My BMW M3 Evolution Imola Individual GT2 Journal

[mboon]

I want too but going to stay OEM. My old.Escort Cosworth stearing was so quick compared to this

[mboon]

UPDATE:

I decided I would clean the washer bottle and fit to the car no thanks to the mice.

This is what it was like before


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And after a bit of elbow grease


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Time to fit it back on the car


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And as per bloody usual, nothing goes straight forward... Wrong connector on the sensor... Any ideas how to get around this? Can I replace just the sensor on the washer bottle or is it another washer bottle needed?


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Replacing the actual pipework was alot easier than I thought it was going to be. Just removed the pipework from the washer jets and gently pulled it out, pushed the new one back in which was easy and plugged it in. Had to use a couple cable ties to hold the cables up where the under bonnet cover would of have been.

Not put any water in it yet, making sure the connectors are 100% dry before I try that.

Just one a couple more things under the bonnet and we are done.

Can anyone tell me if this is supposed to have a bolt in?

This is the left hand side of the vanos


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Getting there now


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[BullyB]

mboon said:

For anyone who recognises the car please keep build numbers etc to yourselves. It is unknown on the database and not sure if I am going to keep it that way or not.

Mark

So, why would you not want anybody to know?

[mboon]

UPDATE:

OK been working hard on cars this weekend/week. Our 330i Sport had an alternator fail, so replaced that, noticed the Oil filter housing gasket pissing oil so replaced that, replaced the power stearing cap o ring and checked the car over.

After doing all of that in one evening, I get a phone call the day after from my mum telling me her alternator had failed on her E39!!! So removed that and waiting for the parts to arrive.

So between this I have managed to do a couple little bits to the GT.

I started with ordering

5 x vanos cover bolts
3 x o rings for the power stearing caps (One for our E46, the GT and my mums E39)

I fitted the washer bottle and found the sensor was incorrect, removed the old one from the old washer bottle

Removing the old one


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Replacing with the new one


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And the sign I wanted...


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So that clears any errors on the check control.

Next up was the vanos bolt, sadly this has snapped off in the housing. It has snapped quiet far out so should be able to remove the casing and get a pair of plyers on the end of the bolt and turn it out.

Pics of the vanos bolts (I expected these to be bigger, and the o rings)


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A cheeky little MPG shot...


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My little girl riding shot gun with me


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Brave with these seats as well haha

And a couple shots of our BMWs being worked on


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And at last, I have got all the spare parts and cleaning stuff out of the boot


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I have still got to fit the power stearing cap o ring to stop that from leaking and clean the area.

Car needs a clean now as has been used a bit more because the Mrs car broke down. Cleaned and going back in the garage

[mboon]

UPDATE:

OK one of the things that was not working... and that list is getting much smaller now, was the sunroof.

I cleaned the car and was in a "tinkering mood" so pulled the panel down on the sunroof motor cover and found the switch was not plugged in. Something in my head said text the previous owner and ask if this has been disconnected for a reason but in the end just went for it


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So plugged in, ignition on and pressed the buttom. Sunroof opened fine, closed fine, tilted fine. I thought this is spot on, must of just worked itself loose!! Wrong. Openeded it again and it clicked just before it fully closed, tilted the sunroof again and it opened about 1/2 an inch and stopped. Motor was still spinning but had come loose and clicking. I put the allan key in just to make sure and turned, nothing moved. Thought the cable had snapped or something and it was a sunroof out job.

Old motor


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I removed the old motor and found my problem


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This should be on the spindle


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And should sit in the hole on the left and spin the cables to make the sunroof move


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So I thought I would try the scrap yard as I wanted the car to be secure incase I wanted to use it... on the way to the scrap yard, this happened


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Admittedly I was hardly accelerating and reset when in motion but when I got back it was still around 36mpg which was nice. This Evo is more economical than our 330i.

So found my part in a touring which had a E46 on its roof and paid £10 Happy days! I also found a E38 (I think) 728i with 4 pot Brembo calipers on... anyone know if these will fit straight on the E36 M3? They looked really big! I liked.

Got home and fitted the part on the off chance it still worked (Expected to remove the cog and put onto my motor) and low and behold, it worked!

Plugged it all back in and bolted to position and made sure I was closing the roof just in case and it worked spot on I opened it right up and closed again and it made the clunk/metal on metal sound again about an inch before closing so left it closed and disconnected the button again, might just replace the cartridge at some point. It is not a priority at the moment.

New/old part fitted


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And it opened


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And a couple from up above


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Thanks

Mark

[mboon]

Having serious thoughts of selling this car. Anyone got a decent spec 2010 plus 318d M Sport with a good spec (xenons, black leather, Nav) they want to swop?

