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In the distant future, yes, though I hope a clean ZHP can be found when that time comes :/

It just sold. Bittersweet moment seeing it get towed away but I know it's in good hands now. The buyer's ZHP had been crushed by a tree but had a perfectly unscathed engine, ready to be swapped into...

VIN: WBABD53455PL15588
Year: 2005
Make: BMW
Model: 330Ci
Price: $3,800
Mileage: 204,000
Transmission type: Auto
Body Type (coupe or sedan): Coupe
Color: Sparkling Graphite
Packages: ZHP

Here is the CL ad.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/5489342513.html

If anyone is in the Bay Area, I am selling my ZHP. As you might have read in a recent thread I posted here, the intake...

I thought MAF sensors on the E46 sensors could be cleaned. I was going to ask my mechanic to give that a try but now I won't even ask.

Car is sitting at the shop. They have drained the engine and...

That last part is the hard part - finding out what the damage actually is without incurring too many labor hours tearing the whole thing apart. Surely there has to be some indicator already that the...

Interesting info, but not sure I'm getting the point. Are those links suggesting that the (controlled) water intake was good for the car?

Haha, you're gonna like this one - 205,000 miles on this motor.

That said, it was performing GREAT up until this incident. Key items had been serviced - VANOS, oil filter housing gasket.

Hey all,

I haven't posted in a while, my interest in working on my ZHP has tapered off this last year due to starting a new job that is very demanding.

We had a pretty bad storm in the Bay...

Who said I didn't ? :P

I replaced the mounts to address the (severe steering wheel and cabin vibration, primarily.

It's been 2 days and I haven't heard any noises from the belt system, whereas I used to hear it pretty much every time I drove, especially after revving the motor out.

I think the mounts need to...

I haven't posted in quite some time but I've taken my ZHP past the 200k mark now and I've been having squeaky belts for the last 400 or so. The odd thing was that the squeak was intermittent and came...

Yeah I feel like that's gonna go soon on my car, too.

Here are a couple photos from a show/meet I organized this morning. These cars make my ZHP look like a joke! Haha.

http://i.imgur.com/XdZSP92.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/rZPM2JJ.jpg
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Finally got around to doing some much needed work to my car.

To address the coolant leak, I had the radiator and upper hose replaced. Lower thermostat was broken too, so that was replaced.

Fuel...

Hi all,

Just wanted to extend an invitation to all of you in the SoCal area to come and check out USC Auto Club's car show at Pep Boys. This is the 2nd event we've had at this location. We have a...

Finally got myself a polisher, compound, polish, and wax to get rid of these awfully stubborn spots on my hood

http://i.imgur.com/2ELULSx.jpg

It's hard to see but there are quite a few fine...

Yeah my friend told me that a lot of E46 owners just clip the sensor to the shock tower or something like that.

I get it now. Thanks!

When I took the sensor out to do my front brakes, I lost the metal retaining clip that holds it in place. I'll just get a new one and re-insert the brake sensor the next time...

I noticed that my brake wear sensor was disconnected from its slot in the front pad. Shouldn't this trip a brake light? Because it didn't... :/

This happened a few days ago actually, but I only remembered it now - saw an Imola Red coupe and what looked like a "light green" ZHP sedan (i'm pretty sure it was....never seen the color before...

Power steering fixed! Turns out the hose was cracked pretty bad. The reservoir was perfectly fine.

The return hose was $60. Luckily enough, a local shop had it in stock so I drove there with my...

Nvm. Couldn't wait any longer so I went to autozone and got vice grips. Worked like a charm! Hose is now all new and free of leaks :) phew. I can drive again

That's odd because I had it running for no more than 5 minutes. Thanks for the insight though

Ugh I can't get the cooling line out of the radiator. I ordered the bmw line disconnect tool off amazon and it should arrive tomorrow. You can also do it with 2 vice grips but the cost comes out to...