Fancy Stancy 325is

[Earl]

Glad it is treating you much better than assumed at the start=)

[Daggerty]

Got an actuator in my parts car.

[jc43089]

Ok, let me see how much of my wiring harness is missing.  I know the plug isn't there either.  But it has the stalk inside.

[jc43089]

TPS code 1216 today.  I will investigate that this weekend, hopefully that solves the funky throttle action.

[Daggerty]

I have a spare tps sensor if you need to test

[jc43089]

400ish miles so far, it runs better the more I drive it.  Sitting for 5 years is no good for any engine.  After adjusting the throttle stop it idles properly and has no codes.  It was held open a little.  

I replaced the rear springs with the Eibach ones from my other car, it raised about 3/4" but the ride is way better and doesn't rub except over big bumps which I can deal with.  The wheels are 17x8 et13.  That explains the rubbing.  The hub bore is also too large, I assume they were intended for an e39?  I also removed the stickers as it isn't stancy enough to have cool guy stickers.

I ordered a few parts now that I feel confident that it runs well.  RSM's, hardware for X-Brace, oil filter housing gasket, vanos oil line, cabin air filter, radiator clips, hood release cable, Spal 16" fan ( I can't stand the mechanical fan), and front control arm bushings (centered m style ones).

Next up will be some cooling system work to make sure everything is solid.

LSD works, I left 2 black streaks each time on 3 attempts.

[jc43089]

A cylinder quit on me on the way to work.  I am guessing a coil is the problem.  It must have still been spraying fuel because the exhaust was stank and cat was super hot.  Hopefully I can figure it out at lunchtime.

[B C]

Annoying, but a small hiccup considering where the car was a couple months ago

[jc43089]

Good to go, the result of not having the beauty cover or any under panels below the bumper means a ton of water sprays everywhere while driving in the rain.  It fills up the spark plug wells and shorts out the spark.  

Soaked it up with paper towels and it is good to go!

[patsbimmer1]

Were you driving through a fucking monsoon!?  I have never heard of that happening.  It almost seems to defy gravity lol.  Any pictures?

[Earl]

patsbimmer1 said:

Were you driving through a fucking monsoon!?  I have never heard of that happening.  It almost seems to defy gravity lol.  Any pictures?

I've had it happen on the compact in the past. It rolls off of the rain tray and onto the valve cover

[jc43089]

Earl said:

patsbimmer1 said:

Were you driving through a fucking monsoon!?  I have never heard of that happening.  It almost seems to defy gravity lol.  Any pictures?

I've had it happen on the compact in the past. It rolls off of the rain tray and onto the valve cover

This ^ it was very little water, just enough to short out cylinder 5 or 6. Both of them had water around the plug. It ran good when I left the house and got worse the farther I went so I assume the water got in there from driving.

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[jc43089]

Daggerty said:

Got an actuator in my parts car.

Sent you a PM.

[patsbimmer1]

That makes sense.  When you made mention of the undertray it made it sound like you thought the water may have come from under the car.

[jc43089]

Here is how it sits with the Eibach springs in back.  I removed the gangsta stickers because I don't need any more reason for seeing cherries and berries in my non existent rear view mirror.

A closeup of the beautiful fender work... 

This was before, it raised about 3/4"

[patsbimmer1]

Looks good!

[Rekpoint]

Tbh I really like the look of it!

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[B C]

Nice Borbets

[jc43089]

Snap said:

Nice Borbets

I've gotten so many requests for trades on BBS but they are just so fancy I can't give them up!

[Jdesign]

Nice! Glad to see this on the road! That body work isn't much better than my E36, but it is unfortunately better though.