Recently acquired '82 733i 5speed runs like a champ and has plenty of power, but I am in need of a complete exhaust system. Exhaust went bad and I eventually just took it off! Sounds like I have headers and every time I'm at a stop light people try to race me. Most of 'em get a nice view of the back of my muffler-less Beemer.
Any recommendations on an exhaust systems for the beast???
Hi.
Just wondering if y'all could give me your thoughts on a 1983 bmw 740i. I am thinking of purchasing it at $1500 plus tax. The interior and exterior appear to be in great condition for their age. No excessive wear, just what you would expect for a 25yr old car. The paint could probably use a clear coat in the near future. It has 170K miles on it. The dealer that has it says it needs a transmission sensor. It runs, but is sluggish until it gets to 4th gear speeds. Is something like this just a routine thing, or a precursor to total transmission failure? Any thoughts you have are appreciated. Thanks! SuziQ.
For your exhaust... Autohaus.com or something like that.. they have great pricing and good stuff for our BMW world..
I have a 733i and needed a muffler... normally a 939.00 part.. 240.00 shipped to me and made it there in 2 days.
Picking up a 1979 733i with a four speed manual. Car has 92,000 miles and in great shape. It has been sitting in a barn for the past 6 years. Few problems I noticed when checking car out. It starts up but sounds like there is an exhaust leak coming from the passenger side of the engine. There is a good sized hole behind the rear passenger wheel in the trunk. and the brakes went to the floor, but I think that might be because there is no fluid in the reservoir. I'm getting this beauty for $600 dollars.
Just a few questions. Is there supposed to be a reading lamp screwed behind the back seats headrest? Also I have a mini black antenna on the trunk lid, looks like an ancient cell phone antenna. And there is driving light on the front bumper, sorta like rally lights. Any comments?
Jason.
I have an 84 733i in Bronzit Beige with newer leather interior. I bought this car in 2001 for $1200 from a lady I work with. The car is an original southern California car sold out of Harloff BMW in San Diego. One day the lady was complaining about the car over heating so I checked it out for her... found out she was 2 1/2 quarts low on oil and 2 gallons low on coolant... gads! Ran great after changing all of the fluids with the good stuff, replacing the original TRX Michelins with 2001 BMW 740 rims and Falken 16" tires and repairing a broken rear wishbone suspension piece that was cracked.
The car had 189K on it when I bought it in 2001 but the odometer mechanism went "PING" one day after I reset the trip odometer at the 194K mile mark it and hasn't registered mileage since. I estimate that I've put an additional 100-150K on the car since then... I drive it a lot putting 60 to 80 miles per day on the car.
Run the best (and heaviest) oil you can in the M30 engines. I run Castrol SynTech Blend 20/50 and change it every three months. Run BMW coolant from the BMW dealer. Other coolants have more phosphates in them that corrode radiators and, especially, the M30's aluminum cyl head. This is the prime reason the stat heating up when they get older. Mine hates the heat and I really have to be careful about getting into a so cal traffic jam in 90+ heat.
If anyone wants to swap pictures of 733's I'd be happy to send mine for a picture of yours. send your pic to my address of $$$cbraun@cattron.com$$$
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Carl.
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