What did you do to your car today?

E92William · 02-25-2021, 04:37 PM

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That shaft is done for, needs to be replaced. Look at the high level of wear on the top part, few actuations away from breaking off. If that was a hollow shaft it would have snapped off already. Plus any amount of play is unacceptable.

Thanks for confirming, E92William--you're always super helpful when it comes to this. Now to decide whether to buy a rebuild kit (w/o knowing the condition of the motor or electronics) or just buy brand new altogether and save the headache. E92William do you have any for sale?

That's the issue with the rebuild kits, unless you know electronics are good it's kind of a gamble. I can put you a large valve together, will pm

E92William · 02-25-2021, 04:38 PM

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well the ess is on it's way back to FCP, and new DISA valve is on it's way.

and a volvo thermostat housing.

I did the vaico one, hopefully it doesn't suck, but I trust that FCP will make it right if it does.

Is there a Volvo part that fits these BMWs?

nsjames · 02-25-2021, 06:06 PM

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Is there a Volvo part that fits these BMWs?

no, thats really for my wife's volvo.

335IE90 · 02-25-2021, 07:06 PM

Took a quick dirty picture. It's seriously needs a bath but everything here is still frozen even tho it was 50 out today. Need to order a small hose for the pressure washer that I can keep in the house till needed

JonOhh · 02-25-2021, 10:24 PM

The MSV70 is weird..

Just randomly won't idle down after a warm start. Happy sitting at 900 rpm.....

https://photos.app.goo.gl/nxWfXJ5HJoPXtYgQ9

No codes.

On the upside: I don't notice the absolutely dead passenger side engine mount when it idles at 900!

Mosaud1998 · 02-25-2021, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JonOhh

The MSV70 is weird..

Just randomly won't idle down after a warm start. Happy sitting at 900 rpm.....

https://photos.app.goo.gl/nxWfXJ5HJoPXtYgQ9

No codes.

On the upside: I don't notice the absolutely dead passenger side engine mount when it idles at 900!

The video won't load for some odd reason.

lowrydr310 · 02-26-2021, 02:07 AM

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the small disa valve looked alright. wasn't sloppy at all, turned smartly when I told it to with inpa.

it's nice to know there's not any metal in there.

I guess we see how long the small one lasts, either it fails and makes me pull the intake again, or somehting else makes me pull it again and I do it because it's ancient.

You could remove the valves without removing the intake. I removed my original large valve to inspect - still looks and works great after 140K miles. Still haven't inspected the small one yet until I get another alternator bolt set.

2one3E90 · 02-26-2021, 06:22 AM

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yay fun.
turns out when you remove the plastic from the #6 cylinder your idle problem goes away.

oh, and a new starter.

HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? Disa wow. Is there anything you can do to prevent this? LOL.

longm1985 · 02-26-2021, 07:19 AM

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How'd it get dirty again

Did it rain or snow in WI? It's 41 degrees here. The snow started melting so I guess it can get dirty from all the water on the roads.

Melting snow all over the place. The salt is still there, and when you drive through all those puddles, it gets caked on again really quickly. Looks like I'll get it washed again next week... blargh.

colorado.e9x · 02-26-2021, 08:20 AM

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Took a quick dirty picture. It's seriously needs a bath but everything here is still frozen even tho it was 50 out today. Need to order a small hose for the pressure washer that I can keep in the house till needed

yellow fog lights ftw

nsjames · 02-26-2021, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by lowrydr310

You could remove the valves without removing the intake. I removed my original large valve to inspect - still looks and works great after 140K miles. Still haven't inspected the small one yet until I get another alternator bolt set.

I could, but honestly it's not that hard to pull the intake so I can just get at it properly and not have to contort my arm behind a manifold.
I had it off in under an hour.

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HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? Disa wow. Is there anything you can do to prevent this? LOL.

aging plastic is how it happens.
there's nothing you can do about it other than replace them before they fail.

335IE90 · 02-26-2021, 09:55 AM

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Took a quick dirty picture. It's seriously needs a bath but everything here is still frozen even tho it was 50 out today. Need to order a small hose for the pressure washer that I can keep in the house till needed

yellow fog lights ftw

Yea there great at night and look good. I've ran yellows since my Vw days.

Mosaud1998 · 02-26-2021, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by longm1985

Melting snow all over the place. The salt is still there, and when you drive through all those puddles, it gets caked on again really quickly. Looks like I'll get it washed again next week... blargh.

Yup, same here. All the snow started to melt but there are not that many puddles.

