Running Thread of the Daily: 325XI

[DrLeadFoot]

Got this think off of Jack stands a week ago.

186,XXX miles

Items completed:

-Engine Mounts

-Oil pan gasket

-Oil filter

-All front and rear diff seals, fill plug o-rings

-Front diff bearings

-Liqui Moly

-Front Axles

-Rear chassis diff mount

-CSB, C-Clip, Cap

-Guibo

-Pressurized power steering line

-Headers

-New Studs and nuts

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[Jdesign]

Welcome back!

Whats all that sealant looking stuff on the exhaust manifold. Did you use a manifold gasket with that as well?

[KaiserRolls]

Jdesign said:

Welcome back!

Whats all that sealant looking stuff on the exhaust manifold. Did you use a manifold gasket with that as well?

Copper rtv?

[YoungCR]

Headers on the daily, nice!

[DrLeadFoot]

Copper RTV along with OEM gaskets. With those eBay headers I don't want to risk anything.

Just need a tune now to make the engine light go away and pick up 3 horsepower. Over all, pretty happy with the car. It's fun!

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[B C]

Copper rtv is good stuff, what is the CEL on for, Cat? Who is doing the reflash?

[DrLeadFoot]

Snap said:

Copper rtv is good stuff, what is the CEL on for, Cat? Who is doing the reflash?

Working with Tuning Tech by Frank Smith for the tune. Apparently my DME is locked out, probably an Evolve tune, and I cannot read/flash the DME. Going to have to by a DME, send it to Frank Smith and he will bench flash it with my VIN. FUN!

-Got the trans fluid and filter replaced. Used Redline ATF.

-Radiator was leaking so I replaced that.

-Popped in a metal water pump.

-New lower coolant temp sensor.

-New thermostat.

-Put in new bolts and OEM gaskets between the headers and stock exhaust. EBay ones blew out in 500 miles.

My clock spring just broke so that will go in shortly. Airbag light is on and sometimes randomly honks.

[patsbimmer1]

DrLeadFoot said:

My clock spring just broke so that will go in shortly. Airbag light is on and sometimes randomly honks.

Hahahaha!  That's a cruel cruel joke your car is playing.  I love it.

[DrLeadFoot]

patsbimmer1 said:

DrLeadFoot said:

My clock spring just broke so that will go in shortly. Airbag light is on and sometimes randomly honks.

Hahahaha!  That's a cruel cruel joke your car is playing.  I love it.

I go to flick the honker off then look around to see no one except myself in the mirror flipping my face the bird. #bimmerlife

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[B C]

My dad was in the business of tracking people down for repo guys and would often have to follow people around town until they stopped long enough for a tow truck to arrive and take their car. One of his cars that he would use for this developed a short in the alarm system and would honk randomly.  cover = blown.

[DrLeadFoot]

Oil change at 190,172 with Mann filter and Castrol 0W-40 Synthetic.

Passenger side, front window regulator.

Rotated 17" snow tires.

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[DrLeadFoot]

Finally got the tune uploaded from Frank Smith Tuning Tech!!  Hopefully the engine light will be off for awhile. 

Might need to get new header nutz due to a pre-cat code on bank 1.  We shall see!

[DrLeadFoot]

-New steering rack from RackDoctor.net
-Alignment
-No check engine light
-28mpg to Chicago and back yesterday!!

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[DrLeadFoot]

Oil and filter change!  194,163 miles.  Castrol 0W-40 & Mann filter.

Got the summer set up on a while ago and added a Motorsport Hardware Stud Kit.

Running great!

[DrLeadFoot]

198,622 miles.

New BMW OEM thermostat 

Oil change with BMW 0w-30 Oil & OEM filter

[DrLeadFoot]

New passenger seat belt tensioner. Pic of old one.

[DrLeadFoot]

Lost brakes today while I was on a home tour with out of town buyers.  Thank the BMW Gods that I was going super slow coming to a stop sign when the pedal hit the floor.

I have been pushing the current pad/rotors tonthe limit and had a brake job on my radar anyways so this pushed me to get it done.

A box in my garage has been sitting for about a year with 330i calipers, carriers and pads.  So here we go! 330i on left, 325xi on right.

Also turned over 200,000 miles!  Missed the moment due to being on the phone with a seller but this is close enough.  Measuring miles instead of mins.

[YoungCR]

You had room in your garage for those to sit around for a year?? Haha JK glad things didn't go worse with the clients.

[DrLeadFoot]

YoungCR said:

You had room in your garage for those to sit around for a year?? Haha JK glad things didn't go worse with the clients.

It was a tight squeeze but they made the cut not to toss them.  Lol

[DrLeadFoot]

Breaking purists' hearts with the new 330i/325xi!

Rust free trunk installed, Thanks Troy!