Since the last update where I tackled cleaning the interior, there has been some more weight shedding, cleaning, and spending (to put it in a nutshell).
The cleaning came in the form of the air intake system in an albeit amateurish attempt at being a mechanic. (My skills pretty much stop at mechano sets for kids)
Ended up having a play with the traction control valve, removed all the plastic around the throttle pedal, saw the spring was in a bad way and ordered a replacement from BMW.
Long story short, all the parts needed a clean so that was at least progress, but ultimately it was the throttle cable that had stretched to the point of of needing replacement.
In addition to the throttle response, I decided to order up all the service items for the car. Having not known when the car was last serviced (the guy I bought it from was super sketchy with info since the car was in his ownership) I decided I'd end up changing the oil twice, drain it out completely, run fresh oil for a few hundred miles and change again after adding engine flush.
Filters was another hurdle I needed to get around. Given that the car will be approaching 100k and will be seeing gurling track days for most of it's life now, I thought it would be wise to swap out the fuel filter as well. Only issue is that BMW feel the need to charge a substantial amount for them. (No thanks, this is a budget build here). The same principle also applied to the oil filters, BMW charging twice the price for one. Given the application for the car, it would have more regular oil changes anyway so that wasn't an issue opting for a cheaper Mann filter from ECP.
The driver's side indicator was broken, so a replacement was ordered in for MOT purposes and I think that pretty much is a week of ownership now!
Will leave this here, because racekor obviously.
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