Hi, I'm a new member from Washington, just got the car a week ago! It's a 2003 with 154k miles Mystic Blue with Gray interior (Manual Trans)! The car had only 2 owners, the last owner owned it from 2005-2017
I'm restoring the car mechanically and also its' paint condition slowly, as it is my daily drive
Mechanical:
The cooling system needs to be overhauled, front brakes and front tires need to be replaced, fluids need to be flushed out, then I want to refresh the suspension system (I enjoy cornering the most while driving!) Koni FSD, anyone?
The car isn't idling nicely on a hot day, especially the more AC I blast. Is this usually caused by the DISA valve due for rebuild? I read a few suggestions on this on some other e46 forums. The car has several DISA valve and VANOS rebuilt/replaced for a few times during its' lifetime.
Paint Condition:
Paint has some several unidentified black stuffs sticking on the paint
I'm taking it off slowly with Goo Gone and then try to buff it out since the paint is in a heavily swirled condition.
I'll post more pictures once the car is done polished! Gonna take a while though