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The most rapid way to greatness is to immitate, Mr Hinkle.

Congrats :)

Consider the manual ones sold. I pm'd you on them


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I can craft you some out of cardboard and a glue stick

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You can use Inugel. It's a premix that exceedes BMW's specifications. It will mix with the blue lifetime coolant from BMW just fine.

food for thought:
According to internal BMW information, you...

I am working to assemble the information/ files to build a standalone ISTA/D and ISTA/P machine, allowing me full dealership diagnostic and programming ability.

I am not a computer wiz, I am a...

Probably not a bad call with as much as yours' are heat cycled ;)

You're gonna need some serious TIG skills to mate an S54 header to a M54

Professional suggestion: Line wrench crows foot and an incredible amount of patience.

Real world suggestion: Soak everything with PB Blaster. Wobble extension, universal joint, thinnest walled...

You can DIY that, no problem. Jack stands cost a hell of a lot less then paying a shop the 4 or 5 hours (at minimum) they will want to complete.

Yep. Cam sensors can go bad, but I would consider looking at the VANOS, too :thumbup:

Edit: Here is how to test the exhaust side sensor. Intake is similar.

Check the pulleys, check the tightness of the belly pan, but I'll be honest with you, this sounds exactly like TXB/ Flywheel chatter. It resonates like that, too.

Check everything, but you might...

Pay for the PPI. That is not an extraordinary deal, but if you want Red, it might be okay.

Now that that's out of the way, on to the paint. That car is dirty. Hella dirty. With that in mind, as...

Back to Koni.

Be careful, removing your under-hood cover can let some of the powarrrr leak out.


Don't say you haven't been warned :shifty:

I've had my Yellows rebuilt every 40k miles. That's probably overkill, but I use them on the race track from time to time. I've heard 80k rebuilds are a good idea.

Just go straight in from the top. You can get to them both.

An S54 powered ZHP is a dream of mine <3

If no access to another car:
Buy a subframe off of eBay (less then $100 shipped)
Have shop press new bushings in
Sale old subframe on eBay for same price.

It you have access to a second car,...

Incredibly common on the e46. I have replaced a ton of them. I would get an oem piece used from a retailer and re-wrap in shadowline tape. If not, prepare to be bled George Washington style by BMWNA....

When rolling backwards, does it pull to either direction?


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I would be incredibly suspect of a failed steering rack. What evidence did they give you? I have customers with over 300k miles on e46s and their steering racks are still holding up properly.

I could theorize a few different causes, mostly related to temperature/ improper installation. Ultimately, I hate it happened, but I'm thankful it was just the CCV and not something more...

Same hail storm that has me so scared ^. This storm had to total at least 20% of the cars in East Tennessee.

Check your oil before anything else.

How stable is your idle?