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Had to go with Motor Service's Cam from advice from Glenn because BM Workshop was booked out for two weeks.

Going in for pre purchase check on Friday

Hmmmm I'm really in a dilemma now.

My heart says M3 my brain says keep the BRZ.

I've always loved every minute in the old E36 and E46 M3's I've had so my heart says yes but my brain says otherwise.

At the end of the day were you satisfied with the repair of the car or was that the cause of you wanting to sell it early?

I wonder if 26.5k be low balling for the car?

That would give me some extra funds from the bidget for me to do some maintenance work on the car for my peace of mind.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-853022837.htm

Does any one know of this car or any history behind it?

I've been out of the M3 game for a while but I am always looking for the right one.

Woolf Mufflers on Dominion Rd. in Auckland did my E39 530 exhaust. Clips in my showroom thread.

Costed $350 for exhaust and $50 for twin pipe fitted. They removed my factory backbox and installed a free-flow one and also took out a muffler near the middle.

Seems a little loud, but yes seems pretty good. I know you're selling your car so why dont you sell me your one

Hi Guys

Looking for some aftermarket exhaust or muffler for my 530i.

Any decent aftermarket mufflers or exhaust will be considered.

Hi Guys

Selling New Lemfoerder E36 Rear Trailing Arm Bushes for E36 cars (was originally intended to go into my old e36 m3)

Should fit most of these models but don't quote me on it 318i, 323i, 325i 328i, M3 B30

Asking 35 dollars each.

PM me if youre interested.

Thanks

I'm selling on behalf of my friends who are heading overseas.

Its a 98 318Ti Jap import in Blue.

Done 87000km and its been serviced regularly by its only owner since 2005.

Has leather seats and its the 1.9 version.

Car also has 35% legal tints.

They are looking at $5500 or near offer.

Phone 021 2160686 anytime or PM me.

Cause he probably doesnt need them anymore???

Bingo

I dont see why not considering that they use use the same o2 sensors as the M3 and all

Got a custom made muffler from my e36 m3 to sell.

This exhaust is from the headers to the end (one piece)

Its quite tidy in welds, gets rid of the cat and straight through design.

Has a nice growl but not too loud from the inside.

Asking 400 ONO

I'll post photos of it in the weekend.

Thanks

Just wanted a bit more flow

was that for the US M3 or Euro M3? Big difference between the 2 manifolds. Euro ones are very nice items and any porting work may not yield as big an improvement as the US items.

I think it was for the US ones, so even the exhaust side is different too?

I would actually hope that he never ever crosses my doorway Brian.

Dont worry I can't youre too far away anyway

But in all seriousness dont take it too personal Glenn, the thread was just to inform other members to take second or third opinions about servicing their BMW or any other car they might have EVEN if the mechanic is well respected in the industry.

And as I have said my biased opinions do show through on the posts but I'm not too fussed about it anymore and I actually have moved on.

NO bad feelings I would hope Glenn!

Good lesson learnt about these sort of threads BUT I will keep my biased thoughts about that workshop to myself

However, if youre going to go on with quotes you forgot to mention:

All I'm saying is, M3 Guy actually paid 300 dollars and nearly 6 hours of diagnosis without his M3 only to find out its the front bottom engine cover rubbing on the pulley of the powersteering pump.

Which basically stipulates another member here with a same model car went in, paid 300, 6 hours of getting the car diagnosed, only to get a quote saying 9 grand + labour.

So the issue of IF I booked it in I would have got a better diagnosis is quite frankly in my mind upto chance.

You can lock this thread if you wish admin

I saw a while back Dinan for its stage one headers just port and polish the stock headers and that still gives quite good improvements in performance.

Now moving away from the marketing jargons and claims of "it will increase XX hp and torque" from Dinan, do you guys think this is actually quite a good idea to have this mod done?

I had this done on my STi headers and it did yield some good improvements but I'm not sure if the same principle could be applied to a car much different to the STi.

Any thoughts appreciated!

Oooh Glenn I think you read this slightly biased

Im not trying to crucify them in ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM

All I'm saying is, M3 Guy actually paid 300 dollars and nearly 6 hours of diagnosis without his M3 only to find out its the front bottom engine cover rubbing on the pulley of the powersteering pump.

As for me as well didnt pay but Guido was quite certain its Vanos in the short time he heard the car.

Not trying to say BM Workshop is that dodgy of a place, but getting two similar faults wrong and diagnosing it as a 9 grand vanos unit does tick me off ever so slightly.

All I'm saying is for other members to get some other opinions before commiting to any mechanic diagnosis thats all unless you have one that you really trust.

Yep, it's all well documented in the manual .

I definitely think I need to get this sorted too!

Taking her in next week for a thorough checkup.

Its worthwhile getting this service done on our M3's because they are basically 14 year olds cars and yours has been on the track .

Also Hans told me that the bloody stupid previous owners (except the one just before me) hadnt done the inspection two and valve adjustment/shimming done for quite some while

So after doing that I have a piece of mind about the car.

whats this inspection 2?

ive never taken my m3 to a dealership

m3_boy is your m3 auto? and how many k's

shock mounts are coming up, -right after the water pump idlers and alternator

what other bits are we replacing?

Why would I have an auto M3 thats sin lol

Anyway, diff oil, gearbox, microfilter, and valves and shims need to be adjusted every 30000-40000kms on our cars.

And yes you do use ATF. It actually says on the lid of where you put the gearbox oil "ATF Only"

But a misaligned fan cover mistaken for a VANOS issue requiring a $9000 rebuild?! Don't know about you, but if I later found out I spent 9 grand for no reason I wouldn't be cutting anyone some slack and "moving on in life".

Lesson to be learned here: ALWAYS get at least three opinions on a car's problems before letting someone fix it.

Yeah I know humans make mistakes but I could have forked out another 9 grand for the car after my good old inspection two.

So if I did get them to put a vanos unit in that would be 10 grand already and having to spend that exorbitant amount of money on a car in two weeks is not what I call moving on with life

I could probably have snapped up a E30 325 Motorsport as a daily for that kind of money and still fix the fans and be happy with my M3

Anyway not really having a huge go at them but as Gannet said when you are doing servicing or have problems with the car get a few more opinions on the problem before you commit.

I honestly really question these guys.

I had a little scrape with the kerb while parking the car and after that the fan seemed to hit something and make this noise.

Now worried as you would be I went to Guido at BM Workshop.

He tried to say my Vanos is bunged up and that it needs a new unit which usually costs 9 grand.

Anyway to cut a long story short, showed the problem to my M3 master M3 Guy and he told me he had the same problem and that the bottom cover under the fan must have been lodged up when I was parking the car and that the fan when ever I start it hits the cover for 4 seconds and then dies down.

I'm not trying to blame but these guys really puzzle me... I heard some good things about these guys and took the car in good faith but diagnosed something which was way off tangent.

Also M3 Guy had 300 dollars spent on diagnosis only for his mechanic friend who also deals with Euro Cars rip the under cover off and walah~ no more noise. Got the same "Oh sorry mate its the VANOS" diagnosis too.

Are these guys usually like this or have I got them on their bad day?

You mean SD European?

or have you got their contact details?

Yeah I'm on to those parts already

Trying to get some parts from Pelican parts from the states.

Is there any other place that can get these done cheaper?

I love it!

Best money spent ever! (even if it was $1200)

Made the car smoother and it pulls much better too!

Shocking thing was that 21 valves needed readjustment as they werent opening fully but all replaced with new shims and now its just going like a mad red dog! (Yes my car's name is Clifford )

The gearbox oil (ATF Dexron III), diff oil (castrol XJ 75w140), spark plugs and the micro filter was done too.

Now Hans the service manager in Silverfield Jerry's has told me I will have to do the rear shock mounts and flex discs or guibo couplings soon because they are worn and cracked like theres no tomorrow.

Overall I got a nicely groomed car inside and out including the engine, and a happy M3 owner