E92 M3 Brake Pad Change, Front and Rear

E9X M3 Front and Rear Brake Pad how-to. This is another simple maintenance job on the M3, with the trickiest part being the outer retainer clips. The other thing different about this car’s pads is that they come with clips that lock the pad into the caliper housing, either at the piston or the outer…

E92 M3 Brake Fluid Flush

Brake fluid flush how-to for the E92 M3. Do all work at your own risk. Requires: Jack & stands 1.5L of Brake Fluid (I used Red Line Brake Fluid) Brake Fluid Catch Bottle Turkey Baster 11mm and 9mm wrenches – this is the tool I used, a flare nut wrench with 9 & 11mm sides…

E92 M3 Rear Differential Fluid

Rear Differential Fluid change how-to for the E9X M3s. Do all work at your own risk – this, as most trans & gear oil changes are, is a pretty straightforward flush. Probably the easiest of the maint jobs you can do on your M3. Requires: Jack/stands/ramp 14mm hex head Drain pan Fluid pump (I use this)…

E92 M3 Manual Transmission Fluid Change

6 Speed Manual Trans Fluid how-to for the E9X M3s. Do all work at your own risk – this, as most trans & gear oil changes are, is a pretty straightforward flush, the only added steps are that there is a cover over the transmission housing and a transmission fluid filter, which I have honestly…

E92 M3 Oil Change

Oil Change how-to for the E9X M3. I’ve heard some wild prices for this oil change, mine was relatively cheap. Yes, there’s a lot of oil required, but I have a discount with my sponsor, and anyway it is cheaper than OEM even if I paid full price. After comparing specs, I decided to go…

E92 M3 Alignment (FS)

Had the car aligned shortly after bringing it home. We had a hell of a time pulling the pins in the struts, but netted about -0.3 degrees on each side. I think with a little more pushing & pulling, I can probably get to -1.7 on both sides. Rear is simple, decided to go with…

2011 E92 M3 ZCP Coupe Weight

2011 E92 M3 AW, Coupe, CF Roof, 6spd, ZCP, Silverstone interior 3/4ths tank No driver Apex ARC8 Wheels w/ 275/35-18 RE71Rs OEM carpet floormats OEM exhaust, QTP cutout added by previous owner Weight as of 7/10/18. Not bad all things considered. Should be right around 3,500lbs in race form with less gas. If I want…

UOA Evo 07082018

UOA from the Evo using Red Line 30WT (10w30) Racing Oil. Some interesting things to note – the car had 1,500 miles, 4 autox (29 runs) and 2 track days (3x 20min sessions) on it, so the result looks pretty good here. I specifically wanted to test the TBN for the racing oil to see…