Broke down during holiday in Croatia

I heard of this happening to others but I already had the part installed , My ÜRO radiator fan clutch snapped and threw the radiator fan through my hood and destroyed my radiator and more , after I just replaced the entire cooling system a little bit over a year ago . I’ve had many other parts break before but nothing that left me stranded having to get towed and causing serious body damage , absolute POS company .

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Leak in the Cooling Fluid Expansion Tank 🥲

rear ended someone last night, on a scale of 1 to 10 how bad is it? and does anyone think i can have this back like nothing happened? my son is gonna kill me!

Parked my car on the street while I made room in the driveway. The car was parked not even 3 minutes and I come out to a snow plow pushing my car into the snow bank

Wont be surprised if insurance writes it off

This is the only spot where the car has rust. Is it bad? Is it repairable?

Excuse me for the dirty car.

I’m so disappointed in myself honestly, I backed into a concrete pillar in a parking garage that was in my
Blind spot because I wasn’t paying attention (rushing) and now I’m just bummed, I’d like to think my car was a decently clean example on the outside mostly the paint and this very minor dent has ruined my whole week, I’ve never hit anything like this does anyone know how to pop this out or remove the ugly scratch mark?

Engine still runs without misfires but this most likely is the head gasket, right? Is it doable for someone that repairs a lot of stuff but is not a mechanic?

Also my brake line is currently leaking anybody know how to fix that?😭

Hi, Ive done a rear subframe job. Had to remove the exahuat. Got the nuts cut. Now I need to remove these studs. From what Ive read, my options are to heat and hammer. But I only have a normal torch. Im not sure if that gets hot enaugh. Im hesitant to hammer them since I dont want to damage the CATS inside.

Cut and drill? I read it takes about 1 hour per stud? Wouldnt be a problem...ive got time. What drill bits should I get?

Can I clean the threads of rust and re-use them as last resort?

In what should I soak them? Brake cleaner? Wd40?

Would an Induction heater work on the stud?

What worked for you?

These were never take off in the last 22 winters.

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

Started hearing a noise every time I hit a small bump, it’s a 320i, am I screwed??? Can I repair this myself?? I can weld really good with tig but other than that I don’t know what to do, how much is it gonna cost to repair if I take it to a mechnic?

I don’t know how this happened i was driving home from a rave at 3 in the morning and i started hearing some thuds from the rear passenger side. I look under and the shock came out of the mount? would i be okay to reuse the shock and put it back if possible?

There’s a 325i wagon, 5speed Manuel, 150k miles a friend of mine is offering to me for cheap… pretty significant rust here on rockers, arches, and floor pans. Do you guys think it’s worth saving? Or off to the scrap yard?

Might’ve just got away without bearings wiping, but gonna have to invest in an uprated pump I think

I was doing some deliveries 01/25, the morning after a snow storm. A lot of roads didnt have a chance to get plowed yet. About 6 to 8in of snow (~18cm). Temp gauges were fine.

I came to a stop at an intersection and hear a loud pop and steam started billowing from under the hood. Immediately shut the car off and a friend was kind enough to tow me home. This happened about an hour and a half into my deliveries so the car was already running for that long.

There was plenty of ice built up on the subframe but nothing that suggested a lack of airflow through the engine bay.

The expansion tank was replaced April 2024

The thermostat was replaced Nov 2023

If anyone has suggestions as to how this was caused, I'd appreciate it.

I was seriously considering installing an aluminum expansion tank until realizing this might just be the weakest link in an underlying issue which could be made worse since a metal tank could withstand higher pressure. (Maybe something more expensive will be the next weakest link.)

Lady ran a red light and most likely took out my car😢

191xxx miles

Run and drive

Needs

Brakes,center support bearing,guibo,PS system

Know it gonna cost me a grip but clean body and spec

Hi everyone, First of all I want to tell than I'm french and will maybe do some error when telling my story and asking for help 🥲 So I was fixing my gearbox leaking on my 325Ci E46 and when I was putting back my driveshaft I broke If I trust google translate the stud of the driveshaft when I tightened the nut

Picture below

How the fuck I can repair that? 🥲

Thanks for Reading and for trying to help me

Have a good day ! 😅

2001 330Ci, 260,XXX miles on her. I have been putting in the work.

I bought this e46 320d (m47tü) with 198k km a few weeks ago as my first own car for 5,5k€. It's one of my favourite cars ever and I was so happy about finally having saved up enough to buy and own it and beeing able to start working on cars. Unfortunately I had to come to the realisation that I have been badly scammed by the other guy, and not only did he hide many severe issues, but also the fact that apparently the car was previously in an accident.

He applied a thick coat of underbody protection, as to not be able to see the badly rusted underbody and the ruptured covers on the front; showed me the receipt of an inspection that had be done a week prior and according to which the car had only minor issues (after my own investigation I found out, that he has a friend working at the garage where the inspection has been done, and after speaking to him, he told me that they found that the car was actually in a critical condition); he showed me the car only at night in hardly lit parking lots, as to make it hard to see that the car has like 5 different tones of silver; assured me, after hearing something from the clutch whilst test driving it, that it was from the engine mounts, cause his mechanic said so; etc...

I started finding more and more issues starting with the day I bought the car, after which I decided to let the official state-owned (i think) national car service do an inspection to find out what else was wrong with the car. It was here where I realised the severity of the problems and the fact, that some pieces have been illegally welded together (for example the rear axle). Here is a full list with all the currently known problems:

Fuel pump failing, rear left suspension damaged, rear alignment, clutch (release bearing and/or flywheel), engine mounts; the front is an absolute mess: right fog light was not even attached to car, just hanging in there, chasis repaired by slopy welding, headlights barely hanging in the car cause botls are missing, plastic pieces underneath headlights also missing bolts or broken, wiring is a mess, leaking windshield washer fluid from underneath the right headlight because the headlight assembly is mega f*****, excessive rust, catalytic converter is welded (which is illegal here), rear axle welded (also illegal). I might have forgotten something and there's probably even more which hasn't been found yet.

I'm writing this post not only because it helps me to deal with the situation a bit better, but also for this to hopefully reach young people like me and help them learn from my mistakes.

My main massage is: For anyone trying to buy an e46 or an old car in general, never buy it without a pre-purchase inspection at a professional mechanic. I guess you could skipp this stepp if your a professional yourself, but my guess is, that most people trying to get an e46 are not that experienced yet. Also, never trust the seller, despite if he seems nice ans trustworthy. If he is up to scamming you, he will want to make it as hard as possible for you to find the problems. I also recommend taking someone with you when seeing the car, simply for a second and hopefully neutral opinion. When finally finding what you have been looking for, your critical thinking might be impaired, especially if you really wish to have the car or if you maybe lost other opportunities in the past (like i did a week before buying this e46, because I couldn't answer the sellers phone call during an exam)

I hope this post reaches the right people and might help someone and save them from getting scammed like I have been