This is a good representation of why it’s recommended to replace the cooling system as just that - a system. Piece mealing it just leads to the next weakest link failing. This series has been great as it shows how DIY-able these cars are. They aren’t overly complex and few repairs need special tools and can be done in your driveway. Had to shave the disa flap too. Contrary to internet folk-lore - there is no way for the disa pin to fall into the intake when in place. Measure the length of the disa and then the depth of the intake. There’s even a recess in the molding of the intake that the pin sits in. If someone had one fall into the intake it was upon removal or installation. The worst thing about old BMW’s are their previous owners.

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

I agree 100%. We would recommend hoses if they were ever going to get removed, and we would also recommend them based off the color of the plastic or age. I would love to be able to replace EVERYTHING but the budget is a little tight for it. Maybe if it was for my daily driver and I wasnt worried about losing money while flipping it.

This is the kind of video that explains why a lot of independent mechanics don't want to give an exact price on a job, sometimes there are unexpected turns of events that just can't be predicted! Great job on keeping another E46 on the road.

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Theres is always unforseen challenges and secondary issues in the automotive world. Its hard to call a customer back explaining you need more Labor time, most people assume the worst and think youre taking advantage of them

The educational value of this video is fantastic, especially for those new to wrenching etc. I went through a similar issue on my e39 and the oil filter housing gasket top right bolt (dealer over torqued it). I love m52/m54 engines but the cooling system plastic is irritating. You did a great thing saving this one. Look forward to the next!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brett! I agree, so much damn plastic in the engine bay. They can fatigue so fast. Appreciate the feedback and support!

Super helpful series on the e46. I have a 2001 325ci and will definitely be referencing these videos when it's time to go wrench on the car. Thanks a ton for all the help and positive attitude!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Pumped to hear youre enjoying em! thanks for the support

This car is going to be perfect! Happy to help with the sunroof cover, I really miss my 330i. I have a 2002 325xi that I’m M54B30 swapping along with a 5-speed swap. Also be redoing everything on the car like the engine, trans, suspension, drivetrain, etc.. Hoping I can document the whole thing for KZread!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

That will be one epic project! Definitely document it, id love to check it out. appreciate the support and the sunroof cover partner!

Whoof, I totally felt that relief when the thread repair worked out and allowed torque to spec. Great repair! I think the most annoying part is not actually doing it, but it not being part of the plan of today.

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha me too! yup, lots of unforeseen jobs on this one, but we survived!

what a day you had! Endurance like a marathoner! Learning so much to apply to my e46. Winter buying for my spring project. Great presentation as usual!!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks partner, appreciate the comment! It was a grind but great progress was made :)

Great mindset! More problems for the bmw, more content for us, more subs for you 😄 Amazing vids!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thank You! I try my best :)

I was so envy of you cause until now everything was going smoth for you and for my 330 2001 that I'm also repairing, oh boy, lots of people passed there and did a ton o sh*. Just replaced a bad ECU because of an eletrical mess someone did before. Keep the good work.

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Most days it goes smooth, until it doesn’t 😂 Glad you got your ECU issue figured out, those can make you want to beat your head against a wall

Man what a day Alec! I love your positivity and knowledge you have working on these cars it's helped me a lot working on my 330CI I mentioned previously and I still refer back to your vids to double check some things so again I love and appreciate the amazing content!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Super cool to hear Alex, glad I can be of some help :)

I know from personal experience how frustrating e46s can be to work on. Just wanted to say that I love your positivity when things are getting tough. Your integrity of only selling the car if you have fixed every problem you could find. It'll sell and make a profit on it Keep up the good work! I just watch for your attitude no Problems on my 2002 325ci yet...

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John, I appreciate it!!!

Standing ovation for DIY! Great job young man! You have went above and beyond on this 330 & it shows. The 330 is practically like a new car and who ever buys her is 1 blessed soul. I have thought about this, that car here in NC would have sold for at least 2k when you 1st brought it in. I just don't know how you could get the true $ amount of what the car is actually worth in today's market I'm thinking $7500 would be the price, correct me if I'm wrong. The car has everything going for it cosmetically and mechanically. You have sport seats, steering wheel and wheels with tires. The paint is great the interior is great, I mean what's not to love about the car. This is just me but hears what I'm thinking will go down, you take 5500 and a trade in for you to break even. I've thought about it and I just don't think you will find anymore $500 deals. Anyway I am really excited about another DIY where things are done right!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Johnny, really awesome comment and feedback. $7500 would make me over the moon! but i dont know if its a possibility. If i kept tinkering with it for a few more episodes I might be able to get it there, but Id be happy with 6k or close to it. Ive been lookin for potential trade opportunities too, but nothing has shown itself yet. Good to see you in the comments again partner, CHEERS!

