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chandler
chandler MegaDork
1/6/24 5:47 p.m.
JG Pasterjak said:

Target acquired

And, oil leak in 3..2..1.. just kidding. Hopefully

jgrewe
jgrewe Dork
1/6/24 6:04 p.m.

The Ohio sky... 50 shades of grey. It usually clears up as you crawl out of the Ohio river valley into Ky.

If you smell burning oil or see a whiff of smoke coming from the cowl area it is the valve cover gasket. The oil runs down the back of the heat shield and drips right onto the catalytic converter.

 

Jerry
Jerry PowerDork
1/6/24 6:25 p.m.

We barely got 1/2" of snow up here in Dayton, melted by 4pm.  Radar was showing almost all rain for you down there and heading south.

jefmed2
jefmed2 New Reader
1/6/24 6:45 p.m.

I work on a lot of these and the most common leak at the oil filter housing is from the oil filter cap seal, usually part of a aftermarket and cheap filter kit. .be sure to check that cap seal before condemning the housing seal! 

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
1/6/24 8:53 p.m.
jgrewe said:

The Ohio sky... 50 shades of grey. It usually clears up as you crawl out of the Ohio river valley into Ky.

If you smell burning oil or see a whiff of smoke coming from the cowl area it is the valve cover gasket. The oil runs down the back of the heat shield and drips right onto the catalytic converter.

 

When we picked it up the dealer said they did the valve cover gasket since it was oozing a bit. So nice to know we can scratch one thing off the list of annoying and overly complicated BMW maintenance hassles. Unfortunately that only reduces that list by like .006%.

Overall, though, the car seems great. I did about 400 miles and the thing drives like a champ and everything I've poked thusfar works fine. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
1/6/24 9:45 p.m.

Glad it’s going well. Just got home from Mecum.

Thought of you.

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
1/6/24 10:02 p.m.
David S. Wallens said:

Glad it’s going well. Just got home from Mecum.

Thought of you.

There's literally no price that can sell for, high or low, that won't somehow hurt my feelings.

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
1/6/24 11:03 p.m.

Just realized my room is right above where I parked and it makes for an interesting angle. It's smartly proportioned, but it's not small. Here it is parked next to a Bronco.

300zxfreak
300zxfreak Reader
1/7/24 10:38 a.m.

In reply to JG Pasterjak :

I have to ask, where was that Harbor Freight you were parked by ??? You may have been very close to my home.....

300zxfreak
300zxfreak Reader
1/7/24 10:42 a.m.

In reply to JG Pasterjak :

Unless we just cancel your flight for, you know, no good reason at all. That's the way we roll.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
1/7/24 6:59 p.m.
JG Pasterjak said:
David S. Wallens said:

Glad it’s going well. Just got home from Mecum.

Thought of you.

There's literally no price that can sell for, high or low, that won't somehow hurt my feelings.

Same. Totally the same. 

On a related note, do not click this link. I spent some time looking at it. Looked way clean. 

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/7/24 7:26 p.m.
Tom Suddard said:

RS3s are really cool cars, Chris...

I am Pete and I approve of this message

CyberEric
CyberEric SuperDork
1/7/24 11:09 p.m.

Wow, it's longer than a Bronco! I didn't expect that. 

Just looked it up, and the 435i (still have a hard time typing a 4 there) is a full 8.1 inches longer than my old E36 M3. The car. Not my excrement. 

BimmerMaven
BimmerMaven Reader
1/8/24 5:16 a.m.

In reply to jgrewe :

Jiminy Cricket!

I have an S50B30US, an M50, and 3 S52s...and at 70 yrs old, pretty sure I won't have to mess with that!

 

wae
wae PowerDork
1/8/24 6:34 a.m.
CyberEric said:

Wow, it's longer than a Bronco! I didn't expect that. 

Just looked it up, and the 435i (still have a hard time typing a 4 there) is a full 8.1 inches longer than my old E36 M3. The car. Not my excrement. 

To be fair, that's a Bronco Sport, not a Bronco...

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
1/8/24 9:38 a.m.
JG Pasterjak said:

Just realized my room is right above where I parked and it makes for an interesting angle. It's smartly proportioned, but it's not small. Here it is parked next to a Bronco.

I had that happen at Amelia Island once. Someone needs to come up with a sniglet for it. 

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
1/8/24 9:47 a.m.

Got home last night just in time to watch the Dolphins finally beat a team with a winning record. Overall, the thing was utterly drama-free. My first impression is that this is really a LOT of car for $19,500. After nearly 900 miles on the road I COMPLETELY get the siren song of seemingly-affordable off-warranty BMWs. 

I figured out how to reset the trip computer about 100 miles into the journey, so this isn't the whole trip, but it's close. Not bad numbers for a comfy, sporty cruiser. 

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Publisher
1/8/24 9:54 a.m.

Welcome home! And damn, 31.6 mpg is Kia economy!

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
1/8/24 10:11 a.m.
JG Pasterjak said:

...just in time to watch the Dolphins finally beat a team with a winning record.

I went to bed like five minute before the game ended, but this is where it seemed to be going.

This is what happened, right?

RIGHT? 

glueguy (Forum Supporter)
glueguy (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand Dork
1/8/24 10:29 a.m.
JG Pasterjak said:
JG Pasterjak said:

...just in time to watch the Dolphins finally beat a team with a winning record.

I went to bed like five minute before the game ended, but this is where it seemed to be going.

This is what happened, right?

RIGHT? 

I think so.  Although those chicken enchiladas for dinner during the game led to a really bizarre dream about the ending......

 

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/8/24 11:38 a.m.

Since calipers usually have their lettering rotated so the center of the wheel is the bottom of the caliper, I cannot read that caliper logo as anything but W///.

Osterkraut
Osterkraut UberDork
1/8/24 7:15 p.m.

Ya'll skipped over the best F3x series!

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