Road trip story & Project thread: 2001 Titanium Silver e39 M5

[ZHPizza]

Awesome update! Gloss trim makes a day and night difference.
I also like that your touring, like most of them in Europe, has a roof rack deleted. Car looks much cleaner in my opinion.
That is what I am planning to do on my car, but finding those covers for the roof is hard in US. I think the only option is a dealer.

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I used a strip of electrical tape to cover the holes and it's still holding up just fine after a year in the elements

[704sw]

Awesome update! Gloss trim makes a day and night difference.
I also like that your touring, like most of them in Europe, has a roof rack deleted. Car looks much cleaner in my opinion.
That is what I am planning to do on my car, but finding those covers for the roof is hard in US. I think the only option is a dealer.

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I used a strip of electrical tape to cover the holes and it's still holding up just fine after a year in the elements

Not to threadjack, but this guy filled in the holes with epoxy putty, sanded, and vinyl wrapped the rails. Looks pretty great, and definitely low cost.

https://www.e46fanatics.com/threads/...elete.1278852/

[az3579]

Lower the windows and pull out the rubber seal, there are 3 screws behind it. Once those are removed, the whole thing slides upwards.

Thanks!

[RUS_ZHP]

Not to threadjack, but this guy filled in the holes with epoxy putty, sanded, and vinyl wrapped the rails. Looks pretty great, and definitely low cost.

https://www.e46fanatics.com/threads/...elete.1278852/

Thank you guys for sharing your thoughts. I need to take a look at it closer.
Sorry Sreten for the threadjack.

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[BMWCurves]

Awesome update! Gloss trim makes a day and night difference.
I also like that your touring, like most of them in Europe, has a roof rack deleted. Car looks much cleaner in my opinion.
That is what I am planning to do on my car, but finding those covers for the roof is hard in US. I think the only option is a dealer.

I respect your right to be wrong.

[RUS_ZHP]

I respect your right to be wrong.

My reaction-

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[Sreten]

Awesome update! Gloss trim makes a day and night difference.
I also like that your touring, like most of them in Europe, has a roof rack deleted. Car looks much cleaner in my opinion.
That is what I am planning to do on my car, but finding those covers for the roof is hard in US. I think the only option is a dealer.

I really like the fact it has a roof rack and sunroof delete. Looks really sleek.


New parts!







Continuing from gummed up plugs and smokey exhaust, I attacked the CCV.



Removed with destruction without removing the manifold.



New.



Found that the return line on the oildipshit was completely clogged! That means CCV wasn't working at all and would explain why it was burning oil.



Some chemicals and compressed air and it finally let go.



Overall pretty easy job. While I was there, decided to do oil filter housing gasket.



Lighting charger removed.



And that escalated to me wanting to knock out the cooling system in one go as well.



Someone before me used sealant there. Cleaned up and put a new gasket in.



The radiator was busted so out it went.





Old cooling system parts.



New pump and tstat.



New Mahle/Behr radiator.



Bolted on the engine.



New pulleys.



Expansion tank.



Coolant hoses.



PS tank and lines.



Reassembled.



Next is to flush the engine and then pop the valve cover off and overhaul Vanos.

I can't tell you how much I missed working on M54. After working on all of those V12s where there isn't space for anything in the engine bay, this just so feels nice and breeze in comparison.

[704sw]

I really want to get myself a 90° ratchet like that, but can’t bring myself to buy into another brand’s battery system.

Also nice work all around. Your updates are always so detailed yet so concise.

[pedro2u]

I really want to get myself a 90° ratchet like that, but can’t bring myself to buy into another brand’s battery system.

+1 on the ratchet. 2 years ago I bought the Milwaukee version after watching 50sKid E46 DIY videos and it has become the most used tool I own. You'll find that every job that needs a socket is faster and easier with that tool

https://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-245...6-0e075d587cf2

[t.er]

Wow, I've never seen a water pump with a blue impeller before!

I really want to get myself a 90° ratchet like that, but can’t bring myself to buy into another brand’s battery system.

Also nice work all around. Your updates are always so detailed yet so concise.

LOL this is something I definitely need to work on...