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I knew of a 530 that had some 400K on the motor. It would still be in service had someone not crashed into it.
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By the way, the value cover is the updated version (which is a good thing) and is a little less likely to leak oil on to the headers in tight right hand turns producing large clouds of smoke. Did the same thing (expect without your noted precision and detail), Like yours my plugs were fried (it does have a number of track days on it). By the way I did some research and your numbers are not out of line with want others are seeing. Mine were messed up as the battery was low to begin with and was near dead at the end. Will redo in the future but I got enough to know that the engine was still strong - despite having a Low (read zero) oil pressure event at mid-Ohio for a half a lap.
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Now on to the re-occuring P0171 and P0174 CEL codes hunt and fix. Theres one or two parts of the Emissions system I have not changes yet - Will start there. As noted, these cars are noted for having bomb-proof motors but the surrounding stuff is intended to be replaced completely at the 100000 mark. The good news, in general the parts are cheaper than a similar Porsche part.
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Would it be easier to pull the engine (at 100K miles or so) to replace all the "surrounding" stuff?
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So, time to begin. Let's get that manifold out. Many of the jobs I'm doing CAN be done without removing the manifold, but I love just taking everything apart, cleaning well, and reassembling. Spending hours trying to fish my hands around shit in a dirty engine is not really my thing. Done. Kind of a bitch, but I've done worse. Ugh, it's so dirty. For those wondering, I numbered the major items here:
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Here's the back of the manifold on the bench. Again numbers because here at Dorkiphus, we seek to teach as well as entertain.
Next up - pull the oil filter housing console. Now, I posted a thread not too long ago about doing this same job on my E90. I have to tell you - on the E46 this job is 100x more difficult. The biggest problem on the E90 was paying $41 for a single use tool to get the bolt off. On the E46? Remove half the shit bolted to the engine. Alternator, belts, tensioner, VANOS oil lines, power steering pump. Here it is one the bench - again, filthy. This thing's been leaking probably for the better part of a decade. $4 gasket and a metric ton of PITA and that problem goes away. Finally, remove all the other hoses/lines, plug up the open holes and clean, clean, clean. I pulled the thermostat and water pump for pre-emptive replacement as well. The thermostat was cracked up on one of the connectors and I'm fairly certain the water pump bearing are on their way out, so I'm happy with that decision. So clean:
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Nice job, man
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I feel strange in discussing the need to clean parts very well before re-install with you but a quick lesson learned: When you removed the oil filter housing, you exposed the clean side of the oil circuit supply to the VANOS. One piece of crap in the clean side and it may mess up the VANOS. The good news is mine needed replacement anyway - Mine failed very soon after I replaced the seal.
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Also, the oil return from the CCV to the crankcase is through the oil dipstick tube. These clog and also have a small o-ring at the bottom. I ran a bunch of rake clean through mine. Also the CCV unit was upgraded to a "cold weather unit" with insulation around it. It is suppose to clog as much. It maybe the only ones now available.
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