Hi Guys
Well i bought that rebuilt 96 318i. So far so good. Handles well, and is pretty quick. One issue that I noticed that was not there during the test drive: while sitting at idle just after coming to a stop, the motor surges from about 900rpm to 1300 , and back. It does this almost every time i come to a stop, then it stops after maybe 10 surges. The surges are quick almost as if I was blipping the throttle.
Any ideas?

Paul
87 325i
96 318i
61 MB Unimog

This may sound weird, but how is the brake fluid level?

Well after reading some other boards I fixed the problem today.
I took apart the throttle body, and cleaned it, and also cleaned all the contacts on the two electrical connections on the throttle body.
Then I adjusted the idle.
She is happy as a clam now, no more surging idles nicely at about 800 rpm.