@tweedjohnny8740

Жыл бұрын

@@DayOffDIY you have all the receipts for parts not to mention the you tube videos showing the repairs being done. I just think that the right person with a Z3, Z4 roadster that needs fresh ingredients up or a 330ci for that matter. After all summer is coming soon and a convertible would be great for your channel. Anyway I'm just thinking out loud young man.

Great vid buddy, and honesty. Keep up the good work 👍👍

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! much appreciated

Im a SIMPle man. I see Milwaukee on the thumbnail and I click. I am glad to announce it wasn’t clickbait either. Nice tools 👍🏼

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Twiggy! Thanks

id love to see e36 content in the future 🙌🏼 i have one and i’ve learned a lot from you even though all the work you’ve done are e46’s, they’re pretty similar so cheers !!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Noted! Ive been keeping my eyes out for an E36, havent driven one in quite some time, it would be a great addition to the fleet and make some good content. Thanks for the support!

I remember changing the voltage regulator on mine, two weeks later the alternator bearings pulled a SpongeBob, had to replace the whole alternator but rock auto had a good deal on a reman one, 20k miles later still working great.

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Were at the mercy of parts, sadly lots of them dont last very long :/

Hey, just wanted to say that I did this exact job today. I had to repair the same threads you did as well as the one on the bottom. Your words of inspiration and heli coil demonstration was exactly what I needed. I didn't let it ruin my day and it was something I'd never done! It did mean I didn't get the car running yet but all good!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Super happy to hear that! Glad I could be of some help, well done! It’s not fun taking a drill to the block… but sometimes it’s necessary

@cptbeeeeee

Жыл бұрын

@@DayOffDIY And fun/rewarding to step outside my comfort zone.

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Makes you feel more confident and capable for future jobs! Probably my favorite part about wrenching and learning something new! Pumped for you dude!

Great video man. I loved the positive attitude you showed and all the helpful tips you provided in this video. For me the tip at 23:35 was the best! I have changed 3 of these and broke 2 of the automatic thermostats under it… going to try they trick if I ever need to do it again… Fingers crossed for the smog test 🤞 Do you make a record of what was repaired and how much each repair costs etc?

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

The Phantom! Good to see you again partner. Yeah those Thermostats always want to fall apart. Should be headed down to the SMOG in an hour or so. I have all my receipts and records of parts purchased, I just need to get them organized and compiled. Ill try to get that done so I can include it in my last video on the series if I do get her sold

@PhantomZore

Жыл бұрын

@@DayOffDIY SMOG is just a basic vehicle check in your state or do they inspect the whole car?

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

@@PhantomZore just an emissions check through the computer and tail pipe. Confirming that all the readiness monitors through the DME are online and have passed all of their individual checks

@PhantomZore

Жыл бұрын

Oh that’s not much of a test. Been a few hours now, how did the test go? 🙏

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

@@PhantomZore wasnt able to make it down today, got the DISA valve back in and got hit with lean codes bank 1 and 2, ordered a new DISA today. The diaphragm in the DISA failed so I believe its causing my issue.

One of the many Marine Corps motto’s “improvise, adapt, overcome”. Nice work!

@DayOffDIY

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris! Great meeting you and Auie last week :)

Erik, you have such a fantastic attitude. Kudos to you for just gettin 'er done. Love your content. Cheers! Amy

Mine is currently in the shop getting a newer engine cuz an old heli coil in that exact spot gave way. Damn those cursed threads! Great video btw man!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Brutal! Hopefully the new engine will give you many many good years more. Thanks!

