You did send me an air box, which was a $300 dollar part, so that was helpful!
Really wish I noticed this before...
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There are some differences between the two. The flap looks different, the gasket looks different, and there is no BMW logo or part #. I called Turner today and the part comes with a 1-year warranty. However, to get a replacement or a refund, I need to send the part to turner, who will then send it to BMW or the manufacturer to have it tested. If the test shows that the part is faulty or failing, Turner will be reimbursed, and then I will be reimbursed.
Meanwhile, I have to pay out of pocket for another DISA valve since I can't drive around with a 3" open hole in the manifold. F me. I didn't ask about shipping fees, and imagine I'd be out that money. Seems like a hassle but i am going to send the unit in as there is something clearly wrong with it. Have been driving with it unplugged and my god, the difference in performance and noise is huge!
My local parts guy at Irvine BMW has a new DISA valve for me for $251 after tax! That is cheaper than Turner's by ~$30. pretty good price i'd say. It will also come with a 2-year warranty from BMW.
You should get a DISA from FCP Euro. Then you'll never have to buy one again!
FCP Euro are awesome. Great prices and quick shipping.
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@GotZHP, it seems you already have a older (perhaps non-functioning) BMW DISA lying around - the one on the left in the pictures. Why dont you order the GAS DISA kit and rebuild that one? Much cheaper than buying a brand new one (which is bound to fail again sometime in the future) or having to deal with Turner's shitty warranty process.
I did the same thing with my previously failed BMW DISA when the Vaico one (which I got from ECS) failed after a year. Although ECS tuning was nice enough to ship me a replacement one before I had to ship them the defective part. I sold the replacement Vaico DISA to a local BMW owner, with all the warnings that it would eventually fail.
The GAS rebuild is permanent and it literally took me 30 mins to do it. They have very detailed instructions with pictures and it makes the job really easy.
http://www.germanautosolutions.com/b...repair_kit.php
Man, I cannot catch a break............
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At first, radio stopped working. Odd but kept driving as I was two miles from the coffee shop I go to. Then ABS, Brake, Traction control lights come on. Yellow at first, then turn red. Airbag light came on next and the mpg needle got stuck at 20. Parked the car at the coffee shop and shut her down. Went to start it again and click click click click click. FUU
New alternator and voltage regulator so that isnt the issue. I unhooked the battery, grabbed a coffee, and chilled while caffeinating. Luckily for me, I broke down across the street from Irvine BMW and right next to another parts store, and next to the coffee shop (thank god).
Hooked up a jump started and the car is running again. Seems like the battery is the issue. New one will be ~$200. Waiting to see if I can get an OEM one, but if not, the parts store next to me has one.
Total for this week of BMW ownership.....
Tie rods, fuel filter, a few nuts and bolts = $495
New DISA Valve = $250
New battery = $200
Just shy of a G after tax.... Dayum.
Can save ~$20 if you get a Duralast 94R-DLG battery from Auto Zone. Better CCA than BMW's
My apartment is round abouts 450 sq ft, unfortunately all old car parts end up in the trash or offered on the pay it forward thread. I had kept the old DISA with a rebuild idea in the back of my mind. GF cleaned the apartment and needed more room for storage, so old car parts were tossed. I think the plan is to get a new one from Irvine BMW and send the current one back to Turner. Once the new one starts acting up I will go with the GAS rebuild kit.
The ZHP is my only vehicle and at the moment, it sees between 500 and 700 miles a week. Need to have it running and Irvine BMW has the part on the shelf.
I wish I could keep all my parts but I am already taking up my share. I used to be a carpenter and work as an independent contractor / handy man so I have a lot of word working tools and power tools. Since I know have a new career, and a new hobby / part time job maintaining the BMW, i have started to pick up a whole new tool set. My mechanic's tools has at least tripled since I bought the BMW in late Feb.
I'll have to post a picture of just the tools I have bought. That is one part of the accident story I havent talked much about. I've picked up around $500 dollars of new tools and equipment :biggrin
I think something is still up the ZHP. I drove today for about an hour and then parked for about an hour. I then got in the car, started it, and let it idle while I loaded some things in the trunk. Got in the driver's seat and sent a text and was starting up the nav on the phone when the idle dropped and the battery light came on for a second.
Light went off and I revved the car up to 1,500rpms while setting up the nav. My idle hasn't been the smoothest and the DISA valve is not helping. It was unplugged up until the battery incident. replugged it for a few days, and unplugged it for the 2.5 hour drive to Santa Barbara today.
Going to do a little tear down tomorrow to ensure the alternator connections are snug and that there is no vacuum leak on the intake side of things. Going to smoke test the car to see if anything occurs.
I forgot to pack my new parts from this week so no maintenance this weekend.
Not many updates at the moment, for my car anyways. GFs car will be getting a new air filter & an oil change this upcoming weekend. I bought her a Green Filter. never heard of this company before but this filter is all the rave on the ST forums.
http://www.greenfilterusa.com/store/7158
I have been getting a surprising amount of people coming to me for help with their cars, and of course I do not mind helping where and how I can. My coworker's 2000 328ci 's expansion tank blew up while he was parking today, so I will be replacing it for him in the parking lot at work. He has an AT, so hopefully I can get the mechanical fan off.
