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Myria:
Please Re add me to the WhatsApp group
My phone was stolen on August 1 and I lost all data
07010005906

Done sir.

deathwing:
Na wa, does everything now happen on the whatsapp group? What, then, is the forum for?

does everything now happen on the whatsapp group?
No...

What, then, is the forum for?
same as the forum/thread here. you can choose both or any of the two.

kokaneprodigy:
please add me to the group
080 6045 0357

Done.

aabdulmajid8:
Hlo guys...am new hia, am abt to buy a bmw 3series e46, 6ycl please i nid advice nd info
Maitenance
On fuel comsuption.
Pls add to to the watsapp group. Tnx
07063986889

Your number is not on whatsapp, kindly reconfirm.

Turks:
Mileage isn’t so bad. 87k+ in km. But the level of damage is my concern

Bros where you see 87k+ in km
what i see is 212k+ in km.

Work don start on my e66.
Chairs removed for a full makeover.
This car is a beast and cant wait to get this baby on the road.
The starter died on me this morning though..the position of the starter na die...need a mechanic/rewire for this baby just to ensure its in tip top shape.
Still waiting to be added to the whatsapp group.
Need to have the car on thr road soonest

Contemplating a custom paint job, something really standout for this bad boy


how do we add you without a phone number?

erico2k2:
U can upgrade your wheels, there is clearance tolerance!, my E46 has 18" on them right now

True.... mine too.

shaiguy:
Please add me to the whatsapp group...deleted email... sent email to Bmwownersng@gmail.com
I am currently restoring a 7 series e66 and loving it so far.
Just changed the oil filter and engine oil myself....never did that for any other car before.
Bought a BM obd2 scanner and it returned a number of errors...na to dey fix am remain now
Need all the help i can get.

Kindly drop your whatsapp digits here.

Thanks alot.... I appreciate.

Export1:
Hello!

This Autocheck report has been provided at no cost by AuctionExport.com your key to the north American auto auction:


2006 BMW 3-Series 330xi
One ownerOne ownersCalculated Owners: 1
Class: Upscale - Near Luxury
Engine: 3.0L I6 EFI
Country of Assembly: Germany
Vehicle Age: 10
Calculated Owners: 1
VIN: WBAVD335X6KV63781
Year : 2006
Make : BMW
Model: 3-Series 330xi
Style/Body: Sedan 4D
This vehicle's AutoCheck Score
60 - 82 91
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Accident Check
Reported Accidents: 0

Title and Problem Check
Your vehicle checks out

Odometer Check
Your vehicle checks out
Last Reported Odometer: 103,402

Vehicle Use and Event Check
Specific vehicle use(s) or events reported
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Accident Check
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Your vehicle checks out: There have been no accidents reported to AutoCheck for this 2006 BMW 3-Series 330xi (WBAVD335X6KV63781). AutoCheck receives its accident data from government sources and independent agencies, and based on the information available to us, we have found that no accidents have been reported on this vehicle. Not all accidents or damage events are reported to AutoCheck.

Title and Problem Check
Your vehicle checks out: AutoCheck's database for this 2006 BMW 3-Series 330xi (WBAVD335X6KV63781) shows no negative titles or other problems. When reported to AutoCheck, these events can indicate serious past damage or other significant problems, and disqualifies the vehicle for AutoCheck Buyback Protection. Check the Vehicle Use and Event Check for reported accidents that can affect vehicle safety and value.

0 Problem(s) Reported: 15 Title/Problem areas checked:
No abandoned title record
No damaged title or major damage incident record
No fire damaged title record
No grey market title record
No hail damage title record
No insurance loss title or probable total loss record
No junk or scrapped title record
No manufacturer buyback/lemon title record
No odometer problem title record
No rebuilt/rebuildable title record
No salvage title or salvage auction record
No water damaged title record
No NHTSA crash test record
No frame/unibody damage record
No recycling facility record
Odometer Check
Your vehicle checks out: AutoCheck examined the reported odometer readings reported to AutoCheck for this 2006 BMW 3-Series 330xi (WBAVD335X6KV63781) and no indication of an odometer rollback or tampering was found. AutoCheck uses business rules to determine if reported odometer readings are significantly less than previously reported values. Not all reported odometer readings are used. Title and auction events also report odometer tampering or breakage.

