1998 BMW M3

Sedan

6 - Cyl.

Manual

WBSCD0324WEE12735

Gasoline

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Up for sale is my 98 M3 Sedan, 5-speed, Arctic Silver/Black Interior, 197k miles. Clear Title in hand, VIN – WBSCD0324WEE12735Car is located in Dallas, PA This is a great running enthusiast owned M3 with lots of new parts. Since I owned it I’ve replaced the transmission, clutch, cooling system, head gasket, VANOS, suspension, etc. Details are found below. Don’t let the mileage fool you, it’s really a great running car. Everything works great; AC blows cold, heat blows hot, etc. The reason I’m selling is that I bought a 2004 M3 and don’t need this anymore. The interior is in very nice overall condition, I’d say 8.5/10. No tears in the seats, even the DS bolster hardly shows wear. The center vent is cracked and the fabric on the sunroof card is off (I do have another very nice card that I’ll include I just haven’t gotten around to replacing it).The exterior is not perfect, but not too bad either considering the mileage; I’d say 6/10 to be safe. There is a dent in the DS rear corner and it does have some rock chips in the front and a few small scratches. There is also some very minor damage from hail. It’s really hardly noticeable; I just want to be as honest as possible. A little history – I bought the car in 10/08 with a bad auto trans. I did an auto-to-manual swap using parts from my previous M3 that I had totaled. There is a trans light on due to the swap. I tried to reprogram to get this off with no luck. There is also two CEL errors: CAN bus timeout – from the swap and AfterCat O2 Heater – This is just stating that the O2 sensor isn’t warming up quickly enough. It doesn’t affect drivability so I never bothered replacing the O2 sensor. The state inspection expired at the end of March. Rear tires will need to be replaced to pass. The trans grinds a little when shifting quickly from 3rd to 4th. It really isn’t that bad, you just need to shift a little slowly. It never bothered me so I never looked into it. I just replaced the head gasket and cooling system and rebuilt the VANOS. The car did NOT overheat; the head gasket blew through between cylinders 5 and 6, so it was just a loss of compression. Here is a list of the maintenance/upgrades that I did with the current mileage on the item:In total, I put over $5k just in parts into it since I owned it. TRANS: 5-speed trans/driveshaft – 108k Flex Disk – 25k UUC Red Trans Mounts – 25k UUC Short Shift Kit – 25k UUC Stage 1 Clutch/Lightweight Flywheel – 21k ZHP Weighted Shift Knob – 20k 5th Gear Fix – 20k Release Bearing/Fork Lever Spring/Pivot Pin/Crankshaft Rear Seal/Fork Lever/Pilot Bearing/Trans Input Shaft Seal/Shift Lever Support Bushing – 20k Clutch Master Cylinder/Slave Cylinder – <1k SUSPENSION: Koni Yellow Adjustable Shocks/Struts – 14k H&R Sport Springs – 14k Meyle HD Rear Shock Mounts – 14k UUC Red RTABs – 14k Lemforder Tie Rods – 20k Front Sway Bar Links – 33k OEM FCABs – 16k 14.5mm Rear Spring Pads – 10k DS Rear Ball Joint/Control Arm – 1k ENGINE/COOLING: Head Gasket – <1k Beisan Systems VANOS Rebuild Kit - <1k Valve Cover/VANOS Gasket – <1k OEM Radiator/Hoses/Thermostat/Aluminum Thermostat Housing – <1k Graf Metal Impeller Water Pump – <1k Expansion Tank/Cap/Coolant Level Sensor – <1k Heater Valve/Hose – 18k Camshaft Position Sensor – 9k Alternator/AC Belts – 13k Tensioner/Idler Pulleys – 13k Spark Plugs – NGK BKR6E – 20k BRAKES/TIRES: Axxis Deluxe Front Pads – 30k Brembo OEM Front Rotors – 20k ATE Rear Pads/UUC Rear Rotors – 11k Hankook V12 – Front – 3k - ~8/32 thread left Hankook V12 – Rear – 19k – Will need replacing MISC: Interstate MTP-91 Battery – 29k Infinity Reference Components Front Speakers – 32k Bosch Icon Wiper Blades – <1k Brake Light Switch - <1k MOST RECENT FLUID CHANGES: RP Max Gear 75W140 Diff – 11k RP Synchromax Trans – 11k RP 10W40 Engine – <1k ATE Super Blue Brake – <1k BMW Coolant/Distilled Water – <1k A non-refundable deposit of $500 is due within 48 hours of the auction's close.The balance is due within 7 days of the auction's close, cash or cashier's check only. Test drives are more than welcome.My name is Mike, email me or send a text to 570-262-7997 with any questions or if you want any additional pictures.