Neil McCauley 394 Report post Posted October 13 What did you find in the interior with the blacklight 🤔 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akapjay 41 Report post Posted October 16 Reconnected the E36 battery to start the day. Went a little like this: E36 > Silverdale Bus station > CBD office > Wiri CDG Depot > X5 to Hamilton > Huntly > Epsom > Home > E91 to pick up E36 > cool wee pic of the midlife crisis mobile and family travel wagon together. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dln 15 Report post Posted October 19 Meant to take some pics, but got in mission mode ... 2008 E82 135i. Shift lever to the left no longer engaged sport/manual mode. Internet says broken wire in the gear shift loom so... Centre console out - YouTube saved me some breakage when I thought it should come out but wasn't - under dash covers on both sides hold the front in... Release loom from stupid factory location that flexes with each movement, strip back sticky tape on loom. Sure enough, two disconnected ends looking at me. Strip, twist, tape and re-position to reduce flex. Reassemble console, testing function prior to buttoning up. Nothing broken or missed or left over. Spirited drive to confirm/celebrate. Win. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harper 554 Report post Posted November 3 Helped the old man make some progress on his 318is project. Finally off it's jackstands and moving under it's own power again. And a quick blast to supercheap for some fluids 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dln 15 Report post Posted November 23 1. Replaced old faded side repeaters - was unsure about how black the "smoked" looked in the box, but I think they look ok on the car. Shout out to @Olaf who saved me from breaking the old ones ... https://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/67760-blue-zoo-olafs-lci-e46-325i-touring/page/3/?tab=comments#comment-724975 2. Oil and filter. 3. Bent FL rim on 'test drive'. 😫 F**k - anybody know where to get it fixed in CHCH? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 1061 Report post Posted November 23 Elite wheels for the rim repair 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3339 Report post Posted November 23 On 11/3/2024 at 7:16 PM, Harper said: Helped the old man make some progress on his 318is project. Finally off it's jackstands and moving under it's own power again. And a quick blast to supercheap for some fluids nice looking iS! I drove a near-new one for ~1200kms in Australia in 1993, a memorable drive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3339 Report post Posted November 23 On 10/19/2024 at 8:39 PM, dln said: Meant to take some pics, but got in mission mode ... 2008 E82 135i. Shift lever to the left no longer engaged sport/manual mode. Internet says broken wire in the gear shift loom so... Centre console out - YouTube saved me some breakage when I thought it should come out but wasn't - under dash covers on both sides hold the front in... Release loom from stupid factory location that flexes with each movement, strip back sticky tape on loom. Sure enough, two disconnected ends looking at me. Strip, twist, tape and re-position to reduce flex. Reassemble console, testing function prior to buttoning up. Nothing broken or missed or left over. Spirited drive to confirm/celebrate. Win. did you solder? or just left them twisted? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dln 15 Report post Posted November 23 38 minutes ago, Olaf said: did you solder? or just left them twisted? Cheap and nasty - just twisted (tightly with long nose pliers) and taped over. Access is pretty restricted and the wires are very small and short - I was worried about getting a soldering iron in there without touching the other ones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harper 554 Report post Posted November 24 18 hours ago, Olaf said: nice looking iS! I drove a near-new one for ~1200kms in Australia in 1993, a memorable drive. This one is far from new, 270,000km. Required quite a bit of love to get it be a 'nice' car. We're some of the way through building a revvy motor for it. M44 bottom end, with M42 head, ITBs, lightweight flywheel, all rotating assembly balanced etc. It's all going to the machine shop this week. The short block I got from a scrapyard for $200 with 90,000km on it. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goose 44 Report post Posted November 24 Removed, sanded and repainted the “clip-in” roof rails on the 540i this weekend. All the clear coat was coming off, amazing how one tatty component can lower the town of an otherwise tidy(ish) car. Also replaced rear windscreen rubber gasket, used a cheap eBay one but not super happy with the fit, might need to pull it out and replace with genuine. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3339 Report post Posted November 25 On 11/24/2024 at 3:38 PM, Harper said: This one is far from new, 270,000km. Required quite a bit of love to get it be a 'nice' car. We're some of the way through building a revvy motor for it. M44 bottom end, with M42 head, ITBs, lightweight flywheel, all rotating assembly balanced etc. It's all going to the machine shop this week. The short block I got from a scrapyard for $200 with 90,000km on it. no diesel stroker crank? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harper 554 Report post Posted November 25 9 hours ago, Olaf said: no diesel stroker crank? Ha, it was considered but the cost gets pretty out of hand going that route. You end up having to go custom rods and custom/modified pistons afaik. Still haven't fully decided if we'll commit to cams/valve springs so it can rev to 8k. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3339 Report post Posted November 26 (edited) From what I've read, the M42 crank is forged, the M44 is cast... if you want to head to 8k rpm I think the forged crank is the one... This is an interesting read on M47 cranks... there are variants. 90mm piston and you're on your way to more torque & 2.1 litres woohoo! http://m42club.com/forum/index.php?topic=1921.15 I've just got to get mine done, decided to pop it in stock. Edited November 26 by Olaf oops linky! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harper 554 Report post Posted November 27 (edited) 20 hours ago, Olaf said: From what I've read, the M42 crank is forged, the M44 is cast... if you want to head to 8k rpm I think the forged crank is the one... This is an interesting read on M47 cranks... there are variants. 