Jacko
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P&S must be getting good at doing M3 specs on 130s Ill have the alignment sheet somewhere, will dig it out tomorrow.
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On oil filters - Go Mahle or genuine, theyre mint. The mann ones are average, the repco ones are horrific piles of sh*t that look like stuff kids made with a hot glue gun. I order packs of a few Mahle ones at a time from FCP.
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It runs on vacuum, so no vacuum (ie engines not running) it'll be open. Common mod is to disconnect it and stick a golf tee in the hole to stop the vacuum leak, makes it sound tougher at low load
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No choke or ignition advance lever for the magnetos either!
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Next week, the can opener... no need to smash cans with rocks anymore!
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Thats a HUGE shed!
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Did he mention anything about resetting the adaptations? If its detonating, the DME is going to be pulling timing to stop itself exploding, even if you put 98 in it now its still going to have retarded timing as its expecting sh*t gas. Even on my stock map, car is not happy on less than 98 with the DME adapted to 98, I only run 98.
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Ahhha, a code! That'll make it easier. Valvetronic for the most part is pretty reliable, considering how complex it is, you get 12 ITBs Kinda sad that BMW didnt stick with it, is a cool idea (just expensive)
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Haha its fun aye, think mine had something silly like 20mm toe out on the front initially. Point it at corner and it wants to suck itself into the kerb You going for E9x M3 numbers on the alignment?
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Odd that its not throwing a code, if it is ignition they are normally pretty good at picking it up. Definitely use a ISTA etc and not something that just does generic OBD2 codes as BMW use their own for the ignition stuff. Intakes not full of oil? My 330 with the dead CCV behaved similarly when intake sensors got soaked, and threw no codes. If its a silver top, check that the rocker covers not corroded out and coils are arcing straight through, the other common thing is a leaking valvetronic motor seal that dumps oil down the tubes for 3 & 4.
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Awesome, you'll like the results. I found it took me a few minutes to get use to the new pointy front end.
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There is a big ass socket thing for getting them off, supercheap etc sell em. I have a couple if you want one.
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Pretty much all the E8/9 generation have runflats, but two different systems for telling Karen the tyres flat.
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This is a GS6-37BZ as in the 130, which is supposed to run the MT2 life time fill GL4 nonsense. Mine just has 75w90 progear, there is a GL4 progear product as well. Online downside ive seen is its pretty clunky for the first few minutes on real cold mornings.
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Switching to 75w90 penrite progear on my SMF conversion solved the noises when the stock viscosity got warm (with a spring centre clutch)
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Found something similar the other day, 128s (the US market N52B30 coupe) uses actual pressure sensors, makes ya wonder why BMW developed two systems for two different markets considering so much of the parts are similar.
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Just saying. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/engines/listing-2652240429.htm
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Bloody N52s, unreliable things, should have bought an N54 What a PITA, I agree it might be at the point where the best option is just to grab another good N52 and swap ya new parts on to it (HELLBM definitely has one). If the previous servicing on it has been so bad to cause extreme wear like that, makes ya wonder what else has taken a metal on metal beating.
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Has the valvetronic motor itself been changed, or were the endpoints just relearnt? Have you tried transposing the valvetronic motor from one 130 to the other and seeing if the fault follows?
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Yeah it can do
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Glad you got it sorted, it looks tits! On the subject of diagnostic tools etc, I give 3 thumbs up and a big shwing to Bimmergeeks protools app, does all the stuff you want (all the useful INPA/ISTA/Coding) in a slick interface for a one off cost... Its epically better than Carly and the like, and has all the power of the rehingold suite stuff without having to understand how to code in the german Wish I had bought it years ago.
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Personally I wouldnt bother with out of the box generic tunes, particularly ones with extraordinary claims like 211kw... if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. The "dynographs" on his website ring alarm bells too, MS paint is not dyno software Put the money towards a LSD/maintenance/etc. If you want more power in the future, get a proper dyno tune with things to make use of it (like MILVs/headers/etc) But, its also not my money, and I wanna see what the results are
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Dyno tune? Make sure to grab the before and after (and his number if actually gets that!)
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Yeah looks like standard Msport. Standard shocks and springs are black and likely still have the bmw part numbers on em. This thread needs more pics, want to see goodies you got for stupidly low price.
