What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

both are possible with a B38, case in point:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...F14243DC2E.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...8/IMG_4890.jpg

Well... My car has an exhaust leak somewhere. Last week I was lifting it to check it out, and then my jack slipped while raising the front. Front subframe bent near the steering rack mount, reinforcement plate bent, and the splash shield cracked. I've also since discovered that my driver-side control arm is shot, and my lower radiator hose is leaking (very slowly albeit).

The bend in the subframe is barely noticeable... but it's a structural piece, and used subframes are pretty cheap on eBay. I got a near mint one for $125 shipped. So the car is getting new control arms and bushings, a ZHP steering rack, new coolant and hoses, and new underbody panels. It already has new motor mounts so I'm not replacing those. May end up replacing my cats -- I think it's just a bad gasket or loose bolt, but it is possible that the pipes got damaged somehow.

Car probably won't be operational 'til next week since I don't have the control arms yet. I don't really feel like putting it back together with known bad arms.

ouch... I feel for you big time

Sorry to hear that terra...

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Originally Posted by terraphantm

Well... My car has an exhaust leak somewhere. Last week I was lifting it to check it out, and then my jack slipped while raising the front. Front subframe bent near the steering rack mount, reinforcement plate bent, and the splash shield cracked. I've also since discovered that my driver-side control arm is shot, and my lower radiator hose is leaking (very slowly albeit).

The bend in the subframe is barely noticeable... but it's a structural piece, and used subframes are pretty cheap on eBay. I got a near mint one for $125 shipped. So the car is getting new control arms and bushings, a ZHP steering rack, new coolant and hoses, and new underbody panels. It already has new motor mounts so I'm not replacing those. May end up replacing my cats -- I think it's just a bad gasket or loose bolt, but it is possible that the pipes got damaged somehow.

Car probably won't be operational 'til next week since I don't have the control arms yet. I don't really feel like putting it back together with known bad arms.

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Sucks Terra. One more opportunity to become intimate with your car though. :ducking

Damn terra, that's too bad :( good luck with the repairs!


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Sunny drive down the parkway. Tomorrow I'll wash.

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Originally Posted by Hermes

both are possible with a B38, case in point:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...F14243DC2E.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...8/IMG_4890.jpg

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:drool

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Originally Posted by zhpnsnv

Sunny drive down the parkway. Tomorrow I'll wash.

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Beautiful day for it.

I'm tackling my vanos today. Been sitting on the parts forever.

I'm about 2 hours in. Grabbing a quick lunch break.

Anti rattle rings are installed and vanos pistons are reassembled.

Just have to do the seals and button her up.

Oh yeah, and run down the PS fluid leak that I discovered this morning....

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Originally Posted by kayger12

Beautiful day for it.

I'm tackling my vanos today. Been sitting on the parts forever.

I'm about 2 hours in. Grabbing a quick lunch break.

Anti rattle rings are installed and vanos pistons are reassembled.

Just have to do the seals and button her up.

Oh yeah, and run down the PS fluid leak that I discovered this morning....

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Damn, wish I saw this sooner. I'd have swung down farther to give a hand. But now I'm in my office working :(

Good luck!