Ben P
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Had them for a good few months now. No complaints yet touch wood!
What Did You Do To Your Car Today?
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Had them for a good few months now. No complaints yet touch wood!
Ruairi83
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Colour is class, against the white!
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Eamo_vxr
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Replaced the old perished aerial gasket. It’s the little touches.
Lee
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I love this, never been mad keen on Leons looks wise but would happily drive that one. Nice wheels on it.
quattro Rick
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Since replacing the air filters the other week, I've intermittently been having an issue where under wot the car would crap itself and throw up the following warning
Now the first time I saw it, I nearly cried, then I thought, what has been done since getting the car back from the work being done in England?.....
First thing that popped into my head was the air filters, there's a lot of pipe work around the air boxes, the pictured air box sits infront of the PCV system, below the new BMC (red) filters you can see one of the pipes I removed to adjust the position of the intake pipe
On the end with the 90° bend, the teeth which hold the pipe secure were worn down and I could see they hadn't sealed correctly, after removing and refitting near on twenty times, I realised it wasn't to be and it wouldn't seat correctly, so replacement ordered from TPS and hey presto, today it showed up, wiped down the connecting end as it was damp with oil residue, a bit of back and forth and she seated 100%
Giving her the beans coming home from work, she seemed to be singing on key, so I'm fairly certain this was what caused the fault, the warning appeared on Sunday during the drive which annoyed me slightly, but turning the car off and on returned it to working order, I had pre researched the fault as the first time was a few days prior so knew to take it easier but the pipe was still in place, but there was a bit of blow by.
The engine light is stuck on, so going to read the codes to make sure nothing catastrophic still lurks around!
I'll be more mindful of those pipes from now on, as they're supposedly very very brittle and easy to break in half.
Now the first time I saw it, I nearly cried, then I thought, what has been done since getting the car back from the work being done in England?.....
First thing that popped into my head was the air filters, there's a lot of pipe work around the air boxes, the pictured air box sits infront of the PCV system, below the new BMC (red) filters you can see one of the pipes I removed to adjust the position of the intake pipe
On the end with the 90° bend, the teeth which hold the pipe secure were worn down and I could see they hadn't sealed correctly, after removing and refitting near on twenty times, I realised it wasn't to be and it wouldn't seat correctly, so replacement ordered from TPS and hey presto, today it showed up, wiped down the connecting end as it was damp with oil residue, a bit of back and forth and she seated 100%
Giving her the beans coming home from work, she seemed to be singing on key, so I'm fairly certain this was what caused the fault, the warning appeared on Sunday during the drive which annoyed me slightly, but turning the car off and on returned it to working order, I had pre researched the fault as the first time was a few days prior so knew to take it easier but the pipe was still in place, but there was a bit of blow by.
The engine light is stuck on, so going to read the codes to make sure nothing catastrophic still lurks around!
I'll be more mindful of those pipes from now on, as they're supposedly very very brittle and easy to break in half.
McFall1984
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Bought a set of cheapys for some unknown reason
G N K
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Ran it through the poles for a 6 quid detail
Mrs drove it for the 1st time, got into it there to go to the shop and discovered shes the handbrake cable snapped clean out of it
Mrs drove it for the 1st time, got into it there to go to the shop and discovered shes the handbrake cable snapped clean out of it
Coog
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Ran it through the poles for a 6 quid detail
Mrs drove it for the 1st time, got into it there to go to the shop and discovered shes the handbrake cable snapped clean out of it
Probably doing handbrake turns in it mate.
stuartyvilla
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Bought the first parts for my planned winter suspension refresh, 2 new oe front shocks for the 182.
Antoin
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Fitted a new rear parking sensor....
Still need to get the rear diffuser with towbar hatch on it. It'll have to do like that for now.
Still need to get the rear diffuser with towbar hatch on it. It'll have to do like that for now.
Antoin
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I could do but I'd rather not tbh. It won't be on all the time so I'd rather it hidden from view when the Swan neck is off.
Not cut the diffuser you had? They're normally very easy to work with
I could do but I'd rather not tbh. It won't be on all the time so I'd rather it hidden from view when the Swan neck is off.
veedubnoodle
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Coolest tow car ever!
Gemma
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So, the horror stories of the rod bearings on the e92 m3s have gotten the better of me.
Only this past week a guy with a 1 owner car, 2013 motor, 26k miles, rod bearings went.
Not taking my chances and have her booked in with Ricks garage as soon as I get home from holidays!
Been gathering all the bits and bobs which consist off
10litres of oil and oil filter
BMW Engine mounts(nuts and bolts that go with it)
BMW Sump gasket and bolts
BMW Thermostat (mines is playing about)
ACL race bearings
ARP bolts
As soon as Rick rips mine out, I'll get a picture up of what they look like.
This is a guys at 70k miles
For me it's a cheaper preventive lol
Oooo and a new BMW battery so out with the old and in with the new.
Only this past week a guy with a 1 owner car, 2013 motor, 26k miles, rod bearings went.
Not taking my chances and have her booked in with Ricks garage as soon as I get home from holidays!
Been gathering all the bits and bobs which consist off
10litres of oil and oil filter
BMW Engine mounts(nuts and bolts that go with it)
BMW Sump gasket and bolts
BMW Thermostat (mines is playing about)
ACL race bearings
ARP bolts
As soon as Rick rips mine out, I'll get a picture up of what they look like.
This is a guys at 70k miles
For me it's a cheaper preventive lol
Oooo and a new BMW battery so out with the old and in with the new.
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CharlySkunkWeed
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Definitely. I wish I'd have done my car before it went (ringlands failure).
It's strange getting an engine rebuilt AFTER it's failed. Even though I've been assured mine is "bullet proof" now , i still get a horrible feeling when i feel a stumble or see a wee puff of smoke as i experienced the failure.
But its pretty ballsy to spend the cash when there's nothing wrong. I always said "awk if it blows i have money set aside" but it messes with your head after the experience.
Coog
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Can you not just get a jar of oil sent off for analysis these days?