The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[slater]

forget the insulation. i'm going to pin up a nomex suit to the underside of the hood.

[John in VA]

I replaced my 'shrunken' hood insulator around 40,000 mi. (11 years). I trimmed it back a bit to clear my new ECS strut bar, and repainted it with bed liner spray.

Mine stays in place, but the front driver's side tab has "shrunk" to the point where it won't stay in the hood slot. Even at $88 it's hard to justify replacing it when it looks great otherwise. Perhaps a strip of double-sided tape or Velcro will remedy the situation.

[holyc0w]

My problem is I tried to stretch the tabs a bit and tore a hole. Tape works for a while, but it's still annoying having the powder come out.

[704sw]

Noise diagnosis: Backing out of the driveway this morning I heard a single click/pop as I turned the wheel. Each of the 4 righthand turns between the house and office were also accompanied by a single pop. (Edit: it does not make this sound when turning left).

I'm going to check the end links during lunch, but what are my other possible culprits? CV? I have tie rods waiting to go in, as I'm trying to resolve some wheel vibration at 50mph+. Any advice is welcome. Thanks, gentlemen.

[san]

Noise diagnosis: Backing out of the driveway this morning I heard a single click/pop as I turned the wheel. Each of the 4 righthand turns between the house and office were also accompanied by a single pop. (Edit: it does not make this sound when turning left).

I'm going to check the end links during lunch, but what are my other possible culprits? CV? I have tie rods waiting to go in, as I'm trying to resolve some wheel vibration at 50mph+. Any advice is welcome. Thanks, gentlemen.

Had that happen to me when I had bad fcabs


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[slater]

Noise diagnosis: Backing out of the driveway this morning I heard a single click/pop as I turned the wheel. Each of the 4 righthand turns between the house and office were also accompanied by a single pop. (Edit: it does not make this sound when turning left).

I'm going to check the end links during lunch, but what are my other possible culprits? CV? I have tie rods waiting to go in, as I'm trying to resolve some wheel vibration at 50mph+. Any advice is welcome. Thanks, gentlemen.

did you install those front konis yet?

sounds like a ball joint or tie rod end. both are original as they were in good shape at that point. it's not going to be a CV as your car is RWD.

Had that happen to me when I had bad fcabs

i replaced the end links and FCABs last summer - doubtful that the FCABs are the issue, as that's not a symptom of FCAB failure... wheel jerk under light braking is the dead giveaway.

[san]

did you install those front konis yet?

sounds like a ball joint or tie rod end. both are original as they were in good shape at that point. it's not going to be a CV as your car is RWD.




i replaced the end links and FCABs last summer - doubtful that the FCABs are the issue, as that's not a symptom of FCAB failure... wheel jerk under light braking is the dead giveaway.

I had less than 5k miles on the fcabs when I heard the noise and checked for wheel jerk among other things. Noticed they were bad and replaced them and the noise went away.


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[704sw]

did you install those front konis yet?

sounds like a ball joint or tie rod end. both are original as they were in good shape at that point. it's not going to be a CV as your car is RWD.




i replaced the end links and FCABs last summer - doubtful that the FCABs are the issue, as that's not a symptom of FCAB failure... wheel jerk under light braking is the dead giveaway.

Haven't gotten the Konis in yet. Wheel jerk under braking can also be a symptom of the tie rod ends, no? I have a little bit of that, but it's not nearly as bad as the sloppiness in the steering in general.

[slater]

I had less than 5k miles on the fcabs when I heard the noise and checked for wheel jerk among other things. Noticed they were bad and replaced them and the noise went away.

interesting, what brand were they?

Haven't gotten the Konis in yet. Wheel jerk under braking can also be a symptom of the tie rod ends, no? I have a little bit of that, but it's not nearly as bad as the sloppiness in the steering in general.

hmmm. yep, time to inspect all front end components...

[san]

interesting, what brand were they?




hmmm. yep, time to inspect all front end components...

They were lemforder and I got free lemforder replacement under warranty and they've been good for the last 45k miles. Must've been a one off...


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