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E21, E30General discussion and technical help for 1975-1991 3 series cars.
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Your Ride: 1985 325e
engine knock knock kcocking.
new to this forum so be gentle!
i recently purchased an 85' 325e and have a question/concern regarding engine knock. the car seems to have a diesel sounding knock at idle to 2000rpm...(not sounding likea lifter tap, but a knock)
it also idles irraticaly from time to time (vaccum leak?)
needless to say she's running a little rough.
the cap, rotor, plugs, oil, oil filter and fuel pump are all fresh. (i have a fuel filter which i will install soon.)
also im sure the vacuum hoses are all worn out. Go to realoem.com and check all the vacuum lines you may need. I changed mine out and the car idled better and seemed to have better performance.
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Your Ride: 1985 325e
got it checked out...looks like the rod bearings are worn and quite possibly the main bearings....time for an inframe bottom end rebuild. or is it even worth it?...find a rebuilt motor?...drive her til she drops?...The erratic idle was related to intake gaskets being blown. She runs good now, except for the knocking.
03-07-2007, 03:43 PM
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to something else or rebuild it.
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