the pictureless update strikes again

after all of this tomfoolery with the diffs, i removed the LSD from the car and sent it off for a rebuild
i phoned the company today to recieve the bad news

it turns out 3 bolts had rattled loose, im unsure which ones at the moment although im assuming its the ones for the clutch pack rather than the bolts holding the ring gear on
these bolts have been rattling around the casing and whilst on their travels they have decided to destroy the ring gear and crown wheel in the process so another diff bites the dust

im going to pick it up tomorrow and settle everything with the company but the diff is as good as scrap

Alright guys
Just a wee update
I've ordered the M3 LSD and after a chat with the cove at CR M-tech I'm also getting the 3.0 M3 propshaft as well
The propshaft is a direct replacement for the 328i propshaft and it will save me having to change the input flanges on top of that I've ordered 2 litres of castrol LSD oil
And on top of all that I have been on the phone to BMW Hereford to order a crank case ventilation valve and a timing chain tensioner so I'm going to be having a busy weekend this weekend not to mention recovering from the raping my pay is taking this week :shocked

hey kids
ive been a busy bunny this weekend well ish
ive got the M3 LSD and prop fitted up, the front of the car back on and the new bootlid fitted
ive had the car out for a few drives today to give it a good shake down and make sure there is nothing untoward

so what ive discovered since having it out today
the idle is all over the place, when it was first started it wouldnt idle at all, it soon got better but would cut out when doing engine braking - this has almost stopped, its still hunting a bit so ill need to have a look at the ICV and check for an air leak
the exhaust is leaking i havent figured out where though, its either at the manifold or the manifold to cat section join. I'm hearing a ticking when under load - investigations to continue
the power steering reservoir was spitting a bit of oil, im assuming that i may have over filled it - one more thing to check out
i was also hearing a grumble from the gearbox when under load from low revs (about 2k in 3rd) this seems to have dissappeared since the gearbox heated up so i think a change of oil is in order

other than that everything seems to be alright, the odd rattle but thats the interior

i didnt get round to changing the ccvv or the chain tensioner spring, will do it this week

hola!

ive been running the 318is as my daily for the last week and a half and near 300 miles and so far there hasnt been any major issues
i had an air leak that was mentioned in an earlier post which i sorted out only for another air leak to take its place, i havent found the 2nd air leak yet :mad

since fitting the S50 exhaust (what a nightmare that was :hihi) its alot deeper on idle and when the throttle is wide open the noise goes from a burble to a banshee rasp from the manifolds it sounds awesome and the M52 revs alot easier with it

last weekend i changed the timing chain tensioner spring the reason being i was hearing a rattle coming down the revs
i decided to do this first as the only other thing that can cause the rattle is the vanos unit and id rather replace a spring that costs a quid
anyways when i compared the springs the old spring was about a coil shorter than the new spring, once fitted the rattle has quietened down

the LSD seems to be holding out alright for the now im getting a small knock from the rear when taking up the power in 1st and reverse i dont think it is the diff but ill need to do further inverstigation to determine the fault

today i swapped the front anti roll bar links from the standard E36 items that mount to the wishbones to the M3 items that attach to the strut
they came with the AP coilovers so it would be rude not to try them out
i took the car for a quick blast and it feels a bit flatter around the bends
a quick pic to boot



and finally
ive booked the old girl in for paint
pics to follow

cheerio

hey guys
had a very busy day stripping down the 318iS so it can get painted on monday
so now it looks like this



which isnt much different than before :lol
whilst i was in the bodyshop these were also in

Mk1 golf and a capri 2.8 special


i had a wander around the back of the building and found a proton satria gti that had the bonnet make contact with the roof via the windscreen and a E60 M5 with the front smashed off it
got a busy night ahead, lots of parts to order

i addition to the parcel arriving i took a pop up to the bodyshop to see how they were getting on
ill just leave this pic here


fk yeah

hi guys
just a wee update

the 8" style 5s are looking worse for wear at the moment because i was a asshat and ive neglected them and when i bolted the centres in the laquer cracked around the bolts head which let water in causing that white marks on the wheels
i was having a look through BFUK and saw a post saying the op used paint thinners and wire wool to remove the lacquer and the outer rim was ready for polish
i was a bit skeptical but i decided to give it a try and see
this was the result



ill need to get the centers out and get stuck in :hihi
it did take a hell of a lot of effort to get to that but it will be worth it

i also got the drivers side wing mirror back together





small progress but good progress

1st wheel ready for polish



ive started on the 2nd wheel and ill need to arrange the powder coating for the centres

not really an update more of a rant

i wanted to refit the outer door handle trim and try to sort out the passenger side door lock
i cracked out the tools and got stuck in full of enthusiasm
everthing seemed to go wrong the day

i couldnt get the handle out because the window was in the way, this was after an hour of faffing about with the handle in the first place
i dropped the window enough so i could get at the runners and remove the retaining clips
i hit the switch to put the runners down so i could have more access but before i could hit the button to stop the runners were at the end of their travel and now refused to go back up. arse
i then tried to remove the motor to see if i could wind the runners back by hand, refit the motor and robert is your mothers brother

no dice
i just succeeded in removing the motor casing and nothing else so it looks like the whole assembly will have to come off, i'd had better find some pop rivets
to top it all off the window has been smashed at some point and whoever fixed it decided it would be a great idea to sikaflex the window to its mounts so ill probably have to smash it to get the access i need for the handle and then replace it

what a bloody stromash

i was going to carry on polishing the wheels but i decided against it as something will probably go wrong