What did you do for your ZHP/BMW today?

[Ryans323i]

Yeah, I'll just post them here. I can't seem to dig up the F30 thread.

Well my pictures are not doing it justice. But here ya go.





And you know I had to get one of me in it!



I told David to go check it out. Hopefully he'll chime in with how awesome it looks.

[Mtnman]

I will chime in soon....but some of us had to work today and didnt get to play at the dealer all day!

[Ryans323i]

Hate it for ya!

[LivesNearCostco]

I removed the block drain plug the first time I drained the cooling system and it wasn't hard. I definitely used a 3/8" extension and possibly also a 3/8" universal joint. For me the hard part was not removing the plug, it was trying to catch the falling coolant. I'd bought some 3/4" ID stiff clear hose to route the falling coolant into my drain pan, but it wasn't big or flexible enough. About half went into the drain pan and the other half went all over me and the garage floor. Fortunately I'd already drained the ET. Apparently I was supposed to get some 2" ID flexible gutter drain pipe--live and learn!

Later when I had to swap the old thermostat back, I didn't bother draining the engine block.

So far today I replaced all of my spark plugs (all looked pretty good for 92k+), buttoned the engine back up, got the girl up on jack stands, & began my cooling system refresh. Opened & drained the two blue screws at the front (the side spout on the rearmost of the two was a nice surprise ), moved to the block & . . . how the @#$!!% are you supposed to remove the engine block coolant drain plug?! I can just barely get my hand up there with a 1/4-drive 13mm socket & wrench & don't seem to have anywhere near enough leverage to break it free to hand remove.

Do I even need to bother draining the block if I'm going to be replacing the water pump & thermostat?

[Ryans323i]

Bam:

$51,993

[midlandtech]

LOL my buddy that is the shop Foreman at the BMW dealership here in KC just got back from his classes about the new 3 series... he said that it is "bomb dot com" which in his lingo means a must have he said its an awesome car and I should buy one in a couple years on the used market

[cakM3]

Courtesy of ECS Tuning...I present.....











Wonderful start to my weekend

[jayjay_dee]

BBK in Big Boxes?

sweet!!! im jealous...

[cakM3]

Yeah jayjay...they arrived this afternoon

I was sweating it that the UPS delivery guy would just leave them outside my door while I was at work. Good thing they delivered it to my apartment manager's office...I was relieved

[MrMaico]

Yeah, I'll just post them here. I can't seem to dig up the F30 thread.

Well my pictures are not doing it justice. But here ya go.





And you know I had to get one of me in it!



I told David to go check it out. Hopefully he'll chime in with how awesome it looks.

What a beauty!.................and the car aint too shabby either!