Another Project Wagon
02-20-2019, 05:19 AM
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02-20-2019, 05:46 AM
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Garage door lights FTW
Previous owner thought the injectors were on their last legs so I decided to dig into my library of lightly used coils and injectors. The original index 7 injectors with many miles were replaced with some index 9 injectors with ~60k on them. Cleaned and refreshed with obligatory seals.
Cleaned them good
Real good!
Ready for install
Coding injectors
Decided to inspect the transfer case actuator.
Happy to report all looked good. Nice to see BMW addressed the issue on previous actuators by replacing the plastic gears with metal ones, wish they would do the same for their water pump impellers.
Cleaned up and repacked with fresh grease
Guibo was toast, thankfully I had my old XI guibo left over from my RWD conversion. center support bearing looked fine.
Actuator and guibo reinstalled.
Clean as you go
Cleaned vanos solenoids MAF, easy to do an eliminates potential variables for a rough running motor.
The small pin arrived so I could connect my steering wheel paddles to the connector in the DME box.
Easiest coding ever: PADDLES Wert_0 to Wert_1 done
Driver side mirror had an issue with over extending and retracting, a pretty odd issue which slowly happens over time. I took the easy way out and swapped one of my old side mirrors and transferred the cap.
Did more "fun" creature comfort coding with a pint of fine San Diego craft beer.
Lowered the rear a few more millimeters, this is about as good as the fitment will get on H&R springs.
Previous owner thought the injectors were on their last legs so I decided to dig into my library of lightly used coils and injectors. The original index 7 injectors with many miles were replaced with some index 9 injectors with ~60k on them. Cleaned and refreshed with obligatory seals.
Cleaned them good
Real good!
Ready for install
Coding injectors
Decided to inspect the transfer case actuator.
Happy to report all looked good. Nice to see BMW addressed the issue on previous actuators by replacing the plastic gears with metal ones, wish they would do the same for their water pump impellers.
Cleaned up and repacked with fresh grease
Guibo was toast, thankfully I had my old XI guibo left over from my RWD conversion. center support bearing looked fine.
Actuator and guibo reinstalled.
Clean as you go
Cleaned vanos solenoids MAF, easy to do an eliminates potential variables for a rough running motor.
The small pin arrived so I could connect my steering wheel paddles to the connector in the DME box.
Easiest coding ever: PADDLES Wert_0 to Wert_1 done
Driver side mirror had an issue with over extending and retracting, a pretty odd issue which slowly happens over time. I took the easy way out and swapped one of my old side mirrors and transferred the cap.
Did more "fun" creature comfort coding with a pint of fine San Diego craft beer.
Lowered the rear a few more millimeters, this is about as good as the fitment will get on H&R springs.
02-20-2019, 05:46 AM
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Time for the fun stuff, as I like to call walnut blasting: the right of passage for 1 year techs! Ha
The Harbor Freight media hopper shown here was replaced with a pressurized unit which still had some hiccups but was about x5 more efficient.
A new media blaster, lots of valves, pressurized air, and small pieces of walnut shells made for a mess when the lower hose popped off, media went EVERYWHERE. lol Lesson learned ...probably.
In the end I prevailed, here is a BEFORE & AFTER.
The Harbor Freight media hopper shown here was replaced with a pressurized unit which still had some hiccups but was about x5 more efficient.
A new media blaster, lots of valves, pressurized air, and small pieces of walnut shells made for a mess when the lower hose popped off, media went EVERYWHERE. lol Lesson learned ...probably.
In the end I prevailed, here is a BEFORE & AFTER.
02-21-2019, 03:58 PM
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03-02-2019, 02:02 PM
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Before & After on the Valves
Flushed front and rear diff fluid, I hate the smell of gear oil.
Decided to give the XHP X-Delete a shot. It allows you switch between AWD and RWD, the flash takes about 90 seconds.
Removed F Driveshaft to ensure no parasitic loss
M5 door handle/trim and individual for the front door cards which are on their way
M5 rear sway bar, M5 brakes, and RWD rear hubs
Stock Vs M5
Got an alignment done
Replaced electronic gear selector with the late model SAT unit
After
Coded the vehicle order to reflect the upgrade gear selector ($205 -> $2T
. GKE215 wasn't showing up in WinKFP so I couldn't update the ZUSB with the faster SAT trans software but will do later.
A couple glamour pics, can't wait to build the front door panels
Dinan muffler was way too quiet IMO, it sounded like stock. Sold it and did a muffler delete with a Vibrant tip. More sound, more character, less weight, and left over money to pay for more upgrades
Replaced broken cargo floor handle
Replaced missing outlet plugs
Family Photo
Before & After on the Valves
Flushed front and rear diff fluid, I hate the smell of gear oil.
Decided to give the XHP X-Delete a shot. It allows you switch between AWD and RWD, the flash takes about 90 seconds.
Removed F Driveshaft to ensure no parasitic loss
M5 door handle/trim and individual for the front door cards which are on their way
M5 rear sway bar, M5 brakes, and RWD rear hubs
Stock Vs M5
Got an alignment done
Replaced electronic gear selector with the late model SAT unit
After
Coded the vehicle order to reflect the upgrade gear selector ($205 -> $2T
. GKE215 wasn't showing up in WinKFP so I couldn't update the ZUSB with the faster SAT trans software but will do later.A couple glamour pics, can't wait to build the front door panels
Dinan muffler was way too quiet IMO, it sounded like stock. Sold it and did a muffler delete with a Vibrant tip. More sound, more character, less weight, and left over money to pay for more upgrades
Replaced broken cargo floor handle
Replaced missing outlet plugs
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03-02-2019, 02:03 PM
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Headlight gasket were UV damaged
New OEM gaskets
Replaced old OEM bulbs with Osran CBIs
Replaced broken headlight housing cap
With some fuel mixture codes popping up and one time specifying Bank 1 I decided to replaced the Bank 1 pre-cat O2 sensor. What a pain. Had to remove liners, drop subframe, remove engine mount and engine mounting arm to finally get a wrench on that mofo.
For good measure I replaced all charge-tract related vac lines. This is also not particularly enjoyable especially with banana hands like mine, the heat shielding on the engine bay closely resembles cheese graters.
New OEM gaskets
Replaced old OEM bulbs with Osran CBIs
Replaced broken headlight housing cap
With some fuel mixture codes popping up and one time specifying Bank 1 I decided to replaced the Bank 1 pre-cat O2 sensor. What a pain. Had to remove liners, drop subframe, remove engine mount and engine mounting arm to finally get a wrench on that mofo.
For good measure I replaced all charge-tract related vac lines. This is also not particularly enjoyable especially with banana hands like mine, the heat shielding on the engine bay closely resembles cheese graters.
03-02-2019, 05:58 PM
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Flushed front and rear diff fluid, I hate the smell of gear oil.
03-02-2019, 06:00 PM
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I’m very curious about your XHD x delete. I’m not interested in it personally but want to hear from others how it feels on an E60.