Might as wells

[jet_dogg]

Thanks EthanolTurbo and liam821 . Starter is going on order today!



Man, thank you for the tip. Yes, I am going with a Karb intake and didn't even know this was a thing. Aux H20 pump for the CSL according to RealOEM is this 64118369805.

Some digging this morning lead me to these two great posts:
https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/m...ary-water-pump

And on Titaniu//M 's car:
https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/m...8635#post28635

On order!

Doesn't this mean you have a dangling connector?

[bigjae46]

I would do the evaporator but other than the evac/recharge there isn't a lot of overlap with then engine out.

If the AC has been open long enough then it is definitely worth it to replace the dryer.

[Casa de Mesa]

Thanks EthanolTurbo and liam821 . Starter is going on order today!

Definitely don’t bother with the pusher fan. Not a high failure rate item and it’s very easy to get to with the car put together. I had mine out pretty quickly when I deleted it.

edit: aux water pump is very easy to get to as well. I can’t remember if you’re doing a CSL box but if so you might as well replace it with the CSL (also non-M) part. No difference in functionality on our cars and the airbox will fit better. Plus it’s smaller and lighter, and easy to find on ebay

Man, thank you for the tip. Yes, I am going with a Karb intake and didn't even know this was a thing. Aux H20 pump for the CSL according to RealOEM is this 64118369805.

Some digging this morning lead me to these two great posts:

https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/main-forum/e46-2001-2006/14592-deleting-auxiliary-water-pump

And on Titaniu//M 's car:

https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/main-forum/member-build-journals/620-jason-s-2006-e46-m3-6mt-coupe-tiag-imola?p=28635#post28635

On order!

[oceansize]

I would do the DME fan. Chirping means it is time and RR will be a bit easier at this stage.

[liam821]

My mahle dryer condenser is now two years old and still working perfectly.

+1 on the starter, it's such a pita to do later.

Liam

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[repoman89]

Definitely don’t bother with the pusher fan. Not a high failure rate item and it’s very easy to get to with the car put together. I had mine out pretty quickly when I deleted it.

edit: aux water pump is very easy to get to as well. I can’t remember if you’re doing a CSL box but if so you might as well replace it with the CSL (also non-M) part. No difference in functionality on our cars and the airbox will fit better. Plus it’s smaller and lighter, and easy to find on ebay

[EthanolTurbo]

Starter definitely. It is such an annoying job to do that it's worth a few bucks to not worry about. Plus you can keep your original as a spare to be rebuilt etc.

[Casa de Mesa]

I've got my car totally stripped down and getting ready to put the motor back in soon. I'm starting to 2nd guess if I should replace a few "might as well" things I opted not to. Wondering what people's thoughts are on the below items, as it will never be easier than now. Car has 74k miles and is a Sep 2002 build (almost drinking age!).

• Starter motor or just the starter solenoid
• HVAC evaporator, expansion valve or both (#1 and #2 in RealOEM)
• Heater core (#1 in RealOEM)
• Auxiliary water pump
• Pusher fan - oof, big $$$
• Dryer container - I bought the MAHLE one from ECS because it was $30 and not $275 from BMW. However, turns out it's made in China. Don't love that. I know others ( liam821 comes to mind) have installed the Mahle one without issue seemingly...
• Blower control moduleto keep the DME cool (#5 in RealOEM) - I occasionally get chirping from this thing. Better pic here

Almost everything else I have replaced and all Genuine BMW (or Genuine with the BMW logo shaved off). All engine sensors, radiator, oil cooler, AC condenser, etc. but the items above are things I opted not to. The starter is probably the biggest thing I'm questioning as it's a royal pain in the ass to get to once the motor is back in the car, but mine is working fine. Same thing with the evaporator.