All in - pulling the 4.6 engine and trans to fix oil leaks once and for all

[stunt]

Originally Posted by kesslerbmw

Stunt, want to get rid of your old radio? The X5 I picked up has some aftermarket TV thing in there that doesn't work well.

Sure. Mine had the Business CD w/ DSP amp and factory sub. Some of the LEDs are not working on the HU, but otherwise everything is in working order.

[bcredliner]

Impressive Stereo install!

[e30cabrio]

Very nice system. I have the APPRADIO3, love it.

[jsoto]

Hey Stunt :

Do you have any floornoise, or any noise at all ?
I have a Alpine F1 ....and I gave up with the floornoise.

[stunt]

Originally Posted by jsoto

Do you have any floornoise, or any noise at all ?

I do. The only thing about the AR3 i don't really like is that the pre-amp outs are only 2V. I wish they were more so that I could reduce the gain on the amps some.

Right now my AR3 ground is only through the OEM harness connector. I'm going to do a dedicated ground to the frame to see if that helps. Depending on the outcome of that, I'll probably get some in-line amps to boost the level at the HU before transmitting to the amps. Might also try some shielding where the audio cables cross the 12V cable from the battery.

But before all that, I need to get the drive train back in the truck! lol

[stunt]

My parts list has grown quite a bit based on what I have found so far from the tear down:



Fortunately most of the added parts are pretty inexpensive. I'm leaving the motor mounts off the total for now.

[nyum96]

Love the auto porn. Great job.

[BigBlack48is]

Stunt... amazon / google shopping is your friend! I bet some of the prices can be cut in half with a little internet " bargain shopping"

[racingbmwm3]

Yeah, let us know what your actual prices are, $180 for the waterpump sounds like a dealer price. with your mileage, if you are doing the front flexdisc/guibo, I'd do the rear driveshaft center bearing and guibo also. Some people do the rear driveshaft CV joint as well.

[stunt]

Originally Posted by racingbmwm3

Yeah, let us know what your actual prices are, $180 for the waterpump sounds like a dealer price. with your mileage, if you are doing the front flexdisc/guibo, I'd do the rear driveshaft center bearing and guibo also. Some people do the rear driveshaft CV joint as well.

Thanks. I'll be sure to inspect the rear driveshaft components. I suspect they are in the same condition as the front ones.