Dario's Oxford Green ZSP

[Avetiso]

2003 330i
Oxford Green exterior
Gray interior
5 speed manual
ZSP
Well-optioned (has lumbar and PDC :biggrin)
160k miles

//Car may eventually be an S54 chassis or a drift car after I graduate. :shifty

Car is salvage title due to water/flood damage. Coming to me from San Diego, CA. I'm assuming it's rain damage. Carfax says damage was reported 1/20/2016 (or that's the day the insurance company declared it a total loss) but CA was getting some good rain during that time frame. That, or it was somehow flooded, but the pictures don't show any evidence of severe flooding of that sort (interior looks clean, none of the lights have condensation, cluster is clean, car runs and drives, no evidence of water on exterior, etc...). Car will be getting picked up tomorrow, and will hopefully be in my hands by Wednesday or Thursday.

School is getting more intense for me. I hate the additional stress of the car payment for the M3, so I am selling it, and purchasing this car as a DD. It will get me better gas mileage and I will own it outright.

I'm excite.

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[ELCID86]

Revival 3.0 pending.


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Do tell. :foottap


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - an e46fanatic

[Avetiso]

Do tell. :foottap


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - an e46fanatic

Soon enough. [emoji4]


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[Vas]

Much excited for you. Oxford green too

[Avetiso]

Details up. :)

[Vas]

Details up. :)
Broken link brah

[Avetiso]

Much excited for you. Oxford green too
I can't wait to wash it, lol.

[Avetiso]

Broken link brah
Check now. I just uploaded these pictures. It can take a few minutes.

[Vas]

It's going to sparkle when you clean it. Looking forward to what you think of it when it arrives

[theothersawyer]

Mmmmmm Oxford Green! Beautiful color!

[brettbimmer]

Looks like she has some superb potential. Look forward to following your progress!

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[QC_ZHP]

Definitely has the potential, can't wait for the build. Love the OG too

[Avetiso]

Thank you, fellas. Looking forward to where this takes me.

First question: should I repaint my bezels black (for the headlights)?

[BMWCurves]

Very cool, Oxford Green is one of my favorite BMW colors

[Vas]

Thank you, fellas. Looking forward to where this takes me.

First question: should I repaint my bezels black (for the headlights)?
Yes

[slater]

awesome stuff. looking forward to seeing progress - and details of the salvage title reason.

[ELCID86]

Congrats!


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - an e46fanatic

[fredo]

You had me at Oxford Green.

[Oli77]

Cool luck! I will be enviously watching your progress.

[QC_ZHP]

You had me at Oxford Green.

lol

[Avetiso]

Thanks for the support, fellas. She comes tomorrow (Wednesday the 11th).

[cakM3]

Looking forward to seeing what you have in store for your new project Dario!


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[kakashi169]

Congrats Dario! Finally you are in a 330 again! Time to get some rims, coil overs and styling done!

[Avetiso]

I can't wait to see the condition of the car. I hope it's really clean but its intention is to be a beater/DD any ways.


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[wertyu78]

I love your revival builds. Bringing these cars back to life is always a cool thing to do. OG is a great color, too.

You're going to have to put a real diff in this one, though. Especially after coming from the ///M. I know you like to kick the rear end out:thumbsup

[Avetiso]

I love your revival builds. Bringing these cars back to life is always a cool thing to do. OG is a great color, too.

You're going to have to put a real diff in this one, though. Especially after coming from the ///M. I know you like to kick the rear end out:thumbsup

Glad you enjoy them. I'm happy to write about them.

I do need a real diff. I'm gonna miss the M so bad, but to be honest, as I potentially start getting into autocross/track, I will say that the M3 is much more car than I can handle. I feel much more comfortable learning how to drive on a slower car.


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[BMWCurves]

Glad you enjoy them. I'm happy to write about them.

I do need a real diff. I'm gonna miss the M so bad, but to be honest, as I potentially start getting into autocross/track, I will say that the M3 is much more car than I can handle. I feel much more comfortable learning how to drive on a slower car.


