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  1. Posted · Edited by NZ_InFerno · Report reply

    Have been receiving various parts and goodies for the car over the last couple of weeks. IMG_20201103_131306.thumb.jpg.cb4c8da5f1ff8fd4be0b5a3bf05bac76.jpg

    Engine mounts, Sump gasket and various parts for the job all arrived courtesy of fcpeuro. Various oils from local stores. Still need to grab a new sump plug and then find a time to drop the subframe as it's a big job.

    Changed the gearbox oil and diff oil over the weekend and also looked at the mounts and sump. Sump was still leaking like last time I looked at it ?. It seems to be a bit wetter than previously so is definitely needing a new gasket done. 

    Drove about 500kms over the weekend after the oil changes and the gearshift notchiness, which has persisted since I purchased the car 11 months ago, is now totally gone. Really much smoother and cleaner and with the shifter bushings upgrade(and new trans mounts) its now exactly as it should be. 

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    7 hours ago, Jacko said:

    This is the equivalent of rolling up to concurso de elegancia with a PT cruiser. 

    PS5 is not a bad shout if you're building a pc specifically for gaming.

    Zen 3 Cpu plus motherboard/ram/nvme drive for storage is $1200-1300+. Cheapest of the latest gpus(3070) is $1150 locally or $850-900 imported. That's before psu, extra storage, case et al. 

    A $2k budget needs to wait for availability and prices to drop, or for the mid/lower range gpus to be released from amd/nvidia. 

    Current games are very keen on single core performance/clock speeds so changing thermal paste and Ocing the 6600k will get another 6 months out of it while you wait for either of the above to occur. Gpu is a more important indicator for gaming performance but that hasn't been mentioned by OP. Should still be able to play all his fav games on PC with current rig with a gentle oc. 

    PS5 digital version, if you can find one, does 4K 30\60 gaming for $650. Something my ryzen 3600 build from last year with a 1080ti would struggle with. If you're just interested in gaming, assuming you have a TV, that's incredible value to play games. Extra bonus if you're just a pc gamer, there's an immediate library of exceptional games to play available from the ps4 era too. 

     

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    Pretty unlikely to get what you're after for less than 10k, unless you go for an  automatic. 

    Even then you'll still want a grand or two to fix any issues or at the very minimum to buy a scan tool to go with the car. Which will save you time/money fixing issues. 

     

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    130i people probably know this but once the cars warm hold it at 3k rpm for 3 mins to get oil circulation up into the lifters. Resolves lifter tick from too many short runs, or car sitting around. 

    If it's still going then you've got a more serious problem. 

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    38 minutes ago, Matt said:

    It says "Kit Contents: Cover Assembly, Clutch Disc, Release Fork, Release Bearing, all Necessary Pilots, Accessory Pack"

     

     

     

    Sorry meant the whole lot, kit and dmf and bolts. That's everything right? Where did you buy from? 

    I'd like to save the info so I know when mine needs doing. 

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    28 minutes ago, Matt said:

    For those with the oil temp gauge, how hot do yours get? Mine will never get above 80°C unless I'm really going for it. I've heard talk of "efficiency" modes where it should be running hotter than that, and it makes me wonder whether mine ever does this. Maybe it's worth resetting adaptations, especially given all the bits I've just changed??

    Both of mine used to take a few mins to get to 85-90 and then sat there no matter how I drove them. 

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