Hello:
Every two or three years I do a full engine and undercarriage detail of my 2003 BMW E46 330CI. I special ordered the car from the factory because I didn't want a sunroof. Not once, literally not once, has the car been driven in the rain or on a wet road. I have other cars for that. Never has it spent a night parked outside. It was never used as a commuter. Aside from the air bag recall, California emissions testing, and my personally selected alignment guy, no one else but me has done anything to it mechanical or otherwise. It's got 93K miles on it. Other than a short 20 mile test drive by my wife when I first got it, I'm the only one to drive it.
Here are a few pictures of my progress so far. I need to spend another day or two on it. Tomorrow I'll work on the rear portion of the undercarriage.
The under trays are off, as are the serpentine belts.
FWIW,
Scott
Every two or three years I do a full engine and undercarriage detail of my 2003 BMW E46 330CI. I special ordered the car from the factory because I didn't want a sunroof. Not once, literally not once, has the car been driven in the rain or on a wet road. I have other cars for that. Never has it spent a night parked outside. It was never used as a commuter. Aside from the air bag recall, California emissions testing, and my personally selected alignment guy, no one else but me has done anything to it mechanical or otherwise. It's got 93K miles on it. Other than a short 20 mile test drive by my wife when I first got it, I'm the only one to drive it.
Here are a few pictures of my progress so far. I need to spend another day or two on it. Tomorrow I'll work on the rear portion of the undercarriage.
The under trays are off, as are the serpentine belts.
FWIW,
Scott