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That's a smart approach.

[Vas]

Car arrived right?

[Avetiso]

Car arrived right?

Few hours. [emoji4]


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[Vas]

Few hours. [emoji4]


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What you mean willis? Till it arrives or it arrived already ?

[Avetiso]

What you mean willis? Till it arrives or it arrived already ?

Till it gets here.


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[Vas]

Till it gets here.


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Hate the difference in time between west and east coast

[Avetiso]

Hate the difference in time between west and east coast

Haha sorry. You'll have to wait until tomorrow.


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[Avetiso]

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[Avetiso]

More details tomorrow. First glance tells me she's a winner.


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[johnrando]

Love Oxford green. Congrats

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[wertyu78]

Dario, pull out the DSLR and get to work! I cannot wait to see this thing come together.

There was an awesome Canadian Spec all cloth E46 sedan interior for sale in Toronto not too long ago for $400. That would be so neat in this car....

[Vas]

It finally arrived. Nice.

[NoVAphotog]

First question: should I repaint my bezels black (for the headlights)?

That's not even a question. +1

[NoVAphotog]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160211/d052efb7995fa6996870f70b3b12d433.jpg


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A good detail and she's back up quick to looking sexy. I'm curious to see what you find out on the reasoning for the salvage title? It looks to be all in order and runs/drives as you said...

[Avetiso]

So I did some quick looking over. I think it might have hydrolocked on the guy. I don't see evidence of actual water on/in the car. Coolant is clear. Oil is murky. I'll have to do more investigating later but I will be draining and filling oil soon and checking again.


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[NoVAphotog]

So I did some quick looking over. I think it might have hydrolocked on the guy. I don't see evidence of actual water on/in the car. Coolant is clear. Oil is murky. I'll have to do more investigating later but I will be draining and filling oil soon and checking again.


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Interesting. This is definitely cool Dario, subbed and keen on your progress.

[slater]

So I did some quick looking over. I think it might have hydrolocked on the guy. I don't see evidence of actual water on/in the car. Coolant is clear. Oil is murky. I'll have to do more investigating later but I will be draining and filling oil soon and checking again.


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does it run? no mention of that in your first post...

love that ZSP front bumper.

[Avetiso]

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[Avetiso]

does it run? no mention of that in your first post...

love that ZSP front bumper.

Yes I drove it yesterday.


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[Avetiso]

does it run? no mention of that in your first post...

love that ZSP front bumper.

It says water or flood damage regardless of the nature of the damage. They don't put much effort into putting a lot of info into the listing.


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[slater]

Yes I drove it yesterday.


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OK, because when you said 'hydrolocked', generally the result of that is catastrophic. in rare circumstances it's not.

glad it runs!!

[Avetiso]

OK, because when you said 'hydrolocked', generally the result of that is catastrophic. in rare circumstances it's not.

glad it runs!!

Maybe I'm misusing the term. I don't see any axial water damage to the car besides water in the motor oil.


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[Avetiso]

I got two keys with this car. One of them isn't from this car lol.


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[slater]

Maybe I'm misusing the term. I don't see any axial water damage to the car besides water in the motor oil.

hmmm. best to drain/refill all fluids before going further, for sure. curious what you find!



I got two keys with this car. One of them isn't from this car lol.

LOL! now that's interesting!

[BMWCurves]

hmmm. best to drain/refill all fluids before going further, for sure. curious what you find!

Agreed. And yeah, I thought hydrolocking usually translated to bent valve stems, broken pistons, and other significant internal issues. If it runs and sounds normal, that's a good sign!


I got two keys with this car. One of them isn't from this car lol.

:rofl

[Avetiso]

What the hell is this pipe? It's connected to the alternator. Never seen this shit before. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160211/4c2d5450e3f0f057b3f10d99c82a49e6.jpg


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[az3579]

I would have thought for sure a hydrolocked engine would be toast, but you drove it, so... Perhaps a revival is doable!

