I've come to really like Smurf Blue. I really regret not picking up the CPO one that I test drove way back when instead of my optioned to hell and back new one for $25k more.
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Pretty car. GLWS! |
Detailed Maintenance (with records)
1135mi - 1200mi service - diff & gearbox fluids - brake bolts recall - front door adjust/lube, clutch stop, alarm 4975mi - brakes lubed for screech - door panel & seal replaced for closing effort - dimming mirror replaced - oil & cabin air filter - brake fluid 5260mi - 2 rear michelin pilot sport (flat) 13450mi - parcel shelf speaker replaced - DME update - parking brake adjust 13600mi - connecting rod recall - oil & filter - front brake disc rotors & pads replaced for warpage - power steering pressure hose replaced for leak 18500mi - OBD communication/DME update - HVAC, final stage resistor (FSU) replaced for erratic fan speed 18800mi - subframe (rear axle carrier) inspection - rear diff fluid replaced (grinding noise while cornering SIB 33 01 02 (last service by first owner) 19400mi - subframe inspection (second owner, different dealer) 23950mi - oil & filter change - air filter, cabin air filter - brake fluid, L fog lamp (third owner) 24000mi - front & rear michelin pilot super sport 24500mi - stones removed from brake shields 25000mi - exhaust cam sensor & seal 26000mi - Bosch battery 26850mi - oil & filter change - idler & tensioner pulleys replaced for noise 27800mi - 65W Osram bulbs (fourth owner - ME!) - Dice Mediabridge - black grille - clear sidemarkers - clutch stop 28100mi - valve adjustment & valve cover gasket (xxPowerx) - front strut brace install 29800mi - passenger door seal replaced - moonroof shade tracks (ECS Tuning kit + body shop) 31000mi - oil & filter change - diff fluid - gearbox fluid - coolant flush - Dinan exhaust install 31600mi - cabin air filter - new floor mats 32000mi - LED tail lights 33700mi - Upgraded C300 VANOS exhaust hub - Cam bolts, VANOS seals, gasket, cover & timing - Beisan VANOS solenoid (broken tabs found) 34200mi - alignment 35000mi - front tire replaced (flat) 35300mi - oil & filter change - fuel filter - brake fluid - hood emblem (stolen) - horns replaced 36800mi - front tires replaced 37450mi - 6 ignition coils & spark plugs - fuel filter - deodorize HVAC system 37700mi - wheels refinished 37750mi - engine air & cabin air filter (self) 38250mi - Bosch battery (self) 38950mi - oil & filter change - exhaust gaskets replaced - Autosolutions 20% SSK Install - power steering fluid flush 40200mi - 2 rear tires, michelin pilot super sport 40300mi - passenger airbag (Takata) recall at dealer, replaced - power steering fluid leak found 40700mi - handbrake tightened - power steering fluid leak fixed 40725mi - driver's door seal replaced (installed by body shop) 41350mi - driver's side fog light replaced (self) 41400mi - driver's airbag checked under recall at dealer, not replaced |
Holy mother of pearl, that's a lot of maintenance. :eek:
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If I went back the full 9y with mine and not just the past three years I listed in my feeler its as intense if not worse.
I also think that color has grown on me. Beautiful car. |
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* Yes, this is the "Jet fockin' black" incident. |
Why is it that I've never had to deodorize my HVAC system? Maybe my nose just doesn't work properly?
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He took it in for the rear parcel shelf speaker at least twice, maybe three times, got at least two new ones. Complained about how doors 'felt' (newsflash, that's how e46 coupe doors feel, heavy) and also complained about car 'bucking in 1st & 2nd in sports mode' which sadly is a feature not a bug. Some other stuff too... |
Great example. :thumbup: How early in the production run was this car built?
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My car (9/2002 production) had at least 3 factory wiring errors (that's all I've discovered, at least): 1) Mis-wire of auto-dimming mirror sensor into (non-existent on E46) "panic switch" for emergency assist. This resulted in my car calling BMW and telling them my airbags had deployed every time I drove it after dark on a road with potholes (the headlights from the car behind me would dip when it went through a pothole, and that was a sudden enough transition on the mirror sensor that it was interpreted as a panic switch press). Since there is no panic switch on an E46, the car's phone kit (genuine BMW) interpreted it as an airbag deployment and called BMW. 2) The aux input connector behind the navigation screen had the 3 pins in the wrong sequence. 3) The glove box flashlight socket was not wired to anything, so it never charged. |
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