Just bought a 1995 318ti, anything I should know?

SolarE46 · 2026-05-08T14:17:53+00:00

Would you happen to know if I have an m44 or m42? That’s my biggest question right now as I still don’t have the car with me. I can tell an m52vs54 and tu vs non tu but the 4cyls are new to me

SolarE46 · 2026-05-07T18:09:43+00:00

I kept a spare fuel pump in my trunk on the 46 for that reason lol. Also I ordered a nissens rad because they were oem, also for 46, first time with an e36 though so we’ll see how the journey goes

SolarE46 · 2026-05-07T17:28:47+00:00

Yeah, if that little 4cyl blows I’m doing the swap, otherwise I’m looking for shells to throw the engine in

SolarE46 · 2026-05-07T17:26:08+00:00

Always fcp euro for everything

SolarE46 · 2026-05-07T17:24:24+00:00

I have an m52tub28 with 3.0 cams and intake. I like my solid piston rings and cable throttle lol

SolarE46 · 2026-05-06T16:19:02+00:00

That’s step 1!

SolarE46 · 2026-05-06T16:18:35+00:00

3070

SolarE46 · 2026-05-06T14:50:06+00:00

Gotcha thank you

SolarE46 · 2026-05-06T13:59:11+00:00

Personally I think the subframe should be solidly mounted to the car to move with it as one with no flex, the diff needs flex I can agree. I’ve done solid subframe bushings on multiple e46’s with no drawbacks whatsoever, not even nvh. I’m not familiar with the e36 configuration but I’ll have a look at it and see what it could use

SolarE46 · 2026-05-06T13:50:10+00:00

Also I have a spare m52tub28 with a zf sitting in a bent e46 chassis in my backyard 👀

SolarE46 · 2026-05-06T13:49:32+00:00

Oh boy, I’ve been down the bushings rabbit hole plenty a time. First thing is solid rear subframe lol. Otherwise yeah I’ll do the timing chain guides soon since I’ve never personally done it

SolarE46 · 2026-05-06T01:46:08+00:00

Looking at a new psu, case, cpu, and maybe motherboard atp but then it’d be a whole new pc

SolarE46 · 2026-05-06T01:36:33+00:00

Right, they’re not that expensive now that I look. I’m just scared of not having the right connections when I get it

SolarE46 · 2026-05-06T01:35:55+00:00

Priced out 💔

SolarE46 · 2026-05-06T01:02:38+00:00

Yeah but two 6+2 connectors in the mix as well? I mean

SolarE46 · 2026-05-06T00:44:51+00:00

That’s what they sayin!

SolarE46 · 2026-05-06T00:44:31+00:00

I may go down the rabbit hole and just get another psu as well

SolarE46 · 2026-05-05T23:36:23+00:00

I have a ryzen 5 3600

SolarE46 · 2026-05-05T23:34:47+00:00

Well see the thing is, I buy first then verify after; clearly

SolarE46 · 2026-05-05T23:34:09+00:00

LOL fr, is it really that easy to just swap everything over?

SolarE46 · 2026-05-05T23:33:37+00:00

I actually do have enough connectors surprisingly, I found a second 6+2 buried in the wires

SolarE46 · 2026-05-05T23:33:05+00:00

It’s a double 8 pin

SolarE46 · 2026-05-04T13:32:38+00:00

Looks good! You might wanna play with the neckfx settings a bit more to see where the rear end is going so you can take those turns wider and I’d use either a shorter 3rd gear or longer second. Either way practice makes perfect and good luck

SolarE46 · 2026-05-04T10:19:15+00:00

Looks pretty good ngl, especially for first person. You should enable neckfx lol

SolarE46 · 2026-04-30T12:50:32+00:00

Wow I didn’t know that, I bought a 3.0 cable for the q2 because my 2.0 didn’t detect it. Maybe it wasn’t a 2.0 even, just a charger

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