[e91Owner]

Nice little starter replacement. Just took a dump without warning. Luckily the tow to my house was only a few miles.

[Mike K]

Mickey Mouse coolant flange replacement time. The old one crumbled on removal. I used a rag and some clamps to close down the coolant hose to keep the debris out of the water pump.

To seat the new tight fitting aluminum flange I greased the O ring and put the flange in the freezer for 30 minutes. Then I started each of the two 10mm bolts a bit. Finally, I placed a hammer handle on the lower flange lip and the hit the other end of that hammer with another hammer. The new flange popped right in.

I only drained about 2 quarts of coolant by using another members method of starting the engine and running the small coolant return hose into a container. After about a minute I had my 2 quarts drained easily. Then nothing spilled out when pulling the flange and hose. Peace of mind on that front now..

[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by Chapperss

Installed an Android Head unit thingymabob

That's a vast improvement. I don't care for thingymabobs, but if I had one I'd do this to it.

[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by Karlos20945

Tried to remove my driver's side wheel arch liner to access the washer bottle, as I think the pump filter might be clogged. Failed miserably. Turns out I'll need three plastic rivets that I don't have, so I stopped before I did any damage.
Why anyone thought it was a good idea to put the tank behind the wing is anyone's guess.

If you're careful and lucky not to lose the pins you can drive the center out of those 3 plastic rivets and reuse them. Push them out with a small punch then look for them after you get the liner out.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by e91Owner

Nice little starter replacement. Just took a dump without warning. Luckily the tow to my house was only a few miles.

Nice work! How many miles, and what’s that hose in the soda bottle?

[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by nsjames

I didn't do it, but I paid a man to torch out all four studs at the collector, slip two new gaskets in and put new bolts in it.
The old hardware had gone back to the earth.
and just like that magically the 55-57MPH cruising throttle vibration I've been trying to track down for a year is gone. Who'd have thunk it was the exhaust vibrating?

How much did this experience cost me?
$53.50
He was done in 20 minutes. Sometimes it's worth taking your junk somewhere. Exhaust work is about the only thing I don't do.

I sliced into the exhaust on the 330 trying to take the flange off, had to pay the local shop $20 to fix the gash, but that involved dragging it there in my truck bed. I'm thinking on how I'm gonna get the much worse looking exhaust on the 325 down in the near future, I'm leaning towards your solution, just take it to someone who does that for a living and gojo my hands of it.

[Serf27]

Originally Posted by 3PedalJake

If you're careful and lucky not to lose the pins you can drive the center out of those 3 plastic rivets and reuse them. Push them out with a small punch then look for them after you get the liner out.

The pins usually fall behind the side skirt.
So look there.

[LoveSauceE90]

took me all damn day, but finally got the headlights to go with my taillies. the black led sidemarkers look nice too. now for a tint and some black wheels. had this car about 4 months now.

please forgive the dirty front bumper, I was exhausted.

[e91Owner]

Originally Posted by Mike K

Nice work! How many miles, and what's that hose in the soda bottle?

That's at 120k. Amazing how fast the new Bosch starter is. The water bottle is just for the fuel line. It's on my e60 N52 which has an additional part that holds the intake manifold on, so unlike my e91, I had to remove it.

[Pittz1]

Originally Posted by e91Owner

That's at 120k. Amazing how fast the new Bosch starter is. The water bottle is just for the fuel line. It's on my e60 N52 which has an additional part that holds the intake manifold on, so unlike my e91, I had to remove it.

I'll say the same. The Bosch starter sounds like a F1 car starting up compared to the PE. At 190k.

[tcphoto]

Washed it then wax on and wax off.

[colorado.e9x]

Had my gfs grandma sew on the steering wheel cover, didn't enjoy it when I did my last one lol. Forgot to put the double stick tape prior so it was moving around quite a bit. My fix? Spreading the seam and injecting it with loctite shoe glue. Twisted it around a little to help spread it and now just gotta let it set for a couple days. I ran out of the tube I had, theres still a couple spots on the back spokes that are a little loose. The wheel underneath was shot anyway so I don't plan on taking it off. Other than that, conditioned it while I'm waiting.

I'll make a post with pics after install

[M-technik-3]

Got my 193M's on with Michelin PS4's on them.

[Twix]

Installed my 3 stage. Now winkfp isn’t working.

[Twix]

Got the bimmerlabs tune in! Took it for a quick spin around the block, definitely more torque.

[E92_William]

Used it to carry a Harbor Freight tool box. Gets me thinking if I should have gone for the E91 instead.

[Mosaud1998]

Originally Posted by e91Owner

Nice little starter replacement. Just took a dump without warning. Luckily the tow to my house was only a few miles.

I think mines is going bad too.

Starting to get those long cranks then it turns over issue all over again.

[e91Owner]

Originally Posted by Mosaud1998

I think mines is going bad too.

Starting to get those long cranks then it turns over issue all over again.

If I were to do it over again, I would have just replaced it when the slow cranks started. Better than ending up needing a tow 😉

[juni0r123]

Cleaned the oil that has decided to leak from the connection hose to the intercooler on my 2007 E91, messy but satisfying.

[Gregrobin]

Changed the front yellow deflectors to black ones, looks so much better

[nsjames]

Originally Posted by E92_William

Used it to carry a Harbor Freight tool box. Gets me thinking if I should have gone for the E91 instead.

wagon is always the answer.

Had my first flat in a long time. drywall screw.
tire sucked to plug.

[Jesda]

Cursed at it because the power top failed again, thankfully as I was pulling into the driveway.

I can't trust this thing on road trips anymore. I'd hate to be at Yellowstone with a failed roof while it's raining and the closest BMW specialist is two hours away. It's time to sell it.