NEw ZHP owner, but not member

[ELCID86]

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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

[Edo]

Guys, got a differential oil question. Car 68,000. I changed the gear oil last weekend, using about 1/2 Redline 75/90 and the rest was 80/90 Valvoline. I t seemed the oil drained did not look that dark. Drained it again today to go with all Redline 75/90. The oil was noticeably dark after just about 200 miles. I saved a sample to send to Blackstone, but curious if this is normal? It also seemed to need a bit more than a qt, but obviously some gets wasted in the transfer pump.

thanks Ed

[ikeupinya]

Welcome to the site Ed!!! I drive up to Ch-Town at least once a month with my ZHP so I'll wave or high-beam ya if I see you in your IR...huge metro area but you'll never know!

Wish I can help you with your diff oil question, going to exchange mine out next month.

[BMWCurves]

Guys, got a differential oil question. Car 68,000. I changed the gear oil last weekend, using about 1/2 Redline 75/90 and the rest was 80/90 Valvoline. I t seemed the oil drained did not look that dark. Drained it again today to go with all Redline 75/90. The oil was noticeably dark after just about 200 miles. I saved a sample to send to Blackstone, but curious if this is normal? It also seemed to need a bit more than a qt, but obviously some gets wasted in the transfer pump.

thanks Ed

No idea, but mine was pretty dark by 50k miles. Someone else that knows more can weigh in.

[Edo]

IKe, what is the Homelink control you have listed? Is it add on? That is one feature I miss form my other car. I'll check the diff fluid after another week of driving.

[fw_fw]

IKe, what is the Homelink control you have listed? Is it add on? That is one feature I miss form my other car. I'll check the diff fluid after another week of driving.

Do a search on Homelink on here, several DYIs on how to do it. Great mod for around $30....

[BMWCurves]

IKe, what is the Homelink control you have listed? Is it add on? That is one feature I miss form my other car. I'll check the diff fluid after another week of driving.

Or if you don't have auto-dim in your rearview mirror you can buy an E90 mirror that has homelink, auto-dim, and a compass and swap that out. I did it for around $160 total and really like it.

[Edo]

This forum is paying off!. Read the write up and found a nice Homelink on Ebay. Should get it this week. Need to research what the phone mike is for, can't imagine BMW still had a phone in 2004 and hoping it is for Blutooth

[ikeupinya]

This forum is paying off!. So the write up and found a nice Homelink on Ebay. Should get it this week. Need to research what the phone mike is for, can't imagine BMW still had a phone in 2004 and hoping it is for Blutooth

That's awesome Ed, glad you saw my signature spec list that I just uploaded yesterday!!! The mic is indeed for the Bluetooth option but as a pre-install along with the Bluetooth steering wheel buttons on most US-Spec E46s.

[Edo]

Home link arrived and installed today. Programming was more time consuming than install. Diff oil appears to be yellow again after a week of driving. Not sure what was up with it previously. Perhaps it was old oil that was open to atmosphere.