I've recently had a few peeps from e46f come to me for advice on dealing with insurance companies after accidents. BMWCurves sent one of them my way. If you guys know anyone who has been in a front end accident with their e46, I can def help out with how much you could be looking at to fix the car. I am by no means an insurance guru, but I can help you navigate the ridiculousness that is called insurance.
plans for this week. Fuel filter and a tear down / smoke test of the intake manifold in hopes of eliminating my lean codes. Hood goes on Friday and if I can't find a decent used one, Im getting one form the dealer. I do have access to a massive Sand Blast Room, so color does not matter, but I am having trouble finding one that is not bent or damaged or dented.
Other news, I started a garden! Put up some post with fencing and built a door. Started to build supports for a netting canopy. No critters are getting at my veggies. Another weekend hobby.
Fetching lumber in the ST. Pop the sunroof and bam, 8ft. 2x4s fit no problem.
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Post and chicken wire up. There are a lot of squirrels and gophers in the near by field. The chicken wire goes 18" underground as well.
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Started constructing a support system for overhead netting. Should keep birds and squirrels out. I've since added cross members across the top of the posts for added support.
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Good stuff all around! I'm surprised you haven't been able to find a hood locally on Craigslist or something. Usually there's a junkyard or something nearby. And yeah, the guy who contacted you seems to have had a rough going with his Imola ZHP and contacted me on reddit, you were the first person that came to mind who's dealt with insurance recently.
Gardens are awesome. Nothing like fresh produce you grew yourself
Yeah i'm surprised too. There were a ton of hoods when I was selling like 2-3 of them. Although mines did sell within a few hours of posting them on CL so I guess I would keep a lookout on them everyday. But if the dents aren't that bad, I would just have your body shop fix them as they are painting it. You should be able to just send them a picture of the damage before you buy the hood to get a quote
Shame about the accident but great job on putting it back together!
If you need any help let me know. I have PA Soft and INPA on my laptop.
I've been finding a bunch on craiglist, but they are in terrible condition for the most part. The good hoods sell right away. Every time a parts car comes up on the market, it normally has pictures of the car with no hood :(
For instance https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/pts/5804520634.html
pretty sure that hood was in a fire or something and they want over $300!
I have a few inquiries out at the moment. hoping to make something happen this week. I just order new PPE (personal protective equipment) for our Abrasive blasting operations and really want to try it out. Positive pressure abrasive blast helmets from 3M, really nice units. One f the guys said he would show me how to operate the equipment, so I could sand blast a hood anytime after 7PM once I am the only manager on-site.
Dude, nothing beats fresh veggies, except fresh steak, but I can't grow a cow. I realized that my one of my highest monthly expenses was fresh veggies from a farm that is about 2 miles from my house and on the way home. I would drop anywhere from 50 to 75 dollars to get food for the weekend that would then be left overs for the work week. Figured the garden plot was free and there is a shed full of free tools to use, so why not.
So far about ~$200 into the garden. Building materials, compost and other soil amending products, and seeds. Little investment up front as there will be some more funds spent, but should pay off in the long run. Anything to help the car budget grow. I feel the mod bug setting in and I still have some maintenance to finish first
And the smoke test reveals........
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A leak at the dipstick tube to oil pan connection..... God am I light headed :cigar
Nice, what were you smoking?
"Now my BMW smells like the art teacher's office..."
I'm glad you found it. I need to try smoke testing mine again.
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Oil is pumped from the pan to the filter correct?
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Cannot positively locate the other 1/4th of the O-ring. pretty sure its in the pan :facepalm
Here is a good one for us E46 owners :roundel
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I'll be the one on the left.
I tell them some ridiculously large number and then watch their reaction LOL
Yeah well it's probably not too bad. If you consider upgrades, then yeah it tends to go up a lot lol Yeah I did that once. Didn't really faze her. But then used it against me a few times and hinted at how this LV purse/wallet/etc is way more practical than whatever equivalent priced mod I was planning to buy lol
Well, confirmed that my DISA valve is a bad unit. 10,000 miles and the flap can move freely about a centimeter back and forth. I have a video I will upload but it is on my Nexus phone and I dont have the right cord at this moment.
Turner Motorsports wants me to send this one in, then they would send me another one but I cannot have the car out of action. Would be unreasonable, once I share the video with them, to ask for them to send me a new one first, then I will return the old one? First of, they would keep my business and the part would come from them. I can't have a 3" open hole in the manifold, and I only have the ZHP for transportation, so I would buy one locally. Secondly, it would make me a happier customer and they would get continued business from me when it comes time to buy the kind of parts the dealership doesn't have. Lastly, they could ship a prepaid, pre addressed return box.
I don't want to shell out another $250 this up coming week along with buying a hood. Added up a large portion of my receipts last night, and I've spent waaaaayyyy too much on the car outside of the scope of work to repair from the accident. Has been running much smoother now that is has a full O-ring at the dipstick tube connection to the pan. One of my pulleys is starting to make some noise in the morning and I am wondering if it is the alternator?? All my other pulleys except 1 (tensioner?) are new with under 15,000 on them.
When my CF mirror shells started delaminating, they cross shipped me a new pair. Hopefully they'll do the same for you.
O man I really hope they do this for me. Cash is going to be tight for a few months and I need to start piling up suspension parts so it would be nice to not have to buy on out of pocket and wait for the refund to show. If memory recalls, My Dad actually paid for that Turner Motorsport purchase as a late x-mas gift... So it be nice if I didnt have to technically buy it :)
They may ask you for CC# as collateral, if they don't, offer a CC# ...
https://vimeo.com/189257479
A link to my DISA valve. Lots of play for around 10 to 15k miles.
Also, got a package in the mail today! Thanks for hooking it up Tony, much appreciated. Now to figure out how this thing works lol. I can rebuild a BMW but cannot do anything computer related
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