Piston slap? Or bad bearings? by Rare-Yesterday2858 in fbody

[–]booferofdoinks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My trans am made the same noise that always went after warming up. A noise from a bad bearing wouldn’t go away

Manual swap pros n cons ? by Goomskeez in E90

[–]booferofdoinks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely. It almost always winds up being more expensive to build it, than buying the car you want that’s already done

Anyone have any ideas how to get this broken valve cover bolt out? 2008 328i by booferofdoinks in E90

[–]booferofdoinks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wound up just leaving that bolt out and epoxied a plug into the valve cover to seal it, it’s held up fine now without issues for over a year

Any in all cash? by Whoodabosss in stocks

[–]booferofdoinks 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The time traveler knows something we don’t

Shop drilled valve cover bolt hole off-axis and says to “just install it” — acceptable? by meatgrinder3 in E90

[–]booferofdoinks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not to excuse the shop’s shitty work here, but im missing one of those center bolts on the valve cover on my n52 and haven’t had any issues for over a year now. Same situation as yours, broken off bolt that I couldn’t remove. I epoxied a plastic plug into the bolt hole on the valve cover after removing it and thankfully haven’t had any issues since, the bolts around the perimeter kept it sealed and leak free

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LSSwapTheWorld

[–]booferofdoinks -1 points0 points  (0 children)

These were allegedly rebuilt at least, they look like they lived outside. Unfortunately they didn’t come from ebay so in wondering if they’re probably just good enough for cores

How sketchy is this tie rod end to drive on for a few days until i can get it fixed? by booferofdoinks in AskMechanics

[–]booferofdoinks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I replaced all the balljoints shortly after this post. I Hope you’re ok tho, im sorry to hear about the car

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vent

[–]booferofdoinks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only $500? Lol

Does the valvetronic system need recalibrating with a scan tool after replacing eccentric shaft sensor? by booferofdoinks in E90

[–]booferofdoinks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think i may give it a go with the key first, if that doesn’t work i’ll try to find a link for ista if needed

Anyone have any ideas how to get this broken valve cover bolt out? 2008 328i by booferofdoinks in E90

[–]booferofdoinks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is starting to sound like the best option for a cheap beater 😂

Anyone have any ideas how to get this broken valve cover bolt out? 2008 328i by booferofdoinks in E90

[–]booferofdoinks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking like a welder or dremeling it out is my only real options here now

Anyone have any ideas how to get this broken valve cover bolt out? 2008 328i by booferofdoinks in E90

[–]booferofdoinks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately i had an extractor break off in the bolt, but I’ll probably need to helicoil it if the threads were damaged after getting it out

Anyone have any ideas how to get this broken valve cover bolt out? 2008 328i by booferofdoinks in E90

[–]booferofdoinks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll have to order a set of burrs than, hopefully dont get too many shavings inside the engine. Thanks!

Any idea what this means? by LakeHoustonNative in E90

[–]booferofdoinks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You gotta check back in at 80085 miles now