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Old 03-06-2017, 07:00 PM   #1
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rumatt's E46

Matt dropped off his E46 on Saturday with the goal of fixing everything that's wrong with it. This thread will serve to document that process.

This is a pretty special car for a few reasons. He's owned it since new, he took European delivery of it, it doesn't have a sunroof, and it's won an SCCA autocross national championship. Many of us have memories of this car back when it was younger. And when we were younger. I was surprised to see that it still had the double-adjustable Koni shocks, big front sway bar and Borla exhaust from back in the day.

The patient. Next to the usual patient. Aside from needing a front bumper, it is actually in excellent cosmetic condition on the outside. The paint is really quite nice.



It may be in need of a little maintenance, though.



Oil leaks abound



Leaking oil filter housings are common. I'm happy that the oil pan doesn't leak, nor does the front main seal!



Underneath the valve cover looks very clean.



It could probably use new control arms and bushings.



I'll try to do a better job of photographing things as I go along.
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