What have you done with or to your M3 today?

[Helmsman]

Originally Posted by torrque

I did the same thing in the weekend. Plenum came out easy, but man, that rear recirculating hose, was a bitch.. my fingers still hurt...

Good job.

Yeah, require finger tips of steal, which mines not made of..

No leaks? I have assumes the connecting pipes are all the way in once the thermostat house is boltet down, but now Im hoping they still can be pushed into the engine a tad more. Anything you thought of when assembly mate?

[Maxroach]

Malibu Canyon Run during the long weekend with Silos WNS2N_T

[torrque]

Originally Posted by Helmsman

Yeah, require finger tips of steal, which mines not made of..

No leaks? I have assumes the connecting pipes are all the way in once the thermostat house is boltet down, but now Im hoping they still can be pushed into the engine a tad more. Anything you thought of when assembly mate?

No leaks, been driving her for a bit after that. The old thermostat was stuck on the body, and left quite a bit of debris and rubber after being when pulled out. So I took a 400 grade sand paper and slowly cleaned the lip the best I could..

The 2 connecting pipes were clean coming from the engine, so I left those alone. My car is just under 50k miles, so the issue is age, not really mileage now.. more likely rust and plastics getting brittle.

When inserting the thermostat and connecting things back, I like to smear a very very tinny bit of Mobil 1 synthetic grease on the connecting points, just to make it slide in easier.

If not, just use full strength coolant ( I have a small bottle I keep undiluted, so it's kind of greasy and makes the pipes slide in each other easier).

I had the thermostat and sensor error too before doing this, so I changed both (the sensor is pretty much looking at you in the thermostat body, might as well do it).

Cheers

[Helmsman]

Originally Posted by torrque

No leaks, been driving her for a bit after that. The old thermostat was stuck on the body, and left quite a bit of debris and rubber after being when pulled out. So I took a 400 grade sand paper and slowly cleaned the lip the best I could..

The 2 connecting pipes were clean coming from the engine, so I left those alone. My car is just under 50k miles, so the issue is age, not really mileage now.. more likely rust and plastics getting brittle.

When inserting the thermostat and connecting things back, I like to smear a very very tinny bit of Mobil 1 synthetic grease on the connecting points, just to make it slide in easier.

If not, just use full strength coolant ( I have a small bottle I keep undiluted, so it's kind of greasy and makes the pipes slide in each other easier).

I had the thermostat and sensor error too before doing this, so I changed both (the sensor is pretty much looking at you in the thermostat body, might as well do it).

Cheers

Same here love to lube a tad which I did with proper grease. Still what do you know, clumshead managed to cut one o-ring. Simply ca't understand how that happen but better luck next time I guess... Hopefully the new thermostat sealing will put up with a 2nd bolt down.

Had the airbox and plenum off in a blink this time around though, very helpful with some grease on the hoses.

Update: Got new o-rings in and test drove, seems tight and dry this time around, lovely.

[Megabrode]

Got an oil change.

The weird thing since I switched to Liqui-Moly: The e-dipstick shows full when I leave the shop. Shortly after, it drops to half. Later, it pops up to full, then drops to 3/4, back to half, etc. I never had this problem with the BMW recommended 10W-60. I hesitate to top off the oil since it's unclear how much oil remains. With the last Liqui-Moly oil change, I just added a quart when the car asked for it. Fortunately I keep a quart in the trunk.

Is this variability a characteristic of Liqui-Moly, a problem with the "dipstick," or normal?

[Tommysalami]

Originally Posted by Megabrode

Got an oil change.

The weird thing since I switched to Liqui-Moly: The e-dipstick shows full when I leave the shop. Shortly after, it drops to half. Later, it pops up to full, then drops to 3/4, back to half, etc. I never had this problem with the BMW recommended 10W-60. I hesitate to top off the oil since it's unclear how much oil remains. With the last Liqui-Moly oil change, I just added a quart when the car asked for it. Fortunately I keep a quart in the trunk.

Is this variability a characteristic of Liqui-Moly, a problem with the "dipstick," or normal?

The one time I used liqui-moly I had to add a bit after I did some driving and the level dropped. Never went down after that.

[pbonsalb]

Fluctuating oil levels after an oil change are common on these cars. If you have done a bunch of oil changes On your E9xM3 and never experienced fluctuation except this one time when you used LiquiMoly for the first time, I would say that is very strange. I cannot think of any reason why LiquiMoly would do anything different unless somehow its thicker consistency is causing slower true readings.

[torrque]

Originally Posted by Megabrode

Got an oil change.

