BMW E46 330d SE Touring
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mdmay said:
Thanks once again for your time on Friday it is greatly appreciated
Good to meet another E46 owner. Re my car it now has tinted rear glass as per the BMW factory option. I bought a pair of rear doors for £20 to use for the shadowline trims.They came with the factory sun protection glass. I fitted this and used film for the rest of the glass. I couldn’t manage the tailgate so paid for that to be tinted.
I have also removed all the egr as it wasn’t working well with the engine’s state of tune. New remap will be booked when I have time.
Time for a new rear tyre today. The n/s/r Goodyear Eagle F1 was down to 2mm after 8k miles. I think that’s the fastest tyre wear since I had a Fiat Uno Turbo, which used to wear front tyres out in 10k.
I couldn’t find a replacement F1 so have gone for a Continental Premium Contact 6. I’ve had these on this car before and they work well. Pics:
I couldn’t find a replacement F1 so have gone for a Continental Premium Contact 6. I’ve had these on this car before and they work well. Pics:
I broke the bank the other day:
The original airbag sticker was peeling, probably from a screen replacement. I decided I’d put a braided clutch line on, as the rest of transmission is all lovely.
I’ve had the car mapped back to previous levels with the 6 speed now. The new map has no egr as I’ve removed it, the DDE has been reprogrammed for cruise to work in 6th. New power is 261 bhp, I think the torque is 607Nm, just waiting for the e mail of the chart.
All the old transmission has now been sold including my second 6 speed diff.
The original airbag sticker was peeling, probably from a screen replacement. I decided I’d put a braided clutch line on, as the rest of transmission is all lovely.
I’ve had the car mapped back to previous levels with the 6 speed now. The new map has no egr as I’ve removed it, the DDE has been reprogrammed for cruise to work in 6th. New power is 261 bhp, I think the torque is 607Nm, just waiting for the e mail of the chart.
All the old transmission has now been sold including my second 6 speed diff.
mercedeslimos said:
helix402 said:
It does the job! It’s speciality is long uphills.
My current daily has 330nm and does me just fine as I am trying to keep my license squeaky as I drive professionally. My Passat became a project being converted to 4x4. Imagine the same torque from a 1.9 TDI VW engine with a head-sized turbo, it's a little rowdy at best. Hence the 4x4 conversion. Only 240bhp but the 445f/lb makes torque steer dangerous, especially on 16" winter tyres. Sink the shoe in 1st, 2nd or 3rd and you just get spin despite the protestations of the ESP system. Picked up a full retrofit kit last year hopefully should give me some hope.The car now has tinted rear windows (yes, it’s a marmite mod). The only reason is I bought two rear doors for £20 to use the shadowline trims. They had the factory tinted glass. So I fitted it and did the rest with film. I’ve kept the original windows safely.
Rear passengers are happy and the boot is more private. The car now has ceramic pads all round so the wheels don’t get covered in brake dust after every journey.
Rear passengers are happy and the boot is more private. The car now has ceramic pads all round so the wheels don’t get covered in brake dust after every journey.
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The two key tightening torques for the job are, damper top mount nut (the big central one), 64Nm. If you go too tight there’s a washer that can get deformed. The bolt for the strut to the hub is 80Nm. It will be rusty and will probably snap if you try and undo it without an impact gun.
The Sachs dampers are good value for money but not a patch on a B6.
On another note a careless parker damaged the n/s/r door moulding:
These mouldings used to quite reasonably priced, even Euros used to sell gen ones. However they’ve gone up a lot recently. I remembered I have two spare rear doors and a set of new clips:
Sorted.
On another note a careless parker damaged the n/s/r door moulding:
These mouldings used to quite reasonably priced, even Euros used to sell gen ones. However they’ve gone up a lot recently. I remembered I have two spare rear doors and a set of new clips:
Sorted.
The car failed its MOT last week, terrible! The first failure in my ownership. It failed on handbrake efficiency. As I’ve put new back plates, handbrake shoes and discs on in my ownership I new it was just a case of strip, clean and adjust.
The parts were all gen BMW apart from the back plates as I’ve seen too many issues with non gen parts.
There was also an advisory for n/s/r caliper binding slightly. This had been an issue before and I’d put a used caliper on for a quick fix.
I’d rebuilt the original caliper and it was in my spares collection:
New caliper on and hand brake sorted, pass.
The parts were all gen BMW apart from the back plates as I’ve seen too many issues with non gen parts.
There was also an advisory for n/s/r caliper binding slightly. This had been an issue before and I’d put a used caliper on for a quick fix.
I’d rebuilt the original caliper and it was in my spares collection:
New caliper on and hand brake sorted, pass.
mercedeslimos said:
Rover 75/MG ZT uses the exact same setup (I think that they are almost identical save for the backplates and discs (5x100/5x120).
Put ours through the test last week and the same every year if I don't sort it's guaranteed to fail.
Have some new genuine MGR shoes/backplates/adjusters/springs on order from Rimmers to try to sort it, as the back plate holes are worn now and the Mintex shoes are s
te! Been through three sets so far.
Do these have auto adjusters for the handbrake?
The 75 does use a similar set up as it was built under BMW’s ownership of Rover. Some of the 75/MG variants share calipers or pads with the E46. The E46 doesn’t have an auto adjuster. It’s a good old toothed wheel to adjust the handbrake. My mentor taught me how to set these up during my BMW apprenticeship many years ago. Put ours through the test last week and the same every year if I don't sort it's guaranteed to fail.
Have some new genuine MGR shoes/backplates/adjusters/springs on order from Rimmers to try to sort it, as the back plate holes are worn now and the Mintex shoes are s
te! Been through three sets so far. Do these have auto adjusters for the handbrake?
CarPrintGuy said:
How on earth is that possible? My 530d of the same age does 26 mpg average.
It’s possible. My last mapped 330d (5 speed manual) averaged over 50 mpg (indicated). It used to do over 600 miles per tank. My current one has always been worse, used to do 43 standard, now does 40 most of the time. (Egr delete makes mpg worse in my experience but is necessary on my current car given the state of tune).Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff