The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[UdubBadger]

Lol. Well shit


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[NYRhockey]

Holy fog! Got the car in the spring so this is my first fall with it and foggy situations and man, it fogs up quick! it had only been a few minutes of starting the car when i took this pic and could not believe how foggy it was. I had the defogger going and the windshield was ok but it had not gotten to work on the side windows yet.

I noticed when i ran the defogger that regardless of what temp i gave it the air coming out was hot. Is this the way it's supposed to be? found that odd. if i switched out of defogger and into regular air flow the air temp would go to whatever i had set it at.

Also, in the air vents above the radio there's a wheel you spin to make it warmer/cooler. What is the point of this when you have the temp arrows to set the temperature? seems redundant, no?

[az3579]

I noticed when i ran the defogger that regardless of what temp i gave it the air coming out was hot. Is this the way it's supposed to be? found that odd. if i switched out of defogger and into regular air flow the air temp would go to whatever i had set it at.

This is normal behavior.

Also, in the air vents above the radio there's a wheel you spin to make it warmer/cooler. What is the point of this when you have the temp arrows to set the temperature? seems redundant, no?

The wheel is what you should actually use to adjust the temperature you want. The Auto function ensures the temp stays at whatever temperature you specify inside the cabin, which is why it'll blow different temperature air out of different vents to regulate that temperature. I leave mine at 72 degrees all the time; I never touch the temperature adjustment buttons. I control whether I want hot or cool with the slider in between the vents.

[ELCID86]

Mine was very foggy today too. Ambient temp always about 47* I'm a 69-71*guy. Mostly 69. I have to hit the recirculate every time as mine won't stick on. I also adjust he red/blue dash dial some when I don't want cold air blowing in my face in the winter, etc.


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[stephenkirsh]

Holy fog! Got the car in the spring so this is my first fall with it and foggy situations and man, it fogs up quick! it had only been a few minutes of starting the car when i took this pic and could not believe how foggy it was. I had the defogger going and the windshield was ok but it had not gotten to work on the side windows yet.

I noticed when i ran the defogger that regardless of what temp i gave it the air coming out was hot. Is this the way it's supposed to be? found that odd. if i switched out of defogger and into regular air flow the air temp would go to whatever i had set it at.

Also, in the air vents above the radio there's a wheel you spin to make it warmer/cooler. What is the point of this when you have the temp arrows to set the temperature? seems redundant, no?

That is some crazy fog. I'd check for water leaks somewhere in your car that cause water to accumulate. You shouldn't be getting that much fog under normal circumstances.

[UdubBadger]

Weird. I've got nothin...

So you think it was just the pads? Could it have been the brake fluid?


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[stephenkirsh]

If you didn't feel anything through the pedal, I doubt it was fluid rotor or pad related.

Any possibility you went off the race Lin and picked up big chunks of tire?

[az3579]

So you think it was just the pads? Could it have been the brake fluid?


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Sorry man, I haven't a clue at this point. I don't think it's the pads because you'd feel the shuddering through the brake pedal if that was the case. If it was the fluid, then your brakes would have felt mushy, like they have been faded.

Any possibility you went off the race Lin and picked up big chunks of tire?

I don't believe that's the case. Since the shuddering only happens when braking, that means it's not a tire balancing issue. A tire balancing issue from having picked up extra rubber that stuck to the rim (or tire) would have resulted in the tires shuddering all the time at speed, not just when braking.

[UdubBadger]

Right. So what the fuck causes shuttering upon hard braking but no other time????

Why me?


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[az3579]

Right. So what the fuck causes shuttering upon hard braking but no other time????

I would still have it looked at by iND (or wherever else you may take it). We can speculate all we want, but unfortunately that isn't going to diagnose the issue properly.

Why me?

That's what I asked myself yesterday.