[E92William]

I've never tried to do it without the walnut blaster but that valve spray is pretty damn strong I've used it for other stuff and as long as you let it soak for a bit it'll get a lot off.

[colorado.e9x]

I've been procrastinating my diff and tcase fluid change for months now. Good luck man

[Emilime75]

I've used the spray to try and clean off some residue AFTER a walnut blast. I thought I could get all of the thick stuff of with walnuts and then just use the CRC(among other chems I had on hand) to just get rid of the last thin layer of black from the aluminum...nope, barely did anything to it. Went back and finished it off with walnuts. Not to mention the giant mess it makes when you fill the intake chamber with it, then scrub with a brush and finally have to use a blow gun to get it all out.

Never again.

[BSM n54iS]

Originally Posted by colorado.e9x

I've been procrastinating my diff and tcase fluid change for months now. Good luck man

It's not that bad, kinda smelly

[colorado.e9x]

Went on a spirited drive in the country tonight. Loved it, though it made me realize I really need to clean the inside of my windshield. Also the tires finally rubbed on the strut after all this time lol.

[Serf27]

Originally Posted by Emilime75

I've used the spray to try and clean off some residue AFTER a walnut blast. I thought I could get all of the thick stuff of with walnuts and then just use the CRC(among other chems I had on hand) to just get rid of the last thin layer of black from the aluminum...nope, barely did anything to it. Went back and finished it off with walnuts. Not to mention the giant mess it makes when you fill the intake chamber with it, then scrub with a brush and finally have to use a blow gun to get it all out.

Never again.

It’s not that bad.
I let the CRC cleaner sit over night and it removed almost everything.
I used a hand soap pump to pump out all the fluid. Put a shop vac nozzle in the intake while blowing out the residue and it doesn’t make much of a mess.
Left the valves completely clean and little carbon on the head.

[tlow98]

Originally Posted by GrumpyH

Did a full polish on my bmw e91

Pics or it never happened.

[colorado.e9x]

Originally Posted by GrumpyH

Did a full polish on my bmw e91

How long did that take? Been wanting to do this

[unixnerd]

Originally Posted by colorado.e9x

How long did that take? Been wanting to do this

I've done a pile of BMWs with my power polisher over the years, allow a whole day. Was particularly pleased with this E36 328i. It was in a terrible state when I bought it for £400 (not a typo) and it took 3 days.

A few tips: Remove any trim you can including the Roundels. Put a cover over the glass and wheels to stop residue getting onto it. Never let residue dry, so best to avoid hot days. Not possible to use too much water when rinsing the car.

[colorado.e9x]

Very good that's what I was expecting. Mine has seen better days and will most likely require a full correction. Perhaps this fall I'll get it going

That E36 looks great btw

[donut_boi]

Did maintenance stuff, installed BMWP Exhaust, 513Ms and M3 mirrors then went for a drive

[colorado.e9x]

Does anyone know why the trim retainer clip next to the start button is different from the rest?

The hole for it is much bigger and the clips for the rest of the dash trim are too small

[tlow98]

Originally Posted by donut_boi

Did maintenance stuff, installed BMWP Exhaust, 513Ms and M3 mirrors then went for a drive

Nice! Love the 513m. Did you do stock staggered set front and rear or set of square fronts all around?

[ky0u]

Originally Posted by colorado.e9x

Does anyone know why the trim retainer clip next to the start button is different from the rest?

The hole for it is much bigger and the clips for the rest of the dash trim are too small

My trim clips were all the same size but maybe there's variance between years? Any chance it's been changed in the past?

[colorado.e9x]

Today I have:

Fixed my front passenger door trim

Fixed sagging dash trim

Fixed my broken sport mode

Reinstalled my deleted cigarette lighter to the drivers footwell

[donut_boi]

Originally Posted by tlow98

Nice! Love the 513m. Did you do stock staggered set front and rear or set of square fronts all around?

Thanks tlow98 , I stuck to the staggered set up. The 513Ms are so hard to find but if I do get the chance to run a square set up I would love to try it.

[Emilime75]

Love those 513Ms. I searched forever for a set and eventually gave up and settled on a set of grey 437Ms.

[chizer]

so to i picked up a car from a guy that was sitting for about four years.. he has a drive shaft in the backseat and told me it needs a drive shaft.. and it needs a key.. i took old key to lock smith he installed new battery and i was praying the car would start ... i installed new battery checked fuel tank and pump seemed to be in ok shape ..stuck the key pushed the start button and ,,,,NOTHER . pushed it and and held it for a bit and the windshield wipers came on and wouldn't stop ... finally they stopped but not many lights came on in the dash .. i rolled all the windows down and back up and both back window popped the regs ...damnit ..any the sunroof wouldn't open all the way .. ?? so now i have to find out why it won't start ..looked at fuses.. waking up and going back at it .any advice on things i need to look for or do with this car would be awesome .. thinking about rapping it .. i wanna install small lip on the trunk..

Best online store for bimmer parts ????????????

[colorado.e9x]

If the fix ends up being fairly simple or at least cost effective, get it to run properly first. Cosmetics after. For OEM/OE parts I highly recommend FCP Euro. If they don't have the part for some reason, ECS Tuning is a decent alternative. Depending on the part I'd even say going to a scrap yard or eBay used parts would be fine.

As far as the issues you're having that's a bit out of my field. Best of luck to you

[alfazrus]

Got my customized M3 cluster with M logo delete and matching OEM amber for a simpler & more uniform look. Installation was a breeze as it was PnP. I want to thank LMB33IS for the smooth transaction and job well done.

[Karlos20945]

Resprayed my start/stop button as the black paint was starting to peel off. Pretty happy with the result (painting is not my forte). Satin black finish, for those interested.

[unixnerd]

So today I cleaned out my VANOS check valves. Top one was filthy, bottom fine. Not too bad a job but you really do need to access them from the wheel arch. Went for a test drive and there is a good deal more power from 3-4k rpm now. Once the new seals arrive I'll do the VANOS solenoids too. Fairly sure they were sticking. BMW should have made them a bit bigger, they're small and easily clogged.

Also did an armrest mod. I cut the legs off a spare armrest and velcro'd it on top of the old one. Much, much better elbow support. I'm smallish and the E90 armrest didn't work for my. E46 was just perfect. I'll dye it black now I know it works.


Alas just as I was getting back from the test drive the ABS, TPMS and DSC lights went on! INPA tells me I have a bad right rear wheel sensor. It never ends....