Burt2000
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pablo
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all mine gave bother bar the M3 lol.
brendy
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Can I add E53's into the shít-tip?
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Matti_f
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I've had two in my time a 330ci msport coupe and a 330d msport salon and have a real soft for them even still im considering one as a second car to our mondeo st tdci. My 330ci was my first "fast car"
However both mine had there issues,
330ci had:
*power steering pump
*calliper's and discs however this is a common and wear on any car just the 330 are harder on them
330d had:
Turbo, clutch, injectors, airbag light was ripped out of dash and I didn't catch on until MOT man pointed it out, abs sensors needing calibrated.
But even still I love them and a clean one lowered on standard wheels I still think is a great looking car, neither of mine had the dreaded arch rust thankfully and even when parts break they carry on rightly until you have the dollar or patience to fix them.
Matt
However both mine had there issues,
330ci had:
*power steering pump
*calliper's and discs however this is a common and wear on any car just the 330 are harder on them
330d had:
Turbo, clutch, injectors, airbag light was ripped out of dash and I didn't catch on until MOT man pointed it out, abs sensors needing calibrated.
But even still I love them and a clean one lowered on standard wheels I still think is a great looking car, neither of mine had the dreaded arch rust thankfully and even when parts break they carry on rightly until you have the dollar or patience to fix them.
Matt
6 cylinder petrols aren't immune either. In less than a year of ownership, aside from servicing and consumables:
Expansion tank, waterpump, hoses and thermostat.
Disa rebuild
Rear calipers
This is my job for the weekend (ccv replacement):
MOT next week, dreading what they might find.
I'm close to driving to work and parking in Divis overnight!
EDIT: forgot MAF. That's been the most expensive thing. It's more the unreliability that's annoying me. Part of me thinks I should have bought a Mazda 6. It would have been an EP3 if I could have found one with standard suspension at the time (insurance wouldn't touch a lowered one even though I'm in my 30s with full NCB, never in an accident and 0 points). Flux quoted me near £4k and Axa who I'm with wouldn't even quote lol. A standard one was £500 fully comp.
Expansion tank, waterpump, hoses and thermostat.
Disa rebuild
Rear calipers
This is my job for the weekend (ccv replacement):
MOT next week, dreading what they might find.
I'm close to driving to work and parking in Divis overnight!
EDIT: forgot MAF. That's been the most expensive thing. It's more the unreliability that's annoying me. Part of me thinks I should have bought a Mazda 6. It would have been an EP3 if I could have found one with standard suspension at the time (insurance wouldn't touch a lowered one even though I'm in my 30s with full NCB, never in an accident and 0 points). Flux quoted me near £4k and Axa who I'm with wouldn't even quote lol. A standard one was £500 fully comp.
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Yep. Previous owner replaced mine but they neglected to do the rest of the system at the same time so the expansion tank burst when my thermostat failed ffs.
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Aye I did the expansion tank. The one that came off looked mint but I did it anyway. Handier changing it now than it burst in the middle of rush hour or something.
Swapped out the drop links too. Once the arches are sorted it'll be perfect (for a while I'm sure lol)
Swapped out the drop links too. Once the arches are sorted it'll be perfect (for a while I'm sure lol)
aye that's a ball1x, that's one thing that every e46 will prob experience, my nearside front arch is basically about 3square feet of rust lol but ill wait until the salt is off the roads to replace it, can get a set of front wings for £35 so would ye worry.. would ye fawk!
edit: atleast ur getting it sorted under warranty
brendy
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My expansion tank has a leak
seems to like more oil top ups compared to the wrx
central locking from remote has given up
central locking from key has given up
horn stopped working there
steering mounted cruise control, awol.
drivers door mechanism was replaced a year or two ago.. going again.
new 20" front rubber just ordered.
Both monster-sized wing mirrors have decided to come off their rails and need stripping and refitting.
tv screen has a few garbled pixels though that's child's play compared to the rest I have to sort.
mayweather
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I drove an e46 for about a year, never really liked it, thats including the m3's, they just never really impressed me at all and still don't impress me.
My arches are rust-free. Touch wood. I keep telling myself mine will be fine once all the wee weak links are taken care of. Getting married in August so not willing to constantly throw money at it as I should be saving for honeymoon. Anything else goes it will be getting sorned for 6 months!
Oil drinking is likely the ccv @brendy. Mine used very little until recently.
brendy
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£35 quid or something isnt it from gsf from memory?
I had an E46 330ci msport for just over two years and loved it. Albeit though two parking sensors failed after 1 week of ownership - they seem to be soft as sh1te.
Apart from that I had the front discs and pads changed due to feeling shuddering on the steering wheel when braking after 8 mths of ownership and the rear suspension failed at one side after about 18 months.
I had one tyre deflate at the front nearside and then a week later the offside one went - but this was down to the tyre fitting place the previous owner used being incompetent at fitting tyres properly though.
I wouldnt touch a diesel E46 or an auto one - heard too many horror stories of swirl flaps and failed slush boxes....
I see my old one is up for sale in the classifieds on here ATM.
Apart from that I had the front discs and pads changed due to feeling shuddering on the steering wheel when braking after 8 mths of ownership and the rear suspension failed at one side after about 18 months.
I had one tyre deflate at the front nearside and then a week later the offside one went - but this was down to the tyre fitting place the previous owner used being incompetent at fitting tyres properly though.
I wouldnt touch a diesel E46 or an auto one - heard too many horror stories of swirl flaps and failed slush boxes....
I see my old one is up for sale in the classifieds on here ATM.
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I think I've had about 5 e46 330d's and a 320d. My first couple gave bother, but I still ended up going back to them for some reason. I find them really easy to work on, and if you know where to get the parts at the right price you can get things done as cheap as most cars.
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Yeah about that for a hella behr one.