The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[Dual]

I agree with this as well.

Yeah.

[az3579]

The 135i sensor is different, so I was going to remove them completely —but— I wasn’t sure if the plastic housing where the wires snap together was water-tight enough to leave one end disconnected...

For right now, one is zip-tied to the strut, and the other is zip-tied to the trailing arm.

The fronts are the same as E46... I used my E46 sensors with my Performance set when I had them.
I did the same thing though; I just zip tied 'em to something and never worried about it again.

[704sw]

The fronts are the same as E46... I used my E46 sensors with my Performance set when I had them.
I did the same thing though; I just zip tied 'em to something and never worried about it again.

Should’ve specified: fronts are the same but won’t sit in the EBC pads for shit. Rears are different. Either way, like Peter said, I have the wheels off enough to check’em myself lol.

[ZHPizza]

When dropping the exhaust to do a shifter rebuild, do you need to replace any gaskets and such?

[704sw]

When dropping the exhaust to do a shifter rebuild, do you need to replace any gaskets and such?

Yea. But they’re only like $3/ea.? I might have an extra pair if you get in a bind.

I think I still have a pair of your delrin shifter bushings.

[Sockethead]

Only if you unbolt it from the manifolds... there are two gasket you need in that case

[slater]

When dropping the exhaust to do a shifter rebuild, do you need to replace any gaskets and such?

it's a good idea to replace the shifter selector rod gasket... they like to leak.

[mynamenumber]

I haven't been driving a lot lately. Weather just got warm and dryer. As of this afternoon, my steering feels significantly stiffer. Also, after turning, the wheel doesn't automatically return to center if I release my hands from it (to straighten out, not that I drive like that, of course) -- rather, I have to turn the wheel back to it's center.

I haven't checked the fluid. Hopefully it's just low fluid, maybe? What kind of fluid is best to refill with? I don't seem to have the records for what's in there right now.

Thanks!

[704sw]

I haven't been driving a lot lately. Weather just got warm and dryer. As of this afternoon, my steering feels significantly stiffer. Also, after turning, the wheel doesn't automatically return to center if I release my hands from it (to straighten out, not that I drive like that, of course) -- rather, I have to turn the wheel back to it's center.

I haven't checked the fluid. Hopefully it's just low fluid, maybe? What kind of fluid is best to refill with? I don't seem to have the records for what's in there right now.

Thanks!

Redline D4 ATF is what I used (same as I put in the 6MT).

[mynamenumber]

Thanks, 704sw.

Update with more detail:

-- I checked the ATF fluid and it was around the middle of the two markers. Adding a little raised the level fairly high, so I didn't add any additional.

-- There was dirty fluid around the cap and the sides of the canister.

-- Fluid inside does appear to be the 'right stuff,' in that it's bright red.

-- The steering is not consistently stiff. When driving, after a turn, the center position feels very hard to move out of, in either direction. however, once I do start a turn, it gets a bit easier, but then further into the turn, a bit harder again. The result is a weird lumpy feeling in the steering where a full spin of the wheel goes stiff-normal-stiff-normal.


Any thoughts? Is this more likely to be the pump? Anything else I can check? Thanks again!