90mm piston and you're on your way to more torque & 2.1 litres woohoo! http://m42club.com/forum/index.php?topic=1921.15 I've just got to get mine done, decided to pop it in stock. Either crank can spin up to 8k happily, limiting factor is always the valve train according to the metric mechanic info. The perks of the M44 bottom end is a little more displacement and it has a larger oil pump which flows better at high rpm. But the late M42 head has a host of benefits over the M44 head so it makes sense to marry the two for an OE+ street motor I think and still keeps things simple. Unfortunately nothing is a drop in solution with the diesel stroker crank as far as I know. One way or another you end up having to deck the pistons, have custom rods made, or both in order to get the CR and the valve/piston gap correct. All that being said. The stock M42 is a lovely motor. I've taken the e36 for a few burns since getting it driving again. Not fast but super zingy and responsive, feels like a mini M engine. Edited November 27 by Harper 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3339 Report post Posted November 28 yes. diesel crank needs the nose machined up - shortened - and a keyway, I think. All the M42/M44 mods seem to require $$ machine costs, for moderate increases in power/torque. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harper 554 Report post Posted November 28 59 minutes ago, Olaf said: yes. diesel crank needs the nose machined up - shortened - and a keyway, I think. All the M42/M44 mods seem to require $$ machine costs, for moderate increases in power/torque. Yeah the $/HP is not worth it. I'm just after some itb noises more than anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1878 Report post Posted November 29 Fuel pump and filter. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dln 15 Report post Posted November 30 (edited) Front brake pads - TRW GDB1802's Contrary to popular belief, it's much easier to remove the entire caliper with the 18mm bolts in behind, rather than splitting the caliper with the 10mm hex that's looking at you. You also don't need to remove the 4 holding pins or the spring clip - the pads can be wriggled out and new ones in without much hassle. Also broke the brake wear sensor getting it out, so cut and twisted the wires and taped up out of the way. New tyres too - Bridgestone Potenza Sport 225/40/R18 NON runflat. Initial impression is MUCH better NVH than the runflat R050A's that came off. Edited November 30 by dln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
balancerider 770 Report post Posted December 7 (edited) Replaced the original Varta 90aH AGM with a Century 95aH AGM. Was still starting ok but seemed a good time to swap. coding new battery with Bimmercode dead easy (although no 95aH option so left battery size as is) (sacrificed a fair bit of knuckle skin to the BMW gods, the battery compartment on the F31 is awkward to say the least) Edited December 7 by balancerider Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
euroriffic 612 Report post Posted Sunday at 09:36 AM So sold the two pfl diesel x5’s I had, and was ideally looking to get a *cough cough* Touareg *cough cough* as seemed best bang for buck with hight adjustable suspension, hi/low range, locking centre diff and 3.5T towing to make it a good all rounder. I went and test drove a petrol v8 with 170k km on it. And was an absolute turd. Sounded good, went well. But everything inside squeaked, all the soft touch plastics were peeling off, and generally pretty rough, so passed on that to keep an eye out for a nice diesel one. But then found this Gem on marketplace a couple weeks ago and after a week it dropped from 4.5k to 3k, so went and checked it out and for the price was too good to pass up, so ended up with another diesel e53, but a facelift. Will hit 300k in 30kms, but you wouldn’t think so. Nz new, I’m the third owner after 2nd bought it off his wife’s boss, so well serviced and looked after. Have just finished up given it a biiiig service of new fluids and filters all round, replaced mechatronic seals, transfer case actuator gears, new front outer CV’s, polished headlights, deleted egr, had no swirl flaps from factory which was good. Cleaned all the gunk out the intake and runners, new T.stat, with water pump and belts on the way still. so now should be good for another 100k 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vass 854 Report post Posted Sunday at 09:48 AM Beauty! Welcome to the diesel E53 club. Love that color. Just working through my major servicing regimen on the new purchase. How fun was cleaning out the intake? Haven't thought about the transfer case actuator gears, might have to add it to my list. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
euroriffic 612 Report post Posted Sunday at 10:11 AM 18 minutes ago, Vass said: Beauty! Welcome to the diesel E53 club. Love that color. Just working through my major servicing regimen on the new purchase. How fun was cleaning out the intake? Haven't thought about the transfer case actuator gears, might have to add it to my list. Loved the first one I had, even if it was briefly, so knew what I was getting into again, which is why I jumped at it! intake wasn’t too bad. Just super messy. Runners on the head were a pain as couldn’t get right down into the tops of the valves, but is better than what it was, and no more egr pumping sh*t into it now atleast Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vass 854 Report post Posted Sunday at 10:26 AM 8 minutes ago, euroriffic said: Loved the first one I had, even if it was briefly, so knew what I was getting into again, which is why I jumped at it! intake wasn’t too bad. Just super messy. Runners on the head were a pain as couldn’t get right down into the tops of the valves, but is better than what it was, and no more egr pumping sh*t into it now atleast Nice! Which EGR delete kit did you get? Haven't received mine yet but got a Bimmertune one on its way. Didn't manage to find any local or much cheaper that that. Which mechatronic seal kit did you get also? Have ordered a full Vaico kit but @Eagle apparently had some issues with his so am dreading it a bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
