Sounds like this car is really sound mechanically, it's definitely had all of the right stuff done to keep it going for a long time. Good luck with the sale, someone will get a really well-sorted ZHP!
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Sounds like this car is really sound mechanically, it's definitely had all of the right stuff done to keep it going for a long time. Good luck with the sale, someone will get a really well-sorted ZHP!
Responded, thanks!
Thank you! I know that those looking for a street/track build are a pretty niche market, but I'm hoping to find the right buyer.
Beautiful wagon, good luck with the sale!
Sold @ $500
Damn. If this car had heated seats / cold weather I'd be bidding. It's otherwise perfect for me.
Bump, really want this gone. Make me a reasonable offer.
Sold for $500
Yup, still super tight, and the car had been tracked too. I think the oil pump nut thing is something that happened once or twice and somehow became a huge forum myth.
The others were all fine. I don't think it's a major issue with the M54 though, at least not like it is with the e46 and e9x M3. This car had over 250k miles at the time, and when I bought the car it...
Totally forgot to update this post! I swapped in a used motor that we took apart to reseal and upgrade a bit. I tore down the old motor afterwards and found this as the root cause. I finished...
Yup, looking for a used ZHP motor. I don't want to part it out, but may still go that route. We will see. I'll definitely tear into the old one to see what the failure was. Speculation is that it...
Well, so much for my "amazing engine" brag post. The motor developed a knock. Doesn't sound like a rod bearing - it only happens when the engine is holding 2k-3k RPM with no load (holding steady...
They can start leaking badly at high mileage. They become incredibly brittle and almost always break when trying to remove them. We jokingly call them the "F*ck You" pipes.
Nice! I loved that car. I learned to drive stick on it, and generally drove it at 9/10ths every time I got into it. Sold it at 221k miles because I wanted something newer, and almost immediately...
No, I bought it from the original owner who had it serviced at my buddy's shop from ~2009 onward. My first ZHP that I bought in 2006 is owned by another forum member, still kicking around at over...
Figured you guys would get a kick out of these. I finally killed my worn out original VANOS at the last CCA track day @ Lime Rock. The noise was ridiculous and the cooling system is of an unknown...
Just broke 250k!
The housing should be replaced - that's what I did. That being said, there is a Russian company that sells an aftermarket ball-bearing replacement for the OEM plunger that can be pressed in, but...
FYI, it was the oil filter housing anti-drainback valve. Car has 250k miles on it. There was some serious wear from the plunger digging into the metal. Oil light went from 3-5 seconds to go out...
Nice! I love it up there.
As far as the subframe reinforcement, what do you think about the BMW Epoxy Injection fix from the SIB? I'd like to get that done too.
Thanks!
Sorry, I was referring to replacing the OFH to fix the anti-drainback valve issue.
Mine does the same thing at start. Since there is an oil film on the moving parts for more than the 3ish seconds that it takes to go out anyway, is this really an urgent thing that I need to...
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