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<blockquote data-quote="B33mEr" data-source="post: 618549" data-attributes="member: 13609"><p>There were quite a few maintenance job being done to the car for the month of April and May.</p><p></p><p>My SMg transmission was having a leak not at one but two places the cluthc actuator O-ring and also the hydraulic flexible pipe. While the O-ring issue is sorted (Autobahn Sunway manage to get the same size O-ring for the actuator) the flexible hydraulic pipe however was not. BA quoted me RM1300 which is ridiculous honestly! There and then decided to call hydraulic specialist and thank god one of the shops (actually shop is not the right word lol they're an engineering powerhouse) responded to my SOS</p><p></p><p>One of the machine that does crimping for huge hydraulic lines ...</p><p><img src="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120504-00273.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Long story short here's the finished article</p><p><img src="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120510-00305.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Installed ... Autobahn Sunway managed to remove and install the new flexible pipe without bringing down the gearbox</p><p><img src="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120510-00318.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Because the hydraulic leak has been going for some time, it 'eats' rubber hence the gearbox mounting and also the universal joint on the drive shaft koyak to the max...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120510-00344.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120510-00363.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120510-00360.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Replaced with new parts from BA</p><p><img src="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120510-00301.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>So far it's been good but have to frequently check on the new custom flexible pipe since this is a one off piece :4:</p><p></p><p>330i exhaust .. which is huge! It probably weighs a good 25-30kg and built to last. using a lighter aftermarket exhaust like HKS or RE can yield substantial weight saving ...</p><p><img src="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120504-00271.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Of course there's more heart ache (it's not a bmw if it doesn't give you at least once a month LOL) My FCAB bushings koyak ... Powerflex bushings are crap in my opinion or maybe the batch that i got from them ... Read a thread on powerflex and bro vincent recommend a locally made M3 style bushings and decided to give it a try </p><p></p><p>The failed Powerflex bushing:-</p><p><img src="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/failedbushings.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Locally made M3 design FCAB (RM80 each):-</p><p><img src="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/IMG-20120612-00697.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/IMG-20120612-00700.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/IMG-20120612-00699.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Bushings being installed to the housing</p><p><img src="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/IMG-20120612-00701.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Installed :4:</p><p><img src="http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/IMG-20120612-00702.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>So far so good it feels more compliant and i would recommend them too :top:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="B33mEr, post: 618549, member: 13609"] There were quite a few maintenance job being done to the car for the month of April and May. My SMg transmission was having a leak not at one but two places the cluthc actuator O-ring and also the hydraulic flexible pipe. While the O-ring issue is sorted (Autobahn Sunway manage to get the same size O-ring for the actuator) the flexible hydraulic pipe however was not. BA quoted me RM1300 which is ridiculous honestly! There and then decided to call hydraulic specialist and thank god one of the shops (actually shop is not the right word lol they're an engineering powerhouse) responded to my SOS One of the machine that does crimping for huge hydraulic lines ... [IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120504-00273.jpg[/IMG] Long story short here's the finished article [IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120510-00305.jpg[/IMG] Installed ... Autobahn Sunway managed to remove and install the new flexible pipe without bringing down the gearbox [IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120510-00318.jpg[/IMG] Because the hydraulic leak has been going for some time, it 'eats' rubber hence the gearbox mounting and also the universal joint on the drive shaft koyak to the max... [IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120510-00344.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120510-00363.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120510-00360.jpg[/IMG] Replaced with new parts from BA [IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120510-00301.jpg[/IMG] So far it's been good but have to frequently check on the new custom flexible pipe since this is a one off piece :4: 330i exhaust .. which is huge! It probably weighs a good 25-30kg and built to last. using a lighter aftermarket exhaust like HKS or RE can yield substantial weight saving ... [IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/April-May%202012/IMG-20120504-00271.jpg[/IMG] Of course there's more heart ache (it's not a bmw if it doesn't give you at least once a month LOL) My FCAB bushings koyak ... Powerflex bushings are crap in my opinion or maybe the batch that i got from them ... Read a thread on powerflex and bro vincent recommend a locally made M3 style bushings and decided to give it a try The failed Powerflex bushing:- [IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/failedbushings.jpg[/IMG] Locally made M3 design FCAB (RM80 each):- [IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/IMG-20120612-00697.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/IMG-20120612-00700.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/IMG-20120612-00699.jpg[/IMG] Bushings being installed to the housing [IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/IMG-20120612-00701.jpg[/IMG] Installed :4: [IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/B33MER330/IMG-20120612-00702.jpg[/IMG] So far so good it feels more compliant and i would recommend them too :top: [/QUOTE]
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