E46 Things

[B C]

Replaced coil packs due to 

-OCD

-I have felt a slight isolated random misfire on two occasions during light load cruising

- Random misfire codes stored on the DME  despite the engine performing flawlessly 99.9999% of the time

-I had no idea how old they were and wanted to make sure a bum coil didn’t ruin my track day in September

Everything went swimmingly

The date code on the old coils shows 5 years old and matching that date up with the CarFax equates to about 35-40k miles which is newer than anticipated.  I can say that startup and idle with the new coils is stronger and smoother than ever and I have some spares for my parts collection.

While everything was apart I found a missing firewall plug that was hiding up in my cabin filter tray. Glad to have removed a potential rodent ingress point

[Rekpoint]

[YoungCR]

^Post of the day for that call back. @Daggerty

[B C]

The coil pack replacement was well worth it. The S54 is pulling harder than ever!

[straight6pwr]

much beauty.

[m42b32]

straight6pwr said:

much beauty.

such wow

[B C]

m42b32 said:

such wow

So vanos

[B C]

Re-glued the saggy A-pillar fabric (it was like having drapes before)  and gave it a bath.

[jc43089]

Napa know how.

[YoungCR]

What glue did you use?

[B C]

YoungCR said:

What glue did you use?

[Jdesign]

For serious?

[jc43089]

Jdesign said:

For serious?

4.5 stars dude.  Also likely found in the wife's crafting supplies.  Easy peasy.

[B C]

Jdesign said:

For serious?

Yes, seems to be working well

[Jdesign]

Interesting. I always used 3M super 77 or 80. I would be fearful using repositionable spray on something I wanted permanent.

[B C]

Took a little drive with a friend today.

[B C]

Track day next Wednesday the 18th. Things to do:

-Bleed brakes

-Check lugs

-Install missing spacer on front swaybar end link (Big Bear pointed this out during the alignment)

-Adjust rear sway bar (left and right sides are set to different holes for some reason, Big Bear pointed this out)
UPDATE: Thanks JC for learning me something new. I am now realizing why my E30 sway bars were advertised as having 3 settings despite only having 2 holes. 

-Check fluids and battery tie down

-borrow spare tire kit from father in law’s 335i

[jc43089]

As for the rear sway bar, setting the sides to different holes does not make one side act differently than the other, it is like a half setting if one set of holes is too stiff and the other is too soft.

[patsbimmer1]

B C said:

Track day next Wednesday the 18th. Things to do:

-Bleed brakes

-Check lugs

-Install missing spacer on front swaybar end link (Big Bear pointed this out during the alignment)

-Adjust rear sway bar (left and right sides are set to different holes for some reason, Big Bear pointed this out)

-Check fluids and battery tie down

-borrow spare tire kit from father in law’s 335i

I've got a slim plastic tote that fits in my trunk that I use for tools and such if you'd like to borrow it.  I'm guessing it'd fit in your car the same as mine.  I'd also be happy to let you take some of my tools if you wanted.  It's always nice to have the stuff there "just in case".

[B C]

jc43089 said:

As for the rear sway bar, setting the sides to different holes does not make one side act differently than the other, it is like a half setting if one set of holes is too stiff and the other is too soft.

Thanks for the input, I had never considered that