[RajB]

Glad she's nearly there with getting her sorted and ship shape, as well as the mods too.

[BMW Steve]

Originally Posted by RajB

Glad she's nearly there with getting her sorted and ship shape, as well as the mods too.

Its never ending, I now want a csl boot lid,

Oil Catch Can and a Oil Cooler mini rad thingy

[RajB]

Originally Posted by BMW Steve

Its never ending, I now want a csl boot lid,

Couldn't agree more with this statement

My CSL bootlid is from Seibon. Excellent quality and fit.

[BMW Steve]

Its Never Ending, I Spoke to flipping soon

It looks like the rocker cover has a crack in it as the oil leak has re-appeared up near banks 5&6, you can just see a hairline crack,,,,,,, any one else had this and where did you go to get a replacement rocker cover, there are some on the bay from the US and Hong Kong, do i take that chance, or back to BMW to be shafted big time.

Another issue, The car is running fine apart from when it is idling, then it starts getting a little lumpy, after replacing the Lambda sensor (Bank One) the car was more lumpy then before so it was unplugged and the car is running fine with it unplugged, trying to understand what is going on. I think I need to speak the chap who mapped it to see if it was turned of.

But I am also thinking if its not running as it should with a new lambda sensor then that sensor is faulty?

Any input would be appreciated

[steertrak335i]

Hi Steve , had to do my valve cover last year as i had the same problem . Seems to be a common problem on the n54 . Got mine from Bmw with a new gasket , i think for about £350 or so . Not to difficult to do just fiddley and time consuming . Took about 4 hours . Good luck ! Charlie

[BMW Steve]

Originally Posted by steertrak335i

Hi Steve , had to do my valve cover last year as i had the same problem . Seems to be a common problem on the n54 . Got mine from Bmw with a new gasket , i think for about £350 or so . Not to difficult to do just fiddley and time consuming . Took about 4 hours . Good luck ! Charlie

Just had a chat with BMW and apparently they replace on average 6/7 a month, Now going to see if its covered under my warranty.

[RajB]

Damn that's crappy luck buddy. Should be covered though tbf.

[BMW Steve]

Originally Posted by RajB

Damn that's crappy luck buddy. Should be covered though tbf.

I am getting another lambda sensor for Tuesday, going to see if it was a faulty sensor, and then possibly call BMW next week and get them to look at the rocker cover issue. I want the car running as it should before they look at the car.

[texasjohn]

Hello Steve mate its John from work.

I've just bought a 335i N54 saloon. Will catch up with you next time I'm in the office!

[BMW Steve]

Originally Posted by texasjohn

Hello Steve mate its John from work.

I've just bought a 335i N54 saloon. Will catch up with you next time I'm in the office!

Hi John,,, So you bit the bullet,,,,

Now you know this is no good with out picks

Chat Monday

"O" And you can park in the visitors spaces for one day,,,,,lol

[texasjohn]

Originally Posted by BMW Steve

Hi John,,, So you bit the bullet,,,,

Now you know this is no good with out picks

Chat Monday

"O" And you can park in the visitors spaces for one day,,,,,lol

Haha thanks Steve. I'm away tomorrow but I'll catch you later in the week.

Here's the car... http://www.bedfordspecialistcars.co....01702232608572

[Dann]

Originally Posted by texasjohn

Haha thanks Steve. I'm away tomorrow but I'll catch you later in the week.

Here's the car... http://www.bedfordspecialistcars.co....01702232608572

That looks awesome.
Interesting that it's a SE and only has 17" wheels (by the looks of it)
Love the interior wood trim though and the colour

[texasjohn]

Originally Posted by Dann

That looks awesome.
Interesting that it's a SE and only has 17" wheels (by the looks of it)
Love the interior wood trim though and the colour

Yep, 17s. Not staggered either...They are the same wheels as fitted to the E90 LCI run-out E90/91 Exclusive model and some E92 LCI cars.

The build sheet lists "P7MC Exclusive Edition" among the codes. But BMW never offered the six cylinder cars in this spec to the UK (AFAIK), and after LCI you could only buy the 335i saloon in M Sport trim, not SE (although you could get coupes as SE until the end of production). Clearly it's not an M Sport, but it really is a one off car.

[BMW Steve]

Well, it's been a struggle but I got the 335 back last night. New rocker cover, lambda sensor, and another set of plugs. Going to pick it up on the way home later so I can give the car a good clean and use it for a couple of days.

Just going to enjoy the car for now, and off to Germany in May,,,,,,

[BMW Steve]

Shit Me,,,,,, It shifts now

What a transformation,

I still think that the original underlying issue with the cracked rocker cover, plugs and coils that were contaminated and saturated in oil due to the leak were the main reason why it was always slightly sluggish and lacking performance.

Now with every thing sorted and the map this is one quick little puppy, I need to go back to Reidy Tuning and have the car mapped again so he can push up the power slightly. Looking forward to seeing the rolling road results in 2 weeks time.

[RajB]

Excellent news there.

You think she's quick now wait till you get used to her and go stage 2 turbos and the like LOL

That would be the next thing I'd like to do. Pity funds don't allow yet.

[BMW Steve]

If it is not one thing then it's another...

Drove to work Friday evening and picked up a stone chip in the bottom right corner

I drove home on Saturday morning and I watched the crack slowly move across the windscreen....

New screen arrives on Wednesday, ready for the MOT on Thursday.

[RajB]

Damn buddy that's not good. BUT having a new screen is always nice lol.

[ODON89]

Lush car mate loving the colour 👍🏻

[BMW Steve]

Originally Posted by RajB

Damn buddy that's not good. BUT having a new screen is always nice lol.

It was badly pitted any way, and needed replacing... BUT this time I did not stick a hammer to it.

[BMW Steve]

Originally Posted by ODON89

Lush car mate loving the colour ����

Thanks, The colour was the main reason I purchased this car,,,,,,

And some new picks taken in the sun the other day.......

[CitizenKane]

What a beautiful car. Apologies if I missed it earlier, but what kind of diffuser is that?