The weird thing since I switched to Liqui-Moly: The e-dipstick shows full when I leave the shop. Shortly after, it drops to half. Later, it pops up to full, then drops to 3/4, back to half, etc. I never had this problem with the BMW recommended 10W-60. I hesitate to top off the oil since it's unclear how much oil remains. With the last Liqui-Moly oil change, I just added a quart when the car asked for it. Fortunately I keep a quart in the trunk.

Is this variability a characteristic of Liqui-Moly, a problem with the "dipstick," or normal?

I have Liqui Molly right now in, and I never had this issue. I had to top off once as it took almost 9L to show up to full (left it many hours to drain, and emptied the filter enclosure too with a syringe) , but never complained or moved from Max since.

Might be a coincidence, but maybe your level sensor is not quite happy anymore ?

[djsilverjohnson]

Is the oil level sensor a float, or some type of conductivity/capacitance/etc device? Since Liqui-Moly has "moly" in it, could that cause the level sensor to read different from a non-moly oil? We only had our car long enough to do 2 oil changes, but it didn't do anything weird like this either time.

[Dpc2u]

58,000 miles of nothing but Liqui-Moly and never had a level reading issue, so doubt it's related.

[Yvette]

Finished replacing spark plug and the TA. Very noticeable differences after the plugs are replaced. 45k miles on the plug.

[Helmsman]

Originally Posted by djsilverjohnson

Is the oil level sensor a float, or some type of conductivity/capacitance/etc device? Since Liqui-Moly has "moly" in it, could that cause the level sensor to read different from a non-moly oil? We only had our car long enough to do 2 oil changes, but it didn't do anything weird like this either time.

Its a capacitive sensor with built in temp. Believe similar to this: https://www.m3post.com/forums/attach...3&d=1241794389

Cheers

[Helmsman]

Originally Posted by aerosynch

Replaced my front rotors yesterday with VNE from FCP Euro. Starting on the rears today.

Nice! Big job?

[94jedi]

A day late but I spent way too much $$ on cyber Monday sales for this car!!!

[aerosynch]

Originally Posted by Helmsman

Nice! Big job?

Not too bad for my first time. The rear caliper bolts took a little work to break then loose but with a little finessing my impact was able to fit and I used a second jack to help with leverage if needed.

Only had one stripped rotor screw at the front which I drilled out and carried on.

[91foxbody]

Originally Posted by 94jedi

A day late but I spent way too much $$ on cyber Monday sales for this car!!!

That makes 2 of us. New wheels, tires, some exterior bits, and an X-pipe. Ouch.

[Epoustouflant]

Finally got my hands on one!
Looks like nothing - but for anyone that has had their car fitted with Akra's slip-on know how ridiculously difficult it is to get their hands on the X pipe as Akrapovic won't sell it separately.
Another item on the winter project list.
For current Akra Evo owners: am I missing anything for install?

[RedScytheM3]

Originally Posted by Winston_T

Malibu Canyon Run during the long weekend with Silos WNS2N_T

Let's see some pics of that stealth!

[PAM3Guy]

Switched up to winter wheel/tire setup and did a brake flush with Pentosin LV Dot 4 to catch up on last remaining maintenance item.

Also just received a newer Carplay unit from Carsara, and hoping to install it this weekend to replace my early version Carplay unit from Kremersino. The audio quality and microphone quality from the Kremersino unit has never been particularly great.

[Megabrode]

Originally Posted by pbonsalb

Fluctuating oil levels after an oil change are common on these cars. If you have done a bunch of oil changes On your E9xM3 and never experienced fluctuation except this one time when you used LiquiMoly for the first time, I would say that is very strange. I cannot think of any reason why LiquiMoly would do anything different unless somehow its thicker consistency is causing slower true readings.

Thanks, phonsalb. I've changed oil every 4K miles for four years and haven't had this issue -- if it is an issue -- before Liqui-Moly for the last two changes. Still, with zero oil leaks, I'm going to assume that fluctuating readings are harmless and just add a quart when and if the car asks for it. It would be totally irrational to spring for a Bimmerworld manual dipstick just for a little peace of mind.

It's super easy to get OCD about a car I've asked my sons to use as my hearse. Strap the box on top and don't baby the throttle!

[BFZ4M]

Originally Posted by Epoustouflant

Finally got my hands on one!
Looks like nothing - but for anyone that has had their car fitted with Akra's slip-on know how ridiculously difficult it is to get their hands on the X pipe as Akrapovic won't sell it separately.
Another item on the winter project list.
For current Akra Evo owners: am I missing anything for install?

Looks pretty complete to me. My used Akra was missing the 2 washers that go with the thin mounting brackets on the pipe that connects to the exhaust manifold. Quick trip to hardware store fixed that.

[XKxRome0ox]

BRAKE FLUID

i'm overdue for a brake fluid flush
what are you using in your car?