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[Avetiso]

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[Avetiso]

I would have thought for sure a hydrolocked engine would be toast, but you drove it, so... Perhaps a revival is doable!

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Maybe. If getting the water out doesn't remove the ticking then I'll probably need to do some head work. Shouldn't be too bad. Never done it before so I'd be excited.


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[Vas]

That pipe is an alternator cooling duct.

That oil looks yucky.

[Avetiso]

That pipe is an alternator cooling duct.

That oil looks yucky.

Yeah I know (that oil looks yucky, not about cooling duct). I'm hoping just new oil will get rid of the loud ticking. I don't think any valves are bent because when I revved the engine last night it got quieter, not louder, as I would expect it to.

Hopefully.


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[wertyu78]

Dario, dump the old oil and fill her up with some fresh cheapo oil from the parts store. Do a quick compression test and post the results! If it's running good, run it for 200 or so miles and send off a sample of the oil to Blackstone.

[Avetiso]

Dario, dump the old oil and fill her up with some fresh cheapo oil from the parts store. Do a quick compression test and post the results! If it's running good, run it for 200 or so miles and send off a sample of the oil to Blackstone.

Just got her up to operating temperature with new oil. Seems to run fine, save for the fact that the valve train seems really noisy. Could also be a noisy vanos, or maybe bad oil fucks with the vanos. At any rate, I'm hoping it quiets down and that's the end of it.

I can't drive the car on the roads lol. Too many cops for me to risk no papers.

Might go focus on other things now, and heat cycle the car a few times for the next few days and try to get as much as I can out, then dump the oil while it's warm. Then gonna fill her up again and do a tank or two of driving before doing a third oil change.


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[Vas]

Just got her up to operating temperature with new oil. Seems to run fine, save for the fact that the valve train seems really noisy. Could also be a noisy vanos, or maybe bad oil fucks with the vanos. At any rate, I'm hoping it quiets down and that's the end of it.

I can't drive the car on the roads lol. Too many cops for me to risk no papers.

Might go focus on other things now, and heat cycle the car a few times for the next few days and try to get as much as I can out, then dump the oil while it's warm. Then gonna fill her up again and do a tank or two of driving before doing a third oil change.


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Run some Seafoam through it

[slater]

amsoil makes a good 'engine flush' additive. check that out.

[Avetiso]

Okay so noise is actually coming from the bottom of the engine. It's not severe but it's pretty prominent, and that's where the noise is coming from.

Rod bearings?

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[slater]

Okay so noise is actually coming from the bottom of the engine. It's not severe but it's pretty prominent, and that's where the noise is coming from.

Rod bearings?

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possibly. you'd normally see that in the oil though.

[Avetiso]

possibly. you'd normally see that in the oil though.

Well the oil I just took out is flooded with water. I still have it, though.


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[Avetiso]

This right here is a wet air filter, and proof that I pretty much figured out exactly what happened to this car just by looking at it. Lol.

#SalvageVision

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[wertyu78]

This new batch of oil will tell all. How wet is the filter? It's likely rod bearings. If you're lucky, you can roll new bearings in - but that's a gamble. If enough water got in there to take those out, you have damage elsewhere.

Junkyard M54's are cheap nowadays. Then there's also the S54/LSX route. If you're wanting a fun project car, drop a M52 in and then you can boost it later - not sure what your plans are, but it's a cheap way to make big power, relatively reliably.

[Avetiso]

This new batch of oil will tell all. How wet is the filter? It's likely rod bearings. If you're lucky, you can roll new bearings in - but that's a gamble. If enough water got in there to take those out, you have damage elsewhere.

Junkyard M54's are cheap nowadays. Then there's also the S54/LSX route. If you're wanting a fun project car, drop a M52 in and then you can boost it later - not sure what your plans are, but it's a cheap way to make big power, relatively reliably.

