Description
BMW Z3 3. 0 Sport Automatic 231BHP
I have owned this car since Dec 2020 with 122k miles on it and have done extensive work on it totalling £7000! Its a great car sounds good and goes really well. It was originally Titan silver but I loved the Sterling Grey colour. So I found a donor car replaced all the panels for better condition ones and proceeded to swap them over.
Everything was rust treated and sprayed with zinc primer and waxoyled before fitting and the underside has been done this winter
The engine has undergone extensive work as well and currently sits with 123161
The car originally came with the fake wood trim which I hated so I removed all of that and fitted it with the brushed steel effect trim.
It is stored over winter in a heated de-humidified garage and does very little mileage hence selling it and with a bad back and hip getting in and out is not much fun anymore :-(
The car does have a few little niggles the drivers seat has started to move a little from worn bushes and the glove box hand has broken but apart from that its in a decent condition for a 25year old carEngine @ 122296 miles
• Strip down top half of engine to remove manifold replacing the following
• Breather Tank purge valve P/ N FEBI 46426 £30. 25
• Hard water pipe under manifold P/ N Bthe details below £26. 88
• Radiator fan switch P/ N the details below £23. 98
• Crankcase breather valve & filter P/ N the details below £27. 99
• Heater Inlet pipe P/ N the details below £22. 40
• Coolant Pipe P/ N the details below £42. 63
• Engine coolant temp sensor P/ N the details below £19. 37
• Intake manifold gasket P/ N the details below £9. 68
• Crankcase breather hose P/ N the details below £9. 24
• Silicone vacuum hose £1. 72
• Engine water hose P/ N Bthe details below £30. 91
• Full coolant flush (G48) £50
• Replace DISA valve P/ N X8ROO42 £58. 49
• Replace oil filter seal & belt £28
• Replace air filter & both pipes £41. 51
• Rebuild VANOS unit with bearings for X8R upgraded unit P/ N X8R0166 £149
• Full oil flush, synthetic oil & filter £48
• Engine breather pipe & pump P/ N the details below £42
• Expansion Tank hose P/ N the details below £31
• Expansion Tank P/ N the details below £24
TOTAL £1487. 05
Gearbox & LSD @ 122405
• Drained & replaced differential fluid with Motul Gear Comp 74W – 140 Fully Synthetic racing transmission & LS oil x 2 litres £43. 29
• Drain & Replace auto transmission fluid with Comma MV ATV fully synthetic x 10 litres £54. 16
• Added MR Shudder torque inhibitor (reduces wear) £19
• Remove filter from transmission and replace filter, gasket, and bolts Filter P/ N Febi 27065 £43. 29
TOTAL £334. 74
Bodywork
• Remove all panels from car, wheel liners & wheels.
• Clean internal sills, zinc 182, prime sills and coat with Waxoyl and underside
• Replace outer sills with BMW Genuine P/ N the details below £309. 95
• Spray sills with Zinc 182, stone chip guard, Sterling Grey and waxoyl inside £87. 03
• New clips and screws for sills £8. 99
• Refit new panels from donor car (different colour) after rustproofing and Waxoyling £800
• New clips, fastenings for panels £32
• Fit newer cleaner headlights £200
• Replace indicator lens with LED £48
• Fit all new badges £53
• Wheel refurb kit £40
• 4 off new tyres £450
• New mirror caps & spraying £65
• New M badges and centre caps & wheel spacers & spraying wheels £218
• New tinted side lights for bumper £60
• Spray painting doors, rear quarter panels, rear bumper & boot £1200
• Paint correction
• Rear spoiler £96
TOTAL £3667. 97 (without labour)
Others
• New rear callipers £100
• New break/ clutch fluid £22
• New front strut brace £150
• ABS covers for door cards £7. 49
• Seatbelt guide £20
• Silver “sport” trim to replace wood effect £200
• Silver auto gear knob £35
• Handbrake handle £12
Total £546
2024 had a full service, new cable for bonnet release, bonnet catch, MOT (27/ 04/ 2024) @ 122772 miles at a cost of £424. 24
April 2025
I have just had the twin stainless exhaust sections replaced and all flanges as some had started leaking £307
Also just had the MAF, camshaft sensor, exhaust camshaft sensor replaced @ £403. 96
16/ 04/ 25 just had a brand new MOT £50 with no advisories
As you can see in my owner ship it has had £7k+ spent without buying the car (The for sale price is half what the car owes me - don't tell the missus!)
