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BMW E46 Subframe issues
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Yeah luckily I have one where they had already started putting the ticker metal in the rear, I do give it a good inspection when ever it comes to service time to be sure though!
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nickso
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what year would that be out of interest?JazzMan wrote:Yeah luckily I have one where they had already started putting the ticker metal in the rear, I do give it a good inspection when ever it comes to service time to be sure though!
'88 e30 328i M52 track bint.
IIRC it was around the time the M54 was introduced.nickso wrote:what year would that be out of interest?JazzMan wrote:Yeah luckily I have one where they had already started putting the ticker metal in the rear, I do give it a good inspection when ever it comes to service time to be sure though!
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lol sorry to be a pain but what year is that, i know fuck all after the e36 really.JazzMan wrote:IIRC it was around the time the M54 was introduced.nickso wrote:what year would that be out of interest?JazzMan wrote:Yeah luckily I have one where they had already started putting the ticker metal in the rear, I do give it a good inspection when ever it comes to service time to be sure though!
01/02 as moxed says?
'88 e30 328i M52 track bint.
I did a bit of looking around looks like it was sorted as of Feb 2000
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Without checking I believe you're bang on. I tried to allow for later registered but early built cars. Hope that makes sense.JazzMan wrote:I did a bit of looking around looks like it was sorted as of Feb 2000
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so feb 01 to feb02 is the car you want to avoid athe back end falling off and also to avoid the later tax issues. will have to remember that if i ever get an e46.
'88 e30 328i M52 track bint.
I've got a 02 plate, tax is £210 this year on a 320Cinickso wrote:so feb 01 to feb02 is the car you want to avoid athe back end falling off and also to avoid the later tax issues. will have to remember that if i ever get an e46.
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oops, i wasnt thinking when i wrote that. the car needs to be pre march 01 to beat the taxman. so what i meant was feb00 to feb01.JazzMan wrote:I've got a 02 plate, tax is £210 this year on a 320Cinickso wrote:so feb 01 to feb02 is the car you want to avoid athe back end falling off and also to avoid the later tax issues. will have to remember that if i ever get an e46.
'88 e30 328i M52 track bint.
A friend of mine had a 99 V reg 328Ci which had this problem as cracked the subframe mount on the nearside. It cost him the best part of a grand to be welded up!
This problem isn't exclusive to the 6 cylinder models either!
This is a W reg 2000 model 4dr 318i which came into my work for a noise from the rear,
this is what i found!
This problem isn't exclusive to the 6 cylinder models either!
This is a W reg 2000 model 4dr 318i which came into my work for a noise from the rear,
this is what i found!
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bss325i wrote:A friend of mine had a 99 V reg 328Ci which had this problem as cracked the subframe mount on the nearside. It cost him the best part of a grand to be welded up!
This problem isn't exclusive to the 6 cylinder models either!
This is a W reg 2000 model 4dr 318i which came into my work for a noise from the rear,
this is what i found!
F*CK ME!!!!!! did the customer pay for a repair???B7's Motto. "If it's French, BURN IT!!!!!!"
No trev, they were told to scrap it!
BMW are 100% aware of this issue and will fix it if you put a bit of pressure on it. My '99 323Ci had this and I took it in, they called saying they've found out and will get it sorted within 4 weeks. I didn't even need to push them.
Take a look here: http://www.e46zone.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103
And you can see here there are hundreds with the issue, this helps when you argue with BMW!
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread ... 02&page=60
Take a look here: http://www.e46zone.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103
And you can see here there are hundreds with the issue, this helps when you argue with BMW!
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread ... 02&page=60
i thought the z3 issue was more to do with the diff 'ear' mount tearing away from the boot floor, rather than the subrfame mounts themselves.
there have been some high power e30s that have suffered the same, and no doubt given enough power compacts would suffer too. most only have small engines so it's not likely to show up as often.
there have been some high power e30s that have suffered the same, and no doubt given enough power compacts would suffer too. most only have small engines so it's not likely to show up as often.
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harry
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