Your content is second to non, thank you for the videos!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks for the comment!

ive flipped quite a bit of E46s, i got another one in the works 2003 BMW 330ci 5 Speed manual clean title, 1 owner garaged car, vert, steel grey metallic with black sport seat montan leather interior. just re did the tint, fresh oil, filter, new ambient temp sesnsor and fender liner, as well as m sport steering wheel , new zhp knobs, new black matts from bmw all weather. trying to get around 7000-7500$ YES i said that i am into it 5450$ and im in CALI prices for classics dont make sense or everything in general, nice work mate!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a PERFECT E46! I bet shes cherry, especially after being garaged. Nice find!!!

@startingtech3900

Жыл бұрын

@@DayOffDIY just flipped it made a quick 1500$ off simple restore Tint m sport steering wheel and floormats. Sold for 6800

23:16 Best Attitude To Have When Working On Cars

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Flacko! Good to see you again

Damn someone really likes to torque and torque hahah, good old heli for the save. Hopefully whoever buys her values you going over everything! Definitely surprised they price matched fcp for you that’s dope. O’reillys seems like a no go. Good work as always though brotha especially not letting it get to you, top notch. When it rains keep ya mind sunny!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sauce! Yeah Oreilly is not the move for german parts, but Im limited on sourcing parts same day. I dont have much for parts suppliers in my area. Appreciate the feedback! good to see you in the comments again

@MakeMeSaucy

Жыл бұрын

@@DayOffDIY Yessir I definitely feel that especially on the 46ers and earlier dealership doesn’t like to carry on hand. For sure, always watching and supporting even if I don’t comment sometimes hahah. Keep up the grind, only good things to come!

Loving it. I am looking at getting a similar one that is in need of a bunch too. Inspiring

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks partner! Hope you get a good one

A pair of headlight lenses would be really nice and would finish the look.

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

agreed! im going to attempt to polish them up but if its not successful ill probably buy some new lenses :)

I just finished an M54 rebuild. I think I put 3 or 4 time serts in the block for the oil cooler housing. The aluminum is very soft.

@DayOffDIY

10 ай бұрын

gotta have time serts or heli coils when workin on these engines sadly... you know...

nice job on your part but you have to be careful with some of the cheap parts you are using,I hate the doing the job a second time because a new part fails!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Youre totally right Al, Oreilly has bit me in the a$$ before, I gotta do better at sourcing more quality parts, I was just in a time crunch

Hi. Try febi bilstein hoses. Has good quality. Never had leaks or fitment issues

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

I love febi! I’m just lacking on availability with my local part stores and turn around time, but when I order online I prefer more choice brands

Well done my friend. Regards from Norway. 👍

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Cheers

@Bmw533ia

Жыл бұрын

And one more thing I have to agree with Brett your video is very educational and if you keep up with this good work am sure you will be a successful KZreadr. 🙂 👍

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

@@Bmw533ia thank you! Much appreciated

Seems like new car parts being faulty is a common thing. I just had a starter motor break after one week. Stranded 160 miles from home.

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

They are indeed, Im not using the best brands due to difficulty sourcing European parts in my area. Ive also had brand new Bosch starters fail right out of the box... That sucks to hear Stevie

@steviesb7480

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you could return your stuff, mine was return only if fitted by authorised dealer. Also "remanufactured" products are questionable.

Dude my hose blew in that exact spot right after I got it tuned

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

We are all at the mercy of BMW hose connections :/

The same thing happened to me with the oil filter housing, it stripped at 17nm, that was a nightmare

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Never fun... Hopefully you were able to get her fixed up?

@budget4189

Жыл бұрын

@@DayOffDIY I did, and she is running better than ever

Coool under pressure, fun cars but can be a hassle.

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

They can be a real pain in the ass, but thanks! I try to stay cool calm and collexted

Awesome video!! Where do you raise the car? I don't know where to raise my e46 to put the jacks.

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

You can lift off of the factory Jack points behind the front wheels on the outside of the body, or in front of the rear wheels. There should be factory Jack Pad locations along the sides of the vehicle under the doors, or you can use Rhino Ramps :) Hope that helps

Totally not to be an annoying viewer or anything, but don't you think that the parts from O reily (the upper radiator hose and the thermostat) are "low quality" parts / fitments? Most of the people on forums and such talk alot about the brands of parts, whereas you don't. Nothing you really can do about the parts at o reily but it is annoying to replace parts a second time right.... just saying. Edit: loving every episode though from the e46!

