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rasa

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  1. yeh,,front arches not a blemish,,but rear drivers was quite bad,,and nearide was a little also,,also a bit at front corner of sill and a tiny bit near number plate bulbs..paid £3650 5 years ago,,sold it for £1420  thats what i call cheap motoring,,nothing majpr expense at all,,normal things really..

  2. as title,,had it 5 years,,done nearly 6ok miles and loved all of them,,had 156 k miles when sold it,,had it mapped for the 5 years,,engine still as sweet as a nut,,got to love the m57 mptor,,i still own my e90 330d sport,,bit to replace the e46 330d ive bought an e92 se coupe 335d with 95 k miles,,shadowline gloss black trim and space grey is the colour with style 189 wheels,,will post some pics of them when i get the time

  3. 4 hours ago, manwithtool said:

    OK I've found a diagram and I think the part rasa is referring to is the No 1 on this diagram.  I can see it's purpose is to keep the propshaft fixed to the output shaft on gearbox whilst letting the Guibo thing take up the rotational force.  I guess it doesn't spin but has to move to allow for the slight movement in the Guibo.

    I guess I'll be ordering one then ! yeh thats it,,99% anyway..i watched and helped a little when they did my car,,and when he took the sleeve out,,which was quite tight..it was fine inside the bush,,but for £7 wasnt worth not ordering..

     

     

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FOR-BMW-330-330D-E46-PROPSHAFT-COUPLING-MANUAL-26111229754-26117572664-110mm-/150696837174

     

  4. 2 hours ago, momo said:

    Febi are OEM suppliers to BMW for a fair few parts - they supply BMW with the doughnut and centre support bearing that you need.

    If you remove the OEM BMW doughnut and compare it to the Febi one you'll see they're exactly the same, with all the same numbering/lettering for part numbers, except the Febi one has a blank where the BMW logo goes.

    In short - can't go wrong with Febi..

    But they don't supply OEM for all parts.. For example the rear wheel bearing is made by FAG. You can get Febi/Meyle ones too..

    im sure it was you who started a thread for the febi parts couple years back,,and to the op... yes the bolts are supposed to be only used once,,your choice,,for £50 i wouldnt risk it,,also my car parts were probably a little dearer as its a 330d,,why buy a bmw and skimp on parts..ps  centering   bush also,,mine was fine when we took it out,,but again id rather have the part at hand when car is at someones garage,,as the time and space to wait on parts arriving is crap,,especially when sourcing yourself,,different if the garage are getting from a motor factors,,which i rarely do .

  5. id get the rust sorted if planning on keeping it,,will have to cut it out though,,there are some sellers of rear arch metal..ive looked at them but the car is just not worth the outlay now,,had it 5 years and owes me nowt,,done close to 60k miles and it still drives great,,only wear and tear items..although mines a 330d and not petrol,,good luck with it,still one of the best looking cars on the road,,i also own an e90 330d but the e46 still wins on the looks and handling,,bith cars are mapped and fun in different ways,,always liked the golf in mk1 and mk2 guises,,after that they went down hill in my eyes.. 

  6. just done mine few months ago guibo/flex disc,,done centre bearing a year earlier..someone trsacked down that febi were the makers of both,,so i went with them,,and also a centering bush,,well worth replacing that at £7..as if that is goosed and you put it altogether and its still making noises,,also got new bolts for the disc,,they are as much as the dics nearly at £50...buycarparts.co.uk i used,,but i think it maybe just your centre bearing,,while doing that just check your flex disc..

  7. mine started losing coolant last november,,was waterpump,,had quite a bit of play and a strange  sort of noise, but not much,,new pump/belts and a thermostat and coolant,,all fine again..330d 53 plate..also get bmw parts for waterpump and stats

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