Recent content by TomK

I had to do something similar a while back, it's a bit of a swine... Remove storage box lid Remove upper panel for storage box remove panel for storage box Remove side chest strip Remove side trim upper panel Remove the cubby hole trim piece then to remove the actual side trim piece you...

Mr T, what happened to your post yesterday about why Pondy was even interested or cared much about about z4 sales given he's never owned one and why does he keep on hanging around here as such? One of the more succinct posts I've seen but mysteriously disappeared?! Guess you moderated yourself...

A minor pedantry point... the 'cooking' version of a car is regarded as the basic everyday model, not one with any flair or performance.

Yes quite! Many swear words were indeed uttered. I wasn't 100% sure it had gone in there but couldnt find the bloody thing anywhere. Anyway, after a lot of deliberating, faffing and speaking to an s54 expert I deemed either the engine would s**t itself almost immediately or it would be fine...

I actually love doing this job. Great knowing its been done properly with no time constraints a shop might be under. Right up until you ping the first shim down the timing case 🙈

Exactly this, with a thicker disk it gets too close to our e36 style steering knuckle and the splash guard than is ideal. Hence AP making a specific kit that reduces the offset of the mounting bell and adjusts the bracket to reposition the disc and caliper further out into the wheel

Interesting. It's a real head scratcher. I have no idea how mine was fixed in that case. Odd

Not wanting to open that can of worms again:popcorn:but was the map done by evolve/eventuri/imran whoever you want to call them?:) When I had their map on my m3 wide open throttle inputs (if I remember right) in 3rd gear would cause the engine to bog/stutter, I'm not quite sure how to describe...

That's what I would like to know! But even if everyone who has one chimes in to say they don't have this problem the sample set would be small enough that drawing any real conclusions would be a folly. There's what, 5-10 of us on here with one, I don't think more.

I didn't think testing knock sensors for resistance is really a thing? Resistance changes cannot tell you if the sensor is actually generating a voltage when the engine knocks. Pelican suggests testing s54 knock sensors with a volt meter at the dme pin outs... "Testing knock sensors: To test the...

I might jump in too. Need to chat to Andre to see what can be kept from my original kit, prob not much. Perhaps unsurprisingly the front ducts have taken a bit of a hammering so I ought to get those too. Looks like the latest iterations are a lot stonger🤞

I always have a spare tps with me, not that it will hault complete progress but its no fun to drive with a failed one and they're easy change, particularly the top one. Pre cat 02 sensors and cam and crank position sensors might be worth having in the boot, but you'd need a few tools along with...

I reckon it would be interesting to disconnect the MAF from a car with the problem. It will then run on a basic 'apha-n' map, something similar to those of us with a csl box and associated map. The car won't run amazingly I'd imagine but would be interesting to see if the rev drop issue...

Andy, you'd be more than welcome to use my spare actuator for testing, just let me know. Like you though I dont think its the issue, it is of course the exact same part as the e46m3 where this problem does not manifest itself at all. When I bought my car in 2013 it had this issue, I remember...

Presumably that's for water temps as there is no oil temp warning light, only for pressure and level. 143 is high but it's within tolerance, the manual states not to exceed 150c and the castrol 10w60 is also good for that, however it will probably shear down to at least a 40 pretty quickly, so...