Come to think of it, I did remove the cowl too.
Campieri
Come to think of it, I did remove the cowl too.
Dinan CAI &Throttle body, ESS Tuning TS2, Bimmerbrakes gen3 headers, UUC SSK & DSSR. Achilles oil pump, VAC oil pan baffle
M3 Motor mounts, UUC Trans mounts, Modified clutch style LSD 3.15, TMS front subframe reinforcement, Koni Yellow sports,
H&R sport springs, UUC sway bars, BMW Perf. Rotors, UUC SS brake lines, Hawk HPS pads, CSL replica wheels,
Rotora strut bar, FXR HID conversion, M3 Mirror conversion, BSW stage 1 speakers
Enforcer
I put the car back together today, just in time to drive the 70 miles to my current nursing assignment. Besides the smell of residual oil burning off the cats, everything ran smoothly. I popped the hood at work just to double-check; clean and dry. Tomorrow the oil catch can arrives; I’ll install that, change out my oil and filter, and keep my fingers tightly crossed.
Thanks to all who reassured me! Besides the disgusting oily mess in my engine bay, I seem to have been spared any real damage. And getting back behind the wheel of this car is truly a joy!!
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Boss
That is great news!
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Randeaux/Rando/John/jr - '06 Cic ZHP; Southern California
"ZHP or not, I still like you"
ZHP Performance Package, Cold Weather Package, Leather, Jet Black/Black/BlackCube, NAV, Anthracite Black "my individual" interior trim
ESS Stage 1 Twin Screw Supercharger, Sprint Booster, BMW Perf Intake, Magnaflow Exhaust, Dinan TB & STEP S/W, UCC Sway Bars, Apex EC-7 18x8.5 ET38
Suspension: AST 44100 dampers, Bimmerworld front adjustable end links, Swift springs (8K front, 10K rear), Vorshlag camber plates
Dynavin D99+, Hardwire V1 (w/V1 Connection), BSW Stage 1 Speakers, Kicker Amp/Subwoofer
BMW Performance Strut Brace, Orion V2 Angel Eyes, No-holes License Plate, SMG Paddle Shift Mod, Besian VANOS, Gold DISA, Fan Delete, M3 Side Mirrors
Note: Actual car no longer resembles signature picture
Enforcer
The catch can arrived today! Apparently 42 had a promotion going on—a free upgrade to stainless (I expected the bottom of the can to be black anodized or powder coated). Next steps—find a suitable mounting point, attach the compression fittings to the ends of the hoses, check to see if my hose runs will work, trim back the current hoses and install everything. Pics to follow!
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Boss
Good looking device
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Randeaux/Rando/John/jr - '06 Cic ZHP; Southern California
"ZHP or not, I still like you"
ZHP Performance Package, Cold Weather Package, Leather, Jet Black/Black/BlackCube, NAV, Anthracite Black "my individual" interior trim
ESS Stage 1 Twin Screw Supercharger, Sprint Booster, BMW Perf Intake, Magnaflow Exhaust, Dinan TB & STEP S/W, UCC Sway Bars, Apex EC-7 18x8.5 ET38
Suspension: AST 44100 dampers, Bimmerworld front adjustable end links, Swift springs (8K front, 10K rear), Vorshlag camber plates
Dynavin D99+, Hardwire V1 (w/V1 Connection), BSW Stage 1 Speakers, Kicker Amp/Subwoofer
BMW Performance Strut Brace, Orion V2 Angel Eyes, No-holes License Plate, SMG Paddle Shift Mod, Besian VANOS, Gold DISA, Fan Delete, M3 Side Mirrors
Note: Actual car no longer resembles signature picture
Capo di tutti capi
Well done
Good work
Great sticktoitness
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Call Me Dane l 2/2004 330i ZHP l 18x8 ET45 BBS CK's wrapped with Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+ @ 245-40-18 l KW V1 Coilovers in front l KW V1 springs w/ Bilstein B8 dampeners in rear l BMW Performance Rotors l UUC StrutBarbarian l Racing Dynamics Rear Strut Bar l Jim Conforti Shark Injector l Light Birch Interior Trim l Bimmian Celly Mount l M3 Trunk Mat l l e90 Performance E-Brake & Shift Knob l M3 Tri-Stitched Boots l AL Headlight Retrofit with ZKW Lenses l CobyWheel Wrap w/M3 Stitching l LCM sw 4.5 triple blink and rear fogs l Maple Interior Trim
Enforcer
They do nice work, don’t they?Originally Posted by johnrando
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Enforcer
Thank you, Dane. It’s not perfect by any means; twelve years of daily driving (half of those in the Snow Belt) have taken their toll. Still, it’s an amazing car, and the best I’ve ever had the privilege to drive (that includes a Porsche Macan, which was no slouch).
I still regularly feel dread when I have large-ish car repairs to tackle; but taken in small bites, I eventually get through the repairs. I think I’ll hire out for the CMP subframe reinforcements; those involve welding, which I’m afraid I’d mess up. And I’ll let my alignment pro handle the new suspension install; but I have plenty of other projects on my plate, including other Bimmer fixes that aren’t quite as technically demanding.
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Capo
I love the catch can, knitting and lunch box! The well versed nurse! ;-)
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(I bet if you took it to work ppl would think it was your coffee cup)
Enforcer
You know, the baffles in the catch can remind me of a percolator basket. The dipstick becomes a stir stick...the female threaded ports become handle attachment points.
Of course, not many $250 coffee cups require me to go to Northern Tool and buy an NPT pipe tap and die set, either. The 1/2” NPT stainless bung wouldn’t let me thread in an adaptor beyond four threads of depth until I re-tapped it; the aluminum adaptors and the port in the aluminum cover were perfectly threaded out of the box. Were I the guessing sort, I’d imagine that someone chased the threads before welding the bung in place, but didn’t re-check the fit afterward. I’m going to call and request a new adaptor tomorrow, to replace the one I stupidly tried to force (it’s in, but isn’t very pretty anymore). My fingers are also the worse for that bit of foolishness; slipping wrenches, sharp threads and intact skin don’t mix well, I’m afraid...
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