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Received these both today. Ordered a few mins apart from FCP and Schmiedmann and delivered at exactly the same time, two courier vans in the driveway together! Big one is a radiator which will be going into the 328 and the alu one in the 328 will go into the M3. Smaller package is all the fittings I need to reassemble the bumper onto the M3 (edit: and a fuel filter hence the long box).

Theres chocolate inside the mints.

Maybe I’ll have to start ordering from Europe... I’ve got a couple of packages coming in from FCP - plugs, coils, belts and some wipers...

No, I just got mints... don't think they're German though, Danish perhaps? But I get what you mean - when i was living in the Netherlands I got heaps of stuff from Germany and they always came with Haribo gummy bears.

Because BMW don't continue to sell mechanical excellence any more. It's all about toys and bling. Same as all the other Euro Manufacturers. Reliability and reasonable maintenance costs have flown out the widow with the designers and the number crunchers

Our latest challenge @ HELLBM: 2007 118i Le Mans Blau M Sport powered by S65 with DCT. Using a 130 shell as a mockup test fitted E92M3 subframe,Steering column with linkage,S65 and DCT. Fitted like it belonged there. Interestingly the chassis dimensions shared with E92 M3 and E87 are identical right down to the extra threaded holes for the M3 subframe. Overall weight difference between the E92 M3 and E87 118i is approx. 400kg with 100kg weight difference between the motors. The finished S65 powered E87 will be approx. 250-300kg`s lighter.

@aja540i Great to deal with and easy communication. Although I bought something small was given postage options and was sent promptly. Awesome to deal with a top quality member! Cheers.

I love those weird german lollies. Did they give you free keyrings and lanyards too?

Incorrect. The S54 E46 M3 had a connecting rod bearing materials fault not a clearance fault like on the S85 and S65 Motors. The S85 and S65 motors, some have 150-200000 kms on them and are fine and some have 3000-5000km on them with engine failure. So replace your connecting rod bearings with the BE Bearings product ASAP for peace of mind and for proper clearance and oil flow. I've done a few cars here in Bahrain and most of them had abnormal wear for the low mileages they were at. Some info on BE Bearings taken from their website: Background: BMW M5 (2005-2010), BMW M3 (2008-2013) can suffer early bearing failure due to inadequate rod bearing clearance. Insufficient clearance means insufficient oil flow, excessive bearing surface heat, and premature wear. These symptoms can lead to early bearing failure and a very expensive engine rebuild. Problem can be addressed during engine rebuild, but it's expensive. Some people switched to thinner oils -- as a stopgap measure. Other stopgap measures include anti-friction teflon coated factory bearings, WPC anti-friction treated factory bearings, and custom bearings with same clearance as stock. "Coated" factory bearings decreased clearance. This is not a good idea. WPC treated bearings slightly increase clearance, but are a stopgap. Custom bearings keeping factory clearance doesn't fix the problem, but allows you to track lead and copper in Blackstone oil analysis. Newer factory bearings (2010.5 and later) are made from tin-aluminum, not lead-copper. Tin-aluminum bearings are 4-times harder on the surface than lead-copper bearings. This extra hardness shows signs of doing more damage to motors as there seems to be more bearing failures with 2010.5 and later vehicles. Tin-aluminum bearings also don't show the same signs of premature wear in Blackstone oil analysis due to lack of lead and copper. A better solution was needed. Better Design Designed to address and fix the rod bearing clearance issue. Designed for use with factory 10W60 weight oils. Increases oil flow. Improves lubrication for "Start-Stop" vehicles over factory bearings. Designed in consultation with leading industry experts from NASCAR, Indy Car, and former BMW M-Division engine designer. Designed and manufactured by Clevite, factory BMW bearing supplier. Traditional lead-copper bearing design; less wear on crankshaft journals, traceable with Blackstone oil analysis. Each bearing is measured and size-binned. Allows for custom bearing selection when necessary.

Wow, the dark side wants to expand...

thought i better add a picture like bennyboy these wheels come off the e65 745i.

I was thinking of it being light and zippy for more of an autocross car, something about squeezing power out of small engines is fun

While it's possible to do, there are a lot of considerations required on the electrical side to ensure it will all work properly. At a minimum, you'll need to have the CAS and key from the donor vehicle too.

Have you guys heard of BE bearings? They are the ones to go for for the S85 and S65 motors. Paired along with their BE ARP bolts (or new OE bolts) it'll give you the perfect clearance for these engines.

Apparently so. Catastrophic failure if left unchecked.

Why it`s a good idea to replace the Rod Bearings (67000 km)

Shout out to ECS Tuning. Fedex are still fluffing around around with my smashed clutch & flywheel, and how they will deal with it, and how many pictures of bent steel they need... ECS Tuning stepped up instantly and are reshipping the order and taking the hit on NZ GST/Duty! Buy sh*t from these guys https://www.ecstuning.com/ they are GCs.

CBF started its own thread so here’s a big poat, picked up another members silver 540i MSport with a damaged engine off trademe a couple weeks ago, this weekend I got both cars out to my parents farm and pulled both m62s from the silver 540i (chain slipped) and my old black 540i (electric issues) and swapped the good engine into into the silver body. Cleaned it up and reassembled the interior whenever it rained and after refilling fluids etc I managed to drive it home today! Safe to say my hands are f****d but we’ll worth the effort and experience! New tyres tomorrow and need to figure out how to get the OEM Head unit going again next. Pics:

I cleaned my injectors too this weekend, using my home made rig and also installed new orings. Probably not as good as getting them done professionally but it cleared my lean fuel codes, and improved my fuel trim measurements. I can list the before and after fuel trim measurements if anyone is interested as I only understand the basics of them.

Good chat. Happy motoring!

Buying: @zero - purchased e46 parts. Would trade again! @TermiPeteNZ - would I buy a used car from this man? I did, and have no regrets! @Barryn - Autoglym... can't beat this! @Lewis91 - straightforward, great comms, a number of transactions. @Family Wagon - Hagen is superb to deal with, exceptional communications, accommodating, patient. @Rob HB1 - brilliant to deal with @modz - outstanding. great comms, item as described, easy to do business with. @Mikan - accommodating, great communications, a gent.