Yeah.... Your symptoms do not warrant scrapping a beloved ZHP.
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Yeah.... Your symptoms do not warrant scrapping a beloved ZHP.
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Yeah, here's hoping it is something simple... When I had my convertible, I ran into a wildly erratic shake that came up through the 5-speed stick. Couple of shops looked and spelled out the various doom scenarios. I thought about dumping it/parting it, but then took it to one more shop. They saw that one of the weights on the drive shaft was loose. Super-simple fix for about 150.00. Hope you find something similarly easy.
'03 330i/6 ZHP TiAg
2017 Chevy Bolt
2016 eGolf meh... Gone
Donated: '97 328i (wife's)
Sold: Supercharged '96 318 Convertible
Sold: '05 330/6 ZHP SilverGray
I'd bet good money it is the guibo/center bearing on the driveshaft. Unless you have an absolute POS ZHP, which I doubt, there is no way a $500 fix is more than the value of your vehicle.
-Jeff | '19 JGC WK2
Sold: '03 ZHP
"There is a straight six engine at the front, a manual gear box in the middle, and drive goes to the back. That's page one, chapter one from the petrolsexual handbook." - Jeremy Clarkson
I had a bad vibration in my car this past summer. Turned out that the center support bearing tore from its cage and also possibly damaged the drive shaft CV. I dropped the exhaust, rebuilt the drive shaft with a new Guibo, CSB, and CV all for around $350 and a weekends worth of work. While I was under there I also replaced the transmission and engine mounts for about an additional $120. Now the car as perfectly smooth. definitely all worth it.
Last edited by daytona90t; 12-21-2017 at 05:51 AM.
Steve,
2004 330i zhp
2009 X3
2013 X1 35i M-Sport
My car started shaking and it got progressively worse the faster I drove. It was the driveshaft guibo/center shaft. It was a cheap fix.
2004 CiC 6MT Silver Gray (A08) Black Interior 1 of 51 Made
Intravee - Navigation - Back-up Sensors - Cold Weather Package - Home Link Mirror
Winter Hardtop, too - A Sweet Ride
I believe you only get a $500 deduction from donating a car, and you have to itemize to get it. Hope it's a reasonably-priced fix for you!
2006 330ci ZHP - Silbergrau Metallic / Stoff Laser/Anthrazit / Alu Black Cube trim / Adaptive Xenon headlights / HK hi-fi system / heated front seats
$350 fix > parts car > donation
2006 330Cic | Monaco Blue on Natural Brown | 6MT ZHP ZPP ZCP NAVI
I know we're coming off christmas and new years but are there any updates on this?