what's it's like to work on a e36? is the vanos

>VANOS

More of a gradual loss of power than anything serious like the E46 cars

>How hard

Get a Hex and Torx socket set, and all the odd Metric sizes (7/11/13/15/16/18/20mm) and you'll be fine. Don't buy one as a daily driver or a track car, there's better more reliable cars you can get than a 20 year old BMW on its 4th owner and everything made out of rubber on its last legs

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>>16234884
I wanna daily one

i know e30s well does that help?

>>16234837
it is easy
>>16234884
my gf owns an E46 with 8 previous owners lol
the car is pretty gud

>>16234888
Yes

If you can daily a E30 you can daily a E36. Just replace the finicky 1980s electrical and rust with slightly less rust and the shittiest plastic/rubber in automotive history used on every square inch of the car. Mechanicals are solid except for when something that relies on a plastic/rubber part fails (think guibo/center bearing, cooling system, clutch pivot pin, anything that resembles a bushing or balljoint). Check for torn strut tower (where they bolt into) and head gaskets (common with high mileage or overheating)

It's a E30 with rear multilink and a nicer interior.

>>16235674
Forgot, head gaskets can manifest not just as mixing oil and coolant but as a really bad oil leak towards cylinder #6 easily confused with a really bad valve cover gasket on these cars. Otherwise pretty good

>>16234888
Hey since you know E30s can I ask you a question? I just bought a 1988 325is and when I rev above about 2k, it sounds like there is some rubbing sound. I don't know if it's the fan rubbing, or if it's the timing belt or what. I haven't had a chance to look at it. Do M20s just sound like that? I'm going to open it up and look at the timing belt if I can't find anything else.