The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

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Originally Posted by Newjack

This isn't exactly a question, but this article leads me to believe there is some nonsense going on.

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This topic has been beaten to death, but I'm having a hard time believing that this dudes car read 228whp on the dyno. Looks like he threw on Style 135's on a regular 330ci too.

I've driven modified ZHP's before (exhaust, shark, short shifter) and they really didn't feel much faster than mine did.

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There is such a thing as dyno error. If you take that car to a different dyno elsewhere, or maybe even the same type of dyno at a different location, you'll get a different reading.

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Yea the key is to always use the same dyno when making comparisons.

And not this dyno:

https://www.facebook.com/districtspe...6638255720068/

Randomly decided to check the coolant level today and this is what i saw. From the looks of it, it appears to be low, correct? the car is cold (hasn't moved this weekend) and on a flat surface

What type of coolant do i get and what do i mix it with, if anything? if you look inside the tip of the stick is about 1/4 in from the top of the container.

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Prestone sells a 50/50 pre diluted antifreeze/coolant mix. They say it's good for all makes, all models. I use it for the Saab. For top off purposes, it should be fine for your car.

Great, thx. I'll hit the car store in a bit and get some. Sux it went down so much. The car had a coolant flush only a couple of years ago and the car sat a lot with the previous owner (i think she put 5-7K in the last 2yrs of ownership) and i've put 3K in the 7mths i've had it. Looks like there's a leak somewhere though the garage floor is clean.

The system is not full but not fully empty as well.

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Originally Posted by NYRhockey

Great, thx. I'll hit the car store in a bit and get some. Sux it went down so much. The car had a coolant flush only a couple of years ago and the car sat a lot with the previous owner (i think she put 5-7K in the last 2yrs of ownership) and i've put 3K in the 7mths i've had it. Looks like there's a leak somewhere though the garage floor is clean.

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I check mine ever 4-8 weeks and it does go down. The cap is designed to vent extra pressure, so it'll slowly go down as some is lost from the vent.

I use coolant from BMW. Some argue to ONLY use that kind, but I dunno. I'm only 20 min from a stealership, so it's easy to get.

I use BMW mixed to 50/50. Prestone may work fine in a pinch.


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I use OE bmw coolant. But like I said the system is not empty just a bit low. It does vent so if you fill it up to the top, it will go down eventually