Smoke from front of engine (m57) 2010.

[Attacking Mid]

Awesome report. Congrats!!!

AM.

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Originally Posted by Diesel Spectre

It’s alive!!!.

Wow, that is fantastic news. Kudos for keeping at this- and thanks for adding to the community/knowledge.


(sorry to hear about the new driver... such a bummer.)

[Diesel Spectre]

Update for those that followed along.
It’s been about a month and it’s working great. I hear a little exhaust noise coming from the gasket on the short pipe that holds the scr metering valve. I knew it was likely to happen because the nuts are gone. I’ll try to order replacement studs for it and replace them along with the gaskets but no rush, it’s not really audible to anyone else and doesn’t bother me.
The eBay seller of the dpf offered to accept a return and I mailed it back. They gave me a full refund so no hard feelings. They couldn’t know how much extra work the part caused me but they at least stood behind the part and made it right.
I’m still back and forth with ecs. Remember, I purchased the turbo install kit from them (all bmw brand kit) and the oil return pipe was not for an e70. It blocked the low pressure egr cooler and valve from entering the LP turbo. So I had to buy the correct oil return pipe and since both turbos had to come back out, both turbo gaskets again. Cost for just those things was around $370. Not including any smaller gaskets and disregarding the fact that I had to do the whole job again to replace the oil return line. I’ve been back and forth with them for a month now with no resolution. They (last week) offered me a $50 then $75 gift card. Are they kidding? I’m not asking for the world here, only the cost of the 3 major items in the kit I was forced to replace because it was wrong. What has happened to ecs? Has anyone had luck with ecs with them standing behind the things they sell? I offered to replace the things I actually used from the kit (minus the 2 turbo gaskets) and return the whole thing for a refund and they’re not interested. I also offered to accept a refund of the amount I spent to replace the wrong items in the kit. They offered me $50. Am I being unreasonable here and can’t see it? What can I do to get them to make this right?

[aureliusmax]

Originally Posted by Diesel Spectre

Update for those that followed along.
It’s been about a month and it’s working great. I hear a little exhaust noise coming from the gasket on the short pipe that holds the scr metering valve. I knew it was likely to happen because the nuts are gone. I’ll try to order replacement studs for it and replace them along with the gaskets but no rush, it’s not really audible to anyone else and doesn’t bother me.
The eBay seller of the dpf offered to accept a return and I mailed it back. They gave me a full refund so no hard feelings. They couldn’t know how much extra work the part caused me but they at least stood behind the part and made it right.
I’m still back and forth with ecs. Remember, I purchased the turbo install kit from them (all bmw brand kit) and the oil return pipe was not for an e70. It blocked the low pressure egr cooler and valve from entering the LP turbo. So I had to buy the correct oil return pipe and since both turbos had to come back out, both turbo gaskets again. Cost for just those things was around $370. Not including any smaller gaskets and disregarding the fact that I had to do the whole job again to replace the oil return line. I’ve been back and forth with them for a month now with no resolution. They (last week) offered me a $50 then $75 gift card. Are they kidding? I’m not asking for the world here, only the cost of the 3 major items in the kit I was forced to replace because it was wrong. What has happened to ecs? Has anyone had luck with ecs with them standing behind the things they sell? I offered to replace the things I actually used from the kit (minus the 2 turbo gaskets) and return the whole thing for a refund and they’re not interested. I also offered to accept a refund of the amount I spent to replace the wrong items in the kit. They offered me $50. Am I being unreasonable here and can’t see it? What can I do to get them to make this right?

Off topic but how much cost have you spent on this project and what is your main objective ?

You could have just set up a montana LLC and titled your vehicle to become emissions free and installed a full delete kit.

