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Originally posted by nando View PostIt's the same as BMW always made them. The diff mounts to the pan and there's a pass-through for the CV shaft. It holds the same amount of oil.
Also, that's an E46. :p
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yeah, there's a tube cast into the pan that the shaft passes through. It's sealed, there's no sharing of oil or anything.
basically they are all the same design. The main difference is the type of mechanism used in the transfercase. The E30 is sort of like an LSD, the E46 is completely open (but uses ABS to control slip), and the xdrive branded cars use a electrically controlled wet clutch to transfer torque.
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Originally posted by James Crivellone View PostPfft, its not that bad
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Originally posted by agent View PostHaving just assisted Ether-D with this job, it really isn't. It's just incredibly time-consuming and has a ton of "while you're in there" jobs. For most, it really requires another vehicle to use while the subject is being operated upon.
So I get to work on it like 2-3 hours at a time. It sucks.
Worst thing is someone has been in there.....1974.5 Jensen Healey : 2003 330i/5
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Update, Mr pants? First impressions? Have you put much work into it so far?
I saw this on the street this weekend and whipped a U turn to take a pic. Nice size in person. Pre-facelift. Straight 328i, so RWD, but an automatic. These are what I would consider replacing the A4 with at some point, if it got around in the snow well.
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"Life Cycle Impulse?" Is that what that is? Funny, I've never read that before. I might have lived in a cave.
I just figured they looked a bit better, they're newer so maybe fewer miles, and they usually improve some things and work out bugs.
I don't like the double hump dash with the navigation screen, or that idrive thing, but buying used you sometimes have to compromise somewhere. I want a straight 6 NA manual that handles and hauls things with that great interior.
I put a new engine in that A4 myself and it was so much work, and I don't really trust it anymore.
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