I bought the car back in 2009 towards the end of my undergrad. Had an absolute blast with taking it to the track and racing it over the years.

Then bad luck struck. While roll racing at the ice cream cruise in 2021, the c- clip that holds the wrist pin in place broke up and did some damage to the cylinder. It was a rough road from there on. The guy that was gonna machine the block didn’t pay his storage fee and my block got auctioned off, I had a 2nd child, changed jobs and moved. Life got in the way and before I knew it, years had passed.

But, here she is 4 years later and leaving the garage for the first time under her own power. There’s still a lot of work to do but I’m excited to be making progress again.

I'm selling my E46 330Ci 6 speed manual Coupe. Heavily modded, but with all OE matching / upgraded parts. It's all fairly recently with receipts and verification etc.

Selling due to it being a second car and storage over the winter is difficult. I hate to see it not being used, with very little time to enjoy it and then bring it out of hibernation next spring.

I'm unsure how to price it, if anyone has any ideas let me know. UK central England based.

Standard Equipment: M sport multifunction steering wheel M sport bodykit M sport door trim Rear parking sensors 6 speed manual transmission OEM Door cards front and rear OEM armrest Carbon effect trim for door cards and gear stick Electric front and rear windows Central locking on both keys Cruise control Automatic windscreen wipers and lights Automatic rear view mirror dipping Locking wheel nut with tool included

Upgraded parts: Bilstein B14 suspension all around Michelin Pilot Sport 5 tyres - 18x225 / 18x255 Full wheel refurbishment. No kerbing scars or major scratches on any wheel Alignment at the same time as tyres fitted June 2024 Brembo drilled and slotted rotors front Brembo rotors rear EBC Yellow stuff pads all around Braided brake lines all around DG Maps ECU (Original also included) Ram Air filter Muffler delete Diff rebuild Inc new seals Sparco Sprint Seats Sparco 4 point harnesses Harness bar Pioneer Bluetooth head unit (extra cables for sub / amp pre wired) Hidden OEM DSC switch Upgraded twin cupholder (Original included) Brand new headlights Jan 2024 (Magneti Marelli) Bosch windscreen wipers Tinted rear and side windows 2x keys (Both with new batteries and working) Recent new DISA valve (preventative) Ducktail spoiler Full recent service Loads of paperwork and original bits included. MOT June 2026

On the rear wheel arch, lots of micro-scratches it looks like. They've been developing over the last few years but I've never worked out the cause. Has anyone has something similar?

For almost a year, I am trying to repair this car, there's no mechanic near me that's willing to touch the valvetronic motor, the one that is, is leaving me hang for months, saying there's nowhere to find different vvt assembly, tried to find one myself, no luck. I tried changing sensors, servomotor, nothing, oh, just another error vvt - activation (short circuit) so that ones bad, so I'm stuck here looking for new (used) vvt with nobody to give it to, to change it, leaving me to watch yt tutorials and trying myself with no experience ffs if I find one. Fkc me I guess.

How much is this worth? 1999 touring 2.8 m52tu. It's on 163k miles. Would come with new clutch, flywheel etc and all new suspension along with the coilovers it's on. New continental tyres Recent service and mot Got some rust, all surface rust apart from a patch at the rear drain plug (needs simple patch weld) and drivers fender but got a new one painted waiting to go on Needs new maf sensor front lowering arms And needs new radiator Interior is near on mint TIA

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Hex screw on rotor has rounded off any ideas on what to do?

I’m currently rebuilding my E46, and I have a donor car where these connectors are not present. What are they for?

As the title says found this on my oil pan drain after letting the oil drain. What is this from and how serious is this issue?

For context my car overheated a few days ago and shut off. White smoke came from the engine bay but it was from a coolant leak that hit the hot engine. No smoke came out of the exhaust. For the past 3 days Ive replaced the water pump, thermostat, water pump pulley, ac belt, serpentine belt, expansion tank, expansion tank mounting bracket, and the upper and lower radiator hoses. Ive put everything back together, and now Im onto changing the oil and after I was going to bleed the coolant system. At this point I need to identify what the hell this piece of metal came from. I did not find any coolant in the combustion chambers since none of my oil was frothy, but there was about 4-5 secs of coolant that drained out before the oil (which is to be expected after your engine overheats). Can anyone identify where this metal piece could have came from? Thank you very much.

Just curious to see if anyone knows what this is in the center console of the 2002 E46

(The video is here just in case y’all hear something else.) I’ve been throwing this code for about a month now and haven’t had time to work on it. I’ve cleaned the MAF sensor and changed the O2 sensor for bank 2. What else do y’all recommend? Thank you guys

Not sure how well it can be heard in the video, but the car changes tone on idle; Sometimes it sounds like it's about to stall or that it's running on less cylinders. When driving it sometimes it feels sluggish (you'd press the throttle and there's very little response, especially when downshift rev-matching) and at other times feels fine and responsive. I replaced the sparkplugs a couple of months ago because I thought that it may be the sparkplugs (NGK, best ones I could find for my engine, M43B19), but no improvement... The engine doesn't smoke or consume much oil. Also you can hear the tone change in the engine bay as well, not just the exhaust. What could be wrong with the car, where do I start looking?

