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• Spec E46 Build Part VI: Engine

  In BMW Spec E46, Engine & Performance / By Chad / 17 June 2015 / 0 comments

  

  Engine work on a junk yard M54 for the Spec E46 race car build.

   

• BMW E36 P0161 & P0442 Codes

  In BMW M3 Sedan, Engine & Performance, Fabrication and Repairs / By Chad / 28 September 2014 / 0 comments

  

  Solving P0442 (small evaporative emissions leak) and P0161 (O2 Sensor Heater Circuit) faults on a 1998 BMW M3 (E36)

   

• Expansion Tank Over Expansion

  In BMW M3 Sedan, Engine & Performance / By Chad / 24 July 2014 / 1 comment

  

  Repairing a cracked BMW coolant expansion tank with minimal tools and some JB WaterWeld.

   

• ASC Throttle Body Delete

  In BMW M3 Sedan, Engine & Performance / By Chad / 2 June 2014 / 0 comments

  

  Removing the ASC Throttle Body from the E36 M3 Sedan while replacing the aging intake rubber boot.

   

• Fixing a Leaky Valve Cover… again

  In BMW M3 Sedan, Engine & Performance / By Chad / 15 May 2014 / 0 comments

  

  The E36 M3 Sedan I recently acquired came with an existing leaky valve cover.  It was more of a weep and leak, but a problem worth fixing either way.  The cover was weeping oil from the rear, passenger side of the head, which resulted in drops of oil landing directly […]