It's always the simplest things that we screw up or forget.

srey · 05-22-2018, 10:05 AM

I guess I shouldn't speak for everyone, though. I forget simple things and make stupid mistakes.

I've been working on my e90 a few hours a night for a while now. I did new shocks and struts, OFHG, OPG, walnut blasting, new belt tensioner and pulleys, and new vacuum lines. Last night I finally got it all buttoned up around 11:30 and was super excited to start it. Once I did I was misfiring badly. I was pretty ticked, but once I settled down and thought it through I figured it out. My misfires were on cylinders 1 and 2, and I went through the procedure of pulling the plugs and coils and checking them. No problems there. Then I wondered if maybe I had crossed the ignition wires when I had everything out. That was it. I swapped them back and now the car runs smooth as butter.

Anyone else make stupid little mistakes that ruin your sense of victory at the end of a long project?

TemjinX2 · 05-22-2018, 10:14 AM

yeah happens to me some times when i spend a lot of time on the car and i'm tired. i learned just to take a long a breaks and you avoid dumb mistakes more often.

05-22-2018, 10:05 AM	#1
srey Lieutenant 220 Rep 418 Posts Drives: 2007 E90 335i 6mt Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Idaho iTrader: (0)	It's always the simplest things that we screw up or forget. I guess I shouldn't speak for everyone, though. I forget simple things and make stupid mistakes. I've been working on my e90 a few hours a night for a while now. I did new shocks and struts, OFHG, OPG, walnut blasting, new belt tensioner and pulleys, and new vacuum lines. Last night I finally got it all buttoned up around 11:30 and was super excited to start it. Once I did I was misfiring badly. I was pretty ticked, but once I settled down and thought it through I figured it out. My misfires were on cylinders 1 and 2, and I went through the procedure of pulling the plugs and coils and checking them. No problems there. Then I wondered if maybe I had crossed the ignition wires when I had everything out. That was it. I swapped them back and now the car runs smooth as butter. Anyone else make stupid little mistakes that ruin your sense of victory at the end of a long project?
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TemjinX2 Major 521 Rep 1,484 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi e92 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Socal OC iTrader: (0)	yeah happens to me some times when i spend a lot of time on the car and i'm tired. i learned just to take a long a breaks and you avoid dumb mistakes more often.
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