Thanks guys,
So continuing on from my previous post, the car was owned by another enthusiast before me which was a new experience. Ordered a bunch of parts only to find out that whatever I removed to replace seemed to be quite new (OEM or better). In fact, most of the usual E90 preventative maintenance had been performed.
Luckily there were still a few odds and ends to take care of..
First up were the sticky door pull handles, managed to find a replacement A/M set locally for R350... Really good quality and looks OEM.
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After this, the interior received a good clean (It's much less shiny in reality)
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Engine maintenance wise, I bought a new set of the Bosch "N55" coil packs, only to learn that the car already had a set fitted... The age was unknown so I fitted the new ones anyway... Also went through and inspected / cleaned all sensors, wiring etc... The vanos solenoids seemed to be brand new OEM, along with the vanos check valves which were spotless.
Finally found something that was subpar, these were replaced with a set of OEM plugs
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The engine cover went "missing" from a hydrodipping shop, so I bought a new 1M cover from ABM
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Lots of neatening up still to come in here...
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I had done some research on carbon cleaning almost immediately after buying the car. Unfortunately a few trusted friends had bad experiences with the local Carbon Doctor branch, so I decided to take it myself. This was actually pretty easy although quite time consuming... Overall happy with the result for a DIY job. From the before pics, it was definitely done at some point in the car's life..
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The rest of the gunk above was softened substantially, and judging by the amount of junk that came through the exhaust after the first start.. it was definitely burned off...
I don't have many process pics etc, my intention was always just to enjoy the process... I felt like we are too obsessed with documenting our lives online, so much so that we focus more on that aspect and forget to enjoy the process. I have enjoyed going back to basics with this car, wrenching in my garage without distractions, or the requirement to spend time taking pics for a thread...
