Z3 M Coupe

[tobyrogers1234]

I have just got a Z3 m coupe and im looking for anyone else with one to hear there stories .. whats gone wrong? what they have done to it? things like that.. also maybe a meet up and a drive somewhere ..

cheers,
toby

[mc stoney]

Ive had 1 for 2 years now and love the car.
First thing I did was fit new vanos bolts.
Dont rev it above 3000 rpm until its warmed up properly.
Dont expect more than 25mpg.
Watch the back end in the wet when giving it some coming out of corners..
Join the z3 m coupe forum.
Enjoy the car they can be suprisingly quick when you want it to be.

Stoney.

Edited by mc stoney on Wednesday 14th October 20:55

Edited by mc stoney on Wednesday 14th October 20:56

[b3kaw]

as above.

however if yours is an early one than the vanos bolts are mega important i would have that done straight away!!

also i've found the boot lock fails, first check the back of the locking mechanism as the rod can come off, all bmw will want to do is fit a new lock but this is not often needed.

before long you'll find out that these little gems can scare many a supercar owner!!

[muppetboy]

Welcome to the Coupe fold fella. Get yourself register on the Coupe forum, load of chat and stuff.

www.z3mcoupe.com

[niels]

please do the pre-emptive end shell change, combined with the oil pump.

and, enjoy !

[Great Pretender]

niels said:

please do the pre-emptive end shell change, combined with the oil pump.

and, enjoy !

Why?

[niels]

http://www.z3mcoupe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=830...

Mine went last year resulting in one cilinder destroyed and a new engine.

[tobyrogers1234]

Thank you all for the good points ! what does it cost to get the vanos bolts done ? i have just joined the Z3MCOUPE forum ! thanks for the heads up ...

[mc stoney]

It wont cost much I did mine myself the parts are only a few quid borrow a torque wrench its pretty easy to do.
A good indy would do it in less than a hour .
Change the vanos filter at the same time they are a few quid also.
Stoney

[b3kaw]

i think bmw sell the vanos bolts for amount £12 quid.

i've never heard of the pre emptive end shell change but will do some research on this!!

[Alexdaredevilz]

im about to sell my car, and considering one of these cars myself(230k c-class coupe 53 plate 55k miles fmsh) will swap pending on car

could some one tell me what this vanos thing does? and why do the bolts need replacing?
i just need a clue on what this is as ive working accident repair for 7.5 years and never herd of one :-s

[will_]

I'm also thinking about an MC as a quick, usable sportscar. Can any owners put some actual figures down for annual running costs? How often do they need servicing and how much would that roughly cost? Any tips on what to look for would also be great. I intend to do about 5k a year.

['Yadi]

It really is all in the posts on z3mcoupe.com. I researched there for a few weeks in advance of buying and continue to find answers there now.

[DavidCane]

I think the shell change is for S54s only and that's a recall that BMW issued on the S54 E46 M3s, but for some reason didn't issue it on the S54 Z3Ms. The problem effects both cars (Cyl 3 I think) and is quite well documented over on Z3MCoupe.com. Search for a user called Exdos on that forum - his recent experience clearly documents all you need to know.

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b3kaw said:

i think bmw sell the vanos bolts for amount £12 quid.

IIRC BMW issued a recall for the Vanos bolts on S50-engined MCs, so you wouldn't need to buy them?

[mc stoney]

They need changing regularly to be on the safe side.

[Alexdaredevilz]

could you not just order some decent spec titanium from tasty nuts or pro bolt to get it done with once and for all?

[Vinny09]

Hello folks,

The Z3 M Coupe is getting a mention on the investment cars thread on General Gassing and I was asking the question of how many were made / are still available in RHD.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... car as an investment?

Anyone know?