yeah, it looks easy. tons of room!Quote:
Originally Posted by anandoc
i'm actually going to be in barrhaven at a customer site for the day. should be there by 9:30AM, and hopefully won't be there any later than 5PM. what's your schedule on the 5th?
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yeah, it looks easy. tons of room!Quote:
Originally Posted by anandoc
i'm actually going to be in barrhaven at a customer site for the day. should be there by 9:30AM, and hopefully won't be there any later than 5PM. what's your schedule on the 5th?
Sorry to hear that Peter. Lots of us still running our old rads...
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Sorry to hear it's giving you trouble, Peter. Best of luck with the replacement. I'm sure you probably already know this, but I found it easier to replace mine by taking the old radiator down under the car rather than trying to bring it up. More clearance that way. Went in easy. Have a safe trip!
Barrhaven is not too far. I can try to swing by at lunch. Whereabouts in Barrhaven...its become huge!Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
yep, it seemed premature to me too. oh well! i was fortunate enough to find an OEM BMW radiator at the local (2hrs away) dealer and they have shipped it to me, will have it tomorrow. not bad!Quote:
Originally Posted by ELCID86
thanks, blake! i'll definitely bring it down, there's a lot more going on at the bottom of the rad than the top. thanks for the tip! should be an easy replacement.Quote:
Originally Posted by AggieBlake
LOL, yeah, it is! it's at strandherd + cedarview. there's a really nice cafe in the plaza there! good excuse to go back (well... i was planning to go there for lunch anyway ;) ).Quote:
Originally Posted by anandoc
in other news... replaced my front strut mounts today. my bilstein PSS were really low up front, lower than they should be. i don't know how i didn't notice this before, but wow, strut mounts totally flatten out over time! that's like 15mm of difference there! my ride height at max height in front is now how you see below - almost stock height. the new mount is a lemfoerder, btw.
also, just for fun (and test-fitting for what tire size i want to run on my new apex ARC-8s), here's an 18x8.5" 135M with a 10mm spacer and 255/35/18 michelin PSS - this is just about stock height, and about -1.2ยบ camber. it fits!
so... i ordered some 245/35/18 michelin PSS for my new 18x8.5" ET38 ARC-8s! woohoo!
:cheers
I thought you installed new upper mounts when you installed the coils.
nope; and, to be honest, i have no idea why. i guess because so many folks say "you don't need to replace them", and mine we're making noise. oh well. live and learn! all good now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vas
got the new rad installed on saturday - total job was about 3hrs. however, after sitting for 24hrs now the expansion tank is seeping where it meets the two plugs on the bottom of the mounting bracket. crap.
Wonder why. Think the O-Ring are bad ?
possibly - the expansion tank is less than two years old. i have a spare tank here (used - from 2012; i removed it from my car in 2014, it also has just under two years of use), so i have some spare o-rings if need be. i'm wondering if they got mis-aligned during install, but it seems odd that BOTH connections on the bottom are leaking. and it's a very minor leak, but still, a leak nonetheless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vas
It's definitely worth checking the O-rings. Did you have a means of pressure testing the cooling system after doing the radiator? I'm not sure how long this leak persisted for, but I ask this because, after having a leak in the cooling system, you loose adequate operating pressure. After fixing the issue, once you bring the system back up to operating pressure, it's a PERFECT environment for other things to start leaking that may have been starting to wear out before hand..
my radiator only started leaking last tuesday or wednesday, and i had no other leaks beforehand, so i'm assuming it's a fluke thing with the o-rings. will be able to tear into it this afternoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by 09mageec
Ohhh, alright. Yeah, that's more of a thing to look out for if you neglect leaks. - If you were solid before that short, little leak, then its a good bet that its those o-rings..
Curious to hear how it goes for you.
I remember when I did my cooling system overhaul, I had the hardest time getting the ET to seal on the mounting plate. Ended up having to remove the mounting plate and installing the ET onto it, then put the entire assembly into the car. Might help out a little in your case!
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+1 had to do the sameQuote:
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Definitely remember having to do this, haha.Quote:
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Peter, when I replaced my radiator I too had a hard time getting my ET to seal onto the mounting plate.Quote:
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dang, guys... the mounting plate is hard to remove when the radiator is in the car (that torx screw on up the side is hard to get to). i'll give that a shot. it's hard to tell if it's sealing unless you have fluid in it! i guess i could put water in to test, then drain and refill with coolant mix.Quote:
Originally Posted by cakM3
when i replaced the ET almost two years ago, i didn't have any issues getting it seated on the mounting plate. crap.
thanks for the tips. i'll let you know what happens.
well, it was a good thing i kept my old expansion tank. the o-rings on the bottom of the 'new' tank (a valeo unit, installed 7/29/14) were totally flat on 75% of the o-ring's surface (the larger one was worse than the smaller).
my 'old' tank is a behr/hella unit, with a 12/12 date of manufacture - which mean it was likely only on the car for 18 months. the o-rings were in good shape so i hosed out the tank, lubed the o-rings, and installed it. seems to be holding nicely. whew.
