the first 2 production years also had bad t-stats and i believe there was something with the radiator deteriorating or something
this is too much money for an early e36. and non vanos isn’t necessarily a bad thing, less to go wrong. but if you want to throw in s52 cams 328i/is is the way to go
these motors have a timing chain, also, so less prone to breakage on the m50/52, unlike the m20 in which the timing belt was a bitchwhore
:tup: to hydraulic lifters though.
this is too much money for a run of the mill e36. my buddy just bought one with 175k with a new clutch, and a bunch of recent maintenance for 2400
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