My BMW E65 745i
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Ej74 said:
Hi Mate,
What sort of cash did you for the E65 ?
Did it have a full BMW SH ?
Cheers
£5k, and yes..... Full BMW dealer history had never been serviced by anyone else until I got the car. What sort of cash did you for the E65 ?
Did it have a full BMW SH ?
Cheers
I won't get it serviced by a dealer but there is a very, very good independent specialist near where I live.... Been using them for years and won't use anyone else now if I can avoid it.
Ej74 said:
Sorry mate missed the price bit earlier on in the thread
How does the car ride and feel for 100k + ?
It feels good, doesn't feel tired at all. The only thing at the moment is a shudder through the steering wheel from high speed braking....most likely the thrust control/suspension arm(s). I'll get them looked at in the not too distant future.How does the car ride and feel for 100k + ?
I'm looking at ordering some oil (Castrol Edge 0W-30) and coolant as well as an engine oil filter and microfilters for its next service which I'll likely get done before I head to Le Mans.
If you were closer I'd say come by and come out for a drive but London is a bit of a trek away!
f
k it.
I spoke to soon I think. I've noticed a slight creaking noise from the OSF going over slow speed bumps or driving slowly down dropped kerbs etc. Fearing the worst I suspect a cracked spring, not sure what else it could be?
Earliest my indy could look at it is next Friday but (due to my working hours) I'll take it to them next Wednesday and have to cycle to work - fortunately I'm staying somewhere else next week so it's only 10 miles each way. I don't need the car much over the weekend so it should get seen to within 100 miles, 150 miles max, of driving.
If it's a spring, I'll get the shock done too, and probably get the other side done as well. Whilst I'm there if the front suspension arm(s) need(s) replacing I'll get that/those done as well. Is there anything else that will likely need replacing due to age that will be considerably easier to change with the shocks/springs off the car? if so, might be worth getting that looked at too and giving it a bit of a front suspension refresh.
After a front suspension refresh, all the car could possibly need is a wheel refurbishment and a rear suspension refresh and it'll be good as new, surely!?
k it.I spoke to soon I think. I've noticed a slight creaking noise from the OSF going over slow speed bumps or driving slowly down dropped kerbs etc. Fearing the worst I suspect a cracked spring, not sure what else it could be?
Earliest my indy could look at it is next Friday but (due to my working hours) I'll take it to them next Wednesday and have to cycle to work - fortunately I'm staying somewhere else next week so it's only 10 miles each way. I don't need the car much over the weekend so it should get seen to within 100 miles, 150 miles max, of driving.
If it's a spring, I'll get the shock done too, and probably get the other side done as well. Whilst I'm there if the front suspension arm(s) need(s) replacing I'll get that/those done as well. Is there anything else that will likely need replacing due to age that will be considerably easier to change with the shocks/springs off the car? if so, might be worth getting that looked at too and giving it a bit of a front suspension refresh.
After a front suspension refresh, all the car could possibly need is a wheel refurbishment and a rear suspension refresh and it'll be good as new, surely!?
Ej74 said:
Hi Mate,
What sort of cash did you for the E65 ?
Did it have a full BMW SH ?
Cheers
I replied to your PM but just got an email saying it couldn't send a message back to your email address.What sort of cash did you for the E65 ?
Did it have a full BMW SH ?
Cheers
I'm based right at the other end of the M3 at the Eastleigh junction so quite a way but you're more than welcome to come take a look at it and have a spin out. Probably after I get this suspension issue sorted (though to be honest, driving it, it seems absolutely fine!!). I'm up at Mercedes-Benz SS next Sunday and will be taking it there so you can see then if you're going? If not, we can arrange something for shortly after I'm sure
Firstly, that creaking from the suspension turned out to be a link rod in need of some grease and something else very minor. Less than £50 all in if I remember correctly. Car has also had a coolant and oil change about 2500 miles ago and next service item is the microfilter which is now 8000 miles away. It MIGHT need new rear tyres before then, however.
Have had the wheels refurbished, they look a bit nicer now. They've also been coated with Gtechniq C1 and also EXO.
Have had the wheels refurbished, they look a bit nicer now. They've also been coated with Gtechniq C1 and also EXO.
Edited by E65Ross on Saturday 26th July 19:36
What a nightmare this past week has been for the 745i.....
For ages it's been solid as a rock, I go on holiday to the Lake District and 200miles into a 300mile trip I use full throttle and kickdown and at about 5k rpm it really coughs and won't rev at all so I back right off, and at that point any heavy throttle the engine just jerks about being very unhappy. Cruising was fine, no lights on the dash.
I cruise at 55mph into a services, pull over (I was due a rest break anyway) and get some food etc. 20mins later I come out, drive, and all seems OK until, again, full throttle.... Won't like revving past about 5500rpm this time.
it cruised at, erm, motorway speeds absolutely fine and that day I find a local garage who couldn't find any faults with diagnostics (They were a small garage and probably not the best equipment) and a road test couldn't reveal the fault due to not having the roads to really open it up.
Anyway, through the holiday I drive it "normally" and hand on heart you wouldn't think anything was wrong with it at all.
I kerb a fecking alloy very badly getting out of a VERY tight squeeze in a petrol station which pisses me off no end.
It hammers it down with rain one night and the next day the passenger side footwell is soaking (it still is) so suspect the sunroof drain hole which I cleared a few months ago with an air hose is once again blocked....
Well, it's booked into my indy next Wednesday as that's the earliest I could do but driving normally seems absolutely fine. I drove 460 miles today through some rather rubbish roads (total driving time was 8hours 15mins!!!!) and it was absolutely faultless (but again, full throttle it doesn't like, but now it revs cleanly until about 6k rpm....odd). The indy will also look at the drain holes properly as well. Over the weekend I'll get it all cleaned up, dried inside and get it looking better again. I'm just fked off about that alloy but hey ho.
