BMW E36 M3 Pre-purchase info and advice (Part 2 of 3)

Part 2 of an informational video showing general information, common maintenance concerns, and test drive advise.

Demonstration car is a 1998 M3 sedan. Hellrot (bright red) on black leather, 5MT.

Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Z7WrN-tSE

Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4s-1TeNsjA

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• BMW
• E36
• M3
• sedan
• review
• test
• drive
• maintenance

[drainfreaksdotnet]

You need to update your video since we've now discovered that you can indeed replace the control arm ball joints. ;)

[fiveightandten]

@drainfreaksdotnet - correct, some people have figured out that you can in fact replace the ball joints and re-use the control arms. It's good to look in to from a financial standpoint, but everything has its pros and cons. I went with new Lemforder LCA's on mine when I replaced them.

Anyways, maybe i'll do up an annotation to insert. If you have a link with a good forum thread or other resource that explains it, i'm all ears. Thanks for the reply.

[Qnickel27]

Love these vids I was wandering though, does the S52 motor have VANOS?

[fiveightandten]

@Qnickel27 - Yes, the S52 has single VANOS, which operates on the intake cam.

[Mr330d]

@fiveightandten @fiveightandten without sounding really dumb them 6 things right beside the engine there them's the cylinders right?? my e46 330d has a cover you cn't see anything and i'v never botherd removing it lol take a look at my youtube channel it's my main pic it's a uk version love the e36 m3's my mate has 1 its like a dark purple tho but looks amazing

[fiveightandten]

@Mr330d - If you're referring to the 6 cylinder looking things you see to the right of the engine cover, that's the intake manifold. It feeds air into the cylinders, which are inside the engine, and thus not visible without disassembling it.

[lkwinnipesaukee]

(Around 5 minutes)

I hope you daaaaaaanceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. I hopeeeee youuuuuuu danceeeeeeeee. I hope you danceeeeeeeeeee....I hopeeee youuuuu danceeeeee!"

Seriously though, EXCELLENT EXCELLENT video. You should receive a medal.

[lolrajatime1]

Hey what happened to those 1st reviews u did when you were on like the side of the road on a bright day i thought that was a cool review also but ur great at these review im getting a E36 M3 in December ive loved the E36 M3 scince 2nd grade

[Boarderforlife32]

hey man i know quite a bit about m3's but have a question about the seats that are on it.. its a 1997 bmw m3 e36 coupe and does not have the bmw stripes on the seats.. can you help me out?

[ibjoesoef]

man, u know so well about this car! I envy You! :D i just finished saving up and ready to get one of this E36, a two door, estoril blue. Many many many thanks for your highly informative video! Sixteen Thumbs UP !

[Mario4Italy]

@fiveightandten Is this a good first car?

[TRDSpecs]

I'm buying M3E46 and I would like yo know if the ball jointr eplaceable or not ?

[Mr330d]

@fiveightandten damn i sounded stupid there. :( just looked to me like they where the 6 cylinders haha oops you can't even see the intake manifold on the e46 330d but it sounds amazing on tick over it has a straight through exhaust on it and a re-mapp to 246bhp and 360 lb-ft torque bmw = "ultimate driving machine"

[minirobinho10]

@fiveightandten thanks i appreciate it