Bmw m3

mattie170 · Post by **mattie170** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:23 am

Well done burger. When are you getting the exhaust

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:19 am

I think the cracks are hard to spot because they don't originate where you would expect them to. On one side anyway. The other side it's just plain hard to see anything because of obstructions.

I inspected my car with my mechanic on a ramp and we only saw very slight corrosion on a couple of spot welds but nothing else. I then searched out a 'How to' video and realised we were looking in entirely the wrong place!

I have my car booked in at Elms BMW in Cambourne for an official check now along with a couple of other faults I want to see if they will fix on warranty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaTYBaMpUtE

Rob_B · Post by **Rob_B** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:10 am

Tommy wrote:I think the cracks are hard to spot because they don't originate where you would expect them to. On one side anyway. The other side it's just plain hard to see anything because of obstructions.

I inspected my car with my mechanic on a ramp and we only saw very slight corrosion on a couple of spot welds but nothing else. I then searched out a 'How to' video and realised we were looking in entirely the wrong place!

I have my car booked in at Elms BMW in Cambourne for an official check now along with a couple of other faults I want to see if they will fix on warranty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaTYBaMpUtE

Let me know how you get on Tommy, if you get any luck with warranty I may pop to coopers and have a word :-)

Rob_B · Post by **Rob_B** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:10 am

mattie170 wrote:Well done burger. When are you getting the exhaust

Just got outbid on a kn gen2 lol

mattie170 · Post by **mattie170** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 12:41 pm

Rob_B · Post by **Rob_B** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:23 pm

Been looking into removing the CDV (clutch delay valve) on the m3, as its on the end of the clutch line I will be getting that braided whilst its apart

Have any of you m3 experienced chaps got any experience of this bypass?

Apparently it makes gear changes smoother, especially 1st to 2nd, and more importantly eliminate clutch slip on full bore starts

Post by **Stuart** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:41 pm

Mine had it removed Robski and I know most of the track lads dump it. Should probably do it my Compact so I'll be interested to see how you get on.

Rob_B · Post by **Rob_B** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:27 pm

Probably gonna pop to sca tomorrow so they can do it as they can make me a braided line there and then, it seems difficult to get an aftermarket braided clutch line for the 46..only one I found is from the states

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:32 am

Rob_B wrote:Let me know how you get on Tommy, if you get any luck with warranty I may pop to coopers and have a word :-)

MY car was ex-BMW Approved hence having a warranty. The subframe issue is done on goodwill though and the rules are usually that the car is under 10 years old.

Elms found a tiny crack in the floor but asked that it be a little bigger before they put in the claim to BMW. There's nothing to suggest they will decline. I'll drive the car for a couple more months then take it back.

On the AUC warranty I managed to get over

Rob_B · Post by **Rob_B** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:42 pm

popped into SCA today to potentially get the braided clutch line fitted and the CDV removed, unfortunately the line could be made up as one of the unions looks like a BMW only part

however Chris kindly removed the valve for me

also whilst the car was on the ramp i thought I'd check of the rear subframe, i had a short inspection and i couldnt see any obvious cracks so thumbs up

back to the CDV the car certainly changes gear better, it now got a real positive change, so thumbs up for the simple bypass

not had a chance to give it a full bore launch, so what this space

The eBay bug also got me on my day off, I managed to pick up a steal of a KN induction kit for the M3, cant wait till it arrives

paid such a good price for it that if it doesnt work out i can re sell it for the same if not more moeny then what i paid for it, another bonus is its just been cleaned and oilled - let the barking commence