Might as wells

[Casa de Mesa]

Got the Valeo and the one from FCP. Really impressed with the quality. Made in Poland, I like supporting that part of the world at the moment.

[George Hill]

Thanks. Starter is on order. Pretty sure I got the Valeo one too. Also just did the flywheel, clutch and pressure plate.

Valeo is the only way to go, they had been NLA for the longest time, glad they are now back in stock.

[c watson]

Thanks. Starter is on order. Pretty sure I got the Valeo one too. Also just did the flywheel, clutch and pressure plate.

Sweet! Did you order the starter from FCP?

[Casa de Mesa]

I just had my starter replaced while replacing clutch,flywheel, and rear main seal. The car has 73k miles.

Thanks. Starter is on order. Pretty sure I got the Valeo one too. Also just did the flywheel, clutch and pressure plate.

[Casa de Mesa]

Are those ebay units acceptable (do they last?). If so I have to delete mine if it truly does nothing at all.

For what it's worth, I bought a new Febi one from FCP. And to be clear, it's not a delete but a change to a different sized pump from the CSL and "regular" E46s. I know it's probably not what you meant, but clarifying for future readers...

See, a proper non-butthurt rational response. I can dig it.

I got enough stuff in my life to worry about to also add a ripping from dogg to that list 🤠

[c watson]

I just had my starter replaced while replacing clutch,flywheel, and rear main seal. The car has 73k miles.

[jet_dogg]

The point for me is it's something I should just do while I have nearly every system on the car apart. If I was planning on replacing the pump because it looks long in the tooth, going with something that is lighter, cheaper, smaller and works pretty much the same as the stock unit makes good sense to me.

See, a proper non-butthurt rational response. I can dig it.

[Casa de Mesa]

If it doesn't interfere with the airbox there really is no point.

The point for me is it's something I should just do while I have nearly every system on the car apart. If I was planning on replacing the pump because it looks long in the tooth, going with something that is lighter, cheaper, smaller and works pretty much the same as the stock unit makes good sense to me.

[repoman89]

Are those ebay units acceptable (do they last?). If so I have to delete mine if it truly does nothing at all.

The way I bent my dipstick it gets stuck between the two cylinders sometimes.

I haven’t noticed a difference. With either unit the heat doesn’t work until the engine starts to warm up and then it works well. Not sure it gets as cold as Nebraska here but it gets pretty dang cold. I got mine from eBay years ago off of a non-M and it still works well. Try to find one that has low mileage on the donor car and looks clean if you go ahead with it.

[repoman89]

So you can add it to your sig line with the rest of your mods, bro.

If it doesn't interfere with the airbox there really is no point. I love when people regurgitate wrong information.

I specifically remember terra on the old forum had to mount his tilted so that only two of the rubber grommets fit in the three sockets for it to clear his airbox. Not to mention cubieman has fitment issues with his and the dipstick, Mr. forum cred sig livery.

[jet_dogg]

Why delete this? It doesn't touch the airbox unless there is something I am missing.

So you can add it to your sig line with the rest of your mods, bro.

If it doesn't interfere with the airbox there really is no point. I love when people regurgitate wrong information.

[Cubieman]

Same reason anyone deletes anything … the big one doesn’t do anything different, unlike on the E39, and the small one is lighter (and $20 on ebay). I had read years ago that some people have to twist the bigger valve and mount it funny to stop it from hitting the airbox but haven’t tested it myself. It was a no brainer to me * shrug *

Are those ebay units acceptable (do they last?). If so I have to delete mine if it truly does nothing at all.

The way I bent my dipstick it gets stuck between the two cylinders sometimes.

[Casa de Mesa]

Great info in those threads I linked re: aux H2O pump. Mine is looking a little worse for wear. I'm in there doing stuff so figured why not. It does leave a dangling connector but they are everywhere on these cars. I may chase the wires back (TBD) and code the HVAC for it per those threads. In any case, it's lighter and a fraction of the cost of the M3 one.

[repoman89]

Why delete this? It doesn't touch the airbox unless there is something I am missing.

Same reason anyone deletes anything … the big one doesn’t do anything different, unlike on the E39, and the small one is lighter (and $20 on ebay). I had read years ago that some people have to twist the bigger valve and mount it funny to stop it from hitting the airbox but haven’t tested it myself. It was a no brainer to me * shrug *

[Cubieman]

Why delete this? It doesn't touch the airbox unless there is something I am missing.