E46 Touring Life
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Did you use metal rescue on the aluminum stuff like the pulleys, Vanos unit & oil filter housing? Or was it that clean to start?
Those were all degreased, blasted and powdercoated silver.
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Anybody looking for an M54B25 to buy?
DM sent. Still have my compact sitting here with a blown headgasket...
Where'd you get a deal on the 3L? Do they have more?
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DM sent. Still have my compact sitting here with a blown headgasket...
Where'd you get a deal on the 3L? Do they have more?
It was a guy on craigslist in Trevor, WI, close to IL border that had a couple storage garages full of parts. He's always parting out different bmws and has parts galore. I can look at CL again and see if he has another post to get contact info.
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DM sent. Still have my compact sitting here with a blown headgasket...
Where'd you get a deal on the 3L? Do they have more?
I like where this is going
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White-ish Bay. So fresh and so clean
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DM sent. Still have my compact sitting here with a blown headgasket...
Where'd you get a deal on the 3L? Do they have more?
I have a feeling it was this guy.....
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/pts/d/trevor-bmw-330i-330xi-parts-part-out/7279203117.html
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White-ish Bay. So fresh and so clean
Isn't that where @DrLeadFoot lives?
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White-ish Bay. So fresh and so clean
That cleaned up really nicely!
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I guess I never paid much attention, but the front subframe on AWD cars is quiet different.
Yeah it's a heavier beast for sure.
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That cleaned up really nicely!
Thanks! I give credit to a friend of mine who enjoys cleaning. Me, not so much, lol.
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Thanks! I give credit to a friend of mine who enjoys cleaning. Me, not so much, lol.
I have been over here ready with toothbrush and Simple Green waiting for an invite to the cleaning party.
1000 shop towels later, It looks so good
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I have been over here ready with toothbrush and Simple Green waiting for an invite to the cleaning party.
1000 shop towels later, It looks so good
Lol. Chris was working on his motorcycle this past weekend. Out of nowhere he stopped, walked over to the engine bay and started cleaning it. I wasn't going to stop working on the intake and cv axle to stop him.
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Lol. Chris was working on his motorcycle this past weekend. Out of nowhere he stopped, walked over to the engine bay and started cleaning it. I wasn't going to stop working on the intake and cv axle to stop him.
️lol. @The Full Banana is the same way. Put a cleaning product and towel in his line of sight and he can't resist the urge to start cleaning engine bays.
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Ran into a snag with the broken control arm bolt stuck in the car frame from one's the previous owners. Have tried drilling it out and using extractor with no luck. Next step is heating with propane torch and quenching with wd40 to see if that breaks it free with extractor. If not, guess it's drilling out to bigger size, retapping, enlarging hole on control arm mount and bolting it in with bigger bolt.
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Ran into a snag with the broken control arm bolt stuck in the car frame from one's the previous owners. Have tried drilling it out and using extractor with no luck. Next step is heating with propane torch and quenching with wd40 to see if that breaks it free with extractor. If not, guess it's drilling out to bigger size, retapping, enlarging hole on control arm mount and bolting it in with bigger bolt.
No dice on welding a nut to it? Or is it too far recessed into the frame?
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No dice on welding a nut to it? Or is it too far recessed into the frame?
Would be a messy weld as it isn't flush with frame surface. Welding on your back in a tight space isn't the easiest either, lol.
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Would be a messy weld as it isn't flush with frame surface. Welding on your back in a tight space isn't the easiest either, lol.
Ah bummer, the nut trick only seems to work well if there is some of the bolt sticking out. Would be very counter productive to accidentally weld it to the car haha.
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Ah bummer, the nut trick only seems to work well if there is some of the bolt sticking out. Would be very counter productive to accidentally weld it to the car haha.
Lol yes! Yes it would.
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Took another crack at it with the extractor but heating it first with a torch. As I was turning the extractor with the tap handle, the entire threaded insert broke loose and fell inside the frame rail.
Leaving me with an empty hole, a few different ideas came to mind. To keep damage to the frame rail to a minimal, I opted with opening up the hole just enough to snugly tap in a threaded coupling. Ground off the finish and applied a layer of jb weld to possibly help things hold from inside. Left it about 1/16" out from frame in order for the welds to have more surface area to mend with.
I then welded it all around, ground it flush to frame, put a skim coat of jb weld to fill any pinholes left over and sprayed it black. Paint is still wet in pic, but you get the idea.
Crisis averted!
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