What have you done with or to your M3 today?

Missed the 160k mark getting coffee earlier. It's now retired from daily driver duties and gets to go full project mode soon while I get familiar with the newly acquired F82.

NiBe wrote

My diff was by far the ugliest thing on my car but luckily it started leaking so there was a reason to take it off and renovate it Btw drive shafts renovation will be the next step.

Well done. Looks like corrosion from EU salted roads had taken its toll. What specification did you set the ring and pinion gear backlash (engagement) too?
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https://www.randysworldwide.com/blogs/gear-backlash
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https://www.racingjunk.com/news/how-to-set-up-your-rear-gear-correctly/
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DrFerry wrote

What specification did you set the ring and pinion gear backlash (engagement) too?

i can tell you but then i have to kill you

DrFerry wrote

NiBe wrote

i can tell you but then i have to kill you

I'll be on the couch waiting.. Between .08 - .12 mm is what I had.
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SAMM3Y wrote

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Nope mate, it was a joke. The same with me. The truth is that the diff job has been done by a shop (actually by its external source). So I don't have all answers

Took her out and put some miles on her!

Been absent for a while - for no particular reason - but better late than never to dive back in with a pic of the new air filter, right?

NiBe wrote

SAMM3Y wrote

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Nope mate, it was a joke. The same with me. The truth is that the diff job has been done by a shop (actually by its external source). So I don't have all answers

Yep me too 👍 that was quite the collection!

Both cars back in the garage. Got a break-in weekend planned.

Will install the P3 Gauge tonight, while enjoying a few drinks. My other new toy, a Steam Deck, also arrived today. Play with that after:thumsup:

New wheels for the whip! Shout out to Ben Ingraham for the smooth & easy transaction

Drove it to the store and to fill up for the new work commute I have starting Monday.

*sigh*

Well, break in was going well. Car was pulling well, even with limited revs. Take it on a nice trip today for some hiking, park it up and take the other car for errands. Get back to a small puddle of coolant on the ground. It clearly stopped dripping, so topped it up, looked for any leaks. Took it out for a drive around the block, park it back up. Starts dripping again. Started following the lines, and it's the line connected to the manifold at the back. The most PITA one to reach, as it's setup with the manifold out of the car. It also appears to be on the threaded side of the barbed fitting, which I believe is installed by ESS.

At least it's a slow leak, so I can drive it back to the shop.

Joined the NW M2 club at a private road event in the Columbia River Gorge- Maryhill Loop.

Shrike360 wrote

*sigh*

Well, break in was going well. Car was pulling well, even with limited revs. Take it on a nice trip today for some hiking, park it up and take the other car for errands. Get back to a small puddle of coolant on the ground. It clearly stopped dripping, so topped it up, looked for any leaks. Took it out for a drive around the block, park it back up. Starts dripping again. Started following the lines, and it's the line connected to the manifold at the back. The most PITA one to reach, as it's setup with the manifold out of the car. It also appears to be on the threaded side of the barbed fitting, which I believe is installed by ESS.

At least it's a slow leak, so I can drive it back to the shop.

Derp.

When I installed my G1 I could not remember if I tightened that hose clamp. Drove me nuts thinking about it and there was now way to get to the clamp bolt as it was in a lame orientation.

Never leaked on me TF. But when I took the plenum off to fix some leaking plenum to TB couplers, I checked the clamp and it was not tight from ESS.

It is possible to orient the clamp so that you can get to it with a looooong extension. Not sure why this would be helpful but I did it anyway.

Removing the plenum with the hoses on is not too bad either. Just flop it upside down onto the passenger side headlight. Use some towels to set it on. Nothing leaks.

Cheers,

After doing an oil change as well as changing both belt tensioners, I parked mine on the street to polish a friends Clown Shoe. This car should be estoril blue but a PO did an engine out paint job to Ferrari yellow.

Turned out really well considering the last owner did not really take care of it at all. DA polishers are magical.

Installed a new intake temp sensor after throwing a code. It was a snap.

Got my sticker.

Bolted the blower kit back on and changed the oil.

Draining the filter housing and the do88 oil cooler gets 1 full liter of extra oil out of the engine.

Got mine back from clear bra, drove it home and parked it. Gonna plan some additional seat time immediately

Serviced the Dct w/new filters, mechatronic side gasket and finally installed the Slon Workshop pan that's been in my trunk for 3yrs.

Got CarPlay'ed!



Spent entirely too much time, and left behind too much knuckle skin, but got a Mr12Volt unit + rando Amazon backup cam in there. Sounds great, looks great, but I'll need to fiddle with fitment some more. I ended up mounting everyhting behind the glovebox (no idea how people shove all that stuff behind the HU and make it fit), and couldn't get the lower inside bolt to reach so it's probably sticking out by a few mm.