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Coming soon to the local pickapart..

Have to lean towards moronic. The e36 328i @The H. Behemoth sold to a friend @LemonHunter had one particularly interesting modification carried out. That was a VTA catch can spraying oil droplets over the front suspension brakes. The engine (which had low compression) also showed signs of "quality" workmanship too.

Engine in German is Motor. Could be a proper one considering BMW production in China is massive ? Probably not though.

Iirc TC lockup that varied in % based on load, speed etc was introduced on the m54b30 flavour of 5hp19.

I think the last time i priced up a DMF delivered from Rockauto it was $1k nzd.

Yep, a spotlight on the cooling system time. Pressure test will help diagnose too.

Yeah in that gif at least one idiot got smashed by the bed of the ute as it rolled.

Friggin awesome thread!

Have seen em parked on the shoulder before. And of all times, van gets nailed during lockdown when there’s sfa traffic…Bad luck!

Don’t think the van was parked where it goes from 3 to 2 lanes. Looks like it was parked on the 2 lane down hill section shoulder which is the best, but obviously not in this case, place to catch speeders on sh18. Maybe was parked initially under the bridge, or possibly before as the van took a big hit.

Have been using this outfit for about 6 years now. Great service.

maybe a skinnier tyre on the rear helps combat the wagons tendency to understeer more than the sedan ?

I think @E30 325i Rag-Top sorted this out for you now @M3AN

Gone already? I remember reading the description and going how does the black exterior contrast with a black interior…

Bit more fiddling with vanos stuff. Adjusted the cam timing so that the alignment marks are perfect. The efforts paid off as the vanos tests now consistently pass. Below are pics of how making the slightest adjustments affect the test results. Also fitted a new radiator and renewed all the front coolant hoses.

www.schmiedmann.com have good pricing on oem Sachs branded shocks. You may want to consider Bilstein or Koni if you don't mind a slightly firmer riding front end.

I quite like this colour on a big coupe. It seems the 2021 90's classic car appreciation multiplier hasn't hit this one.

Yep..

Not terrible.

I don’t think lying through her teeth is possible.

Slow progress getting it back on road. All parts arrived to be able to fully re-assemble, but noticed that there was evidence of leaking from one of the plenum oil return hoses. Being that all 3 were original 1999 date coded parts along with the radiator, hoses and fan clutch I decided to renew all of these given their age and reluctance to have to re-visit working on this engine any time soon. So another week or 2 and those parts should arrive. In the mean time i’ve fitted all new idler pulleys, new gen bmw alternator, replaced the ac pulley clutch bearing and re-installed the bank 1 upper chain cover.

One’s faster and one handles better. E46 will probably be cheaper to maintain.

Time for some maintenance in the engine bay. Leaking valve cover gaskets and a good attempt to sort an intermittent engine rattle that comes and goes and has been there since owning the car. Thought the timing might be slightly off but it was perfect, but did notice the main chain sprocket on the b1 intake came was off by 1 tooth compared to b2. Vanos should compensate for this easily, but it just meant that the intake cam couldn’t reach its full range of travel on advancement. Certainly didn’t feel down on power but good to correct this while it’s apart. Suspect po’s engine builder got this wrong and i did not notice way back when I refurbished the vanos units. The secondary air pump line bracket on b1 was loose due to the threads in the upper chain cover being stripped out. I think that may have caused the rattling but will have to see when it’s back on the road. 4 new cps’s to go in and a set of fresh plugs and filters. I forgot how much of a c u n t changing cps’s out on the s62. Ordered a new alternator too as the lights were flickering at idle and bearings starting to get grumbly. New belts and idler pulleys to boot also. Good to see after nearly 6 years of ownership it’s still very clean inside and the chain guides are mint.