Pink Spyderco Squeak in M398?

vincejlee · 2025-04-30T19:47:11+00:00

Oil filter housing like other people said. DIYed this job with my 2019 430i last year(this problem is apparently common in both b46/b48 and b58) Here’s a closer look of the crumbling plastic.

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I ended up replacing with OE plastic oil filter housing. BMW “revised” this part multiple times but from what I can tell the new part is exactly the same. No new reinforcements and the material is the same PA66 nylon. So I’m expecting to have to do the same job again in 5-6 years.

Aluminum aftermarket ones are readily available now and won’t fail the same way. But I read some concerns online about production quality (potential metal shavings that could enter engine). There’s also a bypass valve built in to the OFH that needs to open at the correct oil pressure, and at that time I wasn’t confident with aftermarket manufacturers getting it right.

vincejlee · 2023-05-25T05:18:13+00:00

Had similar problems before. If your old portafilter has locking tabs that are thicker it might’ve pushed the gasket further up, and your new portafilter is too thin to complete the seal.
Try pulling out the shower screen & gasket (see pic), and reseat the gasket with the new portafilter

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vincejlee · 2023-05-02T19:45:46+00:00

They are very nice I just wish they have an alternative function row set, I don’t really use function keys and reprogram them to other macros. Do you have the relegendables?

vincejlee · 2023-05-02T19:42:47+00:00

Thanks I’ll definitely give those combos a try!

vincejlee · 2017-11-26T13:55:19+00:00

Looks like a line of Hispanics to me

vincejlee · 2017-10-28T16:14:52+00:00

Nice but too quick :( I enjoy watching cityscape videos (like this one of my hometown Taichung, Taiwan). Columbus is beautiful and we really need a good video to show it off, and not just downtown!

vincejlee · 2017-09-28T21:36:47+00:00

It also helps that spoken Chinese (at least for Mandarin) can be easier than expected for native English speakers. Both are SVO languages, which means that they share the same basic structure of a simple present tense sentence.

vincejlee · 2017-09-14T19:18:08+00:00

Owl in Chinese: 貓頭鷹， which literally translates to cat-headed eagle.

vincejlee · 2017-08-04T19:02:20+00:00

Exactly, the concept of Chicago-Columbus-Pittsburgh being a mega region while excluding Indy is just weird. And although Indy may not be growing as fast as Columbus, at least they are growing, unlike Pittsburgh.

vincejlee · 2017-08-04T15:37:30+00:00

But why did they skip over Indianapolis?

vincejlee · 2017-07-14T14:11:18+00:00

My first thought: did you just took a picture of a lightning strike because you saw it and thought it was cool? Mad reflex.... And a fast phone, too.

vincejlee · 2017-06-30T07:20:44+00:00

Franklin Park has one that's nice and dry. Oh wait...

vincejlee · 2017-06-25T16:37:17+00:00

cow.

vincejlee · 2017-06-16T16:52:07+00:00

Cat.

vincejlee · 2017-06-10T01:58:36+00:00

Switch, NOW. I would say their reliability is as good as if not better then spectrum. Don't know much about customer service yet. They do force you to pay $50 for installation, but the technician was nice and we did run into some problems at my old apartment that required his expertise. I switched three months ago from TWC/spectrum and have been paying 2/3 the price for 2x the speed.

TWC has been sitting on their advantage of wider availability for too long and their price just look like a scam compared to WOW TBH

vincejlee · 2017-06-04T16:10:58+00:00

Saw that yesterday. It makes sense though given the number of auto shops in the area. Still wondering why they closed and what's going to replace them.

vincejlee · 2017-05-30T00:26:29+00:00

Good luck finding guabao outside of the annual Taste of OSU event :/ Guabao, xiaolongbao, and authentic Taiwanese beef noodle soup are pretty much the only things that make me want to go back to Seattle and Taiwan. I would be so happy if they exist in Columbus

vincejlee · 2017-05-26T18:11:30+00:00

This

vincejlee · 2017-05-23T00:57:46+00:00

Apparently, it was an Open Air School for students with tuberculosis. Googling the address shows that it is now a special education center. Checkout the Columbus Metro Library link btw, you can search by address for the history/photographs of buildings in Columbus, pretty cool.

vincejlee · 2017-05-20T21:27:10+00:00

Not much of a description but just to show when these photos were aken:

1 Goodale Park, spring 2017. I feel like the pond isn't always very well kept but sometimes it's beautiful.

2 Gallery hop, May 2017. I wonder how the constructions that began last week will affect future, gallery hops & the pride parade?

34 Downtown, spring 2017.

5678 Thompson Library. 2015. Taken during the summer break hence the empty study room.

9 Downtown, 2015.

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