All the reading I've done says rod bearings are usually the first thing to go when oil issues arise. Why does having bad rod bearings mean I have damage elsewhere?

And I'm just looking to DD right now. Need another M54 if I'm swapping engines.

EDIT: I won't be running the car till I figure this out, so I don't see how the oil will tell me anything unless I check the oil the came out with the water.


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[Johnmadd]

This is very intriguing and interesting, I'm on the edge of my seat with every update. As long as you do the labor it should be fairly cheap to fix whatever is going on here, good luck Dario.

[danewilson77]

What the hell is this pipe? It's connected to the alternator. Never seen this shit before. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160211/4c2d5450e3f0f057b3f10d99c82a49e6.jpg


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Normal cooling tube for alternator.

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[Oli77]

With a wet air filter you figure the guy drove through very deep water and sucked water in?

[wertyu78]

All the reading I've done says rod bearings are usually the first thing to go when oil issues arise. Why does having bad rod bearings mean I have damage elsewhere?

And I'm just looking to DD right now. Need another M54 if I'm swapping engines.

EDIT: I won't be running the car till I figure this out, so I don't see how the oil will tell me anything unless I check the oil the came out with the water.


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It's not certain that you do, but there is a high possibility. The rod bearings are usually the first to go. Pull the VC and check out the cams. Pull a few plugs and use a video scope to checkout the cylinder walls.

Also, if it was hydrolocked (which certainly sounds like the case), there is a great chance the some of the conrods are slightly bent - first indication of this usually a slight rod knock and the bearings going out...

Did the motor sound "heavy" when you turned it over for the first time - almost like the starter was really struggling to get it to turn over?

[slater]

It's not certain that you do, but there is a high possibility. The rod bearings are usually the first to go. Pull the VC and check out the cams. Pull a few plugs and use a video scope to checkout the cylinder walls.

Also, if it was hydrolocked (which certainly sounds like the case), there is a great chance the some of the conrods are slightly bent - first indication of this usually a slight rod knock and the bearings going out...

Did the motor sound "heavy" when you turned it over for the first time - almost like the starter was really struggling to get it to turn over?

good advice here!

[Avetiso]

This is very intriguing and interesting, I'm on the edge of my seat with every update. As long as you do the labor it should be fairly cheap to fix whatever is going on here, good luck Dario.

I aim to entertain. Haha. Thanks! Always pull my own stunts. :biggrin


With a wet air filter you figure the guy drove through very deep water and sucked water in?

As soon as I saw oil in the motor oil that's what I assumed, because there is no water damage to the body of the car.


It's not certain that you do, but there is a high possibility. The rod bearings are usually the first to go. Pull the VC and check out the cams. Pull a few plugs and use a video scope to checkout the cylinder walls.

Also, if it was hydrolocked (which certainly sounds like the case), there is a great chance the some of the conrods are slightly bent - first indication of this usually a slight rod knock and the bearings going out...

Did the motor sound "heavy" when you turned it over for the first time - almost like the starter was really struggling to get it to turn over?


Was planning on pulling the VC tomorrow and scoping it out and cleaning stuff out as well.

And no. Motor fired right up. Felt just like all my other M54's.



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[Avetiso]

Clicking gets faster with revs. Just checked. Opening up the top end now.


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[Avetiso]

So I just opened up the top end. First of all, mayonnaise galore. Everywhere. Water still abounds after everything condenses and cools. No obvious damage on top but then again you can't see much.

Inside of cylinders are damp. I'm assuming water condensation. Have carbon build up, too (of course). Spark plugs bone dry.

Looked at old oil filter. Metal everywhere. All the same color. All particles are small, which may be an indication that it's only bearings because if it was something sudden and severe, maybe there would be bigger particles. Also just as likely those particles are potentially at the bottom of the oil pain or in the oil I drained.

Gonna go have some food now, go to O'Reily and get a compression tester, and then just go to homework. Need to stay on top of school in the meantime.


