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Thats an idea.. maybe I'll take a look at that too..

Bump Bump.. Any help would be much appreciated.

Hey guys,

Ive got a E36 318i and the turn signals are acting up. Sometimes when I try to signal right nothing works. As in, no turn signals on that side of the car function and also dasboard turn signal indicator does not function. Left side is working perfectly fine as are the Hazard lights..

Im thinking fuse or relay?

Hey guys.. sorry to bring up and old post. Ive edited out what is sold but the things above are still available.

Thanks

Cars looking so clean bro! Makes me miss my 330i a little.

Nice, but what happens if you feel like some new tunes on a road trip? Or if a mate chucks you a CD and says put this in...

Tell them to shut up!

Im 99.9% sure that was sold on trade me very recently!?

Yea this was on trade me not too long ago. I was even thinking bout going to test drive it.. Wodner if I can still get test drive..

widebody attracts girls.

yea and when theres no room left in the car for them they can always just ride on the fenders..

Why is it that every time someone widebodies their car theres someone standing on a fender.

sorry im keen on the interior but mine is the woodgrain type trim.

im looking for something else in terms of the kit. to give you a rough idea to assist me in finding one here is a pic of what im after.

If anyone knows where I can find this please let me know.

Cheers

Ok that kit looks awesome. lol I'll see if I can do anything for you. As for the interior. Would it be difficult to source a non woodgrain trim from a wrecker if you are really keen on the carbon interior? I could help you look if you like. The CF is awesome if I had a E60 its one of the first things I would do to it. lol

I wish racing today was like that. Well JTCC and BTCC is still exciting to watch.. But the Forad vs holden thing is so.... sh*t.

For those who have a Dice unit.. Did all of you buy them online or is there some place to buy them in NZ?

I will be going to Thailand and Malaysia on Sunday and will see what they have there, if there is a wide range I could be starting a business importing them.

Hey mate are you still looking for a Body kit for your E60? What style are you looking for? I can get a excellent replica AC style one for your car, its made of ABS plastic, quality garunteed. Also I can get a dry carbon M5 interior trim kit to fit your car if you are interested. I'll get back on here with pictures and prices if you are interested.

EDIT: Pics and prices below...

Body kit $1300 + shipping

$800 + shipping. This kit fits over your factory trim and is garunteed a factory quality fitment. This kit will not fit over factory woodgrain trim.

The bumper is off a non M pre facelift E46 sedan. Here is a example piture of what the bumper looks like..

Bumps.. Items above still for sale! I cant be bothered putting them on trade me. lol

... and here I am bringing up this topic again. After firther research I think I might be onto a strong lead. BMW did a recall on certain fly by wire E46 models. (mainly the 330i/ci) Syptoms to look out for were a notchy pedal feel and rough power deliver at times, especially in high ambient temperatures. The solution is to have the pedal module replaced. This is something im definatly going to try and if this dosnt work then I give up.. Does anyone know where I can buy one. I guess i'll have to get one from an authorised dealership? Its probably going to be like a million dollars.

haha! this is just funny.. Now this is what I call grudge racing.

Oops thanks for the edit. lol

So I took my 330 to Glenn today to hook up a scanner and what not. At first a fault came up regarding the exhaust camshaft sensor. Glenn cleared this and it did not return. We also did a driving scan and all was well. He then cleared all the adaptive data and on this test drive the car performed beautifully. Seriously its never responded so well!

Anyways after I left the workshop I drove to Remuera to pick something up and on the way the car went back to its old habbits. 'Sticky' pedal has returned and performance feels like its down again. I'll have to take it back to see if its because the camshaft sensor fault has returned. The outside air temperature did get alot hotter during the drive if thats anything to go by. Im kind of hoping when that when Glenn does scan it again the cam fault will come up. It could be the thing that fixes this!

Edit :Exhaust Camshaft...not crankshaft...lets keep our fingers crossed

The problem is.. the e36 is a fairly boring car compared to an e46. Not trying to start something Ive owned all and much prefer the e46 as a daily driver.

I think the issue here is it will be something simple and relatively cheap to fix. Its just finding out what it is, and this is what breeds frustration.

Yea ive thought about getting an E36. But ive already had one and I really love the way the E46 looks. ( I know alot of poeple will disagree with this) hehe. It probably is a small thing.But whatever it is I want it gone! As do many other 330 owners im sure. The U.S ZHP (330 performance model) dosnt seem to have any of these problems. Maybe we can learn something from this car?

The main thing to take from this is you'll (like me) have a sensor problem somewhere.

No body (in this country) that I know of has successfully fixed it. Even the dealers who have access to far more information dont have a fix for it. I'm pretty chummy with the AKL ones so get to talk to their senior mechanics a lot.

My next step is to start measuring outputs from different sensors with an occilliscope as there has been talk of sensors going 'dull'.

The ECU is trained to read a dull sensor and account for it. But I feel it is a combination of aucklands weather climate (muggy weather) a sensor or two and how the ECU deals with all of these varibles.

* A few things slowing the fix of this problem is lack of second hand parts that are known good.

* The price of new parts for a replace and test approach (what im doing currently as funds allow me to do)

* I was going to try was going to gavin @ hi velocity as he has all the aftermarket equipment to test what the engine is actually doing, however my schedule and his never seem to line up. This also costs a lot money. The other thing is as you know its intimitant and weather dependant.

The whole thing really does point to o2 sensors ... Will tell you when I have a spare $2400 laying around

Yea thats what ive heard. Trail and error when it comes to cas is very expensive. But its the only way sometimes. Im taking my car to Glenn tomorrow. So he'll check it out and see if everything is 'showing' as working. Then I guess I'll go from there. At least then I'll know what isnt the problem. lol

Only done when using the 330 motor in another car. You cant do it in the 330 though

Im starting to see how stubborn the 330 really is.

No change in actual pedal feel as its not connected to any throttle cable. Its a static potentiometer.

You will find that when you floor it on some days .. there is almost no angry sound from the Cam.

There are some days in winter where I floor it .. and its so powerful my 265 rear tires break loose. The sound from the cam is far more agressive.

This is the DME controlling VANOS and in turn the retard or advance of the cam

Yea I did notice that also. ive flooered it a few times and the rear brakes loose but other times my mums 318 feels faster. haha Ive heard of some poeple converting their flyby wire throttles to cable throttle somehow. Have you done any research on this? But im guessing the brain of the 330 wont let you do this. Not easily anyways..

Im just happy to know im not the only person having this problem. I was beggining to think i was going crazy. And yes I think the 'E46 no fault code but theres a problem' section is a good idea. lol In hot weather do you notice a physical change in the pedal itself? Mine feels like it goes 'notchy'

Glenn has you on the right diagnosis track as usual.

This is a problem I have gone through as well.

You'll notice when you go on long drives it goes away or if it cold or raining. In summer the car doesn't like hot / muggy weather.

A simple reset of the EGS and DME adaptive maps works .. but only for around a week.

Thing I have found are:

MAF damaged or need cleaning

ICV and throttle body get clogged with crud and blowback after about 100,000 ks onwards.

DISA valve

The myrid of sensors such as O2 pre and/or post cat

I still have to replace my crank sensor to see if mine settles.

The bitch is a lot of the time it doesn't throw up an error as the car is driving normally as far as its concerned. Its just amplified by hot weather.

This is totally correct! Ive been observing it closer lately and the cars definatly only doing this on hot days. Have I read correctly that you still have this problem? how long have you been trying to fix it. Its so subtle but it really does kill the driving experience. Love BMW's but I hate hate hate this electronic sh*t! lol