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

you are 100% correct. I should be using better quality parts although it was difficult to get them same day with my local suppliers. Ideally id use all genuine BMW parts but with the price tags its almost impossible for me with my current situation. I have a local parts supplier that can get me some good brands but turnaround time is difficult in some situations. But you are correct, Oreilly is no good, especially for BMWs

Good Chennal

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

Yo dude got a question Door handle broke on my e46 and it doesn't open the door just moves freely and I guess some part broke inside the door is there any way I can fix it myself thank you

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Hey! yeah you need to get the door off and inspect the linkage for the door handle. If its the exterior handle it goes directly into the door lock actuator, which isnt too hard to get out.

Nice job man ,want to bring my m52b20TUB to you ,in România we don’t have mechanics like you ,neither those fancy Tools you have .at idle I have a rattle noise coming from the 2 or 3 cylinder head or I guess the vanos unit aria …this happend only idleing …I heard of an other option witch is the unsynchronised timing chain with the vanos sensor error …what do you think ?

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ! Also, awesome to hear I have a viewer from Romania. Hmmmm... hard to say, I would start with a stethescope or a screwdriver you can put your ear to, to try to locate the problem a little more precisely

Hey I have a question, I have a 2003 325i M56. It’s the sulev, is the pulleys that I need to order the same as the m54?

@DayOffDIY

6 ай бұрын

i think they should be the same but some parts on the sulev are different, IE: intake boot and stuff. I like to use realoem.com type in the last 7 of your vin number and search for part numbers on there then copy and paste the bmw number into parts websites to make sure you have the right part.

are the automatics transmissions in there reliable?? can they be serviced?

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

They are pretty reliable, and yeah they're serviceable. Ideally, I would do a trans service every 75k miles, which would be a drain and fill, drop the pan, and replace the trans pan filter, with a new pan gasket. Flushing is ideal too if you have the equipment or a shop with the right tools

I don’t like the sounds of this one😩 hope it’s not that bad

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

It was tough, but we prevailed!

@CorbinWilliams

Жыл бұрын

Finished watching todays episode, wow you killed it bro - great job for covering every single aspect of this vehicle. I’m trying to figure out how I can afford to buy it from you, I’m so impressed with this E46 rebuild. I hope you get a similar vehicle or maybe even an E90 or E60 for the next fixer-upper!!! Keep up the great work bro, love your channel😎👍🏽

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

@@CorbinWilliams thanks Corbin, I really appreciate it! She tested my patience but I think we’re on good terms now :) I would love to do an e60 or e90. I’ve been keeping my eyes out for one

Did you have any oil and coolant mixing?

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Nope, no evidence of any mixing between the two

@Birdhouseboi810

Жыл бұрын

@@DayOffDIY that’s because the oil has zero chance of mixing from the oil filter housing. It’s all oil passages. Zero coolant passages there.

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

@@Birdhouseboi810 this is true, although I have seen it on N52/N54/N55

Flip it for $5000 well worth it

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Shes listed now! waiting for some bites!

Have you sold the 330ci yet?

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

still have her but a friend is interested

You need a lifter

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

Havent heard any lifter tick

You’re smart for showing your work so that you can avoid the whole taking advantage of ppl repairing cars. I’m glad I can see it now 😢 sorry we was mean to y’all. 😂

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

gotta break the stigma :)

@Mommyhas2smokefirst

Жыл бұрын

@@DayOffDIY you’re a smart man 😎😜

I am from eastern europe, balcans,Serbia,and still blows my mind that this car and other one are bought for 500usd,each, lmao... Here for that money you will probably got those rims because they look mint, haha.... In USA you can really drive what ever you want, if you know how to look, for not so much money

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

I agree, there is a lot of automotive choices around here. I may not ever find another $500 E46 again, but I have seen some other cars out there for 1k - 1.5k! Thanks for watching ! :)

@tehedx

Жыл бұрын

In Germany too, these original M68 rims keep good value if they are in a good shape. I can imagine there's not much supply, because why would you take them off and sell them?

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

@@tehedx they are growing on me!

I decided just now, you’re gonna be my mentor ™️🔴🟡🟢🔴🟡🟢🔴🟡🟢☑️☑️

@DayOffDIY

Жыл бұрын

:)

@Mommyhas2smokefirst

Жыл бұрын

@@DayOffDIY 🤪🤪