2003 330Xi Fluid Capacity and Maintenance Questions

[danewilson77]

Now a more general question. I think it's probably wise to replace the pulleys since the car has around 80k miles and I believe they're original. Does everyone use BMW-branded pulleys or are there other brands that are acceptable quality (Meyle)?

Also, how do you edit a thread's title? I can only seem to edit the title of the original post, but not the thread itself.

PM me what you want it to read.

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[danewilson77]

Now a more general question. I think it's probably wise to replace the pulleys since the car has around 80k miles and I believe they're original. Does everyone use BMW-branded pulleys or are there other brands that are acceptable quality (Meyle)?

Also, how do you edit a thread's title? I can only seem to edit the title of the original post, but not the thread itself.

I've had good luck with UrO pulleys.

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[BMWCurves]

PM me what you want it to read.

Will do.

I've had good luck with UrO pulleys.

Perfect, just the info I was looking for!

[BMWCurves]

Another question for everyone: for those of you that have replaced your final stage resistor (FSR) / final stage unit / blower motor resistor (part no. 64116923204), what brand did you go with? BMW is about 2-3x more expensive than any other manufacturer.

[ELCID86]

OEM. For the blower go with the x3 part. It's the same size and a lot cheaper.


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous

[danewilson77]

I think I replaced mine with Febi. I've had pretty good luck with them.

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[ryankokesh]

I've had good luck with UrO pulleys.

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I got a UrO pulley that was not round. Got it replaced and all was good, though.

[BMWCurves]

OEM. For the blower go with the x3 part. It's the same size and a lot cheaper.

Yup, I have that written down somewhere either thanks to you or someone else's suggestion a while ago!

I think I replaced mine with Febi. I've had pretty good luck with them.

Roger.

I got a UrO pulley that was not round. Got it replaced and all was good, though.

Interesting. I ended up suggesting INA to my sister. I had to dig around back in my maintenance thread but that's what was supplied in the Turner Motorsport kit I used in my car and has worked great.

Thanks for all the help, gentleman!