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Hence spreading his name around, his social media presence is already skyrocketing, its nearly quadrupled in a week. I think he needs to go do more public debates with the other candidates, as that will get him some real world attention as he is a waaaay better public speaker than JT or Goff.

You'll want to get it up on a hoist etc, have a yarn to bmworkshop etc and get them to do a PPI

Looks good, and is priced right. Get someone who knows E9x's and N52s to have a look over it, they're solid cars but its easily possible to pay the asking price again in repairs (and for relatively mundane things)

Kick ass, Ive been hovering around the centric site and found the rear end 42mm piston but nothing else. Thanks!

I guess the dust seals have been gone for a while, everything below the piston seal looks fine, just black grime above it. Nah havent tried BMW directly yet, will do tomorrow. 28/32/36mm

Toasted ceramics (and seals), still hunting for p/n of OEM pistons, no joy.

Mayor makes 300k a year or so, and its not set by the council, its a stupid amount of money especially considering the results and stupidity that previous mayors babble while getting that pay cheque! Craigs addressed the payrate a few times, has no power to change it, but intends to be very philanthropic Go check out his ideas, particularly around things like motorsport (western springs) and public groups, and his approach to fixing the ACC in a similar way to how you would fix a broken machine, before you throw him in with the other "independents" who are waving banners for causes. He really does have a chance of getting in, if his profile is raised in the media.

Its only a two horse race if the media only show two horses, spreading his name, getting people talking about him and forcing the media to pick up on it is how it gets changed. I dont know anyone who actually wants Goff or Tamihere, but they dont know there is actually a third option (well there are 21 of them, but the rest are all just waving flags for various causes) Craig Lords got enough sanity behind him, and can absolutely kill it in making public addresses (Goff and JT got boos and jeers, CL was getting rounds of applause from Greypower!), to get a large amount of people to back him, he just needs to get his face out there and to do it without a massive marketing budget.

Without getting political and way off topic, if you're in Auckland and vote, Craig Lord is after your support. Not the usual B-grade politcian, but an engineer and motorsport commentator, so is struggling to get his face out there as doesn't fit the conventional mould for a politician. Sane ideas, has some credibility, and likes playing with cars. Check him out (his first public speech is on faceballs, made Goff and JT look like amateurs) https://www.craiglord.nz/ https://www.facebook.com/CraigLordMayor2019/ Mods - Please delete if not allowed, Im in no way affiliated with Craig, just many of his ideas and views likely fit in with many on this forum, and he needs a hand to get shed done

Is it overfull ?

Its a good looking engine with all the plastic removed. Oil filter looks to be in a prick of a spot?! under/behind the manifold?

Has anyone come across a source for stock replacement OEM pistons? I cant find a part break down for them anywhere.. Going to rebuild these, new seals etc etc. Some of the ceramic insulators on top of the pistons are starting to crumble, not horrifically but a couple are missing chunks. Cant really justify blowing 4-500 USD on stoptech/racebrakes stainless pistons, but new OEM ones might be an option?

New little project to potter away with. Strip, media blast, repaint phoenix yellow and rebuild them as BMWP units.

Call up wrecker for part, N52 rocker cover, asks for payment ($180) first. Transfer funds, go to pick it up a day later and the part is more busted than the original, so refuse it. 3 weeks later still no refund...... One more day then I rubbish you online.

Im not familiar with the N46, but tinkered around a few N52s, step one would be to do the vanos relearn with ista+ and see if that solves it (its one click). If its doing something like hitting the stops before it expects too, the voltage sag when that occurs could throw an error like the above, and wouldnt be a continuously occuring fault.

Yup, e92 m3 alignment.

Easier, and more happy to oversteer Vs just light up one tyre. I run 235/35/19s and its pretty balanced, and it has enough torque to have fun, even with "wide" rubber. Definitely go for a square tyre setup, Ive run 215 / 245 for a few weeks while wheels were getting refurbed and it sucked, understeer as soon as loaded up in a corner. Honestly, Id just grab the whole B1 kit in one go, but provided your original shocks etc arent flogged just doing the diff first is probably a good step.

Ive got use to it to be fair, but then I go drive a few other 1 and 3s, and the difference is night and day. They should have come from the factory with the B1 dampener/spring rates. Its totally worth it, quaife changes the car. With the DSC enabled, pushing the limits with a stock 130 results in the dash flashing lights and sadness, whereas with the quaife its something more akin to a "track mode", all the nannies are still on but because the wheel speed doesnt differ like an open diff ,the point where nanny steps in is much higher as shes oblivious to the fun being had. DTC just pushes the limits out further, and off is full fun mode Its way more tractable off the line (Can get .5s faster than BMWs 0-60 numbers, on a car with 260,000km on clock and no "performance" mods), way more predictable at the limits, and doesnt skip and crash around the place on NZ's shitty B roads. Got a VTNZ wof on it the other day, tech thought the odo was wrong or dash had been changed out.

Managed to damage the factory tint on inside of hatch glass of the 130, hauling around 40kg of spray drone..Has anyone had the rear tint replaced? Im hesitant to get it removed/replaced due to the chance of the demisting element getting damaged. Is this still a thing on "modern" cars with modern tints?

Always, always, disconnect the battery. Do you have ISTA? Id be going over every electrical connector thats been disturbed and checking its properly seated. I doubt a coil has been killed, and it likely wouldnt result in that failure mode, however there is a bunch of stuff that could have been spiked.

Was the battery connected??!

Do you have a scanner? If not, scroll through the "check" on the OBD menu. Hold the button in, and it will display a code. Something will be logged as not working.

Hmm, could be anything, doubt its that though. Plug scanner in and see what its says is wrong.