S54B32 Second Life: Rebuild

Upon the MAF sensor replacement the car felt much better but it was running rough and was often stalling at idle while coming to a standstill. The new MAF live data was indicating 18 kg/h air flow at idle with no load while the old one was giving 26 kg/h. As there was no reference data available we started asking people with know-how here and there about what should be considered real values of a healthy MAF…

S54B32 Second Life: Diagnosis

A wise man once said that nothing lasts forever. If we look through the eyes of a “cardiologist” at the heart of an E46 M3, which is running fast to the 300-thousand kilometer mark on the dash it is very likely that more and more we are asking ourselves how much it’s going to last and what really is going on in there, deep between the iron walls…

That’s How You Do It

BMW went through some rather interesting ups and downs along the way and the M3 was part of its history since the late 1980s. This model too was affected by the various disputes happening inside Munich. Over the 5 generations, we’ve seen a couple of changes in the line-up and one of the biggest refers to the body styles the M3 was available in…