What did you do to your car today? v.2015

[erikerikerik]

I pulled engine code
1226 - knock sensor.

looked up what could throw the code.

1. Vacuum leak...at all points in the system, anything rubber
2. Bad spark plugs
3. Bad coil box and or oil wires
4. Bad 02 sensor
5. Bad crank position sensor
6. Warn out AFM
7. Water damaged ECU
8. Cracked valve cover gasket
9. Bad sealing oil cap
10. Bad sealing oil-dip-stick
11. Dying fuel pump
12. Gas cap leak (however i think thats for m44)

So yeah...looks like its time to pull the trigger on my swap.

[E36 TI-M]

Originally Posted by erikerikerik

I pulled engine code
1226 - knock sensor.

looked up what could throw the code.

1. Vacuum leak...at all points in the system, anything rubber
2. Bad spark plugs
3. Bad coil box and or oil wires
4. Bad 02 sensor
5. Bad crank position sensor
6. Warn out AFM
7. Water damaged ECU
8. Cracked valve cover gasket
9. Bad sealing oil cap
10. Bad sealing oil-dip-stick
11. Dying fuel pump
12. Gas cap leak (however i think thats for m44)

So yeah...looks like its time to pull the trigger on my swap.

i got a knock sensor problem too on my newly acquired TI. no codes as the car is completely dead just a printout from the latest smog test showing knock sensor fault.

so a knock sensor wouldn't really go bad by itself?

[erikerikerik]

The fault code from what i'm looked up; and even started to replace parts is this.

1) the sensor it self is done = easy repair/replace.
2) the sensor is being triggered.

Both of those throw the knock code.

mooore than likely its a vacuum leak.

[pred]

I finally had a day off, Well not really, But a day off of work and I had to work on my 90 Diesel suburban and the 93 Dodge Diesel, But before I did all that crap I went ahead and pulled out the 318ti, Dusted the pollen and Oak leaf things and gave it a bath, Took it for a spin to the plant nursery to pick up some flowers for the wife, And boy this thing can be fun,
This summer it gets a new BIG clutch, LSD rear and stronger axles !
Good little toy !
Peter

[M-technik-3]

Put the E36 M3 front bumper on, need to pull the kidney panel or replace it with a straight one. I think I am going to use an early one as I like the reversed kidney's.

Added my OZ superleggra's with massive snows for odd ball look.

[wolferj-RIP]

Artem knows what this is;



I just installed a bluetooth enabled c33 head unit with all pixels and display working...

I had a c33 with a bad volume knob, and I picked up a unit from Artem that had Aux and bluetooth added, but the display was bad... Combined the best parts of the two units and created a perfect 20 year old OEM stereo... Put it in Roddy (swapped ti) to stream music from my phone and mp3 player for the trip to Bimmerfest in less than 2 weeks...

[BlackBMWs]

Haha! I'm preparing as well. I installed an alarm for our trip to L.A.


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[BlackBMWs]

I scored at Pick n Pull yesterday. A primed rear sport bumper with all trim and valence, a sport upper back seat with no rips, a X-brace and various trim pieces and an intact radio HVAC panel.

[erikerikerik]

Where do you go for all these awesome pick and pull finds? I only get 325auto's where I'm at.

Also. Started to replace all of my vacuum hoses. turns out almost ALL of them are done. and I cleaned / polished the inside of the throttle body. cleaned up a whole bunch of bits.

[BlackBMWs]

Originally Posted by erikerikerik

Where do you go for all these awesome pick and pull finds? I only get 325auto's where I'm at.

Lucky enough to be within 20 miles of 4 Pick n Pull yards. Then it's just check for inventory and hustle out there to get first pick. (There a 97 M3 in South San Jose...) I wasn't the first to the TI, but I suspect the first dudes on seane were Sedan or Coupe guys as they left the rear M-tech bumper. I pulled it and set it to the side to collect other parts and two other, not so friendly guys came, looked for the rear bumper, slammed the hatch, cursed and split. A matter of 20 minutes difference.

I lucked out on the X-brace as the yard missed listing the E36 vert. I happened upon it by chance. My luck...

Pick and pull's pricing seems to have increased by at least 50% over the last year. Not as bargain as it used to be.

I need to go back as I need another harness for heated seats. I received the new OE heating pads to install in Wifie's restored seats. Once I figure out how to do it, I will retrofit all the non-heated seats. They rule in the winter.

[E36 TI-M]

rich how much do you want for the hvac panel and bmw spark plug cover?

Missing those on the alaska blue

[BlackBMWs]

Hi John! Actually I was going to use both, but I actually have a new HVAC panel I could use. I know I have other covers as well, just need to be cleaned up. I think I tried to buy a new spark plug cover and was told they were NLA. So when I see clean intact ones, I grab them. This one will go on Cali, I'll look for a spare for you from my parts locker.

For your hospitality during our last meet, you can have them for whatever I paid for them. oh, I have the upper wire box cover for you. On me.

What else do you need for Blue to be up and running?

[erikerikerik]

Finally finished up with everything...
And now my bay looks like this.

[BlackBMWs]

This weekend's 1998 Cali project installs for Fest trip.

Supersprint to Stromung swap.

3.45 LSD swap in


Rear speaker upgrade

Head unit upgrade.

In car HD camera

Also will swap my Contours for my split stars from my 97 Sport. (Better tires)

Change oil, tranny and diff fluid, diff, oil and air and cabin filters and BMW coolant


I'm thankful it's not blazing hot today...


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[E36 TI-M]

Nice stromung! Still wrapped like when you got it from me

is the supersprint now up for grabs? Haha