dirtydoogle 383 Report post Posted March 11, 2018 Put some suspension in my racecar thing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikan 173 Report post Posted March 11, 2018 Booked a tow truck for it tomorrow morning. Pic for @Young Thrash Driver 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TermiPeteNZ 1319 Report post Posted March 11, 2018 6 hours ago, Bennyboy said: I spun a rod bearing at the Taupo track yesterday.......... car is at 140k so was prob due anyways, just hoping there’s no damage to the rod. not feeling good today. Really feel for you Ben :\ Hope it ain't too bad. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Young Thrash Driver 1020 Report post Posted March 11, 2018 @Mikan looking good! Is it sitting much higher with the new suspension compared to how it was? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikan 173 Report post Posted March 11, 2018 Thanks man! Was surprised, but pretty much no discernable difference to the eye at all. It's is nice to be able to drive over a bridge expansion joint without holding my breath though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1286 Report post Posted March 11, 2018 17 hours ago, Bennyboy said: I spun a rod bearing at the Taupo track yesterday.......... car is at 140k so was prob due anyways, just hoping there’s no damage to the rod. not feeling good today. darn , has your car had the recall done on the bearings. my m3 about the same ks but had new bearings done at about 60ks . kayne barrie , reckons I should do them again. have spare s54 engines if needed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 546 Report post Posted March 14, 2018 On 3/12/2018 at 9:41 AM, BM WORLD said: darn , has your car had the recall done on the bearings. my m3 about the same ks but had new bearings done at about 60ks . kayne barrie , reckons I should do them again. have spare s54 engines if needed Get a sample of your oil tested. An indication of Bearing condition can be derived from sample. E.G. forum with a bit more info http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=431107 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bennyboy 200 Report post Posted March 15, 2018 11 hours ago, Neal said: Get a sample of your oil tested. An indication of Bearing condition can be derived from sample. E.G. forum with a bit more info http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=431107 Good call. Will do Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bennyboy 200 Report post Posted March 15, 2018 On 3/12/2018 at 9:41 AM, BM WORLD said: darn , has your car had the recall done on the bearings. my m3 about the same ks but had new bearings done at about 60ks . kayne barrie , reckons I should do them again. have spare s54 engines if needed Mate there’s nothing in the notes to say it had the recall campaign work carried out. Ex Singapore. from what I’ve read they should be done (regardless) every 80k Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karter16 416 Report post Posted March 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Bennyboy said: Good call. Will do I think Neal was suggesting that Brent does an oil sample. I don't think there'd be much point in you doing one now - you know the rod is spun and that you've got work to do. Oil sample would more be an indicator of likely bearing wear for someone who was trying to tell how worn their bearings were without looking at them. (also FWIW a single oil analysis isn't so helpful, it's more a series of them that can show a trend (e.g. more lead/more copper over time)). Good luck with getting your car sorted, sounds like you probably have a bit of work ahead to ascertain the condition of the rod, crankshaft, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karter16 416 Report post Posted March 15, 2018 On 3/12/2018 at 9:41 AM, BM WORLD said: darn , has your car had the recall done on the bearings. my m3 about the same ks but had new bearings done at about 60ks . kayne barrie , reckons I should do them again. have spare s54 engines if needed Mine were almost toast at 140k (only put a couple of thousand k on it after buying and before doing the bearings). Mine is an '05 so wasn't part of the recall/preventative action/whatever BMW call it. That's only my experience and I don't know for sure how the owners before me treated the car - lots of other people seem to get more mileage out of them, but going forward I'll be playing it safe and replacing maybe every 80k-100k (If I ever put that many k's on the car!!) Hope my entirely subjective and non-statistically significant opinion is helpful! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 546 Report post Posted March 15, 2018 On 4/03/2018 at 6:23 PM, Karter16 said: Today I looked at it and thought to myself that it desperately needs a wash. Our 6 month old has been in and out of hospital a lot since birth so understandably attention for the BMW has been minimal. When I find time it'll be getting a good clean and an oil and filter change as coming up about 1800km since the rod-bearings replacement (the car not the baby). Hope things improve on the hospital front , can relate to this and an M3 can be a good distraction. A spent a few years adding stereo bits to mine. Took me away from the worry to a certain extent. Hopefully you be like us soon where the visits have stopped and things are going good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eliongater 718 Report post Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) Had Winger replace the airbag. Started replacing the accessory belts, water pump and thermostat. Realised I didn't have the right tools, so settled for a new thermostat gasket to check if that solved my leak (will replace it when I do the water pump). Finished installing the shadow line trim I had, washed it and managed to turn a semi-decent camera into a potato (should've checked the settings before shooting). Edited March 17, 2018 by eliongater 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted March 18, 2018 Cleaned and polished (!) a whole bunch of suspension bits (nut, bolts, spacers, caps, top mounts etc.) whilst waiting for the required new parts to arrive. Will save over $300 by reusing serviceable parts (top mounts are most of this). Donanted M3 suspension will be going into the 328, I'll be starting at the rear (parts ordered) before I tackle the front (much bigger job). