To be able to disconnect and reconnect the brake lines at the ABS unit I also removed the airbox, MAF and intake boots before the throttle body.Īs for the headers I decided to use a different design. Before I reinstalled the tank I also replaced the fuel filter. The brake lines are routed above the fuel tank and they were leaking right around the fuel tank area so I dropped the fuel tank. So at that point I couldn't drive the car and all I can say is at that point it idled smoothly for a few minutes and had no trouble starting.Īnd it took me another 6 months to sort that out. The other issue I had was the brake lines started to leak too because of rust. The car stood outside for so long the exhaust headers rusted through. But I noticed smoke coming from the exhaust headers and loud exhaust leak sound from that area. I put everything together and the car started instantly without any trouble and was idling smoother than ever before. I cleaned the intake manifold, opened, cleaned and inspected the CCV valve diaphragm which didn't show any signs of damage. Throttle body and idle air control valve were also professionally cleaned. I had all the injectors professionally refurbished (cleaned, tested for proper flow and spray pattern, new o-rings, new filters). So that's way it takes unusually long for me to fix something on the car.Ībout 6 months ago I removed the intake manifold and replaced pretty much every seal, o-ring, vacuum hose and vacuum cap there was. And my spare time is limited as well as funds I don't have a lift and also most of the stuff I do I do it for the first time so I have to learn a lot along the way. I'm working on it as a hobby in my spare time.
#Scanxl pro readings erratic license#
The car isn't registered and wasn't driven for about 18 months except for some test runs I did recently on temporary license plates. It has about 305k km on the clock (roughly 190k miles). 2000 BMW 320i, M52TU straight 6 engine, wasn't sold in the US with this engine but it's basically the same engine as in 323i with less displacement.