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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:...printed with what? Goatse, what else? Company logos.
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PabloBOOM posted:I have thoroughly enjoyed my 2009 335i convertible for the few weeks I've owned it. It has even been assembled and driven 75% of those weeks! I have a 2008 335i sedan with manual and the sport package. I love that car and will fight anyone that tried to take it. Personally, I love the N54. Some of the issues with it were addressed in recalls, others.... Well let's just say you should do your research and keep your eyes on it and give it the attention it needs. A lot of the other stuff is just regular BMW type stuff. I will say, my N54 (running a stage 1 off the shelf tune) does like nice fresh spark plugs. Getting more power out of that is remarkably easy and cheap. I'm not sure how it compares to newer 3 series, but my E90 seems to have body roll under control. But some of that may come from having the sport package. I also swapped on Koni Special Active shocks and struts last year. Now if you weren't married to the idea of having a BMW engine, you could pick up an E9x and swap in an LS and transmission. They already make kits for that. If my N54 dies, that will likely be my route (honestly, it might be anyways given how cheap E9xs can be had).
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Jun 30, 2020 12:21
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e: you know what, this is a dumb question.
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Jun 30, 2020 16:44
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You F3x guys have any issues with the tail lights? I had one replaced on mine (330D) under warranty and brother had both his (320D) done when it was two years old due to moisture issues. They are pretty loving expensive since they replace the entire unit so wondering if there might've been an update to keep it from happening in the future. It would suck to have to pay 500+ bucks every couple of years otherwise. (Other than that the car's been flawless for 2 years and 25k miles.)
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Jun 30, 2020 19:29
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Clayton Bigsby posted:You F3x guys have any issues with the tail lights? I had one replaced on mine (330D) under warranty and brother had both his (320D) done when it was two years old due to moisture issues. They are pretty loving expensive since they replace the entire unit so wondering if there might've been an update to keep it from happening in the future. It would suck to have to pay 500+ bucks every couple of years otherwise. (Other than that the car's been flawless for 2 years and 25k miles.) I had one for 6 years and never had an issue with my tail lights but my car wasn't the LCI. Big sample size here but I know a few people locally and that's not something I've heard a lot about. loving electric water pumps, that's poo poo you hear from F30 peeps everywhere you go. Can't wait to see what fucks up in my M340
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Jun 30, 2020 19:52
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No tail light issues. Did have to have the horns replaced though, but that's the other end of the car. And got the oil filter housing gasket replaced. Radiator got a hole, so they replaced that and the coolant, but afaik they didn't change the pump, but I had good luck on E90s by just redoing the coolant proactively. Been pretty reasonable so far!
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Jun 30, 2020 20:06
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kronix posted:I had one for 6 years and never had an issue with my tail lights but my car wasn't the LCI. Big sample size here but I know a few people locally and that's not something I've heard a lot about. Ours are LCI and wagons so maybe that's a difference. Electric water pumps eh? Will have to keep an eye out for that. Love the god drat thing though, super comfortable ride, great handling, massive towing power and xDrive is excellent. Went to a scout meeting and found one of the participants stuck halfway up a gravel hill with a heavy trailer. Hooked it on to the 330 and just walked it up barely off idle. All that and I still get an easy 40mpg.
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Jun 30, 2020 20:06
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Clayton Bigsby posted:You F3x guys have any issues with the tail lights? I had one replaced on mine (330D) under warranty and brother had both his (320D) done when it was two years old due to moisture issues. They are pretty loving expensive since they replace the entire unit so wondering if there might've been an update to keep it from happening in the future. It would suck to have to pay 500+ bucks every couple of years otherwise. (Other than that the car's been flawless for 2 years and 25k miles.)
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Jun 30, 2020 22:28
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The Hill Descent Control light came up on my E92 dash while I was driving today. It was rainy, but a flat surface. I didn't press the button. Did it kick in automatically?
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Jun 30, 2020 22:48
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Clayton Bigsby posted:Ours are LCI and wagons so maybe that's a difference. Electric water pumps eh? Will have to keep an eye out for that. Love the god drat thing though, super comfortable ride, great handling, massive towing power and xDrive is excellent. Went to a scout meeting and found one of the participants stuck halfway up a gravel hill with a heavy trailer. Hooked it on to the 330 and just walked it up barely off idle. All that and I still get an easy 40mpg. Yep I had mine go out at 50k and BMW did me a solid and replaced it for free. Basically it shorted on and ran constantly until it completely drained the battery and the water pump isn’t stopped by the low voltage cutoff that shuts down just about everything in the car when the battery voltage gets too low. What they didn’t replace for free was the $270 battery that had its life ended early by a series of very deep discharges. That water pump is really the only problem I had with my 335i xdrive after 6 years and 60k miles.
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Jun 30, 2020 22:59
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N55 problems I had: Oil filter housing gasket leak. This is very common. If you don't get it addressed quickly it'll spit oil on your accessory belt (and everything else). If your accessory belt breaks you gotta replace it and the front main seal. Maybe bits get sucked into your oil pan so be prepared for that. God damned cooling system. Replaced the pump (electric), a couple hoses, expansion tank. All at different times so getting stranded on the interstate was great. But that's it! Honestly kinda poo poo but you can mod the gently caress out of it and put out stupid power just check your poo poo often. Don't have to worry about walnut blasting like ke a n54 or turbo issues iirc. E: so yeah it has problems but they're fairly obvious and it's very moddable
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Jun 30, 2020 23:06
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For me I had to get the valve cover replaced because it cracked and the expansion tank for the same reason on my N55.
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Jun 30, 2020 23:14
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The Big Jesus posted:N55 problems I had: Literally my favorite thing about the B58 (after the closed deck) is that they went back to a mechanical water pump. They kept an electric one too just for the turbos to keep things over engineered but the primary one is mechanical again. If I were going to have kept the car long term I would’ve had most of the hoses and the expansion tank replaced.
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Jun 30, 2020 23:16
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rscott posted:For me I had to get the valve cover replaced because it cracked and the expansion tank for the same reason on my N55. Oh yeah this reminds me they recommended a valve cover gasket replacement as well but I didn't get it done. Most issues presented between 65 and 85k miles FYI. OFHG was probably mid 50s and a lot of the rest were resulting from that I think.
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Jun 30, 2020 23:18
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The Big Jesus posted:Oh yeah this reminds me they recommended a valve cover gasket replacement as well but I didn't get it done. Yeah you should just do it. It’s not super expensive and will possibly save you the indignity of driving a car that smells of burning oil everywhere. It’s like $300 in parts of you want to do it yourself. It’s not too bad if you’re mechanically inclined at all and it’s probably no more than $1200 at a shop. Oil going places it’s no supposed to go isn’t awesome. It’s one of those things you probably won’t have to worry about again.
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Jul 1, 2020 00:38
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kronix posted:Yeah you should just do it. It’s not super expensive and will possibly save you the indignity of driving a car that smells of burning oil everywhere. I got mine done under warranty and the listed price was about $650 and most of that was the valve cover itself because the EGR valve is integrated into it as one assembly.
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Jul 1, 2020 00:40
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kronix posted:Literally my favorite thing about the B58 (after the closed deck) is that they went back to a mechanical water pump. They kept an electric one too just for the turbos to keep things over engineered but the primary one is mechanical again. I think they put a mechanical pump on the S55 as well? I'm pretty sure it was one of the many things they beefed up from the N55.
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Jul 1, 2020 03:40
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The Big Jesus posted:N55 problems I had: I have had the exact same issues with mine. I also have a minor head gasket leak that I'll need to take care of at some point, but it doesn't even move the oil level gauge over 5k miles. I think my front left LCAB needs to be replaced as well as it's starting to make a thunk sound when I accelerate from a stop.
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Jul 1, 2020 06:05
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fknlo posted:I think they put a mechanical pump on the S55 as well? I'm pretty sure it was one of the many things they beefed up from the N55. They did put a mech pump on the s55 and kept an electro one as well by the turbos that will run after you're done driving if it's still hot. They're in series
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I’m in an 2011 F11. Would a dead AC compressor throw up a dashboard warning of any kind? I’m 90% mine died after a few weeks of wheezing and, well, no difference between air temp with AC on/off (the volume of air changes though). I want to make sure before I go off looking for a salvage replacement unit.
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Jul 1, 2020 13:58
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Mokotow posted:I’m in an 2011 F11. Would a dead AC compressor throw up a dashboard warning of any kind? I’m 90% mine died after a few weeks of wheezing and, well, no difference between air temp with AC on/off (the volume of air changes though). I want to make sure before I go off looking for a salvage replacement unit. Wouldn't expect for any codes to be thrown. Most obvious verification method is reading air temperature at the vent with AC on, I believe targeting low ~30°F. Throwing a new compressor at the situation might not be advisable. Could have lost refrigerant due to broken line, damaged condenser or evaporator. A dye-test would be wise.
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Jul 1, 2020 17:22
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kronix posted:Yep I had mine go out at 50k and BMW did me a solid and replaced it for free. Basically it shorted on and ran constantly until it completely drained the battery and the water pump isn’t stopped by the low voltage cutoff that shuts down just about everything in the car when the battery voltage gets too low. Well, I looked into it and it appears the engine in mine (N57) is blessed with a mechanical water pump.