[mboon]

Been out at 10.30 polishing the car


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[mboon]

As we all know the car had been keyed in previous ownership and this has been driving me crazy. If I end up keeping the car I think it will get a full respray and new rubbers/seals etc.

So the scratch started off like this across the passanger front wing, door and rear quater. Down to the metal and I polished the car which has put white residue into the mark and made it look even worse.

Went to Halfrauds and found some of this stuff.


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Some photos of the key mark


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This was the first stage, putting the lipstick wax into the key mark


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And this was after a filled the marks and used the red polish over the top

Front wing


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Door


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Rear quater


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Overall


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Not bad for a tenner

[gaz1234]

very good. ideas how to take off excessive paint blobs without damaging paint?

[mboon]

Not sure about paint itself. I use Megs cutting compound to remove stains etc in the paint... might be worth ago?

[mboon]

Update:


Been away for a week and come back to a flat battery. Had a feeling it was on its last legs and it didnt charge enough to turn her over. So purchased a new one





Upgraded to the S4 as it was better all round.


Old





New





Started and took for a run.


Also took these photos for a guy who wanted to compare.





Cheers


Mark

[mboon]

So my passenger door stopped working from the inside and out. The door was locked and pulling the internal handle would lift the lock button but it would not stay up and the door would not open.

This means the door cannot be opened... great fun!

This was down to a lock actuator which had gone faulty causing the door to stay double locked so could not be opened with this attached. Removing the actuator means you can use the door again but no central locking or double locking will work. You have to unlock and lock the door from the inside. But tgis means you can get the thing open again


Anyway, start by removing the door card.

there are two hex screws holding the door card in place. Remove the two little covers near the internal handle and undo the screws.

if yours is a GT like mine or has the optiinal side airbags remeber to remove the Airbag badge next to the airbag flap and remove the extra screw. A small screw driver to prize this badge off works.

once these have been removed its time to get physical.

I started by getting my fingers under the front bottom part of the door card and giving a sharp pull, you will hear the clips either break or pull out.

gently work your way around the door card until the whole bottom and sides pull away from the door. 

Now you need to pull the top of the door card out towards you. 9/10 times you will pull the glue on the top of the door card and leave the brackets attached to the car. You can glue these back on.

remove any speaker cables etc (GT2 has the extra HK setup so remove all before pulling away) now the door card should pull out gently. Set this to one side

next up is the plastic membrain that keeps the damp etc out. Do your best to pull this away without wripping. Not.easy as the glue is very strong. Do this around the lock mechanism.

Now you should see the lock and mech, its a pain to see etc but doable.  The part we need to change is the lock actuator. This is a black box with one cable coming out. Leave the cable attached and push the actuator up away from the lock. It should just push up with a few clcicks and eventually come away. Pull this out of the door and gently remove the cable (push the cable grip down and this should release)

Once this is off the door should now unlock and open.

replace with a new item and put back together.

these are some photos of mine in progress


Removing the door card





Whats behind the door card. Remove the left hand side of the door membrane





This is where the actuator sits (it has been removed in this photo)





The wiring loom that plugs into the actuator





And the actuator itself





And the end product. A door that actually opens again!!!





Now on the hunt for an actuator. Waiting for prices to come back.


Hope this helps someone, was a dick trying to get the door card off with expensive limited edition seats in the way. But certainly a DIY

[mboon]

Well its been a while.


I have done nothing but drive the car. Probably put a good 600 miles on her recently with not a single wash.


As you can imagine, its pretty horrible!!


So thought I would give it a quick clean last night before I took it out on another long run


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The car has been faultless. Averaging 26MPG as well. Pulls hard and well but also shuts up when you put her in 6th and hit the motorways. It really is a credit to BMW just how good these cars are.

[PPPPPP]

mboon said:

Some wheels have BMW Motorsport stamped on them - any distinction between the wheel types?

[mboon]

You have two types of this wheel

the non staggered which should have BMW Motorsport on the outside and BMW stamprd on the insude.

The ones above are the stagged fitment of the motorsport. No writting on the face but three numbers next to the valve and BMW part number (different for front and back) stamped on the inside.

loTs of fakes going around. Side by side it is obvious.

hope this helps

[VinceFox]

looking niiiice.

[AshleyBaldry]

Thought I saw this advertised

[mboon]

Not tgis one. Two are for sale at the moment. One is 12.5k and the other is 22.5k

[mboon]

A few advisories

rear brake pipes
front pads
anti role bar front passenger

relatively happy with that. Shame its going to spend most of this MOT in the garage ha

[Nik Gnashers]

I absolutely love your car !!!

It is beautiful, and you have done a great job so far getting it looking really nice, credit to you.