New addition to the fleet

[Karl Grau]

I don't want to tell you how to do your job, but that looks like it's installed backwards.

Okay, I changed it but I still think my way works better.

[kzolee]

Epic.

[Karl Grau]

Okay, I think I've figured it out.

[Karl Grau]

So the brake pad wear indicator came on last weekend so it looks like I'm doing brakes (or breaks as they say on Craigslist) this weekend. I already had front pads so I bought rears and new F&R wear sensors. I've never used any after market brake lines before but I got a 'deal' so I'm going try them on this car. I also bought caliper paint and of course was going for bright red to compliment the M5 bumper and Angel Eyes when a voice (that sounded like Chris Kohler) told me to go with silver instead.

[Karl Grau]

I need a 11mm flare wrench that isn't a cheap Chinese POS and I had a torn boot on a sway bar link so I ordered replacements for both sides. Prepping the calipers for paint is making me think of a famous restaurant in Paris.

I like dusty pads because I love stopping.

FWIW, the dusty Jurids have a lower rating than the Abracadabra replacements.

Soooo, the weekend brake job is going to drag out to at least Tuesday or Wednesday.

[Karl Grau]

Rain delay
It hasn't rained in like 127 years but it's raining today.

And oh Lawdy is it raining! Monsoon like remnants of Tropical Storm Dolores.



We're having thunder and lightning too which is extremely rare.

[Karl Grau]

I got a solid thirty minutes in today before it started raining again.

[Coldswede]

The worst part is, now you will have to mow your yard!!

[SPF2006]

Great thread for those of us in the e39 boat. I have the hunting idle on my 00 e39 which I had attributed to failing VANOS seals (cf. Beisan Systems' write up) and was preparing to replace them. Hadn't thought about the DISA valve per se, I'll check into that.

-Charles.

I have some hunting idle issues on my new-to-me E46. Thanks for the reminder about the DISA and I also grabbed the cooling system cap for my order.

How much time did the DISA upgrade take you? I read through the instructions and it looks straightforward, just a lot of steps and small parts to work with.

The idle on mine bounces too, and the DISA valve didn't fix it (the fix took me a couple of hours, including the time to take the valve off the intake, and I kinda dawdled.) I've heard from a few sources that the CCV/Oil Separator is the likely culprit for the idle issue, so that's next on my list.

[Karl Grau]

The rain stopped today so I went at it after work even though it's like a 1000% percent humidity.

A little air to pop out the pistons.





I don't know how critical it is but I'm keeping the pistons and guide/slider pin thingies with their original calipers.
I'm going to go change my sweat soaked clothes and then start on cleaning the calipers so I can tart them up with some paint.

[Karl Grau]

The PO got his money's worth out of the rear pads.




I polished the pistons and guide pins.




First coat of tarting up the calipers. I think I should have stuck with Chris' bright red suggestion though.




A couple of more coats and I can start the reassembly.

[leadphut]

meh. i think red calipers are a bit played, IMHO. silver looks clean and understated!

[bkbimmer]

Time to freshen up the lawn chairs.

[davintosh]

When do the Hello Kitty decals go on?

[Karl Grau]

Time to freshen up the lawn chairs.

I'm thinking of painting them silver since they already have a head start now.


Just to illustrate how dusty the Jurid pads are, my wheels went from this:






To this in a little over 200 miles.
I assume Jurid makes different types of pads, so if you’re going to use Jurid, these aren’t the Jurids that you’re looking for.



I was really pooped after work today so all I managed was to install the “while I’m in there” sway bar links.

When do the Hello Kitty decals go on?

Well, it was going to be a surprise but since you let the cat out of the bag (ha, ha, get it? Cat!) I'll go ahead and post what I'm really doing.

[Karl Grau]

I didn't remember this job being as time consuming as it was this time around.
I just need to clean the greasy fingerprints off of the tarted up calipers and bleed the system and I'm done. (oh yeah, I have to clean the wheels too)

[Kyle in NO]

Who sprayed all the Agent Orange on your rotors? I didn't think they had that shit in SoCal.

[davintosh]

Needs moar paint...

[Karl Grau]

Who sprayed all the Agent Orange on your rotors? I didn't think they had that shit in SoCal.

The Agent Orange is from two days of Monsoon rain and three nights of pea soup fog.


This is the first time I’ve used a pressure bleeder and I immediately wished I’d bought one a 100 years ago.
I took it for a test drive and the pedal is a little soft so I guess I still have some air in the lines. I know you’re probably thinking, “gee Chuck, why didn’t you check the pedal while the car was up in the air with the wheels off?”. Well if you thought that, you’d just be showing yourself as a normal person (none technician). Duh!


I’m glad I didn’t go with Chris Kohler’s red caliper paint suggestion, I like the silver more.

these aren’t the Jurids that you’re looking for.

^^^ Okay *I* thought that was funny. This is a tough room...

[WilNJ]

^^^ Okay *I* thought that was funny. This is a tough room...

Not tough, just a little Jaded.

[tig]

Nice car. When you going to actually drive it?

[Karl Grau]

Nice car. When you going to actually drive it?

I know, right!? Since I bought it February, I'm averaging less than 100 miles a month. I wasn't expecting that a car with 55,000 miles was going to have so much downtime.

[tig]

Nice car. When you going to actually drive it?

I know, right!? Since I bought it February, I'm averaging less than 100 miles a month. I wasn't expecting that a car with 55,000 miles was going to have so much downtime.

Sucks being a perfectionist,doesn't it?

Vlad is on the lift with no tranny right now....

[davintosh]

Sucks being a perfectionist,doesn't it?

Vlad is on the lift with no tranny right now....

There's gotta be a Bruce Jenner joke in there somewhere.

[Karl Grau]

Sucks being a perfectionist,doesn't it?

I'm not a perfectionist. Hell, I'd be happy if I could get one fourth of the goddamn fucking air bled out of the brake lines.
Also, I'm retracting anything nice I said about the Motive Power Bleeder.