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Jul 1, 2020 20:28
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The Big Jesus posted:They did put a mech pump on the s55 and kept an electro one as well by the turbos that will run after you're done driving if it's still hot. They're in series That makes sense on the S55 but according to this the electric pump is dedicated to the turbo on the B58. Frankly, the B58 is probably the best engine BMW has made in a long time. I think compared to the S55 I’d rather have the B58. Similar power stock no crank hub issues.
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Jul 1, 2020 21:50
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So, my dad is in the market for a low-mileage F30. I know a fair amount about e9x but next to nothing about F30s. Which of the engines has the fewest long-term problems? I love the fact that my N52 is relatively trouble-free and he is looking for the same.
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Jul 2, 2020 01:34
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AFAIK the B-series motors are significantly less problematic than the N-series. They've been around for a bit now and seem to have a better reputation.
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Jul 2, 2020 02:06
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the internal door handles of my E90 started melting but every BMW fix is like three hundred dollars minimum so instead I just stopped driving people in my car. it’s a win-win in my book I miss my E46 
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Jul 2, 2020 02:18
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Bear Trade posted:the internal door handles of my E90 started melting New thread title right here
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Jul 2, 2020 02:19
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I imagine the melting is caused by some sort of advanced electrical or pneumatic system, maybe a microwave emitter?
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Jul 2, 2020 03:52
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G80/G82 M3/M4 teaser
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Jul 2, 2020 04:44
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Eugh is the M3 going to have that stupid grille too?
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Jul 2, 2020 05:02
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Eugh is the M3 going to have that stupid grille too? By the looks of this pic, no. BMW has their demographics sliced so thin they probably know why the M4 buyers will accept the snoot but not the M3 buyer.
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Jul 2, 2020 05:10
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Ultimate Mango posted:By the looks of this pic, no. BMW has their demographics sliced so thin they probably know why the M4 buyers will accept the snoot but not the M3 buyer. Here’s a M3 test mule on a trailer. If you zoom in you can see the horizontal bars on the big front grille. 
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Jul 2, 2020 05:22
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LA LA LA I CANT HEAR YOU THE M3 WILL HAVE SMALL GRILLS LIKE THE 2002 LA LA LA
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Jul 2, 2020 06:49
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:So, my dad is in the market for a low-mileage F30. I know a fair amount about e9x but next to nothing about F30s. Which of the engines has the fewest long-term problems? I love the fact that my N52 is relatively trouble-free and he is looking for the same. Nothing in the F30 generation is going to be as problem free as the N52. The N20/N26 have timing chain issues that need to be addressed before 100k. I’ve heard the N26 is better but have no experience. The N55 is probably the most trouble free engine pre-lci. If you can swing a 2016+ the B series engines are a big improvement. I’ve seen guys on the B58 facebook group swinging ridiculous deals on F30 340’s the last few months so I’d keep an eye out.
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Jul 2, 2020 11:34
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Do any of you E39/E46 people have experience with the aftermarket Android Auto head units designed for them? Specifically looking at the AVIN Avant-4.
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Jul 2, 2020 16:01
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kronix posted:Nothing in the F30 generation is going to be as problem free as the N52. The N20/N26 have timing chain issues that need to be addressed before 100k. I’ve heard the N26 is better but have no experience. The N55 is probably the most trouble free engine pre-lci.
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Jul 2, 2020 16:59
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I've got an F30 335xi that I have this vague idea about manual-swapping. I have no idea how viable that is, though.KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:Thanks, he's looking to pay under 20k so the 340 is probably not gonna happen. He also wants a manual transmission and AWD, so this is not gonna be easy lol. I think the F30 328 is still a really fun car, which I am pretty sure could be configured with AWD and a manual -- might find one of those around 20k.
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Jul 2, 2020 17:24
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Do any of you E39/E46 people have experience with the aftermarket Android Auto head units designed for them? Specifically looking at the AVIN Avant-4. Last time I looked at those things they were all running 3-5 year old builds of Android that were hacked to hell. It's probably still hacked to hell but at least it's not ancient trash anymore. Here's a review of the newest one compared to a few generations old: https://www.e46fanatics.com/threads/avin-avant-4-installation-first-review.1253277/ It certainly seems to be less bad than previous ones.
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Jul 2, 2020 18:21
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Yeah, probably shooting for a 328 or 330.
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Those android things always seem amazing at first and then 10 minutes later just throw a wobbly and they never work again and there’s no aftermarket support etc. I would buy one of the Gucci Pioneer CarPlay ones that fits instead
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