What did you do to/for your 1er today?

[Zombie_Head]

Was able to get that expensive bushing tool on loan for a week, which is great news because i have the car booked at the DIY on Tuesday and either Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning the car goes for alignment.

Renting that tool costed me €100, including shipping both ways for one week, good deal.

[Matticus91]

Originally Posted by Zombie_Head

Sad and good day.

Took me 40-50 minutes to remove all the things associated with the rear subframe. Got to the bushings, the tool the shop had was too small. We spent 30+ minutes looking for an alternative, sadly no go. Even considered dropping the whole subframe and using the press machine, even that was too small.

Reassembled everything, used new bolts for the tension arm (the ones that require 47 nm + 90 degrees torque angle) and re-used all other old bolts. I will contact a shop tomorrow, see if they can do the RSFB, if they can, then i will let them do the bushings, sway bar, end links, front M3 arms, sway bar and all new bolts + alignment. If not, i will order a tool i found on amazon and go in again next week.

The good, installed the M Performance exhaust, fun with cutting metal. Mine came with a valve actuator, i connected it just to keep everything "stock". Sounds a lot quieter than stock, much less drone, but i was a bit nervous about the rear end of the car, since we did lower the rear subframe, despite not doing anything and just bolting it back. I drove it "easy" incase anything in the back is off (such as alignment) it felt fine but no point risking it.

Also installed M Performance black kidney grills, really suits Aplin White IMO.

Always painful getting something all apart and then finding out you don't have the right tools to finish the job!!

[Zombie_Head]

Originally Posted by Matticus91

Always painful getting something all apart and then finding out you don't have the right tools to finish the job!!

I know, i remember replacing the cylinder head gasket on my 944 turbo, i purchased a gasket "kit" which was missing some smaller gaskets and o-rings.

Had to order them and just left the car as it is for a week till parts arrived.

[chris_flies]

My car is in the garage with PBlaster soaking on the A/C pulley. Tomorrow I'm going to pull it apart and replace the bearing, and hopefully fix a whine the car has been making, and driving me crazy with, since I bought it. I pulled the belt off and ran it for a couple seconds and the whine wasn't there, so that narrows it down to the alternator, A/C pulley, and PS pump (very helpful...). I'll do some more checking before I really get down in there and risk breaking things that currently work...

EDIT: New prognosis: Positive Crankcase Vent Valve failure. Explains hard-to-open oil cap, whining sound, copious amount of oil in intake, (possibly) top-end power issues. Ran it for a few minutes with the belt back on, then with the belt off, and there was extremely little change. Then, I opened the oil cap while the engine was running, and the noise quickly went away.

This could sway my X-Mas ideas for the car for "while I'm in there" reasons...N/A guys could probably figure it out from there

[rowsdower]

Originally Posted by chris_flies

My car is in the garage with PBlaster soaking on the A/C pulley. Tomorrow I'm going to pull it apart and replace the bearing, and hopefully fix a whine the car has been making, and driving me crazy with, since I bought it. I pulled the belt off and ran it for a couple seconds and the whine wasn't there, so that narrows it down to the alternator, A/C pulley, and PS pump (very helpful...). I'll do some more checking before I really get down in there and risk breaking things that currently work...

EDIT: New prognosis: Positive Crankcase Vent Valve failure. Explains hard-to-open oil cap, whining sound, copious amount of oil in intake, (possibly) top-end power issues. Ran it for a few minutes with the belt back on, then with the belt off, and there was extremely little change. Then, I opened the oil cap while the engine was running, and the noise quickly went away.

This could sway my X-Mas ideas for the car for "while I'm in there" reasons...N/A guys could probably figure it out from there

FWIW I would try the cheapo eBay PCV cap before replacing the valve cover. I replaced mine, it took about 15 minutes to do it, and it's running fine. If it doesn't run fine, you can replace the valve cover later and you're out $20.

[low135]

Ordered some custom roundels today in full gloss black with embossed sections. I'm going to put matte black on some parts to break it up a little. This was my "I need to buy something right now" purchase before ordering my air ride. Which will happen either this week or next.

Still trying to decide on wheels. Once I do I'll put the money down to start those and begin piecing together the 1M stuff.

I'm excited to really start on this thing

[olds350]

Finally figured out why the front 128 msport bumper looks different from the 135. Took a little digging, but figured out the subtle differences between the 128 msport and the 135. The 135 has the head light washers and no fog lights. The 128 has no head light washers, but has the fog lights. Have to admit I use the fog lights all the time to give me a little more light directly in front of the car.

The 135 in white and the 128 in blue...

[BAN_M2C]

One down and one to go..

Also where was it that we were posting the window stickers? Found mine in the owners manual booklet.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by *******

One down and one to go..

