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1997 BMW 318ti
Property of Mathieu66. Added Apr 28 2014

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Jan 6 2017

Lights still good

  • 213,130

Added by Mathieu66 on Jan 6 2017 at 3:03 pm


Tire Pressure

  • 213,130

Added by Mathieu66 on Jan 6 2017 at 3:02 pm


Nov 13 2016

Tire Rotation

  • 211,400

Added by Mathieu66 on Nov 13 2016 at 12:39 am


Nov 9 2016

Tire Pressure

  • 210,000

Added by Mathieu66 on Dec 27 2016 at 6:13 pm


Tire Rotation

  • 210,000

Added by Mathieu66 on Dec 27 2016 at 6:11 pm


Oct 21 2016

12.8k UOA came back. Great on everything save for a minor concern with the copper level. TBN at 4.1 but next OCI will be at a flat 10k.

  • 209,750

Added by Mathieu66 on Oct 21 2016 at 7:07 pm


Added Red Line fuel treatment S-1 to gas tank.

  • 209,750

Added by Mathieu66 on Oct 23 2016 at 6:44 pm


Oct 7 2016

12,300 on this interval. Oil still looked good with some translucence.

  • 209,869

Added by Mathieu66 on Oct 7 2016 at 10:26 pm


Redline 75-90 in the Differential (1.2Q). The drain totalled less than a quart even when the front end was jacked up. 5.25q of AMOQT with new Mann filter. The cabin air filters were really caked with soot, lint, and other debris. Carlos jr and I did the work for $50.

  • 209,869

Added by Mathieu66 on Oct 7 2016 at 10:03 pm


Sep 20 2016

Replaced air filter with a Mann and cleaned the MAF sensor.

  • 208,350

Added by Mathieu66 on Sep 20 2016 at 6:58 pm


Sep 19 2016

Got car back from Unique Unlimited today. Looks great. Bill, besides taking care of the front face plate, bumper,and grills, polished the headlight lenses, blew out the debris in the AC condenser, and sanded, polished, paint matched the under bumper. Front end looks new.

  • 208,359

Added by Mathieu66 on Sep 19 2016 at 8:22 pm


Aug 25 2016

Bosch up and downstream O2 sensors installed by Black Forest (Likely Alex.) Randy said the rear chaffing noise is likely the differential. They also lubed the brakes to almost eliminate the squeaking.

  • 208,500

Added by Mathieu66 on Aug 27 2016 at 7:32 pm


Jun 24 2016

Cleaned throttle body and plates. First time in a year. Air filter looks good. Oil was at 1/8th of an inch below full.

  • 206,000

Added by Mathieu66 on Jun 24 2016 at 2:35 pm


Jun 9 2016

Radio bezel replaced

  • 206,350

Added by Mathieu66 on Jun 9 2016 at 5:06 pm


Jun 8 2016

Verified mileage for AAA

  • 206,350

Added by Mathieu66 on Jun 8 2016 at 3:30 pm


Mar 31 2016

Drive shaft refurbished and new German flex disc installed plus stock transmission mounts. Black Forest (Alex)

  • 204,500

Added by Mathieu66 on Mar 31 2016 at 6:34 pm


Mar 21 2016

Powerflex rear subframe and differential bushings installed by Randy. Also Royal Purple Syncromax gearbox service, new right boot on steering axle, and brakes lubed (still squeak, though.) No shavings on the gearbox magnet. BERY NICE!

  • 203,450

Added by Mathieu66 on Mar 21 2016 at 10:13 pm


Nov 11 2015

Installed SYLVANIA 9006 SilverStar zXe High Performance Halogen Headlight Bulbs.

  • 200,650

Added by Mathieu66 on Nov 11 2015 at 5:57 pm


Oct 21 2015

Zimmerman rear rotors, Fast Source front rotors, and Gerfolg brake pads installed by Carlos's guys.

  • 199,975

Added by Mathieu66 on Oct 21 2015 at 8:43 pm


Oct 10 2015

Carlos fixed driver's window regulator

  • 199,500

Added by Mathieu66 on Oct 10 2015 at 1:02 pm


Oct 8 2015

New Cooper 205/60/15's

  • 199,275

Added by Mathieu66 on Oct 8 2015 at 2:06 pm


Oct 6 2015

Had Randy install all Amsoil. Diff fluid is 75-90. Clutch, brake, power steering, and transmission done too.

  • 199,193

Added by Mathieu66 on Oct 6 2015 at 6:11 pm


Sep 22 2015

Wix

  • 198,000

Added by Mathieu66 on Sep 22 2015 at 5:22 pm


Sep 1 2015

UOA came back. And it was stellar. The TBN after 10,800m was 3.7 and the analyst said it could have gone another 2k. The only wear metal to exceed the standard 5.7k interval change was copper and even that was negligible. Detergents were near new levels.

  • 197,500

Added by Mathieu66 on Sep 1 2015 at 11:57 pm


Aug 25 2015

Carlos replaced the valve cover gasket, which blew and left the first three spark plugs in 2 inches of oil. Also installed new Bosch Iridium fine wire plugs and the acceleration is noticeably improved.

  • 197,700

Added by Mathieu66 on Aug 25 2015 at 1:36 pm


Aug 19 2015

Changed coolant to BMW grey 50/50 and did oil change with AMOQT 10W-40 w/ Mann 7154x filter. Old filter looked great after 10,800 miles and oil still retained some translucence.

  • 197,528

Added by Mathieu66 on Aug 19 2015 at 10:51 pm


Aug 12 2015

Flushed radiator 3 times today: First, with Royal Purple flush, second, with distilled water, and third, refilled with distilled and drove off with that in the tank. Also, patched a tear in the front passenger CV boot with a bicycle inner tube and zip ties.

  • 197,300

Added by Mathieu66 on Aug 12 2015 at 11:44 pm


Jul 14 2015

Added final 6oz of Amsoil. Filled to just below full notch. Oil still has some transluncency after 9500 miles.

  • 196,200

Added by Mathieu66 on Jul 14 2015 at 11:58 am


Jun 6 2015

Cleaned throttle body,MAF sensor, and checked air filter. All were relatively clean.

  • 195,000

Added by Mathieu66 on Jun 6 2015 at 10:50 pm


Apr 13 2015

Added .25qt of Amsoil 10W-40. Dipstick is finally showing some oil darkening after 6700 miles.

  • 193,400

Added by Mathieu66 on Apr 13 2015 at 4:15 pm


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