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  1. E46 General
    Bought this 2003 330XI through auction place. Is Auto/with paddles on steering wheel but previous owner tried doing some wiring customization throughout the car that left the car with the scanbus pcodes showing up on my scanner. Found some Red/White stripe cable disconnected plus others twisted...
  2. E46 General
    Hey I’m new to the forum and joined because i’m looking into buying an e46. The car i’m looking at is a 2003 330xi with 95,000 miles for around $6k. I know close to nothing about these cars so far and was wondering what sort of questions i should ask the guy, and what i should look for in...
  3. E46 General
    I bought a project E46. Started with misfires in 3 cylinders. Ran like trash and had a hard time starting or wouldnt start. I replaced spark plugs, ignition coils, and injectors. I also found the disa valve to be broken so also replaced that. Went to start the car and still ran horrible and had...
  4. E46 XI
    Hello all! I found out about an interesting problem today and would need some help. The car starts vibrating when I hold the brake paddle in D or R, but the interesting thing is that if I apply the hand brake, the vibration dissapears, regardless of whether I hold the brake paddle or not than. I...
  5. E46 General
    Vid of noise ^^^^^ Pls help me out here. This just started happening recently and i’m not too sure what it is. I’m thinking it’s my idler pulley? Could maybe be the alternator aswell? It doesn’t effect my driving at all so i’m not too sure what it is. Thanks
  6. Europe
    Hi, new in BMW. My E46 318ti (N42B20A) is making suspicious clicking noise both on cold and warm engine coming from somewhere down in the middle of engine. You can hear it only when hood is open and only when idling (can´t hear it when reving, maybe because of revs). Car is overall in good...
  7. E46 XI
    So i have a 2003 330xi and Ive had a system running lean code for a while now, Ive changed the DISA, MAF, both o2 sensors for bank 2, fixed a vacuum line going from intake to fuel pressure regulator, and spark plugs but still running lean. Can anyone help or know why it’s running lean?
  8. E46 General
    Hey my car has been running lean for a bit now and i looked at the f tubes coming off the intake boot and noticed the small one was broken so i tugged a little and the whole thing came out. I was wondering what it goes to and if that could be the reason for my car running lean?
  9. E46 General
    I've replaced my entire CCV and cooling systems (-the radiator) and associated gaskets thinking I would be okay for at least a year and happened to end up getting several codes all at once including limp mode sporadically. I don't even know where to start as this is my third M54 engine and I've...
  10. E46 General
    So my car recently started screeching from the right rear wheel. I tried taking apart the brake assembly as well as the rotor to see if it was rubbing on anything but it wasnt. The screech only happens when im in drive and not when im in reverse and it stops as i stop the car as well as starts...
  11. E46 General
    So I have the 4 spoke wheel and I want to swap it out with the three spoke one, is this just a plug and play type deal or am I going to need to do any adaptations?
  12. E46 General
    I’m planning to replace my expansion tank ,I’ve heard that when you replace the expansion you have to replace the thermostat at the bottom also because it breaks, Is there a way so that it won’t break or is it inevitable?
  13. E46 General
    Okey so first of all this is my first car and I don’t really know much, but I love it and I would like to keep it alive. So I got a 2003 E46 which won’t get to the normal engine temperature and stay there. The problem started now in the autumn, I’m living in Norway and when the temperatures...
  14. E46 General
    Hey all, My CV axles have gone out and I'm looking at getting a pair to replace them. I'm curious about the ABS ring however. On all the axles I've seen, they either don't address it, or specifically say its not included. Is this something I'm expected to carry over from the old axles? I've...
  15. Suspension, Brakes
    So I’ve had my e46 for about a year now and my shocks are starting to go bad mainly the springs don’t have as much resistance as I’ve seen on other cars. Was wondering if any of you could help me find a good set of coil overs since most of you already have experience with some brands, not...
  16. E46 General
    So I'm going to check out an '03 325i wagon in the next couple days which is a car I've had my eye on for a while (I'm glad I was able to find this community first!). I was just wondering if you guys had some tips for what to look for and what to watch out for before buying. In addition, the...
  17. E46 Convertible
    My center console was wearing so I decided to replace it over the weekend. When I pulled the arm rest and everything out. I noticed a cable that wasn’t plugged into anything. I moved it next to the rear ash tray light cable. See pics attached!
  18. E46 General
    Hi everyone I've been having some trouble with my 2003 330ci recently, I sent her into get a general service done a few weeks back and all of a sudden its started causing problems. When I start the engine it will run very rough and jumps from 500rmp to 1000 rpm even when warmed up the problem...
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