peter's canadian imola ZHP project

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Peter, I have a set of OEM intake boots I recently took off my ZHP sitting around. They are available if you need to swap out yours

They are in excellent shape with no wear on them...

thanks charlie. i would hope mine are still fine! will let you know.

peter

[cakM3]

thanks charlie. i would hope mine are still fine! will let you know.

peter

Standing by Peter

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Standing by Peter

checked my intake boots last night, they are fine, as expected.... but i did find the lower (smaller) hose that runs to the plastic F-adapter thing (that inserts into the upper intake boot), was very loose - like, i could pull it off the F-adapter with minimal effort - i wonder if this is my whistle issue. since it is way too small for a clamp, i put a tiny zip tie on it and will test drive today...

peter

[anandoc]

Thanks for the update. I have been constantly having the 'whistling' issue as well over the last couple days. It seems to have shifted to around the 2500 RPM range. When I get a chance, I will also check the F-connector and the fuel pressure regulator vacuum hose that connects to it. Would be interested to find out if you still have the whistling issue after putting on the zip tie.

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i tested yesterday... still whistling. need to get my head under the hood while the engine is cold, and have my wife hold the revs to 2000rpm. it is so loud that as my wife drove off yesterday, i could hear it from INSIDE the house, while she was driving away down the road (perhaps 250ft from the house). nuts.

peter

[ELCID86]

i tested yesterday... still whistling. need to get my head under the hood while the engine is cold, and have my wife hold the revs to 2000rpm. it is so loud that as my wife drove off yesterday, i could hear it from INSIDE the house, while she was driving away down the road (perhaps 250ft from the house). nuts.

peter

Yikes. Were the neighborhood dogs running away or following her?!

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Yikes. Were the neighborhood dogs running away or following her?!

LOL. it's amazing how well-insulated the cabin is as it is is not much louder in the cabin as it was in the house...!

peter

[anandoc]

Hey Peter,

Came across this thread around the whistling sound on E46F. Seems to be the SAP -- does that make sense?

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=1063397

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Hey Peter,

Came across this thread around the whistling sound on E46F. Seems to be the SAP -- does that make sense?

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=1063397

i don't think that is my issue - as it is intermittent - and can actually come back when the car is warm as long as the ambient temps are really cold. and i don't think it's a pulley as it does not change in pitch. weird.

in other news..... it turns out that the oscillation i began having on saturday was actually from a buildup of sand and ice that had built up almost 1" right behind where the wheel spokes meet the barrel of the wheel - i could not see it from the outside (i could see the back 5" of the barrel). i brought the car to a friendly shop in my town as i did not have time to diagnose it (plus it's like -15C here... perhaps -13C in my garage, not ideal for working on the car). they put it on the hoist and found the offending junk right in this weird little groove behind the base of the spokes. bizarre. lots of hot water spray later, they were clean and a test drive confirmed success. whew.

while on the hoist i took the opportunity to inspect the rear floor and subframe area again, and from what i could tell, there is no cracking. my rear-most diff bushing is not super healthy, but i knew that already. said shop is offering me the use of a hoist and in their new mega-shop in the spring when i am ready to drop the rear-end and do my Bushing Bonanza and driveshaft CSB and giubo replacement. i'm going to be 'renting' the space from them, of course - they are super cool folks. really fortunate to have them nearby - only 10mins away.

on my way to the shop yesterday, a bird tried to eat one of the front kidney grilles (perhaps mistook it for a kidney bean?), and was successful. after cleaning bird guts and feathers off of my broken grille bits (and windshield - yuck), i pieced the grille back together with zip-ties and ordered a set of BMW performance gloss black grilles from my nearest dealer - turns out they are actually cheaper than the chrome ones! ($108/each! - gloss black ones were $88/each).

peter

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picked up my new BMW performance gloss black grilles today at endras BMW. $195CAD. ouch. but cheaper than OEM chrome...

cold morning here in picton... don't mind the dust: