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Im gradually more and more amazed with this car. 56k and its not experiencing any of the typical zhp problems. No power loss at around 4k, no rattle, no torn lower intake boot, and none of the cooling problems. Car runs perfectly!
Drive it
Im gradually more and more amazed with this car. 56k and its not experiencing any of the typical zhp problems. No power loss at around 4k, no rattle, no torn lower intake boot, and none of the cooling problems. Car runs perfectly!
2001 325i Sport Package / Rebuilt Motor at 194K / Lemforder M3 Motor Mounts / Thule Roof Rack / Eagle Eye Clear Tail Lights / Lemforder Sway LinksBMW Performance Shift Knob / Alcantra Shift Boot / BBS Wheels / 15% TintRIP - 2009 335i xDrive / Twin Turbo / Cold Weather Package / Premium Package / 15% TintER Chargepipe / Tial BOV / Dual Cone Intake / OEM Roof Rack
Ordered a new wheel lock key.![]()
Yesterday, I washed, waxed and put Rain-x on my car. I also vacuumed it. It looks awesome. Well, it looked awesome. Last night, the county came by and cleaned the parking garage behind my parking lot (where I park, duh). They were using leaf blows and subsequently blew a bunch of road/parking lot grime in the air which settled on my car. Not a huge amount - you can only see it from 3-4 feet away. A quick dusting with a rag will help, and I gotta scan for missed spots of wax, anyway.
But dammit!! ARGH! On a side note, they were using these leaf blowers at 10:00 p.m.
Hahah pollen is even worse. I'm headed to NC this week to see my parents. The pollen there gets so bad that not only can you see it floating in the air, but it turns the roads yellow and your car will leave a "wake" of pollen in its path.
I DI-NOC'd the interior of the X5 last week. It turned out pretty good. It was much easier than I thought... except for the center console. That was a bitch because of all of the curves. I had to do that twice.
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Dinan CAI &Throttle body, ESS Tuning TS2, Bimmerbrakes gen3 headers, UUC SSK & DSSR. Achilles oil pump, VAC oil pan baffle
M3 Motor mounts, UUC Trans mounts, Modified clutch style LSD 3.15, TMS front subframe reinforcement, Koni Yellow sports,
H&R sport springs, UUC sway bars, BMW Perf. Rotors, UUC SS brake lines, Hawk HPS pads, CSL replica wheels,
Rotora strut bar, FXR HID conversion, M3 Mirror conversion, BSW stage 1 speakers
SHIT.
SHIT SHIT SHIT.
I JUST fixed my suspension... which dried me out, and I come home after class to see a puddle under where my car usually sits overnight. I checked it, and it seems like it's coolant mixed with oil (I have a lot of oil in my splash guard from my VANOS stud leak) It was kind of dry, so I couldn't pick enough of it up to smell it, but it seemed to not have any particular smell.
I really don't know what I'm going to do. I think my thermostat is stuck open as well, as the water temp on my dash is always on the cold side.. no matter what. This is my one and only car and I don't work enough yet because of school to be able to fund a cooling system overhaul. Agh.. :'(