The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

There definitely is a kill switch on our + cable, which is why it costs so much:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...08&hg=61&fg=30

Whether it tripped or not is another matter. Easy to test with a voltage meter though.

Is the trunk supposed to unlock if you hit the unlock button on the key twice ?

Made a mistake and slid into a granite curbstone --> bent rear lower control arm. What should be replaced along with it?

Details on damage: definitely cambered the wrong direction, only slightly though. Alignment way off, as expected. Moved the car into a parking space, no scraping sounds or other unusuals. ABS / Brake lights now on the dash. Also i royally fucked my rim. So yeah. Good day. Live and learn.

Looked underneath and everything seemed in order apart from the arm.

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Originally Posted by Vas

Is the trunk supposed to unlock if you hit the unlock button on the key twice ?

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Yes.

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Originally Posted by LivesNearCostco

To respond to question why shouldn't the lower end of the spring sit in the lower perch pocket?
1) The lower is not a pocket to capture the end of the spring, it's a notch to fit a spring compressor arm in there
2) Look at shape of lower notch and upper notch--very different shapes at least on OEM strut
3) Spring shouldn't turn with steering (whole strut turns on bearing in strut hat). But when you compress the spring the ends may rotate relative to each other, so if you have both top and bottom ends captured in pockets, they won't stay there all the time.


I lost the same plastic push rivet as Rando.

My e-brake makes soft creaking noises if I don't crank it tight enough and get in or out of the car.

My blower fan took about 6 hours to remove and replace the first time, about 4 hours the 2nd time, and if I had to do it again, <3 hours. Just have to remove lots of pieces to get to it, and some of the torx screws holding it in are hard to remove/replace. (The first time I just oiled it, the 2nd time I replaced it).

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Originally Posted by ELCID86

Maybe this should be in the edumacate me on suspension thread. :dunno

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Originally Posted by stephenkirsh

Here's what my BMW master tech says. He started working at dealerships when e90 came out and has seen plenty of e46 over time.

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Him + the Bentley manual makes me think my springs are fine.

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Originally Posted by stephenkirsh

So I'm back to square one about my rattle?

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Ok I'll put this to rest in this thread and say my springs are fine and my clunk isn't related to improperly set springs.

Phew. Quite a discussion!

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Originally Posted by derbo

Yes.

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Wonder why mine won't. Holding the trunk button on the fob opens it though.

If your trunk is double locked then unlocking all the doors won't unlock the trunk but the trunk key fob button still will open it. This is to prevent a valet or window smashing thief from being able to open your trunk. Use key to turn trunk lock to the left (counter-clockwise) and then the trunk should unlock when all the other doors are unlocked. Unless your trunk latch switch has failed.

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Originally Posted by LivesNearCostco

My blower fan took about 6 hours to remove and replace the first time, about 4 hours the 2nd time, and if I had to do it again, <3 hours. Just have to remove lots of pieces to get to it, and some of the torx screws holding it in are hard to remove/replace. (The first time I just oiled it, the 2nd time I replaced it).

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What did you use to oil it and was that done to cure the crickets that have moved into my dash?

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Originally Posted by Vas

Wonder why mine won't. Holding the trunk button on the fob opens it though.

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Ditto.

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Originally Posted by NoVAphotog

What did you use to oil it and was that done to cure the crickets that have moved into my dash?

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If you have crickets you're just delaying failure... IMO if you're gonna pull it throw a new one in there. The X3 blower is a direct fit and only $100-105. #64113453729