Fancy Stancy 325is

[Jdesign]

Check the flow of them with a simple 9v battery outside of the car into a jar? Is the FPR adjustable? Get a gauge on there and you can see what the FP is at.

[B C]

How much drive time do you have on the new injectors? 

I have been getting 15 mpg in my DD when I normally get 18, just from the last few bitter cold weeks.

As for the clip grooves up top, I had a set that i dremelled some slots into

[jc43089]

I've had them in for several thousand miles.  Maybe the extreme cold, it seems intermittently running rich.  I don't leave it idling to warm up more than a minute.  Some days it runs perfect and some days the idle hangs like it's getting too much fuel.  I usually get 24ish mpg though.  Also sometimes getting off of the highway I notice a burning smell but that might just be leaked oil burning on the cats...

The poor gas mileage started before I did this but I added some 2 stroke oil about 100:1 to a tank of gas when the cold was extreme and it helped starting, it must seal and have better compression with a little oil mixed in but that tank is gone now and been refilled.

These injectors are narrow at the top so you can't dremel grooves in them.

[B C]

Have you considered trying a new coolant temp sensor?

[jc43089]

After you mentioned the cold weather that crossed my mind, I will check the resistance and see.  I have another coolant temp sensor at home too.  The engine does seem to be running rich.  It does not pop when switching to deceleration like it normally does either.  The revs hang during a shift and are slow to drop when disengaging the clutch.  It is quite possible it thinks it needs to be enriching due to a cold engine.  I would think if the o2 was that bad I would get a CEL but maybe not.  This is where OBD2 would be a little nicer...

[jc43089]

Well I checked the resistance of the coolant temp sensor for the ECu and it seems fine, 330ish ohms when warmed up.  It appears to have gone back to normal now that the frigid temps have let up.  Also for the second round of cold weather I put a quart of 2 stroke oil in the gas and then filled up and it started just fine when previously it would not have.  So that's a plus. 

I need to replace the o-rings for the plugs on the back of the oil filter housing.  They are not available from BMW separately from the entire housing but someone on the internet says they are a 118 o-ring so i will order a pack of them in Viton material.  

We got a bunch of snow here today, super excited to drive home!

[jc43089]

Seems to have fixed itself when it isn't miserably cold out.  Getting excited for warm weather.  Thinking about tires for summer, I don't want to break the bank, reviews on Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 are excellent and it's only 93$ in 225/50R16.  https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Firestone&tireModel=Firehawk+Indy+500&sidewall=Blackwall&partnum=25WR6FHI5&tab=Sizes  

Thoughts?  I will just be ripping to work and back but I would like to try out something beyond all seasons.  I have the Wibimmers standard General Altimax Arctic for winter so cold weather is not a concern.

[KaiserRolls]

I think joe runs those tires maybe he will chime in

[m42b32]

jc43089 said:

Seems to have fixed itself when it isn't miserably cold out.  Getting excited for warm weather.  Thinking about tires for summer, I don't want to break the bank, reviews on Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 are excellent and it's only 93$ in 225/50R16.  https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Firestone&tireModel=Firehawk+Indy+500&sidewall=Blackwall&partnum=25WR6FHI5&tab=Sizes  

Thoughts?  I will just be ripping to work and back but I would like to try out something beyond all seasons.  I have the Wibimmers standard General Altimax Arctic for winter so cold weather is not a concern.

I have them on my e30 (205/50/16, I think I paid like $85 per tire) and for the price I'm very happy with them. They definitely run wide, at least in the size I have (not sure on other sizes), but for me that was a bonus. They're basically the same tire as the Bridgestone Potenza RE003 in Europe/rest of the world. I had them at a few auto-crosses with varying conditions last summer (pouring rain/damp/dry) and had zero complaints, surprisingly decent grip in the wet too.

[jc43089]

m42b32 said:

I have them on my e30 (205/50/16, I think I paid like $85 per tire) and for the price I'm very happy with them. They definitely run wide, at least in the size I have (not sure on other sizes), but for me that was a bonus. They're basically the same tire as the Bridgestone Potenza RE003 in Europe/rest of the world. I had them at a few auto-crosses with varying conditions last summer (pouring rain/damp/dry) and had zero complaints, surprisingly decent grip in the wet too. 

Well I got a set in 235/45R17 which is the stock size for the Volvo, I haven't driven on them a whole lot but I like them so far.  

