Lifted Diesel F30 Daily Driver?

[m42b32]

That's awesome! How is it lifted?

[Jdesign]

m42b32 said:

That's awesome! How is it lifted? 

I updated the post. It has spacers and Bilstein's.

[YoungCR]

What did you get for fuel mileage? This is crazy awesome.

[SteelBlue]

Was this car up in Appleton? I feel like I have seen it before, but maybe I am just imagining things.

[GunMetalGrey]

Those wheels though

[Jdesign]

YoungCR said:

What did you get for fuel mileage? This is crazy awesome. 

I was squeezing 50 out of it on my way down. I had it in eco mode, was coasting a lot, and was very light on the throttle. Once I hit some rain, I gave up and started laying into it. In the mountains on and off road I got a solid 37-38 using the throttle as an on and of switch 

SteelBlue said:

Was this car up in Appleton? I feel like I have seen it before, but maybe I am just imagining things.

Yes. The original owner that modified it worked at Fitment Industries. he sold it to the owner I purchased it from in Neenah. 

GunMetalGrey said:

Those wheels though

Sewer caps*  (honestly they are centerline 849 PANGEA's) fitting for the lift and tires.

[patsbimmer1]

Jdesign said:

Yes. The original owner that modified it worked at Fitment Industries. he sold it to the owner I purchased it from in Neenah. 

This is explains a lot because the Black Label Lighting is a Custom Offsets only brand.

This thing is so fucking cool.  I'm not a big one for graphics but the lower black piece and the mountain scene around the back wheels is really fitting for this car.  I love it.

[Jdesign]

Maintenance Update! 

This car was overdue for some general service. I placed an order to do the 150k service interval. I’m taking full advantage of the FCP lifetime fluids and parts. I am doing a complete fluid flush and brake service. Here is a list of what I ordered;

• BMW 5W-30 Oil Change Kit
• BMW Coolant/Antifreeze (2 Gallon)
• BMW G1 Hypoid Differential Fluid (500mL) x2
• BMW G2 Hypoid Differential Fluid (500mL) x2
• BMW GA8HP45Z GA8HP70Z Automatic Transmission Service Kit
• BMW Zimmermann Brake Kit
• DOT 4 TYP 200 Brake Fluid (2 Liter)
• BMW Air Filter
• BMW Cabin Air Filter
• BMW Fuel Filter
• BMW Jack Pad

I did realize that the rear trailing arm is missing a rock guard. and the rear diff vibration damper is failing. I will have to order these as well.

• BMW Vibration Absorber (40Hz) - Genuine BMW 33316798890
• BMW LEFT CONTROL ARM COVER 6796137

[Jdesign]

I completed the service interval and noticed a few extra things that I wanted to address. I somehow managed to overlook the transferase fluid flush, so I ordered fluid for that from FCP. I also noticed oil weeping from the back of the VC, so I snugged the bolts and cleaned everything really well to decipher where the leak is coming from. So far I think its from the O-ring on the oil filler neck, so I ordered a replacement. The car never had TPMs sensors in it when I got it, and it warns me every time I drive it. I ordered TPMs sensors and installed them, I just need to get them programmed to the car now. 

I also ordered new pads and rotors for the rear. When I took the car on the tail of the dragon, I noticed that when the brakes got really hot, one of the rear calipers would drag. I summed this up to sticky slides, and pulled the slides out, cleaned and greased them when I got home, and all seemed well. I never really checked the pads and rotors closely as the PO said he did the rear brakes. So when the car was in the air this last time, I noticed the rear pads were "Brake Best" brand and one of the rotors was starting to crack. Thus I ordered the parts. NOW what I didn't notice the first time I greased the slides was that one of the guide pins was ever so slightly bent. THIS is what is causing the rear brake caliper to drag when it gets hot. I never would have noticed this, but when I went to clean the slides this time, I chucked the pins in a drill and used a brillo pad to get them polished clean. I noticed the very subtle bend in the pin check all the others, and decided to order a new one.

