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[TobyB]

You can't just e- tape the 3 together and pull them as one?
Stagger the 2 smaller lines behind the big one by an inch each,
and wrap the whole thing. Then lube it up with something like...

[TobyB]

Which way were you cornering?

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lateral Gs and oil, you know...

[TobyB]

I agree with your logic- if bleeding it makes it better, then it's the hydraulics.

And yes, air can get pulled past a worn main cylinder seal. It may seal fine with pressure
against...

[TobyB]

+1- the SAP fuelling isn't good for the engine, so if they take that out, then you can delete the SAP as well.

The whole mess was added because the EPA wanted the cats warmer quicker. But...

[TobyB]

It cross- checks between the 2 pots-

you'll get a pedal error if it doesn't like it, tho, so that should at least help diagnose it.

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[TobyB]

So for MS43, I like PASoft's BMWScanner 1.4 Go to e46fanatics.com, and it's in the pinned 'important links' thread at the top of the general forum.

You need a piece of hardware for it from...

[TobyB]

That's true- they're destroked by 200cc by moving the wrist pin down in the piston skirt,
and running a shorter crank. They also run a 1.8i head, and a slightly domed piston.
The casting's...

[TobyB]

This don't look 'billet' to me, neither.

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but if it's not forced induction, is it... forced aspirations?

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[TobyB]

That's a feature in every BMW from 1967 to 2005, at least...

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