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yonex said:
TheAngryDog said:
Bummer. At least you know what it is.
I never knew you were near me, I use DM Worx as well.
Good guys. I had to take it BMW today as it was warranty, otherwise I'd stick with them and CPC. I never knew you were near me, I use DM Worx as well.
yonex said:
So the car is fixed. New actuator and TPS. I wonder if it will cure the kangaroo throttle in the mornings? Looking forward to getting it back now, the i3 was a cool diversion but I don't think I am ready to swap the V8 for an electric motor just yet 
what gearbox software u running? there is few versions that fix thatSirSamuelBuca said:
what gearbox software u running? there is few versions that fix that
It's a human one From a cold start it became a bit of a daily game. Trying to make it run perfectly smoothly and not just short shift. I thought a while back it felt like the throttle was doing something weird. Might just be how the S65 is, not the greatest problem really, just a 'thing'.
roadie said:
So what is the situation with the brakes at the moment? Have any replacement pads sorted them out?
That's another tale. So I read tons of info about E90 M3 brakes. The common opinion is that the discs generally don't warp, calipers are actually pretty bombproof and that the standard pads do a fair job. It sort of pointed towards pad deposits so I was all booked in to have them skimmed and fit some RS29's. On the day of the job I wandered in there and waited for a while before being told to 'hang around', I left. I was looking at booking it in somewhere else and then this cropped up. I think a trip to either DM or CPC in the next few weeks will need to happen. In the meantime I will see how much new discs are from Germany, it might be easier to do that. I won't be investing in a BBK.
If you're getting judder it's most likely deposits on the disks as you said, if you can't be bothered to book it in I'd look to the rear as your starting point as they are most susceptible to corrosion, take the disks off and inspect the rear and while your at it take a look at the calipers and how the pads are moving.
It's likely they aren't wearing evenly and leaving an uneven trail of deposit creating the judder. I had this issue on a previous m car after warming the brakes, I'd say 1 year after new disks and wasn't prepared to replace again so gave the disks a good clean up and fitted new pads, I bedded them in after some use the judder went away completely and they worked normally for many more miles.
It's likely they aren't wearing evenly and leaving an uneven trail of deposit creating the judder. I had this issue on a previous m car after warming the brakes, I'd say 1 year after new disks and wasn't prepared to replace again so gave the disks a good clean up and fitted new pads, I bedded them in after some use the judder went away completely and they worked normally for many more miles.
It's back, and boy have I missed it!
Handing back the i3 (see other thread) wasn't exactly a wrench, but the genuine excitement I felt when I heard the M3 arriving from the workshop took me by surprise. Was this the same car I had been shouting at and looking for a place to stop near birch trees only a few days ago?
The lack of torque after the toaster was alarming, the S65 never being a tractor in that department anyway was now feeling a bit limp. However the noise, all the noise, from everywhere; it was like hearing for the first time. Exhaust note aside (which was glorious, a selection of various petrol fumed notes which I'd love to be able to explain) the engine, box....everything. Soon on our way and onto the A40 I noticed, or didn't, that I was no longer looking at the speed and holding a steady 63 mph, speed no longer mattered as it didn't impact on the cars range. Yes I know it eats fuel but I don't have to do this every evening and it was brilliant not worrying about it, the future perhaps?
Something else.
The gearbox baulked at a clumsy shift, instead of irritating me it made me grateful, grateful that I was actually driving something again. For all its faults and mine it is a dumb (sort of) machine that does what it is told and reacts totally to my inputs, mechanical inputs, timing, co-ordination. The final element was a little bit of clumsy throttle out of a roundabout, revs, wheelspin.
I can safely say as a mode of transport electric cars are the future. As things to enjoy they are so lacking in so many areas I am actually quite concerned for what the future holds. It seems I may be the luddite I protested against after all.
...the brakes are still s
t.
Handing back the i3 (see other thread) wasn't exactly a wrench, but the genuine excitement I felt when I heard the M3 arriving from the workshop took me by surprise. Was this the same car I had been shouting at and looking for a place to stop near birch trees only a few days ago?
The lack of torque after the toaster was alarming, the S65 never being a tractor in that department anyway was now feeling a bit limp. However the noise, all the noise, from everywhere; it was like hearing for the first time. Exhaust note aside (which was glorious, a selection of various petrol fumed notes which I'd love to be able to explain) the engine, box....everything. Soon on our way and onto the A40 I noticed, or didn't, that I was no longer looking at the speed and holding a steady 63 mph, speed no longer mattered as it didn't impact on the cars range. Yes I know it eats fuel but I don't have to do this every evening and it was brilliant not worrying about it, the future perhaps?
Something else.
The gearbox baulked at a clumsy shift, instead of irritating me it made me grateful, grateful that I was actually driving something again. For all its faults and mine it is a dumb (sort of) machine that does what it is told and reacts totally to my inputs, mechanical inputs, timing, co-ordination. The final element was a little bit of clumsy throttle out of a roundabout, revs, wheelspin.
I can safely say as a mode of transport electric cars are the future. As things to enjoy they are so lacking in so many areas I am actually quite concerned for what the future holds. It seems I may be the luddite I protested against after all.
...the brakes are still s
t. yonex said:
I can safely say as a mode of transport electric cars are the future. As things to enjoy they are so lacking in so many areas I am actually quite concerned for what the future holds. It seems I may be the luddite I protested against after all.
...the brakes are still st.
I am also concerned! ...the brakes are still s
t. So, April and May with the new actuators, all is well.
Its MOT time and am not in the UK. Great. It'll be interesting if this trip extends further, probably the only SORN'd car in short stay The spend this month is looking a but scary but tbh I figure I am already up with the actuator claim, you know, man maths and all that? With some luck I might get some help on the discs from BMW, yes, I never got around to sorting it out despite it pissing me off every day! New OEM are almost four figures and DS2500 pads all round have been chosen in preference to the RS19's, primarily as I don't need the extra temperatures they offer. A brake fluid service will be carried out next week and I will get them to change the oil, 10K is enough, no matter what the car tells me.
The tyres are in stock so that's another chunk of change, significant savings on what the dealer was offering so I am *happy enough. Finally the bodywork. Full paint correction to take all the swirls out and I am looking for a bodyshop to take the stone chips out, perhaps one place can do both, I don't know? Finally the small matter of another year of comprehensive warranty and daylight robbery funding parliaments drinks cabinet.
