Got under the car to take a look at what needs to be replaced. As expected, the motor mounts and control arm bushings are trashed. The motor mounts are about half as tall as they should be, completely blown, almost metal on metal. The rubber in the control arm bushings is separated from the metal as well. All expected items given the age.
What I didn't expect is that this car still has every piece of original underbody plastic, still intact, not only the skid plate, but also the brake ducts, plastic behind the headlights, everything. It's obvious this car has never been abused, it also still has a lot of original parts, so it hasn't been restored in any way, but that's what I'm doing.
Ran down to the local BMW dealer and got:
Oil pan gasket $22.44
Motor mounts $170.50
Transmission mounts $51.64
Again I'm surprised at how reasonably priced the factory parts are, plus my 10% BMW CCA discount doesn't hurt. Unfortunately it will take a week for the motor mounts to get here.
Also completed a cooling system flush, oil change. Dropped the oil pan to inspect, no bolts in the pan, I did find 2 small pieces of what I thought were timing chain parts, but on closer examination appear to me small bits of the timing chain guide, but they are small enough that I don't think they represent any serious wear. The oil that was in the car was pretty much sludge, long overdue for a change, and didn't appear to be the correct weight, so I filled it up with proper 20-50w oil.
Installed the O2 sensor, air filter, coolant temp sensor, thermostat. Going to see how the engine sounds before I did into the valve cover gasket, not sure if it will need work in that area yet. It was making some lifter noise when cold, but I think that's due to the oil and engine tune, we'll see.
Running total:$2550
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