[Diesel Spectre]

There are still federal emissions laws to contend with. I understand the federal enforcement aspect is “targeted “ really only toward those who chose to boast or share their endeavors but breaking the law (state or federal) is not in my character. It’s just not something I would seek to do and I generally seek to stay “above reproach” in most of my endeavors. There are times when you must cross that line but I do my best (especially as an example for my children) to make it the exception. (May help in court too, haha).
My goal, honestly is to keep it reliable for as long as possible. My wife has a new vehicle, my oldest daughter will shortly need one, and I have 3 other kids that will also need the help with school and a car spaced about 2 years apart. I like the e70 (stated many times earlier in this thread) and see no reason to move on given the current market and the joy I get from driving it. Within the previous 18 months to this endeavor, I have replaced every single steering component (except the pump and lines) including the steering shafts from the column to the rack & the rack itself. Also replaced the entire front suspension from top mounts & bushings to all the control arms (including sph. Bushes on the torsion struts). Also replaced the cooling system including radiator, water pump and major hoses. Replaced all the pulleys, tensioners (and even the bracket that mounts it to the block), damper (fai), alternator & clutched pulley, etc. I’ve done half the injectors, bulkhead, injector harness and injector return line. There’s a ton of other stuff but you get the idea. I have already gone “down the rabbit hole” so until I get to a point where it’s more economical to get something newer, I’ll just stick with it. If there was something I really didn’t like about it, I would have cut my losses long ago. Nothing “newer” seems worth it to me (read; as much fun while checking all the boxes). It’s a 14 year old BMW. Did anyone expect anything different? Haha.
All said & done this turbo & manifold job probably set me back about $6k. Can’t get anything close to the e70 with new steering, suspension & cooling system for that $.
To be brutally honest with myself, I have a 1960s pickup that needs a motor if anything does happen to the e70, so I don’t mind keeping the motor in top shape (don’t tell my wife).

[aureliusmax]

Originally Posted by Diesel Spectre

There are still federal emissions laws to contend with. I understand the federal enforcement aspect is “targeted “ really only toward those who chose to boast or share their endeavors but breaking the law (state or federal) is not in my character. It’s just not something I would seek to do and I generally seek to stay “above reproach” in most of my endeavors. There are times when you must cross that line but I do my best (especially as an example for my children) to make it the exception. (May help in court too, haha).
My goal, honestly is to keep it reliable for as long as possible. My wife has a new vehicle, my oldest daughter will shortly need one, and I have 3 other kids that will also need the help with school and a car spaced about 2 years apart. I like the e70 (stated many times earlier in this thread) and see no reason to move on given the current market and the joy I get from driving it. Within the previous 18 months to this endeavor, I have replaced every single steering component (except the pump and lines) including the steering shafts from the column to the rack & the rack itself. Also replaced the entire front suspension from top mounts & bushings to all the control arms (including sph. Bushes on the torsion struts). Also replaced the cooling system including radiator, water pump and major hoses. Replaced all the pulleys, tensioners (and even the bracket that mounts it to the block), damper (fai), alternator & clutched pulley, etc. I’ve done half the injectors, bulkhead, injector harness and injector return line. There’s a ton of other stuff but you get the idea. I have already gone “down the rabbit hole” so until I get to a point where it’s more economical to get something newer, I’ll just stick with it. If there was something I really didn’t like about it, I would have cut my losses long ago. Nothing “newer” seems worth it to me (read; as much fun while checking all the boxes). It’s a 14 year old BMW. Did anyone expect anything different? Haha.
All said & done this turbo & manifold job probably set me back about $6k. Can’t get anything close to the e70 with new steering, suspension & cooling system for that $.
To be brutally honest with myself, I have a 1960s pickup that needs a motor if anything does happen to the e70, so I don’t mind keeping the motor in top shape (don’t tell my wife).

How much have you spent on this project since you got the car ?

I just did a PPI for my neighbor and we got a 2013 fully loaded, X5 with the M57 third row, active roll bars, heads up display with 113,000KM all in was 18.5K CAD. Soon we're planning to do a swirl flap, egr, and downpipe, DDE tune.