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[Vas]

Any pics of the top end ?

[Avetiso]

Any pics of the top end ?

I'll snap some today.

Anymore input guys?


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[Avetiso]

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[Avetiso]

Very likely chance I won't even have this car done until after I come back from Taiwan lol


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[Vas]

I thought the mayo was alot worse

[Avetiso]

I thought the mayo was alot worse

I changed oil and fully heated the motor before j took this pic. Most should be gone now.


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[Avetiso]

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[Johnmadd]

Wash it, cars always run better when they're clean. :)

[johnrando]

True dat

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[3ZHP]

Just went threw this entire post. Now I need to stay with it and see how it turns out. Looks like your heading in the right direction.

A little teaser of the Oxford Green I had prior to my ZHP.

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/3zhpguy/323I/112_1296_2-1.jpg (http://s591.photobucket.com/user/3zhpguy/media/323I/112_1296_2-1.jpg.html)


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[BMWCurves]

Just went threw this entire post. Now I need to stay with it and see how it turns out. Looks like your heading in the right direction.

A little teaser of the Oxford Green I had prior to my ZHP.

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/3zhpguy/323I/112_1296_2-1.jpg (http://s591.photobucket.com/user/3zhpguy/media/323I/112_1296_2-1.jpg.html)


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Those chrome wheels:

http://i.imgur.com/JPTMb.gif

[ELCID86]

:rofl


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous

[Avetiso]

Beautiful car, guy. And I don't see the point in washing it lol. I have very hard water at my house so it would backfire on me, because then I'd have to take car of the stains.

[Avetiso]

Where I'm at now. Next work will be prepping for removal.

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[Avetiso]

Most likely not going to have the car done before I leave to Taiwan. So it will sit for a while.

[Vas]

You pulling it out?

[Avetiso]

You pulling it out?

Yeah. It's easier than dropping the subframe and working on my back, which I hate doing. And safer.

Plus I can inspect the clutch, swap mounts, etc. fix the sticky shift knob.


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[slater]

nice. makes good sense.

[Avetiso]

Hard Motorsport fenders would look really good on this car. :shifty

[QC_ZHP]

Hard Motorsport fenders would look really good on this car. :shifty

YES dooo iiittt.

[ELCID86]

Most likely not going to have the car done before I leave to Taiwan. So it will sit for a while.

Impressive so far. How long will you be gone?


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous

[Avetiso]

YES dooo iiittt.

BP is not a fan. Lol.


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[Avetiso]

Impressive so far. How long will you be gone?


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous

Until June 7th.


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[Avetiso]

Motor almost prepped for pulling. Taking it out Thursday.


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[BMWCurves]

Nice. Post pics of the process.

[Vas]

Yeah what gives....

[Avetiso]

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[Vas]

Nice. Time to clean

[3ZHP]

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Nice Progress! I'm interested in what you find inside.

[Avetiso]

Itching to work on this thing. You have no idea!

[az3579]

Itching to work on this thing. You have no idea!

When do you return?

[kakashi169]

Dario is in Taiwan at the moment. Unless he came back!

[danewilson77]

Bump

S7 Edge, out

[Vas]

Still out of the country

[Avetiso]

I'm back guys! Flew in yesterday morning. And I have an update for the car!

I found out where the noise is coming from. The bearings are actually fine. In fact, they half incredibly little wear at all. What happened is that the connecting rod on cylinder 6 bent, and what this did is violate the clearance between the bottom of the piston and the large sprocket at the end of the crank (backside). I could tell when I removed the crank cover and saw like 6-7 of the teeth on the sprocket were ground down about 1mm. The crank should still be fine to run. No damage to the journals or the bearings, in fact when I rebuild I probably won't replace them. The next step now is to just tear it all down and replace that rod and anything else that is worn or damaged and slap it all back together.