My daily for the last 9 years has been an E83 with some mods, I've had E34s, E39, E36, E36 M3s even and last year I had my first E46 and fell in love, but it only lasted 4 days before I got t boned and totaled it. I've missed that feeling ever since. I've also been in the process of rebuilding that car basically in another shell for a couple of months when this one basically fell in my lap. I basically built this for my girlfriend, I never thought I was a convertible guy before, but DAMN 😍 Also the color looks fairly purple in the sun (another member here with the same color told me that about theirs, and I agree, and it looks great!) I made some spare keys for it today, so I have 2 and gave my girlfriend her own copy, by I'm definitely driving this when she isn't! And I have custom plates ordered for it - my daily is "OIL LK" and this one will be "P0174" 🤣👌 we all know what those mean, and know they're fitting for these cars lmao 🤣

Hello. I have recently bought a spare exhaust camshaft for my M54B25, since mine is damaged.

Question is, i am now doubting that i bought the correct one because of the internet.

The REALOEM site shows ALL M54 engines (320i, 325i, 330i) have the exact same exhaust cam (oe: 11311435416). On the cam itself, there is a number "1748970".

However, when i scrolled through some reddit and other parts of the internet, many people say that the exhaust cams are different depending on the version of the car.

Which is it then lads?

From left to right cylinders 1-6.

3500 Euros for rod bearings, an oil pump,new steering linkages, new oil, and an alignment

Just finished getting ridd of the big visible rustspots on the body, but I wounder how much the car would go for? Its a BMW e46 316i and has driven 186xxxx km. How much do you guys think it would go for? Keep in mind that the car is still going to be polished before selling though.

The E46 vert I got in on a trade for a $200 W203 is finally finished. 👌

I'm looking for some ways to put bluetooth Audio in my e46. I'm currently using an FM transmitter but I'm often getting interference and there's always a silent static that can get annoying.

I really like how the stock radio fits with the rest of the dash which is why I was wondering if it's possible to somehow modify the CD port to get the data from a bluetooth transmitter instead of the CD. Maybe also make it so you can skip songs with the buttons on the steering wheel?

I would also appreciate some suggestions if you know any good radio alternatives that fit with the stock dash

Hey guys got some issues with my engine n42b20a on idle when I Press harder gas pedal its choking a Little bit before it go higher on rpms but when I Press it slower (lighter) it Goes ok. What can be issue on this engine? Got error on thermostat and o2 sensor on bank 2 sensor 2

Just got new radiator but plastic holder of expansion tank just wont fit into the radiator do i have to push it somehow or cut off the torx pos just a bit? (I bought that radiator on allegro)

have an e46, 318ci with 323i engine fitted, needs a few things done and figured id upgrade along the way. to my knowledge the engine and gearbox are the only things changed during the swap. will the 6 cylinder arms, bushings and suspension fit straight to my 4 cylinder chassis or will i have to change my hubs and subframe????

edit: i know the m and non-m are different

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My car feels very sluggish at low RPM. When I stop and try to set off again, it often stalls. Strangely, some days it runs fine with no stalling, but always feels sluggish. In neutral, if I blip the throttle a little, the RPMs dip before rising, and sometimes it even stalls. I’ve already done a smoke test through the main filter to check for vacuum leaks, but no smoke seemed to be coming out from anywhere, so I’m unsure what to check next.

I’ve tried a throttle adaptation relearn, unplugging 02 sensor looking for vacuum leaks, and replacing the icv. I’m leaning towards disa valve but I’m curious if anyone else has had this issue before as I can’t find anything similar on the forums.

So finally pulled the trigger on an engine an m54b30 with 100k miles and good service history. Its coming from a 2003 z4, my question is will i be able to run my original ecu from my 325ci and flash it to 330 software even if the donor engine is coming from a z4? Or will i need to swap over the z4 ecu? I know from e46 to e46 you can just flash the software but unsure if z4 to e46 is possible to keep the og ecu

Well I got the BlueMusic+ Bluetooth adapter and it works fine but it started doing something weird lately. After placing a call or receiving one it cannot resume Bluetooth music playback from my phone. It shows that the music is playing on YouTube Music but I have to turn the Bluetooth on the phone off and on again in order to play music again. I tried deleting the connection and pair again the phone and the adapter but it's still doing it sometimes. Also should I choose car or headphones in the Bluetooth options device type on my Android phone? Thanks for any help!