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Hey Team Another long break between post, so managed to sell the black 330ci to a nice gentlemen who drove all the way from te puke to pick it up. Short vid made by my friend and exhaust sound near the end. So have also managed to get the n62 oil pump stuff sorted for the m62tub46 motor. I had a few hiccups with the sump pan fitting correctly but we got there in the end. Also had to modify the cross member which the certifier was happy with. This was the 1st change to the n62 sump Shorten tubes and oil pump shaft Had to make 6 new 10mm spacers to raise the pump up and slot the oil pump bolt holes to accommodate taller spacers. The final Sump pan we ended up cutting the front off the n62 pan and reusing the X5 front 1/4 due to needing the power steering and air con pump tensioner brackets. All bolted in on the motor now i reused the m62tu oil pump chain and sprocket. Bolted the Flywheel and clutch it on Tested fitted into the engine bay due to me needing to find if the n62 dip stick cleared which it does but needs to be shortened by 120mm Plenty of clearance underneath too. Not long to go. Thanks Team

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I wouldn’t base too many decisions off NEDC fuel consumption figures. They are calculated off a rolling road test which lasts about five minutes, so not very accurate. As a rule of thumb Diesel figures will be closer to real world figures but still higher. As soon as you Start adding more load, passengers, weight, towing, etc the gap gets wider and the diesel comes into its own.

Factory is usually the electric fold-away for NZ vehicles, due to the M3 exhaust rear-box there is no room for that to fit. I understand the plan is to develop a local-fit option that can be fitted around the exhaust, but that would be the removable ball type not swing away. Whether this is feasible and there is enough room, is another question!

Prob have to wait until an aftermarket one is developed. They aren't available on the m3 sedan either

FCP care package, took 5 days to get from New York to Auckland, who do the genius's at UPS in Auckland decide to give it to to make the last 600km to Wellington? Aramex.