Bassboy3313 Posted August 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 typical moderator, always making themselves look good and deleting others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 This car drove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 And did a burnout right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Yep, burned out the remaining shop towels in the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 This car drove. For a whole 30 feet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 driving is driving, whether an inch or a mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 From last 30 foot drive, I heard a grinding/thumping from the rear which made me stop. This morning I raised the rear and noticed the driveshaft was rubbing on the exhaust. I got 2 new rubber muffler hangers and that fixed the issue. I then noticed a small oil leak. During my investigating I have a hunch it is coming from the thermostat on the oil filter housing. Hard to tell tho from the clean oil and whatnot. I just drove it around the block for the first time and it was interesting. Lol. Figuring out Megasquirt as I go is probably going to take some time. I also think there might be an exhaust leak at the turbo. Nows the time to get all the kinks out I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I had a steady drip from the oil cooler thermostat on my m20, it got to the point of a drip every couple seconds when the engine was running. I replaced the o ring (which comes with a new retaining ring and metal cap??) and all was well. The old o ring crumbled into pieces when I removed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Not sure if mine has/had an oring since its basically just a sandwich plate with a built in thermostat. I know it has a c-clip that holds it all inside the housing tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 So when is this thing getting the kit thrown on and a video of some sideways action? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 In due time sir, in due time. mkoepp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Is it like this? If so this is what is inside the end (also a spring and thermostat piece.) Only one set, this is the old vs new when I replaced the o-ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 I don't have an m20 in my e21. I am using a purolater thermostatic sandwich adapter on my m10 filter housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 I didn't know if they used a similar setup on the m10. I didn't realize yours was aftermarket, I have considered using an adapter to do a remote mount filter on some cars with poor filter placement to make oil changes easier. Would you recommend the Purolator? I use their synthetic line of spin on filters for my non BMWs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Purolater and mahle are OEM bmw filter suppliers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Yeah I would recommend Purolator. That is my go to filer for my car, but most the time no one has it in stock so I end up having to get something different. I have been tuning and tuning with Brian (Snap) and we are kind of stumped. It is running almost as if a spark plug is intermittent or wire is bad, but I just replaced plugs and wires. We are aiming towards the coil not producing a hot enough spark and maybe even the EDIS module not being grounded properly due to it sitting on a painted surface. I will be replacing the coil today and possibly grinding the paint away from under the module. Hope this works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Its just like how milwaukeeandy's car was with the wrong coil dwell settings. Its as if the spark is too weak or the atomization is poor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 The new coil and edis module grounding didn't change it a whole lot. It sputtered a tiny bit less often, but still sputters nonetheless. Next up, bad batch of fuel maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Now I'm ready for some serious tunage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 What tablet is that? I have a surface pro and it is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Its a Dell Venue 8 Pro that runs full windows. Its super convenient. I either need a usb-f to micro usb-m adapter cable or to grab the bluetooth adapter for megasquirt before I can use it for tuning. I actually picked it up for super cheap on ebay. It was brand new, in the box, with plastic still on everything and no one else bid on it. I know, weird right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Nice, and you were sitting there waiting for the last second snipe. Sounds like a similar device, this is running windows 8.1. I like it because we use it as our only computer and can run everything we would use like MS office etc which you can't do with a limited OS/Ipad device. How much storage does that have? Ours has 128GB SSD and a micro SD up to 64GB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 The fact it runs full windows and everything is the exact reason I got it. It will be nice to run full tunerstudio for megasquirt on it while driving so I dont have to lug the heavy, old laptop around anymore. Also, it can double as a gauge cluster dash for when I am just driving and not tuning. This tablet runs Windows 8.1 (which I absolutely hate the tile screen crap. Just keep it on the desktop screen the whole time). This one is the 32GB version and can also use micro SD storage to expand that as well. I would of loved a surface pro, but when once I saw the deal that is one was at with minutes to spare, I jumped on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Have you been driving this thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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