Also where was it that we were posting the window stickers? Found mine in the owners manual booklet.

Looking good Ban!

And here's the thread you're looking for:

https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1544364

[BAN_M2C]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Looking good Ban!

And here's the thread you're looking for:

https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1544364

Thanks buddy!

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by *******

Thanks buddy!

No problem...

From one Ban to another.

[BAN_M2C]

Originally Posted by Esteban

No problem...

From one Ban to another.

[horse2132002]

ive have a long was to go to get to you guys, serious stuff

[horse2132002]

just bought a 1er 123d

[chris_flies]

Originally Posted by *******

One down and one to go..

Beautiful, as usual. 11 Days 'til your M2 Comp is delivered, IIRC. I imagine you are just giddy...

May I suggest some lower-dust brake pads for the 135i? Those wheels are gross...

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by horse2132002

just bought a 1er 123d

From Ireland, huh? Cool!

Would love to visit sometime.

Congrats on the 1er!

[zx10guy]

Acknowledging it's Winter now....

Got my new Blizzak WS80 tires mounted on my spare/Winter wheels today.

[iminhell1]

Snazzy lug nuts

[BAN_M2C]

Originally Posted by chris_flies

Beautiful, as usual. 11 Days 'til your M2 Comp is delivered, IIRC. I imagine you are just giddy...

May I suggest some lower-dust brake pads for the 135i? Those wheels are gross...

10 to be exact! Will be 9 at midnight but who is counting

It will be exactly 2 months after taking delivery at the Welt.. I need this car already!

Please do on the pads, I have no idea what it has right now but they do dust like a MoFo.. although this was about 4 trips to Orlando so it's been a couple months without a decent wash. But will definitely look for some better ones when it's time to replace them.

[chris_flies]

Originally Posted by *******

10 to be exact! Will be 9 at midnight but who is counting

It will be exactly 2 months after taking delivery at the Welt.. I need this car already!

Please do on the pads, I have no idea what it has right now but they do dust like a MoFo.. although this was about 4 trips to Orlando so it's been a couple months without a decent wash. But will definitely look for some better ones when it's time to replace them.

A lot of people like Akebono Ceramic pads for the lighter dust, and I'm liking my Porterfield R4-S pads so far...

Enjoy that M2 Comp. it seems like M's real return to form...

On the subject this thread is for: I ordered a new valve cover (with gaskets and bolts), spark plug tubes, and I'll pick up some fresh spark plugs at the auto parts store when I actually start doing this thing.

Christmas is such a hard time for a car enthusiast...so many choices (#FirstWorldProblems) in order:
1. Velocity Stacks (S54 throttles + S54 throttle actuator + tuning + custom CF trumpets)
2. Rear end work (solid subframe mounts + aluminum/delrin diff mounts + Dinan upper shock mounts)
3. Coil-overs (F.A. 500's, Bilstein PSS10, Sachs Performance, etc.)
I'm spoiled with good possibilities right now after not doing much with the car over the summer.

[Zombie_Head]

I would like to confirm the torque values listed on this website:

https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e...mounts/5bUExgU

More specifically, the front upper and lower control arms to hub values. They are pretty high, rated at 175 nm for both upper and lower arms, are those values correct?

Values 2AZ and 4AZ, just seems high IMO.

[Zombie_Head]

Originally Posted by chris_flies

A lot of people like Akebono Ceramic pads for the lighter dust, and I'm liking my Porterfield R4-S pads so far...

Enjoy that M2 Comp. it seems like M's real return to form...

On the subject this thread is for: I ordered a new valve cover (with gaskets and bolts), spark plug tubes, and I'll pick up some fresh spark plugs at the auto parts store when I actually start doing this thing.

Christmas is such a hard time for a car enthusiast...so many choices (#FirstWorldProblems) in order:
1. Velocity Stacks (S54 throttles + S54 throttle actuator + tuning + custom CF trumpets)
2. Rear end work (solid subframe mounts + aluminum/delrin diff mounts + Dinan upper shock mounts)
3. Coil-overs (F.A. 500's, Bilstein PSS10, Sachs Performance, etc.)
I'm spoiled with good possibilities right now after not doing much with the car over the summer.

I am currently having a hard time finding some clean used 17x8 Original wheels, the majority of them are scuffed and need repairing/repainting, which brings the price to a total of just under 1K. Which makes me wonder if it is worth it or not, especially when for the same price one looks at some Ultraleggeras 17x8 brand new and weigh in at 8.5kgs a wheel. Or spending €200 more and get the Alleggerita 17x8 that weigh 7.5kgs or 17x8.5 that weigh 8.1 kgs each.

However, being super light on crappy roads bring some concern regarding cracking them. Maybe wheels in the 9-10 kgs will be better suited? unsure.