[cakM3]

Welcome back Dario! Glad to see you found the problem!:thumbsup

[Avetiso]

Welcome back Dario! Glad to see you found the problem!:thumbsup

Thanks, Chuck! Now, explain that new car... :foottap

[az3579]

Thanks, Chuck! Now, explain that new car... :foottap

He went on a theft spree that involved high speed police chases and lots of money. The car was just a bonus.

[Avetiso]

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[Johnmadd]

Dayum!

[cakM3]

Thanks, Chuck! Now, explain that new car... :foottap

Is your phone number the same Dario?

[Avetiso]

Is your phone number the same Dario?

Yep.


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[Oli77]

No way on the connecting rod! You mean you could drive it like that?

When my son hydrolocked his engine (>foot of water, most in the car), the engine would not turn over and the rod was not bent near as much as yours.

[Avetiso]

No way on the connecting rod! You mean you could drive it like that?

When my son hydrolocked his engine (>foot of water, most in the car), the engine would not turn over and the rod was not bent near as much as yours.

Yeah. Car started up no problem. Drove up the street on it.


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[BMWCurves]

Yeah. Car started up no problem. Drove up the street on it.


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:eyetwitch

[slater]

that is nuts.

[Avetiso]

Spent a bunch of time cleaning the block and the pistons. About to drop about $900 on parts, too.

[Avetiso]

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[BMWCurves]

Oooh updates.

[Avetiso]

Lapping valves today.
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[Oli77]

Weird looking tool. What does it do?

[danewilson77]

Weird looking tool. What does it do?
It laps valves

S7 Edge, out

[johnrando]

#iseewhatyoudidthere

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[Avetiso]

Weird looking tool. What does it do?

The suction cup attaches to the valve face to allow you to spin the valve while it is seated. This allows you to grind the valve in place to get a good seal.


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[Oli77]

The suction cup attaches to the valve face to allow you to spin the valve while it is seated. This allows you to grind the valve in place to get a good seal.

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Thanks Dario.

It laps valves

S7 Edge, out
Really?

[derbo]

Great progress Dario. Wish I had time to rebuild.

[derbo]

This thing is for sale isn't it Dario?


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[Avetiso]

This thing is for sale isn't it Dario?


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Eh. Kinda. Just looking to move to something cheaper, not really motivated.


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[az3579]

Eh. Kinda. Just looking to move to something cheaper, not really motivated.


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I know JUST THE PERSON for your Oxford 330, Dario! Please PM me if you're really interested in selling! The dude is hell bent on buying a green E46, and is even willing to go as far as buying a stripper model 01 325 just to get it... I'd much rather him buy your car. :)

[Avetiso]

This thing is for sale isn't it Dario?


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Eh. Kinda. Just looking to move to something cheaper, not really motivated.


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[Avetiso]

I know JUST THE PERSON for your Oxford 330, Dario! Please PM me if you're really interested in selling! The dude is hell bent on buying a green E46, and is even willing to go as far as buying a stripper model 01 325 just to get it... I'd much rather him buy your car. :)

Really? Well, you can tell him about it if you want.


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[derbo]

I know JUST THE PERSON for your Oxford 330, Dario! Please PM me if you're really interested in selling! The dude is hell bent on buying a green E46, and is even willing to go as far as buying a stripper model 01 325 just to get it... I'd much rather him buy your car. :)

I was about to tell you BP lol


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[az3579]

Really? Well, you can tell him about it if you want.


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Well, I told him... but it would help if I had some recent pics and a rundown of what's what. :)

Edit: nevermind, Derek sent me your ad on Craigslist, which I forwarded.

[Avetiso]

Still driving this car. 30k on the motor now, minimal issues. Had a recent bad run of small failures on the car recently, though. Showing its age at almost 190k miles with minimal maintenance lol. Now that I'm working full-time (construction :p), I can afford to invest a little bit into it. First priority is fixing the AC evaporator, and next up is probably figuring out why my motor just never does run quite as well as the other E46s I've had.

