DIYs

[ugaexploder]

A fellow man of genius I see, I also use it.

😅 I only found out about it not too long ago. Not sure how long it's been around, but would have loved to known about it in the past

[Stilt]

Not sure if anyone on the forums has used this before.

But you can get service manuals for free for cars manufactured from 1982-2014 via "charm.li" in your browser.

A fellow man of genius I see, I also use it.

[ugaexploder]

Not sure if anyone on the forums has used this before.

But you can get service manuals for free for cars manufactured from 1982-2014 via "charm.li" in your browser.

[Teemmy]

Thank you for this sticky! New to the forum and this saved my hours of searching. Just bought a 206k mile m3 that needs a lot of love 😅

[Projecte46m3]

Great info in here!

[WOLFN8TR]

BMW S54 WPC Treated Rod Bearing Kit Installation Instructions.
http://bd8ba3c866c8cbc330ab-7b26c6f3...n_-_Turner.pdf

Is it just me or does the link for every DIY from “Replacing e46 side view mirror glass” down take you to this specific post? (Note that this is only in Tapatalk, so I suspect it’s something weird for just me, but pretty odd)

I’m getting the same thing trying several DIY links using the Tapatalk App.

[bmwfnatic]

As suggested by Casa de Mesa
My guide how to order genuine special tools based on the numbers in TIS.

https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/main-forum/e46-2001-2006/156702-complete-bmw-special-tool-list-part-numbers

[karter16]

Is it just me or does the link for every DIY from “Replacing e46 side view mirror glass” down take you to this specific post??

(Note that this is only in Tapatalk, so I suspect it’s something weird for just me, but pretty odd)

[Obioban]

Added

[WOLFN8TR]

S54 Vanos Info Thread

https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/main-forum/e46-2001-2006/3317-s54-vanos-info-thread

[M3Bob]

Could we add links to a valve adjustment DIY?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoYVubj9y5U

https://m3support.net/thread/13/e46-m3-valve-adjustment-diy

Thanks!

[cobra]

Just fyi, looks like they did the timing incorrectly. You're supposed to torque the hub bolts with the VANOS fully seated against the head, not with it off. Follow TIS or the Beisan procedure and you'll be good.

That's my video. Car's been running fine for 30k miles

If you put it back together the same way you took it off it's perfectly fine. If you're swapping parts and don't have a reference then the Beisan way is the way to go for sure.

[heinzboehmer]

VANOS bolts replacement and oil pump disk replacement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SkT2j3jsU0

Just fyi, looks like they did the timing incorrectly. You're supposed to torque the hub bolts with the VANOS fully seated against the head, not with it off. Follow TIS or the Beisan procedure and you'll be good.

[cobra]

VANOS bolts replacement and oil pump disk replacement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SkT2j3jsU0

[duracellttu]

Highly recommend the Bavarian Autosport Viton OFHG. I do believe ECS carries it now.

Also saw this post on torquing the housing.

This is the exact gasket I purchased from ECS! No brained to go with viton for this. Didn’t even know about it until I saw it referenced in a build journal post about the oil pressure valve.

Excellent point on the torque method. I’ll hand tighten top 4 evenly, then do a Star pattern torque on the top 4 , and finish with the bottom 2.