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In Reply to: euro S38 engine rebuild options posted by Juan Bruce on December 05, 2001 at 13:28:51:
It all depends on how long you want to keep the car. If you want to keep it a long time (2+ years), I would recommend a rebuild.
Go to http://www.bmwe34m5.com and check under magazine articles (might be under the E24 section) and check out Dan Erwin's Bimmer Magazine M88/3 rebuild article. He backed off the compression as you suggest, but stayed with the simplex chain. Same reasons.
I would have put in the duplex chain and retained the higher euro compression ratio, but then I did not pay for his rebuild!
Neil Deshpande
http://www.neilwerke.com
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Hi everyone,
I have an 85 M6 with 82k. The compresion is getting low in the motor(145-160) the leakdown is getting high(15-42) and its having a tough time passing CA smog. Hopefully the pistons are still ok and I can get away with new rings and freshening the head.
Otherwise I'm looking for engine rebuild options. Some people have told me I should not do a stock rebuild because the euro compresion is too high for the low (91) octane fuel we have in CA. I called Dinan and they no longer do strocker motors. Who is good at rebuilding these motors? What are my options?
Thanks,
Juan Bruce
85 M635CSi "The Ultimate, Ultimate Driving Machine" poster car
95 M3
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