TiAg M3 back from the dead

[Arclitgold]

Nice work bringing her back! What’s next?

[Flow]

So I have been enjoying the car and it has run flawlessly.
Now that I have changed the master cylinder and brake booster, the brakes feel absolutely perfect, good initial bite, good pedal feeling. Very happy about that !
I also have renewed, on top of all the maintenance :
- Ignition coils
- Spark plugs
- Both diff output shaft sealing rings (I had a small oil leak on the passenger side)
- and I don't remember what else ?

The entire cooling system is "older" but very very few miles on it. I have changed it all 10 years ago, but only 10k km, so I won't touch it.

Next thing I tackle to get this thing 100% reliable is the 4 x O2 sensors (pre and post cat converters), and the MAF.
I bought all brand new BOSCH parts.

Will I need to reset all the adaptation values after I change those parts or will the car simply re-learn everything with the new sensors ?

I'm so happy to have that car back, it is such a joy to drive, I won't ever get rid of it

[tr3flip]

OE front suspension top hats or Turner street ?
Also, what is the name of that suspension ? I bought it from someone at Eibach 8 years ago, and can't really find any information online about it. The Pro Street S is another system from them, but labeled the same ?

It might have been me. I was very active on the M3Forum and worked at Eibach for 13 years until the pandemic. Good to see you still have the car. Feel free to PM if you have any questions on the suspension.

[Flow]

It might have been me. I was very active on the M3Forum and worked at Eibach for 13 years until the pandemic. Good to see you still have the car. Feel free to PM if you have any questions on the suspension.

That's awesome ! You are still around
It must have been you.

[Flow]

Tackled some more refreshing of the car to keep it going for the next 10 years.

✅ Changed all 4 oxygen sensors (pre and post cat converters) for new Bosch ones
✅ Changed the MAF for a new Bosch one
✅ Oil + filter change so it's ready for this summer

I also installed the news PowerBass OE-690D in the HK subwoofer compartment. They need to be trimmed a bit but fit well and have the 2Ω impedance like the HK ones. I have then sealed them with some Butyl tape so they are sealed like the OE ones.
No rattle or anything, and the bass go low without any distorsion.
They sound good, but nothing to write home about tbh, and I'm not sure it's worth it.
I'm waiting for my Bavsound order to refresh the rest

[Flow]

Drove the car for a little 300 miles trip on Monday. Extremely nice weather, 35dec C+.
Went to a restaurant with my wife thinking that I never had the center rear view mirror leak in my car. Fate went « hold my beer ». Holy shit that fluid is aggressive.

I now need to fix the mess it made.

I'll update the thread accordingly, but I bought BMW A57 color and I'll see if it matches the OE trim, and an X5 rear view mirror from 2011 with all the correct specs.

[0-60motorsports]

Drove the car for a little 300 miles trip on Monday. Extremely nice weather, 35dec C+.
Went to a restaurant with my wife thinking that I never had the center rear view mirror leak in my car. Fate went « hold my beer ». Holy shit that fluid is aggressive.

I now need to fix the mess it made.

I'll update the thread accordingly, but I bought BMW A57 color and I'll see if it matches the OE trim, and an X5 rear view mirror from 2011 with all the correct specs.

Sorry that happened to you. Hopefully you get it fixed soon.

[01SG]

Drove the car for a little 300 miles trip on Monday. Extremely nice weather, 35dec C+.
Went to a restaurant with my wife thinking that I never had the center rear view mirror leak in my car. Fate went « hold my beer ». Holy shit that fluid is aggressive.

I now need to fix the mess it made.

I'll update the thread accordingly, but I bought BMW A57 color and I'll see if it matches the OE trim, and an X5 rear view mirror from 2011 with all the correct specs.

Wait, it can happen that fast? You went to eat with no signs and then came out and it had leaked? I was just thinking about how remarkable it is that my 2001 has never showed any signs of defect..

[Flow]

Wait, it can happen that fast? You went to eat with no signs and then came out and it had leaked? I was just thinking about how remarkable it is that my 2001 has never showed any signs of defect..

Yep it did.
Funnily enough you thought of protecting the center console before going to lunch as I felt lucky it didn't happen yet.

[bobssecrtsn]

nice reinforcements...


I wonder how these compare to other off brand KW suspension setups.

[Obioban]

Wahoo! Good to see you back!