mjn Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Wash n wax........shining like a diamond in a goat's ass! JasonK, R11CH and Ashley1995 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim.s Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 I started scraping 16 years of various caked on fluids off the engine in the 328. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyDrama Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 I discovered a 'misfire on low fuel' and a couple of o2 sensor errors. And an airbag light. And a missing bit of front bumper on the right side (what is that?). Codes are P0161, P0158 and P0313. 'Sold as seen' will be the death of me. To be fair, it would have cost me more to steal the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjn Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 BMW uninterested in fixing my oil leaks under warranty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feva Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 BMW uninterested in fixing my oil leaks under warranty [emoji20] Thats a bit crap Mal. Sent from my Note 4 using tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjn Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Sure is. Only good thing is, as long as i can get them fixed for less than £330, i'm in pocket. My excess is £250 on any claim, and BMW want £79.20 to "investigate" any claim. I know one leak is from the intercooler boost pipe, and that is about £100. And i reckon the other leak maybe from near the inlet manifold, so hopefully just a gasket/seal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BmEagle Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 On 5 February 2016 at 21:19, The_Judge_ said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BmEagle Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Parked in car park to pick kids up from school. Walking across the playground my lads mates dad said "is that black Bmw yours in the car park, it's rolled into another car" I legged it back to se it had rolled backwards and looked like it was right into the front grill of a skoda. I pulled it forward and there was a huge black mark on the other cars front bumper but no damage to the grill. The guy who owns it came back and started rubbing the mark and it was coming off easily so I grabbed a microfibre cloth from the boot and gave it a run over with some megs Polish. All of the mark came off his car and luckily left no damage at all. His wife is a dinner lady at the school and she knows my lads so I told them to let me know if they notice anything we missed My rear bumper has lost a tiny bit of paint but nothing too bad. A testament though as to how thin Bmw paint is compared to other cars. I only had new rear brake pads last week and they tightened the handbrake. Obviously not enough as it was the gentles of slopes, almost flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley1995 Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 14 hours ago, BmEagle said: Parked in car park to pick kids up from school. Walking across the playground my lads mates dad said "is that black Bmw yours in the car park, it's rolled into another car" I legged it back to se it had rolled backwards and looked like it was right into the front grill of a skoda. I pulled it forward and there was a huge black mark on the other cars front bumper but no damage to the grill. The guy who owns it came back and started rubbing the mark and it was coming off easily so I grabbed a microfibre cloth from the boot and gave it a run over with some megs Polish. All of the mark came off his car and luckily left no damage at all. His wife is a dinner lady at the school and she knows my lads so I told them to let me know if they notice anything we missed My rear bumper has lost a tiny bit of paint but nothing too bad. A testament though as to how thin Bmw paint is compared to other cars. I only had new rear brake pads last week and they tightened the handbrake. Obviously not enough as it was the gentles of slopes, almost flat. Your'll be leaving it in gear from now on! Glad it wasn't too badly damaged And my mates always ask,,,, 'Why do you carry microfibre's around..?' Well now we know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BmEagle Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 2 hours ago, Ashley1995 said: Your'll be leaving it in gear from now on! Glad it wasn't too badly damaged And my mates always ask,,,, 'Why do you carry microfibre's around..?' Well now we know. Yep. Leaving it in gear. Never known a model with such a poor hand brake. If it's facing downhill it's solid but facing up any half decent slope it just won't hold. It was awful on my 1999 se saloon. You could park the Mrs megane scenic on the side of a mountain and it won't budge a mm. I always keep cloths, Polish, a 4pt milk container full of water and quick detail spray to get rid of bird muck but it's always handy. Lost count of the number of marks I've taken off work mates cars. Good for the odd case of beer or bottle of wine ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjn Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Castrol Edge FST 5w30 half price at ECP, plus 10% off with SALE10 today......so picked up some for the next service. And use Quidco and get even more off! 330CDT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
330CDT Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 9 minutes ago, mjn said: Castrol Edge FST 5w30 half price at ECP, plus 10% off with SALE10 today......so picked up some for the next service. And use Quidco and get even more off! I literally have emailed myself this deal last night. Ridiculous value for money. I used quidco last time too. Works out to £20 for 4 litres with that code & using quidco! Mental. Might get myself 2 even though I've just done my oil service haha. Nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjn Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 I bought 3, but nowhere close by has all 3 in stock, so settled for free delivery as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feva Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Had a play around with "deep obd bmw" app of the playstore (free) says it does all stuff inpa and tool 32 does. All ecu's/modules are in German but app includes free (once registered) translator. Quite in depth need to read up a bit more before messing around too much. Sent from my Note 4 using tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjn Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 52 minutes ago, feva said: Had a play around with "deep obd bmw" app of the playstore (free) says it does all stuff inpa and tool 32 does. All ecu's/modules are in German but app includes free (once registered) translator. Quite in depth need to read up a bit more before messing around too much. Sent from my Note 4 using tapatalk I assume it uses a blutooth obd2 dongle like Carly? I ask as loads of people over on e90post report Carly bricking their FRM modules when programming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feva Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 52 minutes ago, feva said: Had a play around with "deep obd bmw" app of the playstore (free) says it does all stuff inpa and tool 32 does. All ecu's/modules are in German but app includes free (once registered) translator. Quite in depth need to read up a bit more before messing around too much. Sent from my Note 4 using tapatalk I assume it uses a blutooth obd2 dongle like Carly? I ask as loads of people over on e90post report Carly bricking their FRM modules when programming. Yeah Mal is uses obd or wired. Not as user friendly as Carly (which I had no issues with) but worth a look for free. But think I need to speak to our little monkey friend first before messing about too much it's way beyond my skill set. Sent from my Note 4 using tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjn Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 What are you looking to program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feva Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 What are you looking to program? May sound like nothing but my wipers when you switch the car off if mid cycle stay in the middle of the screen. Want it switching on (if possible) to complete cycle after ignition off. Used Carly to turn hold lock button down and mirrors fold in. And done a few other things with Carly on a mates estate. Sent from my Note 4 using tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feva Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 What are you looking to program? May sound like nothing but my wipers when you switch the car off if mid cycle stay in the middle of the screen. Want it switching on (if possible) to complete cycle after ignition off. Used Carly to turn hold lock button down and mirrors fold in. And done a few other things with Carly on a mates estate. Sent from my Note 4 using tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjn Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 6 minutes ago, feva said: May sound like nothing but my wipers when you switch the car off if mid cycle stay in the middle of the screen. Want it switching on (if possible) to complete cycle after ignition off. Used Carly to turn hold lock button down and mirrors fold in. And done a few other things with Carly on a mates estate. Sent from my Note 4 using tapatalk I know you can configure the mirrors to fold when you do a double press, or long press of the lock key, can't remember which. That would be my preference to the mirrors folding on a regular locking. As how many times have you locked your car and forgot to get something out, so unlock and lock again. That's a lot of mirror unfolding/folding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feva Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 6 minutes ago, feva said: May sound like nothing but my wipers when you switch the car off if mid cycle stay in the middle of the screen. Want it switching on (if possible) to complete cycle after ignition off. Used Carly to turn hold lock button down and mirrors fold in. And done a few other things with Carly on a mates estate. Sent from my Note 4 using tapatalk I know you can configure the mirrors to fold when you do a double press, or long press of the lock key, can't remember which. That would be my preference to the mirrors folding on a regular locking. As how many times have you locked your car and forgot to get something out, so unlock and lock again. That's a lot of mirror unfolding/folding. Set mine to 5second hold of lock button which do once all done and walking away. Only really fold mirrors if parked somewhere tight or where a lot of people walk past. Sent from my Note 4 using tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 14 minutes ago, feva said: May sound like nothing but my wipers when you switch the car off if mid cycle stay in the middle of the screen. Want it switching on (if possible) to complete cycle after ignition off. The e46 can support this (great feature) - I'd be shocked if the e9* can't... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feva Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 14 minutes ago, feva said: May sound like nothing but my wipers when you switch the car off if mid cycle stay in the middle of the screen. Want it switching on (if possible) to complete cycle after ignition off. The e46 can support this (great feature) - I'd be shocked if the e9* can't... Must able to trigger. Just needs turning on. Sent from my Note 4 using tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richiejh Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Monday I replaced the electric front window regulator clip and resealed all the door membranes. Tuesday the car was machine polished and detailed. Wednesday I ordered a key repair from BM keys. Next project is repairing or replacing the scratched rear door and looking into repairing the rust on the front wheel arches or replacing the wings. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tewkes Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Car is finally done. Coilovers fitted. New bottom arms and lollipop bushes New top mounts New anti roll bar bushes New drops links Near rear top mounts New discs and pads all round New brake pipes on rear New handbrake shoes New handbrake cables New Braided hoses all round Calipers services - sliders regreased etc New crank shaft pulley and bolt New altenator New belts New pulleys and tensioners New bearing bush on prop New from prop guibo Ecotune decat Cream m sport interior all completed, door cards stripped and separated to mix cream and black plastics instead of cream plastics. M sport gear knob changed for new one Aluminium trim fitted all round, inc steering wheel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk lynch86, mjn, alan53 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
