I am a master mechanic. Yeeeahaaaawww

[rumatt]

Tonight I solidified my status among the world's top master mechanics. In only 4.5 hours I managed to complete the following tasks:

- Installed new muffler
- Changed differential fluid.

Please bow to my excellence.
:worshipb:

4.5 hours, you may say, is an awful long time for these simple tasks... but remember, I have plaz-like mechanical skills.

I couldn't do the transmission fluid because I couldn't find a 17mm hex socket anywhere. :roll: At least sears had a 10mm so I could do the diff fluid.

[Nick M3]

Try Home Depot.

[Plaz]

Tonight I solidified my status among the world's top master mechanics. In only 4.5 hours I managed to complete the following tasks:

- Installed new muffler
- Changed differential fluid.

Please bow to my excellence.
:worshipb:

4.5 hours, you may say, is an awful long time for these simple tasks... but remember, I have plaz-like mechanical skills.

I couldn't do the transmission fluid because I couldn't find a 17mm hex socket anywhere. :roll: At least sears had a 10mm so I could do the diff fluid.

I resemble that remark. :lol:

Congrats!

[rumatt]

Try Home Depot.

I did. :(

I'm going to try my local auto parts store.

[bren]

WTG, now you're ready to take on those subframe bushings. :P

[rumatt]

Look what I found just down the road from where I work.

http://www.metricmcc.com/

They have both the hex wrench, and the hex bit for a socket wrench. Great resource for the future too. :banana:

[Rob]

Congrats! Was going to suggest The Tool Warehouse for the hex bits. They have a kit of 3 larger sizes I think.

[rumatt]

That store I linked to is cool as hell. 99% of their business is wholesale to other companies. They had at least 15 people in the room taking phone orders. :shock: Who knew that metric nuts, bolts, and wrenches were such a hot item. :scratch: Maybe it's from all the european cars breaking down. :D

Got the transmission fluid changed no problem. :thumbup:

[Rob]

Are you sure you didn't over fill it? I hear you can cause a lot of damage if you over fill it. :paranoid:

[rumatt]

Are you sure you didn't over fill it? I hear you can cause a lot of damage if you over fill it. :paranoid:

:flipoff:

[Plaz]

http://www.panix.com/~clay/photo/bmw01.jpg

[JST]

http://www.panix.com/~clay/photo/bmw01.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/97/180px-ParisHiltonDog.jpg

Paris sez: That's hot.

[Jason C]

http://www.precisionstunts.com/gallery/images3/CarExplosion-1.jpg

Don't screw it up, Master Mechanic. :popcorn:

[rumatt]

Paris sez: That's hot.

:lol:

And to the rest of you. :twisted:

[rumatt]

Woot! Look what I removed... I think it's good for 100K miles, you?

http://forums.carmudgeons.com/files/dcp_0511_277.jpg

Now that the drive shaft is off, I have access to the shifter, it's all getting replaced. :banana:

[operknockity]

Woot! Look what I removed... I think it's good for 100K miles, you?

Now that the drive shaft is off, I have access to the shifter, it's all getting replaced. :banana:
Great googly moogly!

[Plaz]

Is that E30 guiboage?

[BahnBaum]

Make sure you do that center drive support while you have the drive shaft out.

Several of us (Pinecone, Bren, Nick and myself are going to be at Ripken on Sunday for an Autocrossers Inc. event. There's still openings if you can make your way down. Some wives may also make an appearance.

Alex

[rumatt]

Plaz, yep, that's a guibo / flex disk.

Alex, I'm struggling with whether to replace the center bearing. To replace it I'd probably need to take the drive shaft to a shop and have them pull it off and press the new one on. Or, I could go buy a bearing puller and engineer a way to press it on I guess. It looks good and turns smoothly, so I was thinking leaving it might not be as stupid as it sounds. Maybe that's stupid? :speechle: Anyone know if a bearing that "looks good and turns well" can be on the edge of failure?

Regarding this Sunday, that's tempting. Ripken would be a 2.5 hour drive for me if I stayed over at my in-laws in NJ, but there's also a local event that day so I might just attend that one.

[BahnBaum]

Plaz, yep, that's a guibo / flex disk.

Alex, I'm struggling with whether to replace the center bearing. To replace it I'd probably need to take the drive shaft to a shop and have them pull it off and press the new one on. Or, I could go buy a bearing puller and engineer a way to press it on I guess. It looks good and turns smoothly, so I was thinking leaving it might not be as stupid as it sounds. Maybe that's stupid? :speechle: Anyone know if a bearing that "looks good and turns well" can be on the edge of failure?

Regarding this Sunday, that's tempting. Ripken would be a 2.5 hour drive for me if I stayed over at my in-laws in NJ, but there's also a local event that day so I might just attend that one.

