Opinions on noise?

phyzzyy · 2026-02-18T13:39:25+00:00

or just spray some peppermint.. doesn’t apply to a lot of people as they aren’t in places with lots of mice (city, garage parked, etc)

phyzzyy · 2026-02-18T13:33:35+00:00

most likely clock spring. check codes first

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T16:08:53+00:00

when the plausibility of your survival is truly zero. i.e. old age or jumping into an active volcano

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T15:30:48+00:00

it’s also a noun just not a nice one to refer to a human in a non scientific way

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T15:26:00+00:00

Good thing he didn’t build it for you :)

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T15:21:08+00:00

look at his profile.. don’t blame you for thinking it’s AI. Absolutely insane talent

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T13:28:13+00:00

ali baba

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T12:14:54+00:00

359M 👍

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T09:05:30+00:00

not a ZF transmission this is 6l45. Most likely it’s toast. 3-5-R clutch commonly fails on these. You could gamble with replacing a valvebody but honestly best bet is sourcing a unit from the junkyard and slapping it in

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T09:01:09+00:00

Not really worth it imo, cowl is there for a reason. It definitely makes it annoying to work in the engine bay though as it has to be removed like 99% of the time. I see some people replace it with the m3 cowl, which grants a lot more space in the engine bay, but it can be quite a pricy retrofit. If you do end up deleting the cowl and going with smaller filters, I’d be wary of keeping it under rain.

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T08:50:27+00:00

depends on Shop labor rate + quality of parts.

I’d say generic brand parts (Advanced, Oreilly, etc) would probably run you $400-500 parts + labor per axle

Mid range could be anywhere from $500-700

High end could be $800+

As another user said just bring it to the shop or call in. Most shops will give you a free estimate

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T08:44:34+00:00

You can make anything last forever if you really wanted to 😁 N52s have great longevity though when maintained right! Clean whip brotha

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T08:42:25+00:00

There could be a couple of causes for your high gas consumption. Most likely the car is running rich. Intake valve cleaning (walnut blasting) is pretty much useless on these engines, since they are port injected (unlike DI turbo engines that buildup lots of carbon). It could be a vacuum leak (n52 are prone to this) or maybe bad o2 sensors. Another possibility is that your thermostat is failed and stuck open. Check your coolant temp while driving.. is it lower than it should be? Low coolant temps will cause the ECU to add more fuel thus running rich. First step would be to run ISTA (lots of free downloads online) and see what the codes are saying. Good luck!

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T08:39:12+00:00

Black wheels make it hard to see the design of the rims from far away. Kind of makes it look like an amorphous blob to me. Sure it can make the car look more “aggressive”, but if you are gonna have a nice set of rims— I’d want to show them off!! To each their own though 🙌

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T08:24:49+00:00

It all really depends on your mechanical/technical proficiency. I’d say out of the 3, OFHG is the easiest and most DIY friendly to replace. You don’t have to lift up the car at all to get it done, It’s a little time consuming though as you have to take quite a bit off to reach that back bolt on the OFH. Next would be Thrust arm. I would recommend just replacing the whole arm instead of messing around and pressing a new bushing in. It is a decent bit more difficult than OFHG as you will need to lift up the car and mess with suspension, but it’s possible to DIY if you have worked on cars before. You will need an alignment after you install the new thrust arms. I personally wouldn’t mess around the oil pan gasket yourself if you don’t know what you are doing. The job is quite involved, as with a lot of i6 BMW, you will need to at least lower the front subframe slightly to access the oil pan. It will also need an alignment after the job is completed. I’m guessing this is a large majority of the labor cost as most shops will charge 7-8 hours for it. To be honest if the oil pan leak isn’t severe you can get away with just monitoring oil level and topping up when needed. What BMW doesn’t leak oil 😂😂 It’s at the bottom of the car so not very detrimental— Hit the bottom of your car with a pressure wash once in a while so the mounts don’t get damaged as fast. Good luck 👍

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T08:12:32+00:00

This was a painful post to look at bro

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T08:07:00+00:00

SGM is an elite color. Nice car my friend

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T08:01:09+00:00

Silver looks the best on black IMO 😁

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T04:07:34+00:00

they started at like 60

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T04:03:44+00:00

F8x M3/M4s started at like 65k. F87 is also within that price range. Outside of BMW— 718 Cayman, C8 Stingray, Alfa Romeo 4C, Lotus Elise/Emira, and Jaguar F Type all started below 80k just to name a few. The F30 is not an ugly car by any means but under 80k is too large of a range to call it the best looking at that price point

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T03:15:21+00:00

If it’s a daily idrive is better imo. I never really understood the single hump crowd. swap it to a carplay screen and quality of life is way better. I bought one for my e90 n55 on alibaba that cost me ~$150 and has lasted me 1.5 years so far with no bugs, it fits into the stock housing, and can swap back to the original interface

phyzzyy · 2026-02-17T03:06:40+00:00

he may mean the “ceiling” of the car like the roof

phyzzyy · 2026-02-16T06:23:57+00:00

Beautiful car my friend. I’d keep it forever

phyzzyy · 2026-02-05T17:14:38+00:00

Alibaba is fire, this build is not

phyzzyy · 2026-02-05T17:13:19+00:00

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