I will say that I'm so glad I had the 745i for that long, long trip back. It really shone, and showed just how good it is at taking the stress away from a really arduous trip. I went from the Lake District to Bridlington (what a pain that place is to get to!!!!) and then back to Southampton.
Now, I need some sleep!
For ages it's been solid as a rock, I go on holiday to the Lake District and 200miles into a 300mile trip I use full throttle and kickdown and at about 5k rpm it really coughs and won't rev at all so I back right off, and at that point any heavy throttle the engine just jerks about being very unhappy. Cruising was fine, no lights on the dash.
I cruise at 55mph into a services, pull over (I was due a rest break anyway) and get some food etc. 20mins later I come out, drive, and all seems OK until, again, full throttle.... Won't like revving past about 5500rpm this time.
it cruised at, erm, motorway speeds absolutely fine and that day I find a local garage who couldn't find any faults with diagnostics (They were a small garage and probably not the best equipment) and a road test couldn't reveal the fault due to not having the roads to really open it up.
Anyway, through the holiday I drive it "normally" and hand on heart you wouldn't think anything was wrong with it at all.
I kerb a fecking alloy very badly getting out of a VERY tight squeeze in a petrol station which pisses me off no end.
It hammers it down with rain one night and the next day the passenger side footwell is soaking (it still is) so suspect the sunroof drain hole which I cleared a few months ago with an air hose is once again blocked....
Well, it's booked into my indy next Wednesday as that's the earliest I could do but driving normally seems absolutely fine. I drove 460 miles today through some rather rubbish roads (total driving time was 8hours 15mins!!!!) and it was absolutely faultless (but again, full throttle it doesn't like, but now it revs cleanly until about 6k rpm....odd). The indy will also look at the drain holes properly as well. Over the weekend I'll get it all cleaned up, dried inside and get it looking better again. I'm just f
ked off about that alloy but hey ho.I will say that I'm so glad I had the 745i for that long, long trip back. It really shone, and showed just how good it is at taking the stress away from a really arduous trip. I went from the Lake District to Bridlington (what a pain that place is to get to!!!!) and then back to Southampton.
Now, I need some sleep!
Ej74 said:
My damn email address thing on PH is buggered but according to them it works fine.
I had a similar issue when I had my E class turned out to knackered coil packs - same symptoms - revs and drives fine until you try press on and the car would hesitate and not accelerate correctly
This was my thinking so thanks for that, hopefully it is that simple! I had a similar issue when I had my E class turned out to knackered coil packs - same symptoms - revs and drives fine until you try press on and the car would hesitate and not accelerate correctly
Howdy,
Nice car cant work out if I like the pre-facelift better or not.
I have had a 750i for just over a year, and have experienced the water in the footwell, I initially thought it was a sunroof drain in my case but it wasn't.
And.. this may not apply to a pre-facelift anyway but its worth checking.
The fuse/ecu box inside the engine bay (on the passengers side) has a fan inside which ports into the passenger compartment. I think this is a way of cooling the ECU.
The fuse box has a drain hole at the bottom with a ball which closes when there's water outside the box. In my case the water was coming back into the fuse box through this hole and not draining back out. Perhaps the compartment the fuse box wasn't draining fast enough. But I also suspect there was a leaf stuck in the hole which was preventing the ball form closing completely.
When the car was on a slope, the water was rising in the fuse box, then draining back into the cabin through the port.
It was a nightmare to diagnose and fix.
Nice car
cant work out if I like the pre-facelift better or not.I have had a 750i for just over a year, and have experienced the water in the footwell, I initially thought it was a sunroof drain in my case but it wasn't.
And.. this may not apply to a pre-facelift anyway but its worth checking.
The fuse/ecu box inside the engine bay (on the passengers side) has a fan inside which ports into the passenger compartment. I think this is a way of cooling the ECU.
The fuse box has a drain hole at the bottom with a ball which closes when there's water outside the box. In my case the water was coming back into the fuse box through this hole and not draining back out. Perhaps the compartment the fuse box wasn't draining fast enough. But I also suspect there was a leaf stuck in the hole which was preventing the ball form closing completely.
When the car was on a slope, the water was rising in the fuse box, then draining back into the cabin through the port.
It was a nightmare to diagnose and fix.
sparks_E39 said:
It is a handsome old beast.
Thanks mate, it sure is, erm, different in the styling department. I'm still not sold on the rear but I love the front end now, more than the facelift (but prefer the facelifted rear).I've not tried booting it at all since coming back from the Lakes....I feel chastised
But on the flip side, my economy has gone up to 27.9mpg over the last few commutes!!! Spoke to my indy and mentioned the fuse box drain hole and just said go round and unblock any drain holes etc.
Will see what's causing this issue, if it's a spark plug or coil pack or HT lead......what's the consensus....change just 1, or change the lot? I'm guessing if it's coil packs changing 8 could get very expensive....???
Cheers
mini1380cc said:
An OBD scan should reveal which cylinder the misfire is on. You don't want to be replacing working coils as it gets expensive pretty quickly.
This was my thinking, thanks. My only concern is that it won't show on an OBD scan as the misfire only happens under full throttle at high rpm....though hopefully the OBC has logged it or something. The garage I used are only a tiny garage and found no fault with an OBD scan, but my indy I use (Brystone in Southampton) will have much better equipment and I'm sure they'll be better at finding the fault.
Could it be a partially blocked injector....in which case would something like terraclean help? It's been something I've been looking into.
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