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Originally posted by yhp2009 View Post
Very nice! Im on line to get mine wrapped in a couple weeks. Is that the grey alcantara? I think i chose the same config as you
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Got halfway through the Beisan VANOS protocol... finally managed to coax the new oil pump disc back into the housing after a couple failed attempts. I swear the hardest part so far was getting all the plastic shroud bits out of the way at the beginning, fucking plastic rivets.'03.5 M3 SMG Coupe - Jet Black / Black
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On Wednesday, I dropped off my M3 at Stevens Creek BMW to get the airbag recall done. They gave me a 2021 330i loaner for the afternoon.
Initial impressions of the G20 330i: it was tech overload for me when I got into it but I could see how one of these would make a nice daily driver. It's isolated in a luxury car sort of way but the suspension still had a firm feel to it. The EPS was ok; it was light in Comfort mode and heavier in Sport, but missing the feel of a hydraulic rack. The engine, which was unexpectedly raucous though expected since being a 4-cylinder that it is, felt smooth with a broad powerband.
After I picked up the car, I proceeded to get hit by a piece of retread kicked up a truck in front of me, knocking out my front driver side fog light.
Today, I made another trip down to SoCal. Car now has 254k miles on it. No SES lights but the TPMS light did come on during this trip. I've been noticing it tends to come on when I slow down for traffic."your BMW has how many miles!?"
2003 M3 coupe - Imolarot/Black 6 M/T - JRZ - Ground Control - Volk Racing - Karbonius - SuperSprint - Recaro - Schroth
2007 GX470
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Finally fixed my front diff mount issue permanently (I hope).
When I did plates on my car, I stripped the front diff bolt putting it back in the car (I like to tell myself it was already loose and was rattling around so it wasn't really my fault). Bought a timesert kit and fixed it that way. Worked fine for a while but the inserts would keep backing out. I'd be changing them once every six months or so.
Now I'm installing a vincebar so I decided to fix it correctly. The mount in the diff was absolutely destroyed:
Not sure if I messed up the timesert install (quite likely since I did everything without a drill press) or if the insert just wasn't strong enough and gave up.
The old destroyed hole measured in at 17mm at its widest point, so the smallest bolt I could get in there was an M20. Decided on an M20x2.5 which makes the stock bolt look like a toy lol:
โโโโโโDrilled and tapped the diff and bought a new diff bushing to drill for the M20 bolt:
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Plan on torquing the bolt to 285 Nm to achieve the same clamping force as the original bolt. Hoping this fix lasts forever.2002 Topasblau M3 - Coupe - 6MT - Karbonius CSL Airbox - MSS54HP Conversion - Kassel MAP - SSV1 - HJS - PCS Tune - Beisan - MK60 Swap - ZCP Rack - Nogaros - AutoSolutions - 996 Brembos - Slon - CMP - VinceBar - Koni - Eibach - BlueBus - Journal
2012 Alpinweiss 128i - Coupe - 6AT - Slicktop - Manual Seats - Daily - Journal
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Originally posted by heinzboehmer View PostFinally fixed my front diff mount issue permanently (I hope).
When I did plates on my car, I stripped the front diff bolt putting it back in the car (I like to tell myself it was already loose and was rattling around so it wasn't really my fault). Bought a timesert kit and fixed it that way. Worked fine for a while but the inserts would keep backing out. I'd be changing them once every six months or so.
Now I'm installing a vincebar so I decided to fix it correctly. The mount in the diff was absolutely destroyed:
Not sure if I messed up the timesert install (quite likely since I did everything without a drill press) or if the insert just wasn't strong enough and gave up.
The old destroyed hole measured in at 17mm at its widest point, so the smallest bolt I could get in there was an M20. Decided on an M20x2.5 which makes the stock bolt look like a toy lol:
โโโโโโDrilled and tapped the diff and bought a new diff bushing to drill for the M20 bolt:
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Plan on torquing the bolt to 285 Nm to achieve the same clamping force as the original bolt. Hoping this fix lasts forever.
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Originally posted by eacmen View Post
Mine was backing out on the regular as well. Red loctite was the eventual cure.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk2002 Topasblau M3 - Coupe - 6MT - Karbonius CSL Airbox - MSS54HP Conversion - Kassel MAP - SSV1 - HJS - PCS Tune - Beisan - MK60 Swap - ZCP Rack - Nogaros - AutoSolutions - 996 Brembos - Slon - CMP - VinceBar - Koni - Eibach - BlueBus - Journal
2012 Alpinweiss 128i - Coupe - 6AT - Slicktop - Manual Seats - Daily - Journal
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Originally posted by heinzboehmer View Post
Yeah blue loctite did nothing to stop mine from backing out. Unfortunately the hole was too messed up to keep using the stock bolt so I had to go to a bigger one.
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Originally posted by eacmen View Post
Yup totally agree. But may want to consider threadlocker even with the bigger bolt.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk2002 Topasblau M3 - Coupe - 6MT - Karbonius CSL Airbox - MSS54HP Conversion - Kassel MAP - SSV1 - HJS - PCS Tune - Beisan - MK60 Swap - ZCP Rack - Nogaros - AutoSolutions - 996 Brembos - Slon - CMP - VinceBar - Koni - Eibach - BlueBus - Journal
2012 Alpinweiss 128i - Coupe - 6AT - Slicktop - Manual Seats - Daily - Journal
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2004 Silbergrau Metallic 6MT
Karbonius/OEM Snorkel/Flap/HTE Tuned
Ssv1/Catted Sec. 1/SS 2.5" Sec. 2/SCZA
OE CSL Bootlid/AS SSK/BC Coils/4.10 Gears/ Sportline 8S Wheels/Cobra Nogaros
RACP Plates/Vincebar/CMP/Turner RTAB/Beisan
2006 M6 Black Saphire SMG
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Originally posted by r4dr View PostWent into limp mode in the first 2 min on the road, plugged the TPS back in after my dumb ass left it unplugged while doing an oil filter change... made it through all the VANOS bulletproofing flawlessly only to do stupid shit like this ๐2004 Silbergrau Metallic 6MT
Karbonius/OEM Snorkel/Flap/HTE Tuned
Ssv1/Catted Sec. 1/SS 2.5" Sec. 2/SCZA
OE CSL Bootlid/AS SSK/BC Coils/4.10 Gears/ Sportline 8S Wheels/Cobra Nogaros
RACP Plates/Vincebar/CMP/Turner RTAB/Beisan
2006 M6 Black Saphire SMG
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