berts Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) yesterday took advantage of the first bit of sun this summer and resprayed the mv2 alloys i bought, not the best job struggled a bit been a bit colour blind trying to see what bits i was spraying but main problem was my lack of patience and rushing the job. for a quick make over they are okay, now i will save up to get them done professionally in primer Edited August 13, 2015 by berts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastasbmw Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Looking good those... decent job done... berts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted August 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 wheels fitted today and compared to the mv1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastasbmw Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 looks much better mate.. do like those MV2's a lot.. berts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Looks good man berts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted August 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted September 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 (edited) The oil warning light came on the other day so after a quick look under the bonnet the car seemed to be leaking oil from the rocker cover seal so decided to changed the seal, and also took advantage of taking the top of engine off and fit the post cat oxygen sensor really struggled to remove sensor due to it been so rusty after 6 hours of off and on trying to remove it ( doing rocker seal same time ) i got it off but broke the wire in the mean time, anyway went to fit new one only discover i had ordered the wrong one so had to put the old broken sensor back to plug up the exhaust. now need to return wrong part and then order the correct one Edited September 9, 2015 by berts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 done a couple of updates today, headlight warning light was on so took the opportunity to change all 4 bulbs for more powerful ones i had in my old headlights from my old car also decided to finally get round to fixing the common poor earth on the rear lights, saw this guide on here http://www.e46zone.com/forum/topic/25287-rear-light-cluster-warning-lights/and thought it looked easy, but ran in to a problem that my rear light didn't have a metal piece to clip the earth on to so had to improvise so i soldered a connector on myself next problem car seems to be losing oil so need to search for where it is coming from The_Judge_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkynut Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Thank you for the info on the poor earth to the rear lights. It looks like I've got that issue too so will resolve it in the morrow! Kirkynut berts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 okay decided to step up my game and gave the car a good clean that it desperately needed before Snow foam after Polish New badge finished result will have to wait until tomorrow to get a decent picture as it was getting dark by the time i finished macp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted December 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Started to replace the CCV and Disa valve today after waiting ages for some dry whether first ive bought some axel stands and a new jack to carry out the work and for future jobs so far ive taken off air filter and housing, intake sleeves ( found two cracks in them ) dipstick and disa valve but had to stop due to it getting dark, hope to carry on Tuesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avalaugh Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Any further ? Going to start to do mine tomorrow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted December 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) Not much more, throttle body is off and cleaned icv ( not needed to replace ccv ) got old ccv out. Had a quick go at fitting new ccv but the top fitting is very hard and I didn't have much time look on YouTube for guides, just type in e46 ccv and there should be one by "bulls**tkorner" that's the one I'm using for guidance 16 minutes ago, avalaugh said: Any further ? Going to start to do mine tomorrow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited December 15, 2015 by berts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Still doing bits when i get a free hour or two, managed to do hard part of job and connect top hose on ccv. hoping weather improves so i can put everything back together next tuesday and the icv and throttle body in need of a clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 still bad weather and have been working. managed to fix disa valve and put new o ring and changed o ring on throttle body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted January 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Quick update - after doing the ccv the car developed a missfire, after changing spark plugs, air filter and cleaning maf still didn't run right so took it to garage yesterday to get the live data read but there was nothing there to say what the problem is, so it must be a vacuum leak somewhere so got to pull it apart to have a look when I get the chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted January 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Quick update - after doing the ccv the car developed a missfire, after changing spark plugs, air filter and cleaning maf still didn't run right so took it to garage yesterday to get the live data read but there was nothing there to say what the problem is, so it must be a vacuum leak somewhere so got to pull it apart to have a look when I get the chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J15 CJY Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Could be one of the plugs that goes into your spark plugs... Think they are called ignition coils when you search for them.... I had same problem last year when my car was misfiring... Ended up being the third one.... Davy 330ci 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 7 hours ago, J15 CJY said: Could be one of the plugs that goes into your spark plugs... Think they are called ignition coils when you search for them.... I had same problem last year when my car was misfiring... Ended up being the third one.... Thanks but I've tried moving around coil packs around but the misfire doesn't move cylinder with the coil pack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 7 hours ago, J15 CJY said: Could be one of the plugs that goes into your spark plugs... Think they are called ignition coils when you search for them.... I had same problem last year when my car was misfiring... Ended up being the third one.... Thanks but I've tried moving around coil packs around but the misfire doesn't move cylinder with the coil pack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted February 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 nothing really to update my baby has just been born so not much time at moment to fix but have a couple of weeks off later in the month so will have a go then also wife got me a present for valentines day so when the weather dries up and car runs again ( and passes mot in march ) i will give it a proper clean and wax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted February 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 managed to find time to have a look at my car, started to pull off manifold and noticed a vacuum pipe was off at the back so replaced it and put engine back together thinking that was the problem but took for test drive but the misfire was still there but a little better then it was, so next day pulled the manifold off completely while i was doing this i noticed another vacuum pipe was off (the one circled in red in picture) ordered a new gasket today as the old one was hard and brittle, so hopefully when i put everything back together the car will be fixed and back to normal, fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted March 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 finally got to the bottom of the vacuum leak, it was the pipe i had spotted. its the vacuum pipe that comes from the bottom of the manifold and goes to the Evap purge valve (fuel tank breather valve ) don't remember pulling off when i took things apart changed the gasket and put it all back together today, ran it up to temperature and no misfire appeared. unable to take for test drive as its declared SORN at moment booked in for MOT on Thursday so hopefully will pass and i will tax and be back on road by next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted November 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Finally got round to give the car an oil change been meaning to for last 6 months but not had chance been a bit crazy few months. ive owned the car for an year and a half now and supposedly it got serviced before i got it but judging by the state of the oil filter i think the garage lied to me :-/ as ive only done 7k since i bought it so it should look that bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berts Posted February 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 time to update this again,last Wednesday car went in for mot and failed on the following :- Reason(s) for failure offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) offside front inner Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) nearside front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) nearside front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) Advisory notice item(s) nearside front inner Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) offside front lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) nearside front upper coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) nearside rear lower coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) offside rear lower coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) so as i don't really use the car at the moment as have a b class as family car and wife hasn't passed her test yet so im going to take the bmw off the road and save money by repairing it myself and in the mean time save money by not paying tax and insurance. but might leave it till weather is a bit warmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...