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One thing I noticed when I did my valve cover a couple of weeks ago is that the bolts are positive stop. In other words, they have a shoulder so you can only tighten them so far. The thing that keeps pressure on the gasket is the grommets under the bolt washers. If you don't replace these and you have seepage after swapping the gasket, that is most likely the reason...
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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
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Interesting. When I asked the Mafia for advice on the VANOS and VCG jobs, most of you mentioned replacing the bolts, washers, and rubber grommets, so I'm glad I did.Originally Posted by Sockethead
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You're speaking to the grommets, correct?
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Yes, the compression of the grommets is what compresses the the valve cover. That is their only purpose, they don't seal against vacuum leakage or oil leakage. the valve cover gasket itself does that...
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
Campieri
exactly. and they are pretty cheap, i think.... $1/each?
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2004 330i ZHP
2005 330iT ZHP
2010 328iT M Sport
2012 128i M Sport
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I was fiddling around with my flashlight in my glovebox to confirm it has male pins so that I could potentially replace it with an extra power outlet like this one on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-Glove-B...72.m2749.l2649
I discovered that my battery must be nuked in my flashlight because it lasted all of about 7 seconds. Which led me to look at replacing the battery and then this DIY guide on making it a bright LED light. Has anyone replaced the battery on theirs, or gone down the rabbit hole and done a full LED retrofit?
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=1021651
Campieri
That's really cool... That would be a good winter project if my car to do list wasn't as long as my arm...
My flashlight was dead as hell when I checked it like a year ago... I wonder if I threw it out hmm..
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
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I'm considering doing it just to learn some electrical stuff.
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That would be nice if those guys doing the change were still selling them. :D
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Mileage: 59,4xx
Bit the bullet and bought Turner Motorsport's Power Pulley Kit while it was 20% off (Link).
Several times in the past I have tried to verify who manufactured my alternator because the Turner Power Pulley Kit specified an alternator-specific pulley. Each time however, I failed because the sticker on the back only had a BMW logo. Tonight though:
I finally struck gold/stopped being dumber than a bag of rocks and saw the Bosch name raised on part of the plastic above the sticker. So I ordered the Turner pulleys with a Bosch alternator pulley.
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