It connects to the fuel filter and is supposed to be an overflow. It would def cause a vacuum leak.Quote:
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It connects to the fuel filter and is supposed to be an overflow. It would def cause a vacuum leak.Quote:
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Jesus Christ and all that is holy. My windshield wipers suck. Someone please recommend a brand. I’m currently using Bosch and my last set was great but. Recommendations? A,Aton links preferred for an upcoming drive.
I always buy Michelin blades from Costco.Quote:
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Best blades out there are the BMW Evo flat blades. Part number is 61610037009Quote:
Originally Posted by YoitsTmac
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I can vouch for these, I had the stock e46 wiper blades that didnt really do anything for a long time, then switched to the Bosch icons which didnt fit the windshield at all before getting these. These hang off the passenger side a little but still work great.Quote:
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I got my windshield replaced in September. I suspect my wiper issues are because of this, and I may need a replacement.
I first got the Costco Michelin wipers. One would wipe the lower left half of my windshield. It was raining and I was starting a 500 mile trip to uni, so I bit my upper lip and bought the $40 BMW wipers, which fell out of the wiper arm entirely. Putting them back on returning to Northern California, it wouldn't mate flush with the windshield when laying flat. Super weird.. I suspect something isn't installed correctly on the arm or even worse, the entire windshield is miss shaped.
F*ck. It is ultimate raining session and all my stuff is in SoCal
A good stop gap would be applying RainX to your windshield. Over 50 or so, you shouldn’t even need wipers unless it’s a really heavy downpour.Quote:
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Maybe the wiper arms are somehow out of alignment? I haven’t looked into the mechanics of the wiper system so I have no idea if that’s even possible.Quote:
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RainX is my jam, been using it for 15 years. The only time I actually use my wipers is in the neighborhood or parking lots.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chaplian
Even with RainX, having so many water drops on my windshield drives me nuts. Lol
For wipers I just use the Bosch ones from FCP Euro and replace them twice a year... For free. [emoji4]
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How does that become cost efficient with shipping? The ones on there now are Bosch FCPQuote:
Originally Posted by az3579
BOYS, this is it. My car, Mia, is officially a manual. My left leg is killing me, knot in my butt. Intense up so hard but I don’t stall. My favorite was I was so tired I clutched in to start it and immediately released as if it was a brake pedal in an automatic. Habits will have to change...
I went with Garagtastic track transmission mounts. My car is literally vibrating apart. I’m placing an order tonigh. I had UUC black on my last car and it was great, but this time my car will have poly diff bushings. Should I go M3 or return to UUC black if I liked them?
Sounds like you need to do some piriformis muscle stretches. Google it & do them at least twice a day!Quote:
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Definitely a mix of tensing up, sore from doing the swap last night, and weak muscles. I should have done those stretches before yesterday... Gym and properly stretching are on my daily list once I feel better.Quote:
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Also does anyone know the PN for the grommet that would cover the whole the upper left corner of the shifter? It's where the Automatic shifter cable would go through. Without it, me and the starter talk to each other in the morning :)
He’s local to FCP so he just goes in person.Quote:
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Congrats on the manual conversion—now it’s time to unlearn all those A/T habits.Quote:
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I like the M3 mounts for spirited driving. I have poly in right now but as soon as I starting building a dedicated track car and the ZHP is retired from track driving I will 100% be taking the poly tranny bushings back out.
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Yes, I do drive there (15 mins from me), but even for those shipping, it costs about half of a new set of blades (shipping to your door and returning the set), so it's still cost efficient even for those who have to ship.Quote:
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Yeah, gotta drop the habits for sure. I might not be so lucky on my location next time. Getting better quickly. I just tense up my entire body so hard shifting focusing on a smooth shift. I need to take myself to a parking lot tomorrow to just practice smooth shifting. The less I think, the better I do. But then I start thinking about repeating good shifts and I fall apart. I'm not awful. If you hopped in with me I think you'd think I've driven one manual all my life and then suddenly drove this and had to get used to the grab point.Quote:
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I did handle the hills of Berkeley in traffic tonight. My biggest issue right now is that when I want to get off the line quicker, I give myself more gas without also grabbing the clutch harder. So it revs up to like 3k and then I let off and I'm fully engaged (clearly barely applying pressure to the clutch). My other issue is when revs fall too hard due to too little clutch, I clutch out instead of giving more gas. For what it's worth, most of my launches are under 2k to be kind to the clutch.