FUN FACT; Chrysler Pacifica, Fiat 500L, and 2020 Honda Accords use the same caliper slides as most BMW's from 2010-2015 

Here's a list of the additional parts:

• Transfer case fluid
• Rear discs
• Rear pads
• Valve cover O-ring
• Rear brake guide pin 
• TPMS sensors 

Front brakes all done

Test fitting the OZ Hamann's to see what specs I will need to make them work.

Failed Breather hose. 

My repair, as the part is damn near impossible to find. I found one in Europe for $240. I figure this wont crack like the brittle plastic did and I could fix it right away. Judge me all you want for using worm clamps.

Took a look at the crank pulley when I flushed the coolant. Seems like these have the same issues as the M57's with the rubber failing. I will have to add this to my list. 

The car drives much better now, too bad the season is almost over. I haven't decided if I want to drive it in winter or not.

[Jdesign]

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[Jdesign]

Update, I have been driving this on and off through winter.

I started to notice that I have a SZL code a few months ago that comes and goes which is related to the stalks/steering wheel. Apparently the harness or clock spring fails and throws this code. This would explain my hit or miss heated steering wheel. I will have to order a new SZL once I determine the part number on mine as it looks there are quite a few options depending on the options/ packages that are factory (20+ some options in RealOEM). 

I scanned all the codes again this morning and found a laundry list awaiting (30 some odd codes). 

My Comfort access stopped working, which was why I scanned the car again. I have a fault for a bad ground in the REM (Rear Electronic Module) which I suspect is the culprit. I cleared the codes and now the trip function on my gauge cluster display disappeared lol. Ah yes, the future is here. I will update this again when I actually start to dig into the ground issue in hopes to resolve this. For now, I just wanted to document this to remind myself of why I like older cars. LOL

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After more research on the CA issue, it looks like it might be a weak battery. I will have to test this theory. What I didn't expect to see, was multiple threads about people replacing LED drivers in the trunk/tail lights/interior with non-OEM, causing interference with comfort access, in turn disabling it.  Seems like the cheaper ones from Amazon or eBay lack shielding. Insane to think that's enough to cause an issue. Looking at the wiring on this car, I will say its obvious that the wires are a very small (optimal?) gauge and the sheathing jacket is quite thin too. I assume this is to save cost and weight, but in turn causes a lot of wiring issues, yay.

[YoungCR]

Well that’s pretty wild and unfortunate

[Jdesign]

Well the comfort access turned out to be dirt in the door handle causing the issue. Pressure washing the door handle seemed to fix the issue and I also have not had the CA issue since that post. Not sure what I did different, maybe it just was upset that I wasn't washing it enough. I did end up getting some EGR failure codes which was a surprise to me because I thought this car was fully deleted when I got it, but I never really looked to see if the EGR and swirl flaps were removed. Well turns out the EGR was still installed, so I ordered a delete kit from bimmertune, flashed the codes and never looked back.

Now a few months ago I ordered and installed a Trans tune from xHP. What a night and day impact that's made. I highly suggest that anyone that has an ZF8HP trans gets a tune for it. It ran about $400 with the dongle and allows me to run stage 1,2,or 3 with additional settings for each. Shifts are more crisp in sport, Comfort mode I was able to eliminate a hesitation from a roll (which is a common complaint of the ZF8HP), and Eco mode is more usable but also provides even better economy. 

Last but not least, I had a new front windshield installed. It had a fairly large crack in it since I obtained the car, and I was really hesitant to replace the window because I was worried about the HUD film, rain sensors, and overall cost of a window with all this modern stuff. On top of that I know that if a window is installed improperly, rusting and other issues can develop long after any warranty is available. Well I can say that the installation was superb as a friend of a friend who was installing auto glass for a larger company decided he wanted to venture off and start his own auto glass business. He came to my shop, and together we installed the window and made sure all the surfaces were cleaned prepped and better than any typical glass place would do. I am more than happy. 

Next I will need to look into tires and probably a timing chain.

[Jdesign]

Also figured I should share some updated pictures. I have since had a crew of people remove the decals at Sam’s wedding, and painted the blue exhaust tip black. 

I also bought a brand new full airlift 3p setup with dual compressors and level sensors from a friend for a really good price, and I got a set of iForged wheels from another friend, but ended up selling the wheels and I am having second thoughts about the airride…