I did some work on this, I had been cruising fanless, I like living on the edge.  I got a Spal 16" puller with the gasket and brackets.  I installed that, and took out my HID setup that was acting funky and put regular H1 halogen bulbs in my low beams.  The beam is better so I think I will stick with them.  They are Depo headlights with I assume the stock projector.

I got the old hacked off wires out of this bundle.  I wonder if I should try to figure out what the other dozen hacked off wires are...

My little guy was helping.  3 months and a little bit.  He is much more chill than the girls were.

We have been pretty much dailying this thing, yes you can fit 3 car seats in an e36 coupe, while I work on getting the Volvo ready to sell.  I don't know if it would work in a 4 door because they have to really be wedged in there.  I'll have to get a picture, it's pretty comical.

[Rekpoint]

I can verify..... He can fit 3 car seats in that bad boy.

[B C]

wow!is the middle one rear-facing?

[jc43089]

snap said:

wow!is the middle one rear-facing?

Yes, a Recaro forward facing on each side and rear facing in the middle.  You can't get the seat off of the base though.  It's snug.

[jc43089]

I did some work over the weekend, I made some aluminum rear subframe "bushings".  That was excellent for solidifying the rear end of the car.  And I also replaced all 4 of the control arm bushings/ball joints with all ball joints like the M cars have.  I have UUC poly RTAB bushings so it is tight now.  I have dimensions for the bushings if anyone needs to make their own, just message me.

Also i got new tires put on today, I got a set of the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 in 225/50R16.  After a 60$ rebate they were 352 shipped to my door from Tirerack.  Pretty hard to beat that.  The tires I had weren't great when I bought the wheels from Pat several years ago so I sure got my money's worth out of those.  A little DIY alignment tonight and it's ready for the road trip to Elkhart Lake on Friday!

[jc43089]

Just driving it, 293k.  Recently it abruptly started taking a long time to build up oil pressure after sitting overnight.  I'm pretty sure the check valve is worn out or broken.  I ordered one of these replacements from Russia.  https://vanos-bmw.com/product/oil-valve-bmw-m50tu-m52-m52tu-m54-m56-11421713838  If you want a good chuckle read their poorly translated description, my favorite excerpt:

"As a result, when the engine heard the distinctive clip-clopping sound and on the dashboard there is a red oiler. Such failure is very dangerous for the engine, it misses in a timely manner a sufficient quantity of oil, as it takes a lot of time until the oil pump nakachatsya in a glass and gets into the engine. In the end, the start of the engine is converted for the owner into a repetitive nightmare."

I bought it through Ebay to avoid trusting my credit card with them in case their security is on par with their writing skills.

Too bad I didn't know about this when I replaced the filter housing gasket less than a year ago...

[Jdesign]

clip-clopping clippitiy clooop 

Sweiggity-swoop

swoop swoop swootpity PooP. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IUqC59EuEY

[jc43089]

295k,

I swapped in a ZF power steering pump that I resealed, now I have power steering which is cool.

I had a fuel leak by the filter so I replaced the filter and hoses

The blower was squeaking so I removed the cowl cover thingy and the blower cover and oiled the bushings, good to go.

I swapped in a rebuilt starter, much faster cranks for better starting in cold weather (last winter needed a heat lamp under the engine and 2 stroke oil in the gas to get it going below 0)

I poured the oil out of the intake manifold that accumulates.  I think I should install a catch can...

And I also installed the Russian oil filter housing check valve.  That works really well.  Much better design and sturdier than the OE one.  No more 10 seconds of oil pressure light on every cold start.

Bought it on Ebay but this is their website, read fully for chuckles at awful translation.  https://vanos-bmw.com/product/oil-valve-bmw-m50tu-m52-m52tu-m54-m56-11421713838

[B C]

@m42b32 should have read this before starting his swap.

[m42b32]

snap said:

@m42b32 should have read this before starting his swap. 

Crap, I wish I would've known sooner... time to start putting the m42 back

[HipMF]

m42b32 said:

Crap, I wish I would've known sooner... time to start putting the m42 back

It's still sitting in my storage unit if you need it back. You might have to find a new harness though, because @GunMetalGrey harvested the C101 off of it for another project...

I'd like to crack it open to see what the inside of a 400k mile engine looks like, but I'm keeping it sealed in case I need to toss an NA motor back in the car.

If I can make the turbo downpipe bolt up to my "stock" exhaust, bouncing back and forth between turbo and NA should be a weekend project...

#epictangent #plan2fail