List of parts I've ordered:

4 jack pads (mine have broken or fallen off)
Fuel filter
Fuel door latch
Fuel tank cap
Drier receiver
AC expansion valve
AC evaporator core
Fuel tank filler pot
Santech AC o-ring kit
Intake cam position sensor

$382 for all those parts.

I've also recently switch over to some Style 197s that I picked up for a steal. The fronts have decent tread, and I installed some cheap chinese tires on the rear to burn through until I end up fixing the suspension. Then I'll actually get some respectable tires.

Next up, I'm probably going to pull the motor again. I have a lot of small things I want to check, get a new flywheel and clutch, and maybe this time, full rebuild the head instead of just refreshing it.

[Avetiso]

Here she is on the new wheels. After I sell off the tire pressure sensors that I took off these wheels, the net cost of these wheels will be like $170. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180926/6f6bea2edf2cd74c7e1e61e23e12aa51.jpg

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[az3579]

Did you do any machine work to the head when you rebuilt it last time?

[Avetiso]

Did you do any machine work to the head when you rebuilt it last time?
Nope. Just cleaned up the valves and did an old school job of reseating the valves.

[ZHPizza]

Here she is on the new wheels. After I sell off the tire pressure sensors that I took off these wheels, the net cost of these wheels will be like $170. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180926/6f6bea2edf2cd74c7e1e61e23e12aa51.jpg

Sent from my SM-N950U using TapatalkNice. I'm considering picking up a set of those locally for backups.

[joeybananaz18]

hey another OG. can't believe I'm seeing this for the first time now.

[Avetiso]

Nice. I'm considering picking up a set of those locally for backups.

I picked them up pretty cheap, but you could probably find something cheaper for backups because I usually see these around 400-600. Not sure what you're looking to spend or what you want from backups, though!


hey another OG. can't believe I'm seeing this for the first time now.

I haven't been posting in years lol. That's why. :p

[bandwagn]

Love the 197s

[Avetiso]

Love the 197s

Thanks!

[joeybananaz18]

I haven't been posting in years lol. That's why. :p

I wish my car was as green as yours looks in those pics. I did a great job with a paint correction this summer but I’ve been leaving the car out at night for the past few weeks so my wife can use the garage with the baby. Leaf imprints everywhere.


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[Avetiso]

Picked up a very nice deal on black 75mm Turner studs, front strut plates and rear Turner reinforcements. All brand new for $100. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180928/eaa925ff2f6657d885bb460aad88535d.jpg

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[johnrando]

Looking good!

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[Avetiso]

Scored a set of brand new koni yellow shocks for $450 off e46fanatics. Now I just need to find some springs to go with it. Any suggestions?

[Avetiso]

Looking good!

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Thanks JR!

[Avetiso]

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[Avetiso]

Excuse the filthy wheels. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180929/dec570b09ccdf35e26c22d50bcb6d52a.jpg

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[cakM3]

I love the color of your car Dario! Looks amazing :)

[Avetiso]

I love the color of your car Dario! Looks amazing :)Thanks Charlie!

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[cakM3]

If you're ever in New England be sure to look us up!

[Avetiso]

If you're ever in New England be sure to look us up!I would never forget to!

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[Avetiso]

Good day for the car today.

Installed my Turner 75mm studs, and in the process found the source of a noise coming from the heat shield rubbing the rotor. Also installed the new camshaft position sensor on the intake side. I installed a new fuel cap, fuel filler pot, and a new clicking mechanism that you use to pop the fuel door.

I also installed a new fuel filter and found that the vacuum hose on the filter was completely destroyed, so I installed a new one, as well.

Pretty good day.

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[johnrando]

Yup, good day and those look great!

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[Sockethead]

Man you took care of a lot of little BS issues... very satisfying, eh? Car must be running good now...

[Avetiso]

Man you took care of a lot of little BS issues... very satisfying, eh? Car must be running good now...Much better. I feel like the cam sensor fixed a lot of little quirks the engine had.
Yup, good day and those look great!

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