After 300 km of driving (Occasionally hard) I sent my oil to Blackstone labs and got the following result back. As you can see the lead is in 20 PPM only after 300km. Would like to hear your comments from anyone with experience. Should I drive the car? Or should I park it? PS -The...

A sport e46 has been my lifelong dream so I think I came to the right place. I’m planning to buy one next year but am still lost and can’t decide since I lack mechanic experience. I don’t know if i should buy a 330ci and turbo, exhuast, intake, put other major preformance mods on it etc.. +...

Hey guys, leaving my artwork here - waiting for your opinions about it!

Hey guys, I have an M3 with 115k miles. I recently replaced the suspension with BC Racing coilovers that came with new N links. I purchased the car with 113k miles and it had a clunking noise, but it was not as present as it is now. With time it got worse. So I that is when I put in the new...

Hello I’ve owned a carbon black e46 m3 convertible. Recently I’ve been in the market to find a carbon black e46 m3 convertible hardtop. Please help me out fellow enthusiasts for this task of finding one. I looked in the buy trade and sell forum and for some reason it won’t let me comment on the...

I have a 2004 E46 M3 SMG that I need help with figuring out how to troubleshoot and fix. I do not drive it often and when my battery died, I removed and it took me a few days to go buy another one after disconnecting the cables. When I hooked up the new battery, my car now has no lights on the...

Hello everyone, i have a 2005 E46 M3 which i installed on the turner motor sport subframe reinforcement kit, i also have changed my differential bushes, RTAB and subframe bushes. At the first test drive the drive shaft was broken and hit the body hardly which cause the airbag to deploy. Got a...

Hey what’s up guys, just purchased and 02 6 speed m3 and I’m having an issue with the code p1434. I did some google research on it and I heard some people did the DMTL pump but I just wanted to make sure I’m doing the right thing by buying that part, I’m getting a gas cap today hopefully that...

Currently owning e30 coupe, e34 sedan, e46 330ci and just imported 04 e46 m3 individual e30 and e34 are waiting restoration, guess e30 will be restomod because engine is pretty much done. It is m40b16, so will swap it for m5x series engine. E34 is 520i sedan with just over 200 000 km on the...

I posted a discussion on here the other day because I am looking for a hardtop for my car (I still am) and I got a good amount of private messages giving me offers. I just want to say: if a relatively new account (under a week old) is telling you to email their "friend" don't trust it. I have...

I am returning to school in 3-4 days and unfortunately need to sell my car ASAP. My previous buyer flaked at the last minute, which is why I am now rushing to find a buyer. I'd say the car is good condition considering its age and milage, but not without its faults. The engine is running great...

///M3 Build Journal Hello Everyone, I have finally reached my one-year membership date, and I thought to start my build thread. If you are familiar with jasonturbo, he was a previous owner of this car. Specifications: - 2004 Mystic Blue Coupe on Black Nappa Leather - 6MT with 63,000...

So recently just purchased first e46 m3... still in love with the car. Looking to replace my stock 19" wheels with Hyper Silver Apex Arc 8s, should i go with 18" or 19"? people keep saying go 18" but i want to keep my tires. Also Its jet black with a white 3m wrap over it currently. With Gruppe...

Looking to buy an airlift setup for my 01 e46 m3, if you have anything please message me, thanks

I'm new to the forum but excited to get started. I own a 2002 laguna seca blue M3 (manual) with a full AC Schnitzer package. I am the third owner of this car. When I purchased it, I was told the car was ordered from BMW, shipped to AC Schnitzer to have their package installed, then sent back to...

What's up Fanatics, I've been contemplating putting up my E46 M3 due to a few reasons. I bought the car about a year and a half ago, and it has since then reached about 93k. I wasn't expecting to rack up this many miles (15k) in such a short period of time, but my commute to school forces me...

I have a 2002 m3 with 43,000 miles, a guy i know lives down the street and is a bmw master tech, he has a full shop, lift etc in his garage and he said usually for an m3 its a good idea to get the valved checked every 30,000 miles so i got my valves adjusted, new belts, and a diff flush done for...

Just wrapped this project up, 1 of 2 ESS VT2-550 E46M3's in California. The torque numbers are insane!!! This is on a street car that has 80k miles putting out solid/reliable #'s. I can't wait to get some dyno time in my car with our race exhaust system! No ECU/timing adjustments were made...

Just trying to see if anyone has had this problem to give me an idea of what it could be before taking her to the shop because I am beginning to question his skills and/or motives when my car is at his shop. First off, I bought her in Oct of last year with about 80K miles on it. Probably...