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Ah thanks @Ghost Chip am not on Wastebook alas. Looks tidy, really don’t like the over fat wheels but they could be swapped out. I have heard some mixed views in this forum about King springs

Other end looks tickety boo as well. New oil filter housing gaskets and pressure switch done, new plugs in. Injectors off to be cleaned and benched. Now we play the wait on the courier game... milvs/gaskets/belts/pulleys/coils(with new plugs to convert my old spec car)... and every single coolant pipe. Gives me time to find a new rocker cover.

Always nice getting a new WOF without drama. My Soarer goes in tomorrow, should be fine but who knows what they will nit pick about next haha

New rear tires to match the new fronts from last week. Once the airbags / compressor is fixed (hopefully next week) then I'll get the alignment sorted.

155,400 kms. Minor update today: passed its WOF with flying colours. The inspector commented on how tidy it is, although he did struggle to locate the vin number. Unfortunately no photo today as I drove it in the rain the other day and it is now filthy

Couple of hours of cleaning and poking around today. Looks good inside.

Good day everyone. My name is Donovan. I just joined your community after purchasing myself a 2003 z4 2.5. Quite excited to be a part of the community and to learn so I can enjoy getting to grips with my new weekender. Pictured here is my son straight of the test drive when I decided to buy it. Curious, is there a way to tell if my car was originally a 3.0 and had an engine swap or if the car always was a 2.5 with 3.0 badges added? I’ve Googled and checked the stamp on the engine and it’s definitely a 2.5. Thank you for reading!

Good luck!

Red plus BBS = plus $8k

@E28E30

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-starter-motor-kit-sr0492nkt

Check your DISA valves when the manifold is off, so much easier! Interested to follow your progress @NZ_InFerno, mine hard starts some times even with a full battery. Got a link to that FCP kit?

That's already been done. O rings in the kit!

Sedan, so really should be under 1k

Here's another. 350k km on an M57, worth trying to get it to the moon and some of the way back. Looks in good nick https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/3223459195

If had easy/cheap access to dyno Id do before and after with mine. I can 100% see how brintech got 17rwkw out of their headers..

It was great meeting you yesterday & thanks for purchasing the wheels off me

Mtech 1 steering wheel from a 93 E34 280mm Missing bottom badge. Comes with BMW center badge. No significant cuts or wear though it has been on a vehicle for 28 years. Shipping will be confirmed at time of purchase. Pickup available in Masterton. Trademe Auction: Starting price is $150 https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/interior/listing/3223457145

That oxford green on cinnamon... hnnggg thats a nice spec. Wish we had one in this colour in NZ.

I'm not up with / interested in AU market - just saw a forum post and had a look. https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/?q=(And.(C.Make.BMW._.Model.M3.)_.BodyStyle.Coupe._.Year.range(2000..2006).)

The silver 540 had started making a "bearing" type noise seemingly coming from alternator (?) area. The alternator was also producing a bit of a whine on the radio and new bluebus (more so on bluebus), so a spare alternator was procured and I set about taking it all apart. However I noticed the water pump was very "grindy" sounding when the belt came off. So taking the WP out and strangely it turned OK when out of the car. Then I found the reason... the bolt internal to the WP holding the cover had come loose and was machining itself on the impeller... A bit of a cleanup, some loctite, a new gasket, changed the alternator anyway, and all is well again. The noise on the bluebus is much reduced, but still there...

I have finally got the silver 540 back from the transmission shop following the post rebuild symptom of a harsh jolt going from 5 to 4 on deceleration when oil hot. All is well with them finally tracing the problem to another part of the vale body system which they have replaced a section with a good refurbished unit. Not a section they normally have to replace in a full rebuild. The car feels much better now across all shifting actually. A good result and a huge relief... except for the wheel they curbed.. which they will sort... good bugga's though really and went the distance with me... In other news the Bluebus finally arrived and has been installed so just getting the hang of that one now. Thanks to PO Rob for helping me recode the thing to suit the Japan video, something which the developer in the US did not factor in...

Welcome to Z ownership and bimmersport. I have an E85 Z4 as well and great fun cars. A great forum in the UK called Z4-forum.com has heaps of helpful diy links and info, worth a look. Also in Wellington so may see you at one of the meets.