Oh gotcha. I saw there were some inserts that used to be sold, but they're gone. I have the EVO blades, but read a TIS that says a part of my blade has to be removed for those to work. BMW offered to install them and didn't read their own instructions. I suspect they'll work fine after I remove it and then I'll do a warranty on the bosch.Quote:
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That's what popped into my head when I read your post about the wipers not sitting flat on the windshield. I had the same issue when I bought my car and ordered new wipers and had to really dig around when they didn't fit either. Breaking that piece out of the arm makes all the difference!Quote:
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I just would have never thought that you could even do that. I took it off before heading up to NorCal but noticed the little metal part of the arm was just the lightest smidge below the highest point of the "blade", so I was scared with enough flexing it could potentially scratch my windshield. I could grind it down but then I'd never be able to go back to the old style. I'll just post a pic here and see if people say its safe, when I get back. Off to learn some more clutching!Quote:
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Went to my buddies to help with his engine swap. I gave him a ride in my car and he says my noises are beyond bushings, and are perhaps a misbalance. Everything was torqued and the pressure plate has pins where it can only go in one way, right? Any thoughts? Obviously I won't know until new transmission bushings come in. It sounds like I'm in a mustang. Also, I do have an open hole where the AT shifter cable went
video of sound: https://youtu.be/bwci03vsuuY
And I 'm buying new wipers but my windshield is just holding water heavily, even after I clean it. I have water spots that show as the wipers go over the windshield, and I suspect they are little differences in friction on the windshield that water can grab onto. Do other windshields have this from lots of rain or is there a way to treat this? Man I feel stupid right now.
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Yeah mine is not like that but it’s probably super annoying. Looks like water spots or some kind of contamination. I’d try to polish the windshield. There are dedicated glass polishes and pads but honestly I’ve gotten results with a cheap Wal-Mart polisher and meguiars ultimate compound. Just tape off the windshield trim and slowly work the polish in until it’s clear and oily looking. I’ve been able to get rid of minor water spots on glass like that. After that definitely put rainX or some kind of glass sealant on, to help your wipers out.Quote:
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I also use standard polish on windows. Don’t forget you can also clay bar glass to help lift up contaminants.Quote:
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What’s a bad AT habit...?
Letting your foot off the pedals before turning off the engine. Almost met my garage door and the curb of a parking lot.Quote:
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Putting your car into park AND THEN pulling the e-brake... Should go neutral, e-brake, check to make sure car doesnt budge, then park.Quote:
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My mechanic quoted me almost 800 for the 100k ATF flush with 260 parts. That seems like way too much or does that sound about right?
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Proper flush, or simple drain and fill? For a flush maybe it’s ok since they use a fancy machine, but I would say too much for a drain and fill, even if they do it 3xQuote:
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Way too much. $250-350 with OEM fluid.Quote:
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Is that literally just a flush, or changing the AT filter too? A full service kit with filter is $155 from FCP.Quote:
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https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...24117560575kit
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The vast majority of people I see, even the employees at my BMW-only Indy, never use the parking brake on my auto e46s.Quote:
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Uhh... I don’t follow. How’d that happen with a manual?Quote:
Originally Posted by YoitsTmac
I often kill the engine on my manual mx5 before it’s 100% stationary.
I have two AT e46s.
I’m assuming it was in gear and lurched forward when it stalled? Idk I park in neutral as long as it’s flat.Quote:
Originally Posted by stephenkirsh
In an auto, you can park, let off all the pedals, hang out and turn off the engine at any timeQuote:
Originally Posted by stephenkirsh
In a manual, if you’re trying to turn it off in gear, you have to wait for the engine to turn off entirely. At target, I I clutched out at the same time I turned off the car. The car had some revs as it died and with me clutching out, it went forward
In my garage, I clutched in to turn on the car. In an auto, you hit the brake to start (or I do anyway out of habit for keyless) and then you can let off. In a manual, if you clutch in to start, you have to move to neutral before letting out the clutch. I just went into automatic mode. I had my car parked in first and forgot, so when I clutched out to pick my music on my phone before I head out, I basically clutch kicked idle in first while in my garage.
I’m sure these feel obvious but as someone who’s been grown into a family of automagics, these are habits I have to drop. I’m the first in my bloodline to care at all about driving. A lot of these issues I talk about with my mom and she even says “oh, I totally forgot it was like that!” She’s itching for me to break the clutch in as she lightly regrets getting her 4 series in an automatic. She’s had it for 4 months or so and now that she’s in a “drivers car,” she’s itching for a third pedal.
Doesn’t mean you should follow their lead. Would you rather have your brakes hold the weight of the car, or your transmission?Quote:
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There is something about seeing people park in a parking lot and having their cars lurch back and forth after putting in park and not using the parking brake properly that makes my skin crawl!Quote:
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Haha seriously!Quote:
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No, but my point is literally nobody does things the “right” way with cars. Not even the mechanics.Quote:
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Yeah, it’s a shame. My girlfriend drives me up the wall the way she leaves her a/c running constantly.Quote:
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That’s exactly the kind of thing I’m taking about.Quote:
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Always running the AC is weird to some people like us. To the other 99.9%, it’s normal.
And car engineers know this and design the cars to work that way.
hahaha. I'm one of those that run the AC consistently. Even when I have the heater going, my AC is on. I'll gladly eat the 1 mpg penalty for the the dehumidifying effects of AC.
Having lived in SE Asia when I was young, I think I have PTSD about humidity. Hot and dry, like Vegas or Phoenix, no problem. Warm and humid, no thanks. Hot and humid, hell no.
I also run the AC all the time. If I have the heater going without it, then the windows get all fogged up, especially if you have more people in the car.Quote:
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