BMW E46 ZHP DIY and Preventative maintenance doityourself

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by UWISHU1

This thread lead me to this for window failure: http://www.skene.org/bmw/window/

Anyone know of other walkthroughs with more pics? And any other input on how successful this may or may not be?

---

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1388

Sent from my OnePlus 2

Hold the laughter please :p

I watched a few oil change videos. None of them seem to address opening the oil drain plug access panel/door. So what is the proper way to open the door?

I opened it, but I'm not sure if it was the proper way. I rotated the plug, though it didn't seem to make it much easier to open.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by holyc0w

Hold the laughter please :p

I watched a few oil change videos. None of them seem to address opening the oil drain plug access panel/door. So what is the proper way to open the door?

I opened it, but I'm not sure if it was the proper way. I rotated the plug, though it didn't seem to make it much easier to open.

---

Most cars don't come with it and policies add it because it looks odd (and we're anal). Just loosen the bolt/screw a turn or two...


---
"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous E46 fanatic

I'll see in another year. It probably would've been better if it wasn't there. This "screw" thing is plastic, right?

I think I see what I was missing. My panel doesn't have a screw. I think it's one of those plastic expanding rivets.

This has to be the best and most valuable DIY thread...ever.

That said - has anyone tried refilling manual transmission fluid via the shifter area as opposed to doing it while lying on the floor? ie: running a tube (after removing the shifter boot/etc.) down into the trans tunnel to the fill hole and filling it with a funnel while sitting in the cockpit.

I've done it that way on other cars but wondered if there's anything preventing this method on the E46.

edit; So I did my transmission fluid today, and the fill-through-the-shifter-hole method works quite well on this car... Just pop the shifter surround/boot/insulation and trans tunnel rubber seal, then slip a 1/2" or 5/8" tube through the hole, down to the transmission fill hole and - voila! You can fill via a funnel and hose from the comfort of the passenger seat. 😁 Better than lying on your back, pumping 100 times on one of those quart-top fluid pumps! Just be sure not to spill any because trans fluid smells nasty, and you don't want even a drop of it in your carpet.

Attachment 28845
Attachment 28847

FYI; The link for item #41 is no longer valid (as of this post.)