* What did you do to/for your E46 today? *

Originally Posted by illestminimike

What is going on here?

I'm paddling my self with my OEM steering...


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Originally Posted by deliroast

Know the feeling lol. When I did ask the maintenance on the touring the fuel filter was marked 2000. To keep this on topic, redid the trim in the m. Still need to do one last part. And full detail yesterday, just in time for rain

My car drives so much better now. I had a small hesitation when pressing the gas pedal which is almost completely gone. Spark plugs made a huge difference in power... feels like I gained about 15-20HP. I'm still tracking a rattling noise in the front though. Damn cars always need attention lol.

Refreshed my manual transmission fluid (D4 ATF w/ 30k miles) with new D4 ATF. Damn the drain and fill plugs were super hard to get off.

washed and waxed my 323 good for the week

cleaned my wheels with mr. clean magic eraser.

My valve cover gasket is leaking, I hear some rattle sound when I drive off... -______-

and... my coolant temps are still 98-102

That strut bar is the nicest ive seen yet. Fuel filters actually do there job better when they are slightly dirty. They are starting to make new filters now that mimic partially clogged by having smaller holes. If performance is good its prob ok but yep 1999 and 2000 prob means overdue. What kind of angel eyes are best? I want good adjustable support clips and black wires, also do they rattle around atall and look cheap?

New Meyle HD control arms are in! The steering is crisp!

My original ZHP control arms were shot after 103k miles. It's true, they do last longer than the regular E46 control arms, but not forever.

Originally Posted by Solidjake

My valve cover gasket is leaking, I hear some rattle sound when I drive off... -______-

and... my coolant temps are still 98-102

video of rattle?

Wondering why u changed ca's? Is that the only way to change ball joint or ?

Originally Posted by Beamer Creamer

Wondering why u changed ca's? Is that the only way to change ball joint or ?

Yup, the outer ball joints were toast. The Meyles have replaceable ball joints so next time they go I don't have to get new arms.

Cool. I just wired in a rockford 800a2 and 12" boston g5 in truck of course. Had a bitch of time to find keyed power anywhere near truck. Had to tap into passenger vanity light circuit in back of fuse panel under dash. I did everything else so it was reversible back to stock but felt real bad about tapping in so found a circuit that didnt matter but i was wondering if anyone knows of better place to get from? I couldnt find in service manual

Originally Posted by serdar255

video of rattle?

Just heard it today.

I own a tool called a chassis ear. You can clip to up to 6 different points with gator clips and put on ear muffs and flip through each channel until you narrow down where noise is coming from. Works good anywhere under car too. Just make sure wires are ziptied away from moving parts and arent rubbing on car paint

Check it out...



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Another busy weekend for me, tackled it nevertheless, a overhaul cooling system:

Replaced with new:
Radiator
Upper and lower hoses
Thermostat
Water pump
Mounting bracket
Expansion tank
Coolant sensor
Level sensor

Bled as stated in Bentley manual, test drove it and no issues. Gauge stayed at 12 o'clock position, Check fluid again, no air bubbles and running great. The only thing is the new Behr radiator had a different drain plug, compare to the oem radiator.

Replaced my passenger side HK speaker... Finally have normal sound again

Also fixed an issue with my headlights. The passenger side would always be a lot dimmer than the drive side... Apparently the D2S bulb fell out of the socket! The locking ring is worthless. It's only a matter of time until it pops out again

Originally Posted by tuscan1205

scratched my wheels with mr. clean magic eraser.

fixed

So my steering is pretty tight, but I still tramline a little. I have replaced control arms and bushings (front and rear) and steering guibo. Could the remaining tramling problem be caused by bad ball joins on the steering rack tierods? Is it worth replacing those as well? The steering feels tight, but I still get yanked around on the highway a little.

Dont just replace incase. Lift car, look and feel inner and outer tierods. U prob have? Checked tire runout on balancer maybe?