0 Problem(s) Reported: Mileage Date Reported
15 07/11/2006
103,402 12/17/2012
Vehicle Use and Event Check
Information Reported: AutoCheck shows additional vehicle uses or events reported to AutoCheck for this 2006 BMW 3-Series 330xi (WBAVD335X6KV63781). This includes reported vehicle uses such as rental or lease, and events such as whether the vehicle has been reported to have had a loan/lien or duplicate title issued. Other events show if the vehicle has a reported accident and how many calculated accidents or if it has been reported stolen or repossessed. It is recommended to have pre-owned vehicles inspected by a third party prior to purchase.

0 Event(s) Reported: 6 Vehicle uses checked:
No fleet, rental and/or lease use record
No taxi use record
No police use record
No government use record
No livery use record
No driver education record
1 Event(s) Reported: 9 Vehicle events checked:
No accident record reported through accident data sources
No corrected title record
No duplicate title record
No emission/safety inspection record
Loan/Lien record(s)
No fire damage incident record
No repossessed record
No theft record
No storm area registration/title record
Detailed Vehicle History
One ownerOne ownersCalculated Owners: 1 Below are the historical events for this vehicle listed in chronological order. Any discrepancies will be in bold text.
Report Run Date: February 16, 2016 9:24:48 EST

Vehicle: 2006 BMW 3-Series 330xi (WBAVD335X6KV63781)

Event Date Event Location Odometer Reading Data Source Event Detail
07/11/2006 LANSDALE, PA 15 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:63538708) (Lien Reported)
07/27/2006 LANSDALE, PA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
04/11/2007 NORTH WALES, PA Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:63538708)
REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
04/29/2008 NORTH WALES, PA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
04/14/2009 NORTH WALES, PA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
05/13/2010 NORTH WALES, PA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
04/20/2011 NORTH WALES, PA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
05/11/2012 NORTH WALES, PA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
12/17/2012 DOYLESTOWN, PA 103,402 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:63538708)
02/07/2013 BALTIMORE, MD Independent Source VEHICLE EXPORTED TO BENIN

thanks alot.... I appreciate.

Kindly assist me with WBAVD335X6KV63781 VIN check to enable me make a purchase decision.

wow.... that's a very clean car you've got. The ultimate driving machine.. ouchh wish I have the money.. Dasuki give me my share ooh.

wizemoney:
I drove to chill at a nice bar, after parking my car and chilling for like 5 mins my car security alarm came on I thought it was nothing so I off it from the remote, like 2 mins later I heard a loud bang so i stood up to check my car, my chokes are down and I couldn't figure out what caused it but this cost me close to 200k it's a 2007 E350 watsapp admin add me 09031341434

chokes? or do you mean the shocks? please clarify...

Ikenna351 and Smartchoices.... BIKO, EJO...
@Ikenna351... i admire you alot because of your passion and knowledge of the peugeot brand.
@Smartchoices... You are my chairman on the mercedes benz family whatapps group. Let's all have fun and stop the bickering....PLEASE.

AwesomeRims:
I use a 2005 c230 4matic and it is amazing. I totally agree with you. The only car to buy is a benze

There's no 2005 C230 4matic. It's either a C230 Kompressor or a C240 4matic.

cne010:
So Seina is building a hybrid, Your love for Audi is really so strong ands its contagious.

very contagious. Lol.

GAZZUZZ:
Blackberry 9790 browser checking settings now.

it should be your phone or the setting. I can view all siena's pix.

cne010:
Went to check on a friends car in my Mechanic and saw the conversion kit for the W200.
Price: N75k

W200?

Tbliss12:
@danadam edit that your post by removing ur name oooo send that full info of your shipment to Chinoxl biz email check from page to avoid the story that torch oooo

Done. Thanks.

chinosxl:
For issues and complaints of not enough space to put your name and my business name please try options below,

When ordering via eBay, amazon or any online use the address format below

First option

YOUR NAME
C/O LSM GLOBAL SHIPPING
9101 LIPAN RD #111
HOUSTON, TX 77063

Second option with initials

Y. N C/O LSM GLOBAL SHIPPING
9101 LIPAN RD #111
HOUSTON, TX 77063

Third option with your names and without my business name.

YOUR NAME
9101 LIPAN RD #111
HOUSTON, TX 77063

i used the first option to purchase a set of 2 strut from Autohauz. Kindly ship to your Lagos office.

uboma:
I have made it to Kano from Abuja with my E39 at 4 hours precisely. Others who are speed demons claim to have made it within 3.5hours or thereabout. I never get that kind liver...

So my friend, i know what i am talking about... However it may take others 5 to 6 hours to cover the same distance. It all depends on the man behind the wheels and the condition of the car.

I did Kano to Abuja with my W203 @ 3.5 hours (i'm not a speed demon sha). Left kano 5:30 am and by 9:00 am i was at the CBN head office. It will be difficult to achieve currently due to numerous check points.

olamega:
@danadam are you in the BMW whatsapp group? Pls come onboard if you're not

0803********... add me

abatically:
At this temperature ur car is running normal and I see no reason to replace the thermostat. Honda civic's normal temperature doesn't have to be at the halfway mark, its got to be a tad below it.

Check the link posted.


http://honda-tech.com/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/poll-where-you-temp-gauge-2958915/page2/

I checked the link which confirms my temperature to be in order. I checked the fan again this morning and it was working as it should, switching on and off when the need arises. I still want to monitor how fast the temperature guage rises, i think it takes more than 5 minutes to reach the temperature i posted in the pix.

CityNG:
This is one of the part that I'll never buy a used one.

Do yourself a favor, park the car for now. Jump on eBay or Amazon, get factory Honda parts and ship to ChinoSXL in the US for onward shipping to you. You could be back on the road inside of a week it timing is right.

You can change a thermostat by yourself from watching YouTube videos.

I don't want your next thread to be "How much is a used engine?".

I have been watching alot of YouTube videos on thermostat installation. I believe i can do it but i just wanna watch out how events unfold. The car will be parked for now until i'm certainly sure that the cooling system is operating optimally.

CityNG:
OP, you should be abel to DIY a thermostat install.

Buy a new genuine Honda thermo with the accompanying gasket (I don't use sealants, personal preference), buy a new radiator fan switch (regardless if the existing switch works but it;s cheap security to bang a new one in).

Good luck.

I search around town today for the thermostat but all I could get was a used one. All the sellers were looking at me like "weirdo" asking me what do I need it for. I was told the don't sell new ones but they can get one for me from a tokumbo/used engine for 500 naira. I will get one tomorrow then proceed with the DIY, I just pray I get it right.

HARDEYEBER:
the fans are not designed to be all at all time.. when you drive at speeds of about 50km or more the fan will always be off cause theres enough air blowing through the radiator at this speed to efficiently cool the system.. the fan is designed to be on when there is none sufficient air flow.. that's why most cars overheat in traffic jam cause there's not enough air blowing through the radiator and due to some fault with the cooling system the fan doesn't come on.the fact that you drove your car for a couple of miles without it overheating doesn't mean everything is ok.

OK... Noted. I will search for a thermostat tomorrow while I observe how cooling system works.

