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2009 Z4 35i Let the DIY and slight cosmetic modding begin.
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osiris
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So Progress doesn't seem to stop 
I decided to open the oil filter housing to see how the new oil is looking and I am very pleased with the results. The 4 oil changes definitely made a difference.
As I took the oil filter out I noticed golden drops of oil dripping off. This made me smile and here is a bit of oil I pulled out with a syringe to show you guys. I will probably change the oil out one more time at the end of Jan just to make sure its super clean, Its hyper OCD I know, All I know is that turbos will last longer and sludge wont be part of my cars vocabulary while in my care ever.
I then decided that my Alternator was looking crappy so I decided to attack it with my Dremel, I went through 3 wire polishing tips, but it looks much better. I also polished the oil filter housing a bit more as you can see.
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On another note I wasn't completely happy with the one panel that I sprayed as I used pratly putty steel as a filler but you could see it through the paint as a smoother texture. So I removed it and sanded the scratches out and resprayed the panel.
Sanding down for paint prep.
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And here is the final result. I am much happier with this result. The photo isn't the best. Lighting was a bit crap:
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I decided to open the oil filter housing to see how the new oil is looking and I am very pleased with the results. The 4 oil changes definitely made a difference.
As I took the oil filter out I noticed golden drops of oil dripping off. This made me smile and here is a bit of oil I pulled out with a syringe to show you guys. I will probably change the oil out one more time at the end of Jan just to make sure its super clean, Its hyper OCD I know, All I know is that turbos will last longer and sludge wont be part of my cars vocabulary while in my care ever.
I then decided that my Alternator was looking crappy so I decided to attack it with my Dremel, I went through 3 wire polishing tips, but it looks much better. I also polished the oil filter housing a bit more as you can see.
On another note I wasn't completely happy with the one panel that I sprayed as I used pratly putty steel as a filler but you could see it through the paint as a smoother texture. So I removed it and sanded the scratches out and resprayed the panel.
Sanding down for paint prep.
And here is the final result. I am much happier with this result. The photo isn't the best. Lighting was a bit crap:
One has gotta love the time and effort put into getting this car back to where the owner wants it. The constant DIY is also brilliant and I found the rerouting of the obd cable a brilliant DIY. Well done Nick, true enthusiasm. Keep it up.
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osiris
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So yesterday I had the unfortunate luck of the charge pipe blowing off from the throttle body inlet.
It appears the clamps were not on very nicely, they were too close to each other so it was clamping the charge pipe nicely but the second clamp was only just biting on the very edge of the throttle inlet.
anyways I managed to get home, car drives surprisingly well with no charge pipe :smilebounce: I feathered the throttle though but it drove fine.
Anyways while trying to put the charge pipe back on at home I found that the blow off valve was completely loose. To the point of almost falling off! I hate the way this HKS BOV uses a circlip and not a proper clamp like every other BOV out there in the world! makes it a mission to take off and put on.
anyways I pulled the entire charge pipe out the car and decided to respray it and also sprayed the BOV while I was at it just because I love the look of this black textured paint so much!
This stuff is brilliant and it holds up very well! It only came off where the charge pipe got scraped against metal parts during fitment. Otherwise it doesn't flake or peel.
Clamps fitted correctly now with good spacing, silicon coupling pushed all the way over the throttle body and clamped.
I am actually going to get some black silicone couplings as I hate this blue s**t in my car! for now it will have to do!
fitted nicely and new vacuum line fitted too.
Now incase I ever run into this problem again and im on a long drive out somewhere I have put this nice little toolkit together for myself with everything I would need to remove and refit every part including the circlips pliers.
got the bag with some liqui Moly my dad bought for his Subaru forrester.
It is lined at the bottom with valcro strips so it sits in my boot nice and snug with my tire repair kit.
Anyways letting the silicone under the BOV seat set before I let any boosting happen.
Hopefully all is good in the hood!
It appears the clamps were not on very nicely, they were too close to each other so it was clamping the charge pipe nicely but the second clamp was only just biting on the very edge of the throttle inlet.
anyways I managed to get home, car drives surprisingly well with no charge pipe :smilebounce: I feathered the throttle though but it drove fine.
Anyways while trying to put the charge pipe back on at home I found that the blow off valve was completely loose. To the point of almost falling off! I hate the way this HKS BOV uses a circlip and not a proper clamp like every other BOV out there in the world! makes it a mission to take off and put on.
anyways I pulled the entire charge pipe out the car and decided to respray it and also sprayed the BOV while I was at it just because I love the look of this black textured paint so much!
This stuff is brilliant and it holds up very well! It only came off where the charge pipe got scraped against metal parts during fitment. Otherwise it doesn't flake or peel.
