I have had this car for a few months now and im deciding to make a thread about the restoration. The car is a 2000 e46 330D touring in Montreal blue and has alot things that need to be done, she has electric/heated seats and originally had the all gray interior that i am in the process of...

Hi, So my E46 (year 2004 330d) decided that the the one thing missing in my life is an electrical f*ckery. I’ll try to explain as good as i can, and maybe someone has had this problem. Pretty much my airbag light came on, and since then it shows different faults, everything works fine if the...

Hi all been following this forum a while now reading up on random build threads etc... I thought its time to sign up. I own a E46 330D 184bhp auto, individual petrol mica metallic. Sooo I've recently done a egr delete and down pipe (no longer has dpf). Long story short I have an intermittent...

I am facing an issue when i accelerate in 3rd gear it stops pulling after around 2.8k rpm for a milisecond and after that it pulls again it may happen again after 3.5k rpm but it its not always also it does that same in 4th gear. What could be the problem? air intake, maf sensor, turbo, any...

I'm affraid I already know the answer, but I still want to know other's oppinon. I'm considering if it is a good idea to buy a bmw with 330d (either M57TUD30 or M57TU2D30) as a daily commuter to work. The distance in one direction is around 9km (5,5mi.) or 20 minutes. Especialy in winter. Will...

Hi, I am planning to strip down a 330d from England and send out all the parts in a crate to Ontario where I plan to convert my 02 330i to a 330d. I spent a summer in the UK driving a 330d and this is the car that made me fall in love with the e46. I love my car but I've always wanted the diesel...

Hi everyone, I'm new here and this is my car. It is a 2004 E46 330d with auto transmission. I've had it for the past 3 years and it has a total of 260000km. Everything is great it so far, a lot of parts were changed and a lot of maintenance done but I do enjoy working on it. Here are a few...

Hi everyone, I have a very specific transmission slipping problem that has been bothering for a while. The place where I park my car is a little higher than the road and sometimes when I climb the "hill" the transmission starts slipping. To be more specific, I engage drive, start climbing...

Hey, apologies if I may break a rule or two since this is my first post on here, on any forum really, so feel free to move the thread if faulty placed. I'm doing my best tho. Anyways, I've had a nice piece of BMW diesel (330Dt -01, 184hp) for the last half a year or so and I'm pleased with it...

To summarise I'm having problems with the automatic transmission in my 2000 reg E46 330D with 150,000 miles on the clock. I've had it for a couple of months and apart from a slight thump when selecting 4th gear the transmission has been trouble free until ... A few weeks ago on a particularly...

Hello all, First I apologize for my English, but i hope you will understand what my problems are. I own e46 330d touring (years 2002) and i have problems with communication. I used INPA and DIS to diagnostic my car, everything was ok but six mounth ago I lost communication with all modules...

OK so this has been an intermittent issue on my car for a good while (over a year) but only happens rarely. I recently had the fuel pump replaced (http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=1072036&highlight=) and thought this issue may have been linked to that, so was surprised that after...

So I've decided to start a build thread on here as I've been feeling a little homeless since switching from VAG to BMW, and I think it's partly the reason why i've lost momentum with doing anything to the car! Hopefully i'll be able to learn a lot about the car from being on here, and be able to...

Hi, This is my first post - please let me know if its in the wrong place and I'll move, I could find nothing after doing a few searches... so here goes. Problem cause: my external ambient temperature sensor is missing, that's to say it has, prior to me owning the car, been completely ripped...

hi folks new to the forum. had my 330d for about 5 months and it has always had the rumble and stutter between 60 and 70 mph that every one says is related to the propshaft and guibo. my problem is i drove down from aberdeen just sitting above the 70mph so it wouldnt judder on the cruise control...

Hi all, http://youtu.be/k4m15OmVz-w Do you guys know what the problem might be? There are actually two worrying sounds: a metalic rattle which gets worse by the end of the recording and some kind of vibration (starting at 00:24) which is not noticeable all the time (as you can hear in the...

Hi all, http://youtu.be/k4m15OmVz-w Do you guys know what the problem might be? There are actually two worrying sounds: a metalic rattle which gets worse by the end of the recording and some kind of vibration (starting at 00:24) which is not noticeable all the time (as you can hear in the...

Hi Guys well here is my car E46 330d Mods Remap + decat = 181kw and 582nm 18 inch M6 rim Full carbon fibre interior trim Will be ordering BMW Performance parts soon. What do you guys Think?

Hi all, My 330d is due an oil service so I phoned up the local specialist. He quoted £155+VAT. Thinking this seemed pretty steep for a basic oil/filter change I phoned up the local dealer which offered £129 all in! Thoughts? It's Clayton Cars Bristol vs Dick Lovett