David_2709 don't need coils, like I said, I bought the car for 2 grand and I do not want to spend 800 on coils if the stock suspension works fine, neither do I need a bigger engine. The car weights almost 1.500kg empty (fat fuck!), has 150hp and is sufficiently powered for a beginner noob. Papers say it can do 220 km/h which is 20km/h more than my mother's 2014 1.4 Turbo hatchback. Gotta consider insurance rates and own confidence aswell as costs and time too. I just want to be low and looking cool changed the air and cabin filters today and removed the headlights for cleaning. Missed the right tools for changing the camshaft sensor, gotta get going tomorrow
Dr_Zoom It looking starting loved car just like my Fiesta. I bought her and I repaired about 5 between 7 parts in less than month.
David_2709 Changed the camshaft sensor, took an hour instead of the expected 30 minutes because I couldn't take off the oil filter due to a missing tool Also changed the taillights, car looks way more modern now work lamp died in the middle of the work, so I had to use my phone flashlight. Worked too I guess, I could hook it up into the front grille though so that's pretty nice lol engine bay looks like it hasn't been cleaned once! rear right reverse light was lazily changed out, an extra broken bulb was flying around in the rear housing (how can you neglect a car so much?)
skip # Daniel : y tho 🙂) mine never wants to come off, then when it eventually does it tightens so quick that I'll never be able to change it again. my beems a fuckin piece isn't it? honestly
Daniel # skip : mine never wants to come off, then when it eventually does it tightens so quick that I'll never be able to change it again. my beems a fuckin piece isn't it? honestly The oil filter cap? Lol they are simple as fuck.. If it's really hard to loosen, then it means it was tightened too much the last time. the e46? well it has a garbage engine, thats for sure.. 😛
skip # Daniel : The oil filter cap? Lol they are simple as fuck.. If it's really hard to loosen, then it means it was tightened too much the last time. the e46? well it has a garbage engine, thats for sure.. 😛 engine for sure, blown rocker cover gasket so smoke from the wrong place until it's warm. Literally struggles to do a burnout. In the wet. In first. With 195/15s. Not just the engine is garbage lol, I can get in to the car through my trunk even when it's closed. (help) try taking one off with a bicycle chain and numb hands lol
Daniel # skip : engine for sure, blown rocker cover gasket so smoke from the wrong place until it's warm. Literally struggles to do a burnout. In the wet. In first. With 195/15s. Not just the engine is garbage lol, I can get in to the car through my trunk even when it's closed. (help) try taking one off with a bicycle chain and numb hands lol And they're prone to get bad valve stem seals, and possibly timing chain issues lol.. Why would you do that? 😃 Ratchet and 36mm socket is all u need
skip # Daniel : And they're prone to get bad valve stem seals, and possibly timing chain issues lol.. Why would you do that? 😃 Ratchet and 36mm socket is all u need The whole car is an issue on wheels lol, nothing ever goes right in that pos And the housing needs a special tool for some reason to remove, it's annoying and useless. can't wait until that engine blows so I can swap my M52TUB28 in, no more shitty 4 cylinder BMW.
Daniel # skip : The whole car is an issue on wheels lol, nothing ever goes right in that pos And the housing needs a special tool for some reason to remove, it's annoying and useless. can't wait until that engine blows so I can swap my M52TUB28 in, no more shitty 4 cylinder BMW. oh right those have that cap that needs its own socket thingy.. long time since i touched those engines lol
David_2709 I just bid on a factory new MK Motorsport lip with certification papers, gonna keep you updated How much is it worth? I'd be willing to pay 200 bucks but that is already a high number
David_2709 got the lip for 56 bucks - starting bid was 55 lel some more work, but I forgot the actual lenses in the orange headlight plastic covers. Will fix it next weekend when I recieve my full battery to test that everything works
David_2709 lenses are in, hopefully just once and never again couldn't pick up the battery because the shop was closed. Car will sit for a while now so no more "one pic small text" updates for a bit
David_2709 alright some update, replacement sideskirt arrived, bad starting issue hasn't been solved either. Probably crankshaft sensor or ventilation, spark plugs are oily as heck. Tried removing the rust on the fender and primer it for painting later, it looks horrible but I need a new fender soon anyway, has a hole from the rust and is dented (another crash damage hidden :morncoffee: ) for now just waiting on parts, readout software, orange blinker sockets for the front, fuel filter, clear side blinkers and rear gas strut for the trunk. Also still waiting for the ebay parts..
Daniel It's not a sideskirt. Anyway, you should take a look at the entire thing all the way to the front, especially around the jacking points. Oily sparkplugs is often from old/broken valve cover gasket.
David_2709 sideskirt/rocker panel/whatever the side thing got a replacement metal for the front left jack point already. Mate will weld it in, found a garage to rent with the tools I need so I'll tackle that as soon as I got my license to get a 5-day-registration for the car. Right side was welded already but looks ugly, but if it works I don't really care. Defo either crankshaft sensor or the ventilation thing, got symptoms from both. Bad startup, no power until 3.000 RPM, oily spark plugs. Clean idle and no smoke though. Changed the camshaft sensor already because the BMW dealer I got it checked at said it won't run with a bad crank sensor. Yeah, I thought they knew about their cars. For now waiting for the obd reader so I finally know which one of them is bad. â–¶Play video on YouTube on the other hand reconnecting the battery removed one kilometer from the mileage lol
