Just finished installing JB4 and have a "minor" problem...

psmitty95 · 04-28-2012, 12:10 AM

Ok so just finished up and all went well except for one thing... The JB4 is in and working, however, when I was putting the a/c filter housing back on one of the screws fell. It fell towards the front of the engine and i'm pretty sure went straight through to the belly pan. If I push up on the belly pan below the car I can hear the screw pop up then come back down and hit the pan. Is it safe to drive with that screw down there? Also what do you think I should do? I don't have a lift so should I go to a shop and have them remove the pan and try to find the screw or just let it fall out naturally and put another screw on the filter housing? Thanks in advance for anyone's help

idrift4wd · 04-28-2012, 12:24 AM

i also lost a engine cover screw down there(closest to ecu) how do i get it out???

not to thread jack but we have a similar issue. i have a magnetic tool picker-upper but i can even see the screw.

rader1 · 04-28-2012, 01:15 AM

Its only like 8 bolts, pull the belly pan. Its kind of a PITA but it's cheaper than buying a tire should the screw come out and you're unlucky.

robc1976 · 04-28-2012, 01:58 AM

I can remove the belly pan in under 2 mins on ramps...simple

if you do not remove it it will rattle.

psmitty95 · 04-28-2012, 08:46 AM

Yea but i don't have either ramps or jacks yet... I emailed Terry last night about it and just saw his response. He said it should fall out eventually on the highway. Since that's the case i think i'm gonna drive it around a bit today and if the rattle starts to piss me off i may take it to a gas station or something like that with a lift and just have them remove the belly pan

Beemw335 · 04-28-2012, 08:53 AM

Forget about it, wont do anything, enjoy the tune!

imageautodetail · 04-28-2012, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Beemw335

Forget about it, wont do anything, enjoy the tune!

not a big deal, you could blow it out with an air gun if you get ocd about it

psmitty95 · 04-28-2012, 02:27 PM

Ok well that's good news. I think i'm going to take the car to a shop today to have my Stett CAI installed so while its there i may have them see if it's still on the belly pan and if not just replace the screw. Another weird thing is when i got in the car and put it in map 1 today the radio wouldn't work... On the idrive the list was blank and even plugging my phone in seemed like it was on mute. So then i let the car sit for an hour or two and when i got in everything was fine until i switched to map 5 then the same thing happened. Even voice recognition was on "mute." Is this due to that auto radio off thing? I'm gonna go out and mess with the options in a bit and see if i can fix it but thought i'd see if anyone here knew the answer for sure

E90Company · 04-28-2012, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by imageautodetail

not a big deal, you could blow it out with an air gun if you get ocd about it

lol

04-28-2012, 12:10 AM	#1
psmitty95 Brigadier General 597 Rep 4,393 Posts Drives: '23 M340i xDrive Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (11)	Just finished installing JB4 and have a "minor" problem... Ok so just finished up and all went well except for one thing... The JB4 is in and working, however, when I was putting the a/c filter housing back on one of the screws fell. It fell towards the front of the engine and i'm pretty sure went straight through to the belly pan. If I push up on the belly pan below the car I can hear the screw pop up then come back down and hit the pan. Is it safe to drive with that screw down there? Also what do you think I should do? I don't have a lift so should I go to a shop and have them remove the pan and try to find the screw or just let it fall out naturally and put another screw on the filter housing? Thanks in advance for anyone's help __________________ < Click picture for photoshoot E90 335i xDrive 6spd, Nav, Prem, Cold Weather, & Sports package - Msport Conversion Mods: JB4 + MHD, Doc Race ST, Pure 6266, AD-Eng PI/Mounts, Fuel-It st. 3, Custom Exhaust, Tuned by TwistedTuning More Pictures: Build Thread /// 683AWHP/675AWTQ
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idrift4wd Brigadier General 151 Rep 3,549 Posts Drives: Three Hundred and Thirty Five Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yonkers NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 BMW [7.00]	i also lost a engine cover screw down there(closest to ecu) how do i get it out??? not to thread jack but we have a similar issue. i have a magnetic tool picker-upper but i can even see the screw.
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rader1 Banned 71 Rep 2,197 Posts Drives: Cobb Stage 2+ 135i Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Roanoke, VA iTrader: (0)	Its only like 8 bolts, pull the belly pan. Its kind of a PITA but it's cheaper than buying a tire should the screw come out and you're unlucky.
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04-28-2012, 01:58 AM	#4
robc1976 DIYER 638 Rep 5,521 Posts Drives: E90 335i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Illinois iTrader: (14)	I can remove the belly pan in under 2 mins on ramps...simple if you do not remove it it will rattle. __________________ JB4 G5, Stage 3 LPFP, Stage 2 MOTIV PI, VM 6466 ST, Custom OCC W/ SS lines, ER FMIC, ER CP W/HKS BOV, M3 control arms, M3 guide rods, M3 upper links, M3 front & rear sway-bars, HPA rear toe arms, Wavetrac LSD, HPF Gen 2, DEFIV kit, KW clubsport, Delrin solid SF bushings, stoptech rotors, Rogue Tranny Mounts, 1M bumper, M3 CF hood, M3 fenders, M3 OEM sideskirts, Mtech rear bumper, CSL trunk, MORR VS8.2 rims 245/295
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04-28-2012, 08:46 AM	#5
psmitty95 Brigadier General 597 Rep 4,393 Posts Drives: '23 M340i xDrive Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (11)	Yea but i don't have either ramps or jacks yet... I emailed Terry last night about it and just saw his response. He said it should fall out eventually on the highway. Since that's the case i think i'm gonna drive it around a bit today and if the rattle starts to piss me off i may take it to a gas station or something like that with a lift and just have them remove the belly pan __________________ < Click picture for photoshoot E90 335i xDrive 6spd, Nav, Prem, Cold Weather, & Sports package - Msport Conversion Mods: JB4 + MHD, Doc Race ST, Pure 6266, AD-Eng PI/Mounts, Fuel-It st. 3, Custom Exhaust, Tuned by TwistedTuning More Pictures: Build Thread /// 683AWHP/675AWTQ
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04-28-2012, 08:53 AM	#6
Beemw335 Colonel 62 Rep 2,013 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: My car is my home iTrader: (2)	Forget about it, wont do anything, enjoy the tune!
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04-28-2012, 02:27 PM	#8
psmitty95 Brigadier General 597 Rep 4,393 Posts Drives: '23 M340i xDrive Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (11)	Ok well that's good news. I think i'm going to take the car to a shop today to have my Stett CAI installed so while its there i may have them see if it's still on the belly pan and if not just replace the screw. Another weird thing is when i got in the car and put it in map 1 today the radio wouldn't work... On the idrive the list was blank and even plugging my phone in seemed like it was on mute. So then i let the car sit for an hour or two and when i got in everything was fine until i switched to map 5 then the same thing happened. Even voice recognition was on "mute." Is this due to that auto radio off thing? I'm gonna go out and mess with the options in a bit and see if i can fix it but thought i'd see if anyone here knew the answer for sure __________________ < Click picture for photoshoot E90 335i xDrive 6spd, Nav, Prem, Cold Weather, & Sports package - Msport Conversion Mods: JB4 + MHD, Doc Race ST, Pure 6266, AD-Eng PI/Mounts, Fuel-It st. 3, Custom Exhaust, Tuned by TwistedTuning More Pictures: Build Thread /// 683AWHP/675AWTQ
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