My “new” eBay drivers side door card was delivered today. Exciting stuff as it’s in very good shape and all the plastic bits are still glued on. I will clean the leather and swap it out for my busted up drivers side door panel. I’ve been looking for both front cards for some time now and jumped at it when one in tan popped up.

I ordered a new crank position sensor today. I read recently that a CPS must be properly gapped if the flex plate is changed. Since I put my old flex plate on the new motor, I figured this was worth revisiting. I’ve been meaning to change the CPS anyway since it’s 22 years old and I read this is a showstopper when it fails. An easy change and a cheap part. Bentley has the procedures to properly measure and gap it.

I also got the results of a Blackstone oil analysis. My second in 14k on the motor. They are an interesting read, but I’m not sure if I’m qualified to draw any lasting conclusions. I suppose if certain numbers were really out of whack it could be super helpful in narrowing down what to look at before the motor grenades itself.

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Current
Original owner 2002 E53 X5 4.4i to 4.6i swap
2026 G80 M3 6 spd
2025 G06 X5 50e
Former
1972 Audi Fox
1986 Saab 900S
1996 BMW Z3
1998 BMW E36 M3 Sedan
2004 BMW E46 M3
2006 Audi A3 Quatro
1993 Mopar 318 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2015 V6 Jeep Grand Cherokee