ZIMDRILL:
it was idling high because it was reading the engine temperature as cold, so to compensate the ECU increase the idle (more fuel ) so that the engine temperature will raise to the operating temperature, then the idle drops abit


you saved your engine from forming slug and also weaking of the engine block and other componets


the ONLY THING that are changed when car is imported from different region (climate environment) is the the type of OIL

check this user manual oil guide from honda for honda crv 1997- 2000

Thanks. I will switch to 5w30 @ next oil change. I strongly believe 20w50 was used on the engine after it was purchased from cotonou because i paid only 3000 Naira for the oil.

olamega:
Sometimes I wonder the kind of Technology that makes BMWs different from other cars, esp. when it comes to performance. a friend first asked me this question, and then again I have to ask the question again. Now lemme share my latest experience with you. I have this close friend of mine, he launched a brand new Toyota Corolla (1.8L)2013 model last year . Now he knows about my bmw but he always joke about challenging me on a race and dusting me.....one of his motivation is that his car is brand new , and especially since it comes with the Toyota VVTI technology, more over he is a very crazy,skilled driver. So to cut the long story short na so we enter road o (Kano-Zaria), we're just about half way into the journey when we pulled over at a filling station. Guess what he said? "what kind of car is this?" that he has almost blew up his engine trying to catch up with me, why because he pushed the car to the limit so much that whenever he reaches 200km/h, he notices that the tachometer has almost revved into the red zone, so he said "bros abeg i surrender", but you know the crazy part? I was smiling when my colleague sitting on the passenger's sit looked at me and was like "is that so or he is lying"? "i never knew we entered 200km/h, cos the car was dead stable" and we were chatting all along! But seriously I was impressed myself, cos each time I look at the mirror i feel like "why can't this guy catch up and even dust me? and guess what guys? this is a 2000 model e46 1.8L

He shouldn't have tried racing with a BMW. 13 yrs gap and u still dusted him, that's a Bavarian Machine for you. Anytime I vex, na 55 minutes I dey do kano-zaria.

ZIMDRILL:
just to make sure pull out that bridge wire and start the car and see if the fan runs

if it does then you got it

then connect the plug to the where its supposed to connect

I did pulled out that bridge wire and drove the car for about 20 km without noticing the fan switching on.
This night, I decided to check it out very well. I switched on the car, switched on the AC but only the condenser fan came on. I then firmly depressed the switch i removed the bridge wire from, to ensure it's firmly secured and viola...... the radiator fan came on. I then switched off the AC, stayed back and observed the fan switching on and off in a period of about 10 minutes. With the aforementioned observation, I believe there's a thermostat in the thermostat housing. The one I saw in the pigeonhole is probably the faulty one that was replaced with a functional one.
What's next? I will watch the temperature closely. It now rises to the level displayed in the last pix within 5 minutes. I will keep y'all updated on any development.

I disconnected the wire in the last pix and connected the switch. The fan does not run even with the AC switched ON. However, I drove the car for about 20 km (40 minutes drive) within the city but it didn't overheat. I noticed that the RPM which usually rises to 1500 and later idles at 1000 is now idling at about 500-600. Dunno if there's any correlation. The pix below shows the engine temperature after the trip. is this the ideal engine temperature of a 1996 honda civic? I'm yet to get a thermostat but will continue searching for one tomorrow.

ZIMDRILL:
you needm to open the thermo housing and from the pic thats the one just take of the 10inch bolts it should open

remember you need a sealant or gasket

as for the fan running you need to find the electrical wires connected or bridged to wires that goes to fan motor

I found this wire, I believe it's responsible for making the fan run once the ignition is on. Lemme source for a thermostat, sealant/gasket and 10 inch spanner then we can proceed with the DIY. Thanks ZIMDRILL.

ZIMDRILL:
you needm to open the thermo housing and from the pic thats the one just take of the 10inch bolts it should open

remember you need a sealant or gasket

as for the fan running you need to find the electrical wires connected or bridged to wires that goes to fan motor

I found this wire, I believe it's responsible for making the fan run once the ignition is on. Lemme source for a thermostat and 10 inch spanner then we can proceed with the DIY. Thanks ZIMDRILL.