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Forum: E46 (1999 - 2006) 02-27-2012, 11:47 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 13,950
Posted By mach.schnell
Google doesn't care how old the thread is, and 11...

Google doesn't care how old the thread is, and 11 posts of misinformation is more than warranted.
Forum: E39 (1997 - 2003) 02-15-2012, 12:18 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,122
Posted By mach.schnell
Sorry Jason, I just completely missed this. ...

Sorry Jason, I just completely missed this.

It seems the pressure regulator isn't needed because the drain tubes from the two oil separators on the M5 don't attach to the dipstick tube. There's...
Forum: E46 (1999 - 2006) 11-09-2011, 04:34 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 13,950
Posted By mach.schnell
Sorry to revive this, but stupidity really...

Sorry to revive this, but stupidity really bothers me.

The evap purge control valve is known as the Fuel Tank Breather Valve and is located behind the power steering fluid tank and beneath the...
Forum: E39 (1997 - 2003) 10-15-2011, 11:03 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 16,147
Posted By mach.schnell
Same diagrams as in the E46, but they also are...

Same diagrams as in the E46, but they also are wrong (for the E46). In the third diagram down titled "Vacuum control - Engine" shows an elbow #6 which in reality is the "F" connector on most E46's.
...
Forum: E39 (1997 - 2003) 07-29-2011, 07:53 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,122
Posted By mach.schnell
Poolman, I can see it now.... Officer:...

Poolman, I can see it now....

Officer: Please open your hood.
Poolman: I'd rather not.
Officer: PIPE BOMB, bang bang bang.

(I love it.)

I'm curious, though, your oil consumption is less...
Forum: E39 (1997 - 2003) 07-29-2011, 07:25 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,122
Posted By mach.schnell
Sorry Jason, it isn't. The M54 CCV gizmo is...

Sorry Jason, it isn't. The M54 CCV gizmo is comprised of two different parts, the Oil Separator (on the bottom) and the Intake Manifold Pressure Regulator (at the top, which btw, is based on a...
Forum: E46 (1999 - 2006) 04-19-2011, 11:15 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 887
Posted By mach.schnell
So you don't mean BMW parts. "Build an...

So you don't mean BMW parts.

"Build an OEM?"

Something seems lost in translation.
Forum: E46 (1999 - 2006) 04-15-2011, 11:36 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,349
Posted By mach.schnell
Alignment is the one thing that I will pay the...

Alignment is the one thing that I will pay the dealership $$$ for. As a BMW CCA member I read everything Mike Miller writes in Tech Talk, and although I do disagree on somethings, his strong...
Forum: E46 (1999 - 2006) 04-08-2011, 02:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 625
Posted By mach.schnell
Right now I suspect the antenna in the back. I've...

Right now I suspect the antenna in the back. I've been putting a cover over the car the past few days when it rains (gets water in the top compartment), and there is noticeable corrosion on the...
Forum: E46 (1999 - 2006) 04-07-2011, 08:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 625
Posted By mach.schnell
Holy Cow Batman. My 2001 330Ci convertible just...

Holy Cow Batman. My 2001 330Ci convertible just started doing this yesterday.

When you put on the brake it sounds like an incoming mortar shell. From a high pitch down to low as you slow down....
Forum: 7 Series - E65 / E66 (2002 - 2008) 11-19-2010, 09:16 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,025
Posted By mach.schnell
Seriously? The 65.90-6 942 166-01 is a DVD...

Seriously?

The 65.90-6 942 166-01 is a DVD GPS Navigator (NOT a CD unit) used in different models including the BMW 7-Series
You may view pictures here and see that "DVD" is on the front (second...
Forum: E46 (1999 - 2006) 12-13-2009, 05:47 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 98,007
Posted By mach.schnell
Whoops. Allow me to rephrase hehe should...

Whoops. Allow me to rephrase hehe

should read "Such an edit by me needs fact checking and revision." (Sorry.)

Also --

2.3.1 What should I look out for?

“The E46 doesn't have many...
Forum: E46 (1999 - 2006) 12-13-2009, 12:18 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 98,007
Posted By mach.schnell
Firs, thanks for the fantastic job. *To...

Firs, thanks for the fantastic job.

*To discuss changes to the Wiki, post a message here.*

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4.3.16 Wiper Blades

Wiper Blades

The wiper blades are 22" (drivers side) and 19"...
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