Thanks so much! I’ll definitely be doing my research now. Especially about water getting into the cover and affecting the paint.Quote:
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Thanks so much! I’ll definitely be doing my research now. Especially about water getting into the cover and affecting the paint.Quote:
Originally Posted by John in VA
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so you are taking out your toy car essentially and putting in your potential used daily driver in the garage instead? any reason why? usually the point of getting a daily is to drive the toy car less and keep it protected ie... in the garage unless you are saying the daily is in much better condition than your zhp?Quote:
Originally Posted by L0veZHP
i used one of those "breathable weatherproof" BMW covers on my old ZHP until one day it froze to my car. tossed it after that happened.
Any permanent damage?Quote:
Originally Posted by webster
All I can think of....
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I've also heard tell that dust/dirt under the cover gets ground into the paint under the cover. Probably not an issue if garaged.
https://i.imgur.com/2WirAvI.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by danewilson77
I bought a set of yellow fog-lights. The laminx didn't look too good with the lights on, and the driver's side fogs up pretty often.
What are the instructions for changing the fog-lights out? I saw a video for another E46. The black surround has to be popped off and then the foglight is held in by a screw?
Yup, that's it.Quote:
Originally Posted by holyc0w
It's so pathetic, it's a wonder that they stay mounted at all sometimes lol
so drove my ZHP for the first time in a few weeks and noticed the wheel seemed abnormally heavy when backing out the driveway and turning at slow speeds. Im at 130xxx miles and I don't think the power steering fluid has ever been replaced. Should I get a new reservoir and do a flush or could it be the actual power steering pump?
How's your tire pressure?
fair point considering the car has been sitting lol I'll have to check in the morningQuote:
Originally Posted by Sockethead
I had a hell of a time getting the oil cap to unscrew in the cold. Common issue? Would a new cap help?
I think the solution will be a new gap. Mine is very old, so the gasket is probably shot on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by holyc0w
IIRC the gasket can be replaced separately, however. Personally I'll be buying a new cap.
I remove the gasket, lube it, and flip it over to see if I can get a few more miles out of it.
Yea the gasket is like $7Quote:
Originally Posted by az3579
Who has done a shifter rebuild kit, and what do you think? ESC Tuning has a few on sale now.
Paging @slaterQuote:
Originally Posted by Yankeefan
I did mine, and honestly it’s mushy af going into 5th (I have to shift with a purpose). Every other gear is tight though. I paired it with a Garagistic DSSR.
I have the rebuild/upgrade kit but haven't installed it yet. Actually didn't want the poly rear bushing, but they had just changed it over when I ordered mine in late November, for $2 less than their new 'sale' price.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yankeefan
There is a new rear bushing from Turner Motorsports available fyi.
I also have a rebuild kit that I will be using when I do the clutch job.
I'm interested to hear how you like that bushing.... not something that's easy to swap out if you don't like it
I was just going to fill the factory bushing with window weld but decided to try this out. It was around $30Quote:
Originally Posted by Sockethead
in my ZHP sedan, i used the ECS kit with the delrin shift fork bushings - however they don't supply (or didn't when i bought it) enough delrin bushings, you need two sets. and, they were too long, so i had to file them down. i also replaced the plastic shift ball-cup thing (it wears out pretty quickly), the selector rod joint, the yellow plastic washers (i doubled these up on the selector rod that that removes a bit of slop on the linkage), as well as filling the rear shift fork bushing with a rubber o-ring (to remove slop) and then RTV (to further remove slop, and to hold the o-ring in place).Quote:
Originally Posted by 704sw
all of this made for a great shift feeling - even with the stock shift lever. throws were positive, fairly tight, and slop was reduced. i was also using UUC black trans mounts, which do help feel a bit as well. overall - for an OE setup, it was probably as good as it gets. i have to freshen up the shift linkage in our X3 this spring and i am going to go this route.
now, in my ZHP Touring, i'm using the RTD 300mm shifter and a DSSR. however, after examining the selector rod movement with both my OEM setup w/ doubled yellow washers vs DSSR, and i would say the difference is largely negligible... i would save the money on the DSSR and just double the washers.
weird... it shouldn't feel like that. do you have something misaligned in the trans/bracket/shift linkage?Quote:
Originally Posted by 704sw
using an o-ring in the factory bushing and then filling it will give the same effect, essentially.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vas
I'm pretty satisfied with my UUC shifter and DSSR as it sits. Those are the only items I've replaced at 144k. Shifts are still tight and crisp but when I do my clutch, I want to freshen up the rest of it as future PM
I just can't justify giving that fucker, Rob Levinson, any of my money. If I got back in a BMW, I would purchase Rogue products. Their short shifter is real crisp and direct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sockethead
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Yea that dude has a poor reputation doesn't he...
If you talk shit about his products in the mirror three times, he'll magically appear behind you and shove his opinion down your throat until you suffocate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sockethead
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any context? ^^
For what it's worth I just purchased from UUC and had a mildly bad experience. That and the comments about their service throughout BMW forums isn't necessarily reassuring. I treaded quite carefully needless to say.
i've never dealt with him personally, but in the course of research have read some...ahem... entertaining posts by him on E46F. the dude needs some love.Quote:
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Originally Posted by Hornung418
I take it he's not one of your dudes.
Rogue isn't that much better either. I had plenty of problems with their shifter and it took forever for them to fix it. It's such a PIA to redo the install multiple times that I was like screw it, go with Autosolutions where I got way better service.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hornung418
Let me clarify Rogue Engineering's short shifter kit. I bought mine back in February of 2017 after I realized how much slop was in my stock ZHP shifter at 135k.Quote:
Originally Posted by sillieidiot
Kit was $265 out the door and I was very excited to get it on the car. The difference between this kit and the others, is this kit uses a different shift lever AND replacement carrier. Most kits only have the lever which is fairly easy to install, and doesn't require you to get out unless you drop the bitch clip (fuck you bitch clip)
Went to Justin's to install, was below freezing and super windy. 5 minutes in we realized we would have to get under the car to install then new carrier. (Fuck this we'll do it next time - You see a pattern here with my car?)
Next time rolls around and we jack the car up, get everything out but can't get the old carrier out. It's the weekend so I cant call Rogue for tips. I have to button everything back up and try again.
Rogue was very helpful, they told me that it was possible to remove the old carrier without dropping the drive shaft, but dropping the shaft makes it much easier.
I ended up taking the kit to my mechanic (Sarven at Eurowerks) and he installed the new shifter, and replaced my driveshaft guibos since they were old and the driveshaft was already off.
So the Rogue SSK - Expensive and a huge headache to install. Not fun at all.
So how does the SSK feel? It's amazing. almost all of my slop was completely gone (I think its natural to have a tiny bit, I've never been in an e46 without some slop) - Shifts are super juicy. The throws are shorter than stock but this kit doesn't overdo it. I liked the UUC kit, but the shifts felt really tight and the throws felt tiny. Rogue gives really great feel, and what I imagine the car should have been from the factory. I remember sitting in Dane's car at the Ohio meet and playing with the shifter (his is stock) - It felt like I was shifting a yard stick compared to mine.
Besides the rip your dick off install of the Rogue kit, I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants a clean OEM feel.
Any shifter that requires the removal of the carrier sucks. It was about the same experience installing my UUC shifter without removing the exhaust or drive shaft. One of the front clips that holds the carrier was seized. It took many hours and a lot of swearing to get damn thing out but the end result was well worth it.
Agreed. Easiest to do with the driveshaft and exhaust off. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sockethead
My RTD shifter eliminates the shift carrier completely. ;)
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I’m working on my coolant temp sensor replace, which requires removal of the intake manifold.
While I’m in there, I’m doing a bunch of other stuff.
The crank position sensor is in there, but I’ve seen a few people reference that they can change it from under the car. If that’s the case, I’ll skip it for now as there’s no problem with mine.
Has anybody changed that sensor from under the car? It’s near the starter.
For those of you with summer tires (PSS specifically), do your tires bring a shitload of debris into your garage? The ZHP’s side of the garage looks like I spilled a bunch of cat litter, meanwhile the other car’s side is basically spotless.
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Looks like that every time I drop the belly panQuote:
Originally Posted by 704sw
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by ZHPizza
Seems like any time I do maintenance.
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My Dunlops made a mess in the garage