There are some puddles in my neighborhood. But, on the main roads, it's clean.

colorado.e9x · 02-26-2021, 10:25 AM

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Took a quick dirty picture. It's seriously needs a bath but everything here is still frozen even tho it was 50 out today. Need to order a small hose for the pressure washer that I can keep in the house till needed

yellow fog lights ftw

Yea there great at night and look good. I've ran yellows since my Vw days.

I got mine after experiencing a blizzard at night in which it was easier to see without my headlights on

335IE90 · 02-26-2021, 10:29 AM

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Took a quick dirty picture. It's seriously needs a bath but everything here is still frozen even tho it was 50 out today. Need to order a small hose for the pressure washer that I can keep in the house till needed

yellow fog lights ftw

Yea there great at night and look good. I've ran yellows since my Vw days.

I got mine after experiencing a blizzard at night in which it was easier to see without my headlights on

Are they yellow lights or yellow tint ?

Mosaud1998 · 02-26-2021, 12:47 PM

Got some new continental control contact sport srs tires put on for $350 for all 4 tires. Apparently, they are better than the Continental DWS 06 and DWS 06+.

$244 back on the Pirelli's

The discount tire manager was surprised how quickly the tread wore out on the Pirelli's

Can’t get cheaper than that

colorado.e9x · 02-26-2021, 05:02 PM

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Took a quick dirty picture. It's seriously needs a bath but everything here is still frozen even tho it was 50 out today. Need to order a small hose for the pressure washer that I can keep in the house till needed

yellow fog lights ftw

Yea there great at night and look good. I've ran yellows since my Vw days.

I got mine after experiencing a blizzard at night in which it was easier to see without my headlights on

Are they yellow lights or yellow tint ?

Yellow LEDs, clear lenses

colorado.e9x · 02-26-2021, 07:00 PM

I've been fighting trying get this blower motor to seat in and lock for the last hour

all the videos show it effortlessly slipping into place and you rotate. Nope, not mine. I'm starting to get rug burn on my shoulders

Edit: 5 minutes after posting this I finally got it back in

E92William · 02-26-2021, 07:13 PM

That's like the video I watched of the guy just tapping the old driveshaft center support bearing off the shaft and then the new one went in with a couple taps too, meanwhile I needed a 20 ton press to get it off lol

feuer · 02-26-2021, 07:25 PM

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The discount tire manager was surprised how quickly the tread wore out on the Pirelli's

I would be too, as that car is mostly parked.

Mosaud1998 · 02-26-2021, 07:29 PM

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I would be too, as that car is mostly parked.

Eh, it was driven before the lockdown.

Now I drive it like 10 miles a week.

F31B48 · 02-26-2021, 08:22 PM

Did a child seat top tether retrofit on my car today. Strange that it didn't come installed from the factory though as it does have ISOFIX / LATCH points from factory. It was pretty easy to do. The rear parcel shelf has to be removed, my car has the electric blind so it was slightly more involved. Once that was removed i was stoked to find the brackets mounting points were already there. The parcel shelf already had marks where the holes had to be cut. Even the sound insulation was precut. All up, it took about an hour and a half. Just need to wait for the brackets to come from Germany now. They were only $24 each. Added some pics below.

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335IE90 First Lieutenant 307 Rep 289 Posts Drives: Bmw 335i Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	Took a quick dirty picture. It's seriously needs a bath but everything here is still frozen even tho it was 50 out today. Need to order a small hose for the pressure washer that I can keep in the house till needed Attached Images
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Mosaud1998 Colonel 3941 Rep 2,643 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW 540 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Suburb of Chicago iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 BMW 540 [0.00]	Got some new continental control contact sport srs tires put on for $350 for all 4 tires. Apparently, they are better than the Continental DWS 06 and DWS 06+. $244 back on the Pirelli's The discount tire manager was surprised how quickly the tread wore out on the Pirelli's Can’t get cheaper than that Attached Images Last edited by Mosaud1998; 02-27-2021 at 08:02 PM..
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F31B48 Captain 278 Rep 657 Posts Drives: BMW G21 E61 LCI Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Did a child seat top tether retrofit on my car today. Strange that it didn't come installed from the factory though as it does have ISOFIX / LATCH points from factory. It was pretty easy to do. The rear parcel shelf has to be removed, my car has the electric blind so it was slightly more involved. Once that was removed i was stoked to find the brackets mounting points were already there. The parcel shelf already had marks where the holes had to be cut. Even the sound insulation was precut. All up, it took about an hour and a half. Just need to wait for the brackets to come from Germany now. They were only $24 each. Added some pics below. Attached Images Last edited by F31B48; 02-26-2021 at 08:34 PM..
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