Good work. Now I'll question using Valeo for an expansion tank in the future. Glad you got it all sorted!
Behr or OE bmw. Only way
No more leaks! Glad to hear everything is in order..Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
me too! car was flawless today, and enjoyed the smooooooth front end - thank you new strut mounts! did over 500km today. nice to get out on the road.Quote:
Originally Posted by 09mageec
had lunch with anando today, too! :cheers
car is buttoned back up after a coolant mishap... bonehead move on my part.
it was so nice today and tonight, about 55F today, 48F tonight. went for a really nice 30min drive with the sunroof open and DSC off. :) i raised the rear of the car a bit and now it feels amazing. really happy with it.... but... interested in those new MFactory/YCW coilovers.... hmmm. ;)
Expecting a good detailed review from the suspension guru!
That's great you got it all sorted out and got to air it out a bit. I've been wanting to do that with my car really bad but the traffic down here in Charleston is so bad that there is just no room to do this even on the highways...
Head down 17 to Edisto Beach!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sockethead
Will do Shawn tnx!
I grew up going there almost every summer. Love it. Nothing but beach and houses and a few shops/restaurants.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sockethead
If you want to camp, I'd suggest there or Hunting Island State Park just a bit further south.
Have you taken the boat out yet? Explore some of the creeks up the Cooper or Ashley.
new ARC-8s. 18x8.5" ET38 with 245/35/18 michelin PSS.
i love the look... but i am not happy with the feel. i think going to 245's up front was a mistake, the steering is so much more vague compared to either 225/45/17 or 225/40/18. and the straight-line stability sucks. i also think the shop that mounted them didn't do a great job balancing them. i'm running 39psi cold in all 4 tires.
going to add a 10mm spacer to the rear to test out the stability issue. that's way too huge for me, but it's what i have here. a 3mm spacer in the rear should bring the offsets back to OEM spec, and hopefully not rub (no rubbing right now). however, the 245 issue up front, not sure about yet...
with the Style 68s and 225/45/17 + 245/40/17 setup i had on before this, the car was just about perfect. now... awful.
(yes, i am a bit melodramatic ;) )
and yes, i am a wheel hoarder... oh man. the pic below doesn't even show my winter wheels.
245 is a good amount of tire for the front. I think the most I would run would be a 235.
Car looks good though
Hmm...does it matter whether the total size of the wheel/tires are different for the feel despite the width being the same? I love the way the 245/40/17s feel.Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
hmm. what pressures are you running? any straight line stability issues? what are your alignment settings?Quote:
Originally Posted by NoVAphotog
(sorry for 20 questions...)
The flat face looks very nice!
What exactly do you mean by straight line stability issues? I currently run 245/35-18 all around and my car darts around like a fly every time I run over our shitty roads. Good surfaces are fine, with zero stability issues, but there's a stretch of highway I run on every day that has huge speedbumps all over the place (sounds like I'm hitting a wall head on when I go over them) and has horrible grooves and depressions/impressions that cause the car to wallow all over the place. I figured it was a Bridgestone thing as I have had only Bridgestone tires for the past couple of years...Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
what i mean is, the car is super darty, even on smooth stuff. if there's any kind of grooves or crown in the road, the rear end feels like i've got bad shocks or RTABs. with my staggered wheels - both michelin pilot A/S3's and michelin PSS - it does not do this.Quote:
Originally Posted by az3579
going to increase the rear track width after lunch and go for a drive.
I definitely don't have the issues you describe. The rear end feels perfectly planted for me, but the front is darty only under the conditions I described to you in my last post. On smooth roads, the front feels stable and controllable.Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
I'll post pics of the road force balance and alignment sheets from rrt in my build thread and will need to double check pressures.Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
But yeah...watch the video I posted from the track. I surely didn't have any straight line issues at 120+mph!!
My tramlining/stability issues were due to my tire choice... took me about a year to figure that out. After replacing parts aligning and swapping Kristen's Dunlops, I switched from the Dunlop Star spec to Kristen's Hankooks after she went with Michelins and all my problems went away. It's interesting to note that she didn't have any issues at all with the Dunlops.
BP, You need to get rid of those Bilsteins :)
Yeah well it looks like I'm only going to be replacing them with another set of Bilsteins... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Sockethead
My PSS' do not fit, they rub like crazy, so I'm in "emergency coilover order" mode. Ugh.
It'll have to be the PSS10's since FCP is close, so I'll get them very quickly, and they will lifetime warranty them.