Or come to Ripken and bring your drive shaft and a new center bearing. We can prolly press it for you in a few minutes, since Terry is literally five minutes from Ripken. (See how easily I volunteer others and their resources?) :p

Alex

[bren]

Didn't we just pull that bearing off with our hands?

A jack handle makes a great impromptu press :)

[BahnBaum]

Didn't we just pull that bearing off with our hands?

A jack handle makes a great impromptu press :)


I thought we used the puller to reassemble it though. And the jack handle was perfectly sized for something with the bearing, but I can't remember what.

Alex

[rumatt]

Or come to Ripken and bring your drive shaft and a new center bearing. We can prolly press it for you in a few minutes, since Terry is literally five minutes from Ripken. (See how easily I volunteer others and their resources?) :p


Thanks for volunteering Terry's garage! That is very generous of you. :)

But bringing the driveshaft to MD involves either a) pushing the E30 out of my garage, and hoping that it rolls all the way to Ripken before it stops, or b) driving the E46 instead.

b) is an option, but I was kinda psyched to autox the E30 for the first time. If any parts are going to fall off, I'd like it to happen prior to the track school.

[rumatt]

My master mechanic status is in jeopardy. :cry: The car doesn't run properly now, and I can't figure out why.

When I took the car off jack stands, I noticed that the interior lights didn't work. I found and fixed a blown fuse; problem solved.

But then I started the car and it starts and idles OK, but when you hit the gas it stumbles (almost stalls) before reving up. When you let off and the revs drop, it dips down and almost stalls again.

I don't see any more blown fuses, and I can't find any hoses that I may have knocked off by accident. Could I have somehow fried my ECU or air flow meter? :cry: All I did was remove the exhaust, driveshaft, and shifter parts. I could have phucked my O2 sensor, but that doesn't do anything until the car is warm.

The upside is that I can sit in my driveway enjoying my new, crisp shifter action. :rolleyes:

[BahnBaum]

My master mechanic status is in jeopardy. :cry: The car doesn't run properly now, and I can't figure out why.

When I took the car off jack stands, I noticed that the interior lights didn't work. I found and fixed a blown fuse; problem solved.

But then I started the car and it starts and idles OK, but when you hit the gas it stumbles (almost stalls) before reving up. When you let off and the revs drop, it dips down and almost stalls again.

I don't see any more blown fuses, and I can't find any hoses that I may have knocked off by accident. Could I have somehow fried my ECU or air flow meter? :cry: All I did was remove the exhaust, driveshaft, and shifter parts. I could have phucked my O2 sensor, but that doesn't do anything until the car is warm.

The upside is that I can sit in my driveway enjoying my new, crips shifter action. :rolleyes:

Check all your vacuum lines?

Alex

[BahnBaum]

My master mechanic status is in jeopardy. :cry: The car doesn't run properly now, and I can't figure out why.

When I took the car off jack stands, I noticed that the interior lights didn't work. I found and fixed a blown fuse; problem solved.

But then I started the car and it starts and idles OK, but when you hit the gas it stumbles (almost stalls) before reving up. When you let off and the revs drop, it dips down and almost stalls again.

I don't see any more blown fuses, and I can't find any hoses that I may have knocked off by accident. Could I have somehow fried my ECU or air flow meter? :cry: All I did was remove the exhaust, driveshaft, and shifter parts. I could have phucked my O2 sensor, but that doesn't do anything until the car is warm.

The upside is that I can sit in my driveway enjoying my new, crips shifter action. :rolleyes:

Check all your vacuum lines?

Alex

Sorry, I now see that you said that you checked all your hoses.

Alex

[rumatt]

Check all your vacuum lines?

Yeah, I checked everything I could find. :( I will try to take a closer look tonight again when I get home.

[rumatt]

Look what I found. :shock: :oops:

pic (http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=48044&stc=1)

Note to self. Check the small hoses AND the big ones. :rolleyes:

[TD]

Look what I found. :shock: :oops:

pic (http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=48044&stc=1)

Note to self. Check the small hoses AND the big ones. :rolleyes:

Do you mind hosting the pic somewhere else? Some of us can't see it where it is.

[BahnBaum]

I can't see that either. Says I don't have permission.

Alex

[rumatt]

Here it is.

But this can't explain my problem, because it's just the intake hose. It's before the air flow meter, so it's not relevant to engine logic. :(

[rumatt]

Wow. Based on the advice of Jordan from R3VLimited :speechle: I took the car for a long drive (20 minutes) and sure enough, it fixed itself.

After the battery was unpluged, the ECU needed time to relearn everything. I had no idea it could run so poorly because of that. I was actually stalling at stop signs. Wowzies. Talk about an adaptive ECU. :shock: