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simon13 wrote: ↑

Sun May 14, 2023 7:23 pm

buy part 9 and get them fitted to your e46 lolipops, i imagine buying part 8 will be expensive! and for no reason

You are 100% correct , part 8 comes individually at £72 each (multi buy discount) and part 9 is £57 so that is interesting.

Would part 9 fit an E46 if it’s Z4 specific ?

You just need the Z4M lollipop (#8) - #9 is Z4-specific. Don't forget that the offset bush will throw out alignment dramatically so factor in a four wheel alignment to B3 specification afterwards Thank you very much Charles , this is why I’m hopeless without you chaps ! An alignment is overdue anyw...

After some research , the wishbones on the Z4M and E46 330i M Sport are the same part number so this is perfect. Part 8 on the Z4M and Part 6 on the E46 are different and this is the offset mount. So I will going for part 8 on my Alpina. What is confusing somewhat is Part 9 on the Z4M is not availab...

Car is being dropped off sometime next week to have the diff mounts and tranny mounts looked at and possibly replaced if need be. Is it worth going polybush on the mounts ? Has anyone got any experience with poly on their Alpina ? Does it stiffen things noticeably as I do like a relaxed ride. Poly ...

I do occasionally get a thud when engaging reverse so the mounts have definitely got more play in them than they should. Definitely diff mounts!!! Car is being dropped off sometime next week to have the diff mounts and tranny mounts looked at and possibly replaced if need be. Is it worth going poly...

exactly what charles said, worn diff bushes can be felt like clunky gear changes. This is more felt on manuals with slower gear changes but you can tell in an auto Theres 3 bushes but its most likely the rear diff bush as it allows to much side movement when its worn Thank you Simon , I do occasion...

Have you checked the diff mounts? From experience, they wear and contribute to driveshaft judder. I have changed these and the propshaft centre bearing to resolve the problems Thank you for your response Charles , I have spoken with the garage and they have just confirmed what you said also. They s...

The 100th post ! I took the car by the garage this morning and it turns out it’s the prop shaft centre bearing causing the issue. So not sure if it’s a faulty part or anything but will be ordering another and swapping and reporting back. Will hopefully be dropped back off on Monday New centre beari...

I have had a good bit of the vacuum hoses replaced at this point and the car has been smoke tested recently and nothing has come up , I think I’ll do as you suggest and get the codes read at a proper garage when I get time , it doesn’t seem to be affecting much right now , just one of the those ann...

The 100th post !

I took the car by the garage this morning and it turns out it’s the prop shaft centre bearing causing the issue. So not sure if it’s a faulty part or anything but will be ordering another and swapping and reporting back. Will hopefully be dropped back off on Monday

Annnnd another update … ! I’ve gone OEM part for the fuel filter now , just to be on the safe side and put the part that belongs to the car from the factory in it. DogWagen your words highly resonated with me. Still getting the fuel trim codes. But that is an issue for another day now. I have also r...

Since having replaced the fuel filter I’m getting fuel trim codes on bank 1 & 2 which I wasn’t before , I was getting lambda deviation bank 1 & 2 before replacing the fuel filter , so not too sure what this could be. Any ideas ? Could be a vacuum leak or one of the Lambda sensors about to go or MAF...

There is a new job which has cropped up suddenly which is the prop shaft Centre bearing , have any of you guys had any experience with this ? As under heavy-ish load from a slow roll or standstill it judders/vibrates pretty hard , mostly felt under the armrest as it changes from 2nd to 3rd Been the...

There is a new job which has cropped up suddenly which is the prop shaft Centre bearing , have any of you guys had any experience with this ? As under heavy-ish load from a slow roll or standstill it judders/vibrates pretty hard , mostly felt under the armrest as it changes from 2nd to 3rd

Would you suggest going with the filter listed in the B3S catalogue for my vehicle ? Or the replacing like for like with what’s in the car now , I have no providence as to whether or not that fuel filter has ever been changed before When you are next under the car, you should be able to access the ...