What did you do for your ZHP/BMW today?

[LivesNearCostco]

Oh, no worries then! I thought you had just bought the VCG and VANOS seals and were itching to replace the seals right away. If you're not having obvious symptoms, you don't have to do the seals.

I do not have a VANOS problem....yet. Knock-knock. I'm just thinking of this when the time comes. Sent you a PM.

[Crickett]

Crickett, I'm curious do you have the Bosch or Valeo alternator? Did you ever open the engine block drain plug?

Bosch P/N 12-31-7-519-618, just like yours.



I saw your post on E46F when I was looking up whether I did something wrong. But looking at TMS's installation guide, they list two part numbers for Bosch alternators, one 1.605" & one 1.477". They sent me the 1.605". The invoice lists the 1.605" as for "not 330i", but my order receipt clearly includes the 330i part number. Shouldn't take much to get it cleared up.

And no, I never got the block drain plug out; just made a mess when I pulled out the water pump!

[midlandtech]

bought some lamin x fog light covers to hopefully get a more rich yellow

[nike001]

bought some lamin x fog light covers to hopefully get a more rich yellow

I just put mine on the other day. Definitely more yellow!!


Question, What do any of your ZHP front blinker lights take? 1156 or 7507? It seems like I may have one of each.. or. Damn, I don't know. I'm confused because I ordered 7507 from Khoalty. I can swap the right to the left, but I can't swap the left to the right. To make it worse, one of the bulbs doesn't work so I'm trying to tell Khoalty which kind of bulb to send in replacement

[das boots]

That's what I like to hear!!!

I need the inner lights that go on the trunk.. do you think anywhere sells just those?

I found this today. Is this the one you are looking for???? They are OE.

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/pts/2848362261.html

[nike001]

I found this today. Is this the one you are looking for???? They are OE.

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/pts/2848362261.html

Wow. Yeah, but for a 0 less. I can get a whole brand new set almost for $200!

[iZHP]

Just ordered the Depo LED corners from khoalty

http://www.khoalty.com/bmw-e46/light...er-lights.html

[LivesNearCostco]

Thanks! That does look just like the back of my alternator. Sooo... if TMS makes three alt pulleys (2 Bosch, 1 Valeo), I wonder if Evosport only makes one? does, or if they only make one for Bosch, one for Valeo. Now that you gave me the measurements, I can hopefully take my pulley to Evosport this week and have them machine it down to 1.477". It's a difference or 0.128" or 3.2512mm. You saved me having to pull my alternator and measure it! (silly me, when I did have the alternator out last year, I took a picture of the two side-by-side but didn't measure them carefully.)

I was under the car today doing motor mounts and saw the coolant drain plug. It is higher up and harder to reach than I remember. Luckily I wasn't trying to reach it today!

Bosch P/N 12-31-7-519-618, just like yours.


I saw your post on E46F when I was looking up whether I did something wrong. But looking at TMS's installation guide, they list two part numbers for Bosch alternators, one 1.605" & one 1.477". They sent me the 1.605". The invoice lists the 1.605" as for "not 330i", but my order receipt clearly includes the 330i part number. Shouldn't take much to get it cleared up.

And no, I never got the block drain plug out; just made a mess when I pulled out the water pump!

[LivesNearCostco]

Today vacuumed dust off the dash, shift boot, seats, floor mats, console, steering column cover, etc. (Forgot to vacuum A-pillars.) Why, you may ask, did I have so much dust inside my car? Yesterday the car and I had a little offroad excursion in the high desert, going slightly sideways.

Tank slapper at 8:15 (watch from 8:00)
Can't downshift to 2nd gear at 8:30 and 11:52 (is it because I'm turning right?)
Ran out of talent and ate dust at 19:25

Kudos to the corner worker I'd just passed who immediately waved the yellow caution flag. I stalled the car (forgot "in a spin, both feet in" until too late) and while restarting, I saw two more cars coming. My thoughts were "please don't T-bone me!"

[M0nk3y]

What Tires are you running? They didn't seem to give you much feedback (so it seems) when you started loosing traction.