The morning is bright and sunny, and I’m up early to haul the M3 from its pit. I remember now, I’d left it in a bit of a state… I start in the boot. The arrows in the two photos below show one of the two offending pipes. The end in the wheel arch is […]  Read more »

A bit off topic but my fire suit has arrived which will be useful for any serious track or rally work the M3 may be used for in the longer term future: As for the car, it looks like I’ve found a source of 5/8″ fuel hose from a place called Pirtek in Guildford. Thanks […]  Read more »

The 330d has seen some decent use over the larger than usual period since my last report. Speaking of “larger than usual”, the Christmas period has yet again had just that affect on yours truly. However, festive it may have been, but it was far from relaxing, and the 330d has as a result been […]  Read more »

I’m annoyed that I forgot the camera tonight. I’d picked up an OE clutch slave from ECP for £24.56 yesterday, and fitting it takes about 45 minutes from start to finish tonight. I don’t even need to bleed it at its valve – a few pumps of the pedal and some manipulation of the blue […]  Read more »

I rolled my sleeves up and set about investigating the clutch issues tonight. First of all I took the driver’s seat out and the under-dash panelling, and got in the footwell for a good gander at the pedal and master cylinder. All appeared to be in order there. Under the bonnet I noted that the […]  Read more »

Well, prior to this evening I’d had a good week using the M3 as my daily driver. The rear bearing is still a bit noisy but the car starts okay and is epic, epic fun. However, I filled the car up tonight, and since then there has been a strong smell of fuel from the […]  Read more »

Having realised that I’d gone over 10 days without actually driving the M3, I thought I’d spend a few minutes on it this evening. I’ve followed the simple instructions that came with the new immobiliser fob and coded it up – all went quite smoothly so I’m pleased about that. Then I turned to the […]  Read more »

A recent lack of progress is due to a bout of man ‘flu, and a bit of home decorating. Still, I now have in my possession a new immobiliser fob to be coded to the car, and a set of four Philips Vision Plus bulbs to fit to the dipped and main beam units. I’ll […]  Read more »

I may have mentioned before that the car only came with one immobiliser key. I’ve contacted Toad and they’re sending another unit out to me that I can reprogramme. £45 – a nice tidy profit there for them I suspect. Also a quick note to say that the project has slowed down due to time […]  Read more »

I’ve had the new keys cut by a chap in Woking market for £10 the pair. I’m pleased to report that both keys work fine in all the locks both ways up. Finally got a chance to give the car a good run down some dark snowy lanes last night. It behaves really well, 10/10 […]  Read more »