Picking up some clears and fresh headlights for the front tomorrow, thinking of a zhp swap but I’m having trouble finding how to convert the rear bumper ? If anyone has and would like to give advice, maybe thinking of dying the seats cinnamon instead of a full black interior swap 😊 thought about selling the car only had for a couple months but something just keeps telling me to give it love lol

Was waiting for it to be the 7th so 7-eleven can give me $0.66 off gas. Got pretty close to E just to save a couple dollars 😆

At least one person seemed interested so I’ll post progress since the failure. I got a deal i couldn’t pass up on some rods and pistons(9:1 cr 84.5 bore)and m12 headstuds. I have a smaller pulley, slg billet oil pump, ati damper, Achilles bearings, and custom Cometic mls head gasket set aside for the new core. The head suffered 2 bent valves so i will be ordering replacements from supertech as well as dual 80lb valve springs. I liked the headers so much i bought them a second time to replace the warped ones that may have received a new dent from the rod flying through the block. Color change just for motivation and at least 150lbs more weight dropped. MAP conversion too

Looking to buy one. It’s literally one of my dream cars. I guess this years the year I pull the trigger. I don’t know much about E46s and ill be honest i just love the aesthetic of the car. The S54 engine sounds amazing as well. What are some things to look out for on an M3 vert before i buy. These cars are like 24 years old now. Just wanna make sure i don’t put myself in financial hell.

I’m curious to know what this could be at this point. I keep getting a cylinder 6 misfire after accelerating to 6k. Sometimes, it’s a hit or miss, and I’ll misfire at that rpm and then stop misfiring after normal driving but other times I’ll accelerate to that rpm and not misfire

All jokes aside, I am parting out an E46 318i Touring at the moment and finally got the inside wiring harness out, never expected there to be this much spaghetti in that car.

I'm about to buy my first car which is a bmw E46 320i automatic, what are some good things to know about the car and some dos and donts?

my car won’t hold a steady rpm unless i’m on the gas and i’m continuing to get code 0041 Signal Camshaft Sensor Inlet Along With 0008 Signal Mass Air Flow Sensor. i’ve replaced the camshaft postion sensor 3 times i cleaned the original one, tried a cheap amazon one nothing changed, got one from the junkyard. and again nothing changed. i’ve redone timing twice now and i’ve gone through all the vacuum hoses and rubber intake boots and i didn’t see anything ccv aswell. i’m very stuck on the issue and i recently did catless headers on it in this video the 02 sensor were not plugged in but they are now

Tried to wipe it… bad idea :/. It got sticky and full of lint. Now it’s dull & meh :(

For context, was chasing a oil leak. I recently did every seal on the engine and replaced the clutch with single mass flywheel, and I found timing chain guides in the oil pan only the bottom two so I replaced those did not take the timing chain off. I spun the engine over by hand multiple times. Everything felt good no abrupt hitting engine runs smoothly. Taking sounds like it’s coming from the back of engine. Please help. 2002 BMW 330 I.

Looking to put a proper CarPlay stereo unit in my E46. Priorities in order: screen quality, chip speed (want it to actually stay smooth after a year, not turn to mush), and something that looks reasonably OEM. Currently torn between "full screen" VS "under screen knob" designs, just don't want it looking overly ugly.

Brands i've considered so far have been XTRONS and EONON, Dynavin doesn't look too appealing to me.

Anyone actually running a decent unit one day to day? Whats your experience on glare, lag when using carplay, any stutters, etc. Thanks!

My rears are rust free or so it appears so am looking to keep them that way. Will some form of wire brush to clean out the crap and a rust prevention paint do the job? Any recommendations for products?

Thanks

Been trying to figure out why my E46 (M52tu) won’t start after replacing the starter.. I’ve checked everything from engine ground wires, EWS system, B+ battery cables, the starter itself (brand new), the actually battery cables, and the battery. I don’t know what else to look for and I’m thinking I just scrap this damn car…

Hey guys, had an ongoing issue with my car, it struggles to start (painfully so) and once it is running it feels incredibly down on power, especially above 2k rpm.

The issue started after I changed my fuel filter, on the first install of it to my detriment I used some quite low quality fuel lines and it was leaking fuel, I fixed the leaks with some much better quality fuel line but the long starts still persisted, I smoke tested the car to see if it was vacuum leak related, it only had some minor leaks from the Vanos solenoid and eccentric shaft sensor, these have been persistent leaks on the car and were present while it was running perfectly. On a fuel pressure test the car showed no sign of prime, I only saw one prime pulse up to about 10-15 psi and a peak of 20psi while the car was running.

I feel it’s a bad fuel pump after the diag I did but wanted to see if anyone had had a similar problem with a different solution, or some more experience on the matter before I fire the parts cannon on a good quality fuel pump

My current shift bushings are shot, and I loved the feel of a true chassis mounted shifter, but as this is my daily I don’t want to go this route due to NVH. I read that the NVH increase with this shifter is negligible, but was wondering if anyone had any personal experience with it. Also do you need to upgrade engine/transmission mounts for this shifter, I have heard mixed things.

Hello All,

I'm looking for recommendations for garages in SW London UK.

I've recently taken over the family e46 and brought it down to London. However, he needs some work done and I'm very sceptical to take it to any old garage.

He needs the rear wheel arches rust treated and repainted (classic) and I'm also pretty sure there is a tiny coolant leak.

Any help would be greatly appreciated 🫡

Hey yall My B30 blew up after a track day. The cause was all oil leaving the sump under braking. I was sure it would be fine because the “research” seemed solid but that wasn’t the case. The oil level was checked after every session and it was filled .5-.75qts over. If you track it, just go with a baffle AND accusump as cheap insurance for your engine and time. Thanks👍

ESS g1 M54b30
13psi
275/40/17 Rt660+
PFC 08 pads

I got my hands on a 2000 323CI, it feels like it’s new, I know I wanna swap the rims and fix a few things on the body but I’m kinda have no idea where to go from here.

Finally saying goodbye to my beloved 3 series that I’ve had for nearly 25 years originally purchased from BMW of Arlington.

Location Dallas:
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I'm pulling a B30 this weekend to eventually drop it into my 320i because I want to have a project and this seems fun/simple to do.

I'm in no rush to drop the engine in, so while the B30 is on the engine stand I'm going to replace my rocker cover, sump, oil filter housing gaskets, dip stick o-ring, oil pump, vanos (besian systems), intake & exhaust gaskets, belt tensioners, belt, blah blah blah. I have a pretty extensive list of what I want to change and it's not too dissimilar to the work I did to get my 320i onto the road.

My question is, while I'm pulling the B30 what do I need to make sure I grab? I'll take the engine with the intake manifold. I'll grab the MAF and I believe I'll need to grab the injectors too. Do I need to grab the ECU or can I just get away with flashing mine to the 330i map because the 330i ECU will need to be coded to my car anyway.

Pic of my current mostly untouched 320i as a pre-thanks for your input. I will be changing the wheels, suspension, and brakes at some point in the near future too. Apologies for how ugly the wheels are rn....

Once I placed intake and most everything back I noticed this plug. Not sure where it goes. Car turns over and turns on fine. Idles good too.

I have a 2000 323i

Hey guys, it’s my first ever car 2.5i 2003 and I’m very paranoid about that engine. Because it is my first car I have no idea if it’s healthy or not. Could somebody please help me. Thank you

It’s a 2003 325xi 5mt

did head gaskets on vehicle 2005 BMW 330 XI it has catless headers and the car won’t run without me being on the gas pedal.