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  1. 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...
  2. E46 General
    I am looking to buy E46 325ci SMG gearbox from m3. I saw that this was a special model. I am in love with the car! May i get some info about the car. I want to know your opinion about it and about the smg gearbox. The price is 3500Euro i think its fine. Also if you have any idea what should i...
  3. E46 General
    There is a rattle sound under load right around 2k rpm. Rebuilt disa valve but the same sound is present. The sounds seems to be coming from the front of the vehicle (engine.) (Also how do I attach a video?)
  4. Driveline, Performance, Tuning
    Does anyone here have the Rogue Engineering DMS exhaust installed on their 325/330? If so, does this exhaust exceed 95 dB? I'm moving to California soon and I'm wondering if this exhaust will be legal there on my 2001 325ci. Thanks!
  5. E46 General
    Hey, a week ago my car started doing this and it wouldn’t run. Minutes before this happened, everything was 100% fine and I had no check lights. Some people suggested replacing the fuel pump, which I just did, but nothing has changed. What would you suggest trying / doing and what do you think...
  6. E46 Touring
    OK. I bought a 325xi Wagon with an check engine light on. I drove cross cross america for holidays and the rest twice. Recently, I bought a OBDII reader and noticed lots of cylinder #3 misfires. Spark plug compression test shows something below 90compression. All other cylinders are fine. As...
  7. E46 General
    A month or so now I started my e46 325xi to find that it had a misfire. Since then, in this order, I've changed spark plugs, checked ignition coils, checked full pump, cleaned fuel injectors, replaced fuel filter, and most recently I've located a bad vacuum leak with a smoke tester. I...
  8. E46 General
    I bought my 325xi over the summer and it's given me no major problems until now. One morning I went to start my car and it was misfiring with a check engine light. It was running smoothly when I parked the night before. I also had let the fuel run lower than I ever have before, parking with the...
  9. New Member Introductions
    Hey everyone! I’m new here so forgive me but I’ll learn haha. I recently picked up a 01 325xi manual with tanin rot interior. Huge downfall is I wasn’t aware how much of a pain it is to get shit done on an awd model. My plan is to hopefully get a m3 donor and do a full conversion to an oem+ m3...
  10. Driveline, Performance, Tuning
    Hello! I have recently come up on a 2005 325Ci with an M56 SULEV , unfortunately, it is not in driving condition (input shaft seal and bushing broke, getting it fixed, slow transmission shop, blah blah blah...). Anyways, on the more exciting hand, I am looking at the road ahead. In this case...
  11. E46 General
    Was changing starter on the car, took a break for couple of months now not sure how all the connections should be lined up (see image 1), there are also other hoses that need a connection. Looking for any information on what these different lines are. Thanks
  12. E46 General
    I have a 03 325i 5 speed manual and i took my car with me out of town for the weekend on a 115 mile drive, car drove perfectly going and back and midways on my way back Mass Air Flow check engine light turned on. Today when I turned it on to go to school on a 5 minute drive. Car drove good until...
  13. E46 General
    I recently swapped the engine from a 2002 325ci into a 2005 x3 which originally had the 2.5 in it. When I start the car now, it misfires in cylinders 4 and 6, and will not drive. I believe it puts itself into a limp mode and sometimes disables the gas pedal. I have tested everything mechanical...
  14. E46 General
    Before I get started, let me just say that I don't have a whole lot of experience and information is tough to find on this stuff so if I get anything wrong please let me know. With that said I have been wanting to do a 64k flash on my MS43, as I don't want to do a 512k flash and ravage through...
  15. E46 General
    I have a 2004 325i with the m54b25 and auto trans. 1. Say engine and transmission are pulled, can I hook power to it and still use the windows and trunk?. 2. with that being said if so great, if not what would be needed to do? Not at all familiar with CAN BUS. at the moment the car has a 383...
  16. E46 General
    I have a 2001 325i with a GM5 module issue. I am wondering if I was to replace it with a new module, which I have to hand off a car of the same year, will that rectify it? Or does it need to be programmed. Any advice on this is much appreciated. It’s just a little niggle that needs to be sorted...
  17. E46 General
    Hi Just wondering will a 16" spacesaver wheel fit a 325 Ci Sport or will it foul the brakes. 16" wheels are much easier to find than 17" ones. I have a 17" wheel for my E60 that I could use to test but if 16" would do the job it would make life easier. TIA
  18. E46 General
    I bought this car from the KC Copart auction in early March and had to do a bunch of work to the engine to fix the lean codes and misfires that are associated with them. This car had been neglected and had rotted vaccum lines and leaks everywhere!! Got those under control and then also...
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