DIYs

[Obioban]

I have a DIY ("DIY: Vanos hub + bolts") originally posted by SYT_Shadow that I saved locally when I did the full Beisan Systems VANOS overhaul a year ago. Besides saving the files from Beisan's site, I also saved SYT_Shadow's from M3Forums. I haven't seen it here unless I'm missing it.

Obioban What's the protocol for getting the DIY's back? I can recreate the DIY myself or send all the HTML and supporting images to a dropbox or wherever. What's the best way?

Also - M3Forums saved my ass a ton of money. Can us members here monetarily support this forum in anyway?

The best way is to recreate it as a thread on here. Once it's up/complete, I'll add it to the link list. Best to give credit to the OP at the beginning of the thread.

No need for money, all bills are paid up to a long while to come!

[Casa de Mesa]

I have a DIY ("DIY: Vanos hub + bolts") originally posted by SYT_Shadow that I saved locally when I did the full Beisan Systems VANOS overhaul a year ago. Besides saving the files from Beisan's site, I also saved SYT_Shadow's from M3Forums. I haven't seen it here unless I'm missing it.

Obioban What's the protocol for getting the DIY's back? I can recreate the DIY myself or send all the HTML and supporting images to a dropbox or wherever. What's the best way?

Also - M3Forums saved my ass a ton of money. Can us members here monetarily support this forum in anyway?

[speedster]

After photobucket going down, and then M3 forum going down, I'm limiting DIYs in this thread to things hosted on this forum. That way they will continue to work in perpetuity.

I also think it's far more useful to have DIYs posted as threads than as multiple PDFs in one post, so that people can ask questions/discuss/etc.

Agreed. I wonder if its possible to then post the PDFs as threads on here? I'm just trying to figure out a way to bring as many DIYs as possible from the M3F back on in one location

[Obioban]

I think all the DIYs that duracelltu posted in the link above should be added to this sticky that way everything is consolidated in one location

After photobucket going down, and then M3 forum going down, I'm limiting DIYs in this thread to things hosted on this forum. That way they will continue to work in perpetuity.

I also think it's far more useful to have DIYs posted as threads than as multiple PDFs in one post, so that people can ask questions/discuss/etc.

[speedster]

I think all the DIYs that duracelltu posted in the link above should be added to this sticky that way everything is consolidated in one location

[01M3Fan]

Check Pelican - not too difficult, need to remove airbox and bend heat shield by headers. I remember using every socket extension I had in my box electrical taped together to do it. Drop aluminum reinforcement tray from underneath to access lower bolts. Car on jack stands and then use wood block and jack to support engine. Good luck.

[Caveman]

Is there a DYI for engine mounts?

[duracellttu]

Have the Valve Adjustment, Inspection I and Inspection II DIYs been recovered?

https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/m...ld-m3form-diys

In post #31 I added a bunch of DIYs that I saved from the old forum. Valve adjustment is on there.

Obi, if you want me to to upload on this thread let me know. We should consolidate the information. One one good thing about starting a new forum, we can get rid of all the old mis-information that was lurking around.

[sddynamix]

I'm doing this right now. I can take pictures for a DIYer. I would post one but I'm, by no means an expert on this. Clutch is easy, SMG linkage is not. I also had a connector crumble to pieces on me from the back of the trans so that sucks. This is also my first BMW trans drop so I'm not guiding others because I'm learning myself.

That'd be awesome - thats the one thing I didn't get to do when I created the DIY. That linkage was definitely one of the worst parts.

[Arith2]

Can we recover the SMG Clutch DIY if possible? It's been almost 10 years since I've done it, but it might be that time again soon.

I'm doing this right now. I can take pictures for a DIYer. I would post one but I'm, by no means an expert on this. Clutch is easy, SMG linkage is not. I also had a connector crumble to pieces on me from the back of the trans so that sucks. This is also my first BMW trans drop so I'm not guiding others because I'm learning myself.

[sddynamix]

Can we recover the SMG Clutch DIY if possible? It's been almost 10 years since I've done it, but it might be that time again soon.

[oceansize]

FYI, the link for the Complete E46M3 H&K Upgrade is not working.

[cudzich09]

This is an excellent thread, additionally, I think we would benefit from posting multiple sources, ie. original thread and a pdf to 3rd party hosting (dropbox, gdrive, etcc)

Anyway, thanks!

[Rickyrosh]

Thank you for putting this together in one post! 🏆

[BottleRocket]

Have the Valve Adjustment, Inspection I and Inspection II DIYs been recovered?