how much to rebuild a e36 bmw ///m engine?

84fierotrevor · Post by **84fierotrevor** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:30 pm

Someone wants to trade me a 1995 bmw m3 with low compression in one cylinder for my 2003 R1 sportbike. I don't need advice on this being a bad deal on my part because I Just don't care I need to get ride of my bike soon or its gonna get stolen in this crackhead town. What I do need is advice on how much its gonna run me to have the low compression cylinder repaired.
I don't know what is causing it. And I don't think the guy that owns it does ether, but he might. But if I'm gonna have that issue fixed since the engine is already gonna be apart. Shouldn't I just have the engine rebuilt while I'm at it?
Any idea on what that might run?

donk_316 · Post by **donk_316** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:07 pm

id budget for 5-10k depending on how much of a "rebuild" you wanna do.

And if you have some left over.... yay!

Mach10 · Post by **Mach10** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:09 pm

Find out where it's leaking from. If it's a bad valve, it's not so bad; pull the heads off, drop $600 in headwork, throw 'em on and laugh.

If it's not burning oil, likely it's the head-gasket or the valves. Either way, it's not a bad ordeal. Expensive at the dealer, though.

The Dark Side of Will · Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:09 pm

BMW engine will NOT be cheap to overhaul. Custom American pistons might be cheaper than German aftermarket pistons, for instance.

84fierotrevor · Post by **84fierotrevor** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:20 pm

Cool, thanks. We will see how the ordeal goes and if it goes thru and I decide to trade him. I think it will be worth paying extra to have better parts thrown inside since I was thinking of boosting it down the road.

AkursedX · Post by **AkursedX** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:21 pm

http://data.bmrparts.com/ads.asp?ad=AD6&type=4

Try giving 'em a call. They probably even have a good used engine. No clue on the prices though, but it's a good starting point.

Fast88Fiero · Post by **Fast88Fiero** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:34 am

I'd say around $5-$6K. Thats what it's going to cost a friend of mine to rebuild his E36 engine, and thats just a 2.5. I'm sure the M engine would be more. I know parts for my E39 are expensive at the dealer, even with my employee discount.

stimpy · Post by **stimpy** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:40 am

LS1 swap.

84fierotrevor · Post by **84fierotrevor** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:28 am

no ls1 thanks. unlike how alot of fiero owners think,i dont feel every car can be made better with a big v8. i think the i6 of the bmw is perfect for the car. and fits its caractoristcs well.
i also think the syliva engine in the shebly gt was gay too.

donk_316 · Post by **donk_316** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:46 pm

84fierotrevor wrote: i also think the syliva engine in the shebly gt was gay too.

it was a RB26DETT.... Skyline GTR engine

TurboGT · Post by **TurboGT** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:01 pm

84fierotrevor wrote:I was thinking of boosting it down the road.

There is a place down the street from where I work that makes this kit

The are getting around 420 hp, and are very nice people to work with.
http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com ... arger.html

84fierotrevor · Post by **84fierotrevor** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:54 pm

donk_316 wrote:
84fierotrevor wrote: i also think the syliva engine in the shebly gt was gay too.
it was a RB26DETT.... Skyline GTR engine

Oooh. Gotcha. I didn't pay to close attantion to anything in that movie

I thought they took the motor outa that sylvia he smacked up in the begining which I thought was a s15 which I think has the sr20det. But I wouldn't be suprised if I'm wrong about all of the above

I'm not big into the imports or cars for that matter. Enough to know a little bit right and a bunch wrong tho haha :p

84fierotrevor · Post by **84fierotrevor** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:03 pm

TurboGT wrote:
84fierotrevor wrote:I was thinking of boosting it down the road.
There is a place down the street from where I work that makes this kit

The are getting around 420 hp, and are very nice people to work with.
http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com ... arger.html

That's pretty cool. What state you located in? And how much does that setup run installed? "I can't check myself my sidekick won't go to the page for some reason"
I'm afraid to boost my car because then I will have to deal with honda's trying to race me, people asking me questions, and tons of shit talking, all of which I don't have the time or patients for right now.
On the otherside tho. It would be nice not to get owned by stock cobalts or srt4's.
I miss my srt-4

The Dark Side of Will · Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:13 pm

donk_316 wrote:
84fierotrevor wrote: i also think the syliva engine in the shebly gt was gay too.
it was a RB26DETT.... Skyline GTR engine

It was in a Sylvia, though. It was probably the GTS engine also (Since Sylvia's are RWD only).

crzyone · Post by **crzyone** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:16 pm

The sylvia had an RB26DETT swap. They then swapped the motor into the mustang.

Mach10 · Post by **Mach10** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:28 pm

TurboGT wrote:There is a place down the street from where I work that makes this kitThe are getting around 420 hp, and are very nice people to work with.
http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com ... arger.html

Bah... Who needs a downpayment on a house, right? :thumbleft:

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:57 pm

84fierotrevor wrote:no ls1 thanks. unlike how alot of fiero owners think,i dont feel every car can be made better with a big v8. i think the i6 of the bmw is perfect for the car. and fits its caractoristcs well.
i also think the syliva engine in the shebly gt was gay too.

I couldn't agree more, that engine is spectacular. And MY GOD does it sound good!

TurboGT wrote: There is a place down the street from where I work that makes this kit

The are getting around 420 hp, and are very nice people to work with.
http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com ... arger.html

Though 420hp is nothing to complain about, I think I'd rather have this engine turbocharged (Or twin turbo), to keep in line with its factory personality.

donk_316 · Post by **donk_316** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:01 pm

The Dark Side of Will wrote: It was in a Sylvia, though. It was probably the GTS engine also (Since Sylvia's are RWD only).

In the movie the Silvia REALLY HAD a SR20. But for the story line they "said" it had an RB26... so it made more sense when they pull it out of the S14 and throw it into the Mustang...

RB26 can be swapped to RWD with a simple oil pan change and bolted to RB25 trans

The Dark Side of Will · Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:12 pm

The GTS's only had the 25? D-oh.

Lotsa trouble to go to for .1 litres on a really stout engine

donk_316 · Post by **donk_316** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:33 pm

im pretty sure besides the .1 difference there is alot more... the 26 was twin turbo and the 25 was a NA engine.

the RB20 was a single turbo available in GTS.

GTR is the only R32/R33/R34 model to get the RB26DETT

All the other R32s got the RB20DETT untill the R33s came out then the RB25 was available on the GTS

think there was even a 4cyl in there somewhere too...

RB20DET
RB25DE
RB26DETT (the engine everyone wishes they had)