Clamps fitted correctly now with good spacing, silicon coupling pushed all the way over the throttle body and clamped.
I am actually going to get some black silicone couplings as I hate this blue s**t in my car! for now it will have to do!
fitted nicely and new vacuum line fitted too.
Now incase I ever run into this problem again and im on a long drive out somewhere I have put this nice little toolkit together for myself with everything I would need to remove and refit every part including the circlips pliers.
got the bag with some liqui Moly my dad bought for his Subaru forrester.
It is lined at the bottom with valcro strips so it sits in my boot nice and snug with my tire repair kit.
Anyways letting the silicone under the BOV seat set before I let any boosting happen.
Hopefully all is good in the hood!
General.Massacre
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Awesome work man. A nice little toolkit like that is always good to have.
Good work on that charge pipe.
Good work on that charge pipe.
osiris
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Thanks guys.
So today I opened her up a little here and there to see if it was boosting properly and if the charge pipe is now holding correctly. I can say for sure that the dump is MUCH louder which means that it must have had a boost leak from the BOV being so loose due to the circlip.
If this happens again I will need to go find some new circlips and see if that helps or as a last resort ill get a piece of pipe welded onto the BOV itself that I can then clamp to the charge pipe.
Anyways on another note.
I always had a bit of a weird rattle coming from my exhaust. I found a loose bolt a few weeks or months back which I tightened which helped with a bad rattle which I spoke about recently but it still never got rid of the annoying sound on cold start up, it would be a metallic sound as I press engine start.
Anyways long story short it turned out to be the exhaust flap!mgwaiting:
I did the golf T mod on the exhaust and bam annoying cold start sound gone! not only did it fix that it also took the rattle I would hear while driving in a built up area where the car sounds echoed off walls away. I always thought it was slight waste gate rattle.
The car pretty much purrs like my old E46 330i now. sounds much better with a much deeper low down tone on slow pull off and idle.
So today I opened her up a little here and there to see if it was boosting properly and if the charge pipe is now holding correctly. I can say for sure that the dump is MUCH louder which means that it must have had a boost leak from the BOV being so loose due to the circlip.
If this happens again I will need to go find some new circlips and see if that helps or as a last resort ill get a piece of pipe welded onto the BOV itself that I can then clamp to the charge pipe.
Anyways on another note.
I always had a bit of a weird rattle coming from my exhaust. I found a loose bolt a few weeks or months back which I tightened which helped with a bad rattle which I spoke about recently but it still never got rid of the annoying sound on cold start up, it would be a metallic sound as I press engine start.
Anyways long story short it turned out to be the exhaust flap!
mgwaiting:I did the golf T mod on the exhaust and bam annoying cold start sound gone! not only did it fix that it also took the rattle I would hear while driving in a built up area where the car sounds echoed off walls away. I always thought it was slight waste gate rattle.
The car pretty much purrs like my old E46 330i now. sounds much better with a much deeper low down tone on slow pull off and idle.
General.Massacre
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Ah epic news once again mate.
Glad she is quiet and pulling hard.
Glad she is quiet and pulling hard.
osiris
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I finally did the carbon clean on my car today at The Carbon Doctor.
Great service and The guy was nice enough to take me to work and fetch me to come collect my car.
The car is definitely idling better and quieter no doubt about it. Performance wise I can't comment as I haven't driven much other than from The carbon Doctor back to my work which was just traffic to the max. It does feel smoother and a bit more responsive.
I will let the pics do the talking. Lets just say that my car was very very long overdue to have this done!
These are the pics the carbon doctor sent back to me:
Before:
After:
I am hoping this betters my fuel consumption as well.
Great service and The guy was nice enough to take me to work and fetch me to come collect my car.
The car is definitely idling better and quieter no doubt about it. Performance wise I can't comment as I haven't driven much other than from The carbon Doctor back to my work which was just traffic to the max. It does feel smoother and a bit more responsive.
I will let the pics do the talking. Lets just say that my car was very very long overdue to have this done!
These are the pics the carbon doctor sent back to me:
Before:
After:
I am hoping this betters my fuel consumption as well.
that_guy_Ettiene
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Damn buds!
Should have better all-around performance now.
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Should have better all-around performance now.
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Cornel
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@Osiris
Deleted the first part of my message. Don't want to bring up old memories. Just went through your thread from the beginning. Sad real sad!
Nice going at the end man! A lot of time and effort is going into the car and it's starting to pay of nicely. Small hickups is what's pushing you in getting the car better!
Well done!
Deleted the first part of my message. Don't want to bring up old memories. Just went through your thread from the beginning. Sad real sad!
Nice going at the end man! A lot of time and effort is going into the car and it's starting to pay of nicely. Small hickups is what's pushing you in getting the car better!
Well done!