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) After much drooling over a stunning e39, i've decided to keep my e46. So got to doing annual spark plug inspection / change over, during which i noted one headlight had got some condensation from being parked outside for a week. (we are painting out kitchen too, so, many, projects) During taking out a bulb to vent the headlight, the bulb fell out of its socket and dropped down into the engine aby / bumper / under tray area. After a lot of searching and removal of air filter housing and front spot light i found the little bugger in the bumper underneath the spotlight housing..... next little project will be sorting out my moist head light, will pull apart ad check the seals... Edited March 18, 2018 by hunter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NZ BMW 368 Report post Posted March 18, 2018 2 hours ago, hunter said: After much drooling over a stunning e39, i've decided to keep my e46. So got to doing annual spark plug change over, during which i noted one headlight had got some condensation from being parked outside for a week. (we are painting out kitchen too, so, many, projects) During taking out a bulb to vent the headlight, the bulb fell out of its socket and dropped down into the engine aby / bumper / under tray area. After a lot of searching and removal of air filter housing and front spot light i found the little bugger in the bumper underneath the spotlight housing..... next little project will be sorting out my moist head light, will pull apart ad check the seals... Annual spark plug change? Why such frequency? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted March 18, 2018 6 hours ago, NZ BMW said: Annual spark plug change? Why such frequency? I Pull them each autumn to check condition before winter, if they look worn ad there's a special on i'll swap them out. a few weeks ago i did this and they looked a bit pitted, so yesterday i changed them. One did have a bit of oil on it which i havent seen before, might be a gasket needs changing somewhere Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NZ BMW 368 Report post Posted March 18, 2018 2 hours ago, hunter said: I Pull them each autumn to check condition before winter, if they look worn ad there's a special on i'll swap them out. a few weeks ago i did this and they looked a bit pitted, so yesterday i changed them. One did have a bit of oil on it which i havent seen before, might be a gasket needs changing somewhere I see, I thought you post was saying you change them every year which I thought was fairly keen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted March 21, 2018 Got a m60 manifold for the v8 project today from the wreckers for $30 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cale 36 Report post Posted March 22, 2018 Thanks @qube ! Just noticed in this pic that it’s a bit crooked... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted March 22, 2018 better fix that up but damn.. looks so good. quad exhausts too!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3341 Report post Posted March 22, 2018 dropped in to Winger today, to arrange booking for e46 recall on the drivers airbag (replacement). they kindly did it on the spot, exceeding my expectations. Now need to source a new steering shaft coupling (steering guibo). I've seen @Funkyflynz's vidjo on ewetube, and understand it must be the RHD part with heatshield. I'll do this myself, as money's tight. P/N 32 30 6 761 571 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Olaf said: dropped in to Winger today, to arrange booking for e46 recall on the drivers airbag (replacement). they kindly did it on the spot, exceeding my expectations. Now need to source a new steering shaft coupling (steering guibo). I've seen @Funkyflynz's vidjo on ewetube, and understand it must be the RHD part with heatshield. I'll do this myself, as money's tight. P/N 32 30 6 761 571 I did one last week where I used a e30 urethane guibo from ireland engineering ($29us) and cut out the old munted rubber one from the e46 coupling. Cheap as and worked perfectly. http://www.iemotorsport.com/bmw/item/e30steercoupler.html Edited March 22, 2018 by zero Added link to guibo 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3341 Report post Posted March 23, 2018 21 hours ago, zero said: I did one last week where I used a e30 urethane guibo from ireland engineering ($29us) and cut out the old munted rubber one from the e46 coupling. Cheap as and worked perfectly. http://www.iemotorsport.com/bmw/item/e30steercoupler.html where's yer heat shield, mate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted March 23, 2018 34 minutes ago, Olaf said: where's yer heat shield, mate? Fusspot! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
