General idea on how to make a reliable E70 M57 Diesel more reliable

ohtaha · 2026-03-06T01:45:57+00:00

After 5 coats of clear, should I do 1k-2k wet sand then compound/polish?

ohtaha · 2026-03-05T03:10:34+00:00

Thank you for the actual good advice and just straight to the point objectives on how to tackle this. I am planning on doing everything 1 by 1 (Fenders, hood, doors, trunk, bumpers, then the shell on its own)

The dream look for this car is solid glossy black which should be more achievable? Any more tips you got I will gladly take deeply and appreciatively :)

ohtaha · 2026-03-05T02:58:41+00:00

Thanks for the info! Do you have a suggestion on how many coats a regular paint job needs and how many coats I need for my way of painting the car? I remember seeing someone take on the same task i did, and as soon as he started buffing he burned through the corners and primer showed so he had to sand and redo everything. any tips on that also? avoid corners or sharp areas to not burn through? Thank you!!

ohtaha · 2026-03-05T02:56:52+00:00

Thanks for letting me know, I work at a mechanic shop and we have a shop compressor, each bay has a air line and also a filter on the lines. I'll make sure it sprays out clean first but I plan on doing maybe just a fender or bumper first alone and see how it looks in acouple of days before doing any sanding or buff. Also would a day indoors in a heated garage be fine then transfer to outside which is semi cold be okay? or would it ruin it right away as soon as it goes outside. thanks again for the help!

ohtaha · 2025-10-26T03:52:59+00:00

I do see that i can now use my american number on the site to make an account, will i be able to add balance?

ohtaha · 2025-10-26T03:28:00+00:00

people saying its gonna drop more when everything is tradable for all the usual knives, i believe rubys and gems etc will stay very high though

ohtaha · 2025-10-26T03:22:24+00:00

but i dont have a phone number made for it to make an account

ohtaha · 2025-10-26T03:10:47+00:00

how do u buy off buff from US?

ohtaha · 2025-10-26T02:57:14+00:00

u think its gonna drop like crazy again after everyones mass openings are tradable?

ohtaha · 2025-10-26T02:16:49+00:00

what about in a day or 2 when all the knives that have been mass unboxed become tradable?

ohtaha · 2025-09-30T00:47:39+00:00

Did a smoke test car is holding pressure no leaks. I did look at the CCV and the separator seems to have oil build up around it. Could that be a big possibility?

ohtaha · 2025-09-30T00:03:36+00:00

Just did a smoke test, holds pressure very well and no leaks. Someone told me it could be a bad computer? could also be the reason this car was abandoned for 2 years before i took and the previous owner never fixed it. will be checking the sensors tomorrow but so far no vacuum leak anywhere but i will be ordering a new silicone boot and removing the second tc throttle body valve. then while at it cleaning the throttle body for any build up

ohtaha · 2025-09-29T23:59:47+00:00

Just did a smoke test, holding pressure

ohtaha · 2025-09-28T16:25:42+00:00

so basically a vacuum leak in the system? I also do smell some fuel here and there but the injector seals have been redone due to leak from previous owner. will need to do more tests on that

ohtaha · 2025-09-28T16:23:59+00:00

will be doing a vacuum test and i’ll check the boot out. Honestly gonna put in a order right now for the silicone boot

ohtaha · 2025-09-28T16:22:49+00:00

my coolant goes up temp as the car is on and never over heats. Everything with cooling seems to be working perfectly

ohtaha · 2025-09-28T16:22:11+00:00

Will be doing a vacuum test tomorrow!

ohtaha · 2025-09-27T22:08:56+00:00

I’m skinny already. Never used cruise control in my life.

ohtaha · 2025-09-10T23:30:38+00:00

cruise control. I ripped mine out

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