E46 Touring Life
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Parts to refresh some things on the B30 have been ordered. Currently prepping the engine/trans while I wait.
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Tear down started. Rear main seal replaced, engine put on stand, ps pump removed, ac compressor removed, intake manifold removed, front diff and axle carrier removed, oil pan removed.
Next up is crank pulley removal to replace all timing components. Also remove as many brackets, housings, mounts, etc to get blasted and painted.
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Good time to tack weld the oil pump nut!
Yes!
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I remember when I did a manual conversion on my E46 325xi touring. It will definitely be worth it when you're done. It's ridiculous how much more eager the car is to rev with the manual.
2011 E92 M3 6MT ZCP - ESS 625 supercharged
2007 Z4MR
2003 E39 M5
2002 E46 M3
2021 X5 40i -
So it begins.....
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Those front clips sure make it easier. Do you have heat in the new garage?
Ya, it's right there in the picture
Attached to a propane tank. -
Those front clips sure make it easier. Do you have heat in the new garage?
Ya, it's right there in the picture
Attached to a propane tank.Haha yes it is. Didnt get around to installing a central heater with thermostat yet, so the ole propane tank mounted heater will do for now. works relatively nice if close by.
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Well, plans have changed and the swap is being pushed off till spring/summer 2021. A lot going on with work and life in general, that adding the stress of finishing a swap in a single week on my winter daily driver would suck. And thats if everything goes extremely smooth, which we all know never happens. Ha!
To be continued....
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And so it begins .... again!
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Sweet! We're going rear engine clownshoe like the Renault Clio v6!? I'm in.
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Couples hours this morning in the toasty garage. Good start I'd say.
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Auto shifter out.
Pedal assembly out.
Car on jack stands. Gotta raise front a hair more.
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That looks like an X5 from that angle and with that wheel gap.
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Cover up the right side of the pic, squint real hard, take a sip of floor wax, and you can see an X3.
progress is progress! like I say, I did my 24v swap 15 minutes at a time everyday to stay motivated. This already looks way easier than any of the E30/E21 motor extractions we have done.
how bad was removing the pedals?
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how bad was removing the pedals?
It wasn't that bad actually. Put the seat all the way back and knelt on ground leaned in under dash. Hardest part was getting the booster arm off the brake pedal due to the metal loop that surrounds the pin on the brake pedal arm. Running the line to the slave cylinder will be a huge bitch tho as the carpet doesn't want to bend very easily to get to the grommet hole in floor/firewall. Might be a two man job for that one or waiting until old engine/trans is out to have more space.
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Engine & trans have been removed. Couple snags here and there but came out relatively easily. There always has to be an oil spill in one way shape or form as well. Found a bad inner tierod on driver side and a sheared control arm bushing bolt on passenger side from someone down the line before me. Hopefully drilling and an easy-out will fix that.
Next is transferring all the engine accessories over from old engine to new one, buying all new hoses/lines and prepping everything for reinstall.
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