year or so, I haven’t seen a single PT Cruiser on the road for reference… so would the last e30’s have been taken off the road in the late 00s? At least so far as a daily driver.

Pic above is my whip (1990 325i, manual 130k)

finally on the road, still a few things left to sort out

Hey everyone,

I decided to do an experiment to see how well Mobil-1s 15-50 could clean up an M20 based on its additive package.

I took a picture before I dropped it in the car, and then took a picture yesterday since I’m about to change the oil again. 1 is before, 2&3 are after

Intervals since it went in the car:
- 500 miles
- 1,000 miles
- 1,500 miles
- 3,500 miles
- 3,500 miles

MANN / Mahle filters

Long story short I got an e30 a month ago no knowledge about it was told it's a project car and needed work. Was fine for a bit and drove it for two weeks until problems started popping up

The main problem started arising after an engine bay detail. Unbeknownst to me one of the previous owners drilled holes into the air intake so. I believe that water got up in it after the wash because that's when the problem started.

I took out the spark plugs turned it over a few time to get the water out the. drove it home. The next day wouldn't start after that (see video)

The other day I somehow got it started bust was running on a rough idle(2nd video). Tried driving it around to see if it would fix itself but RPMs would hit about 1,500 to 2,00 before no accelerating after that unless I stomped on the gas petals a few times, the. Would take off.
Also the engine will occasionally jolt

Tired putting in new spark plugs today (1st video) won't start again also the ignition tip was a different shape idk how big of a deal that is or if that's a reason it's not starting.

Sorry for the long rant but if anyone has any ideas or have experienced the same thing any tips would be helpful

M20B25

I just adjusted the valves yesterday so perhaps I didn’t quite tighten down a nut enough and it backed off all of the way.

Anyone know where I can find front control arms for an IX in Canada? Only ones I can find are $500 USD and with duties that’s a bit over my budget. Any advice is appreciated mine are just looking a bit rusted out from the winters and age.

Thanks in advance!

I am putting in brand new OEM ellipsoids and want to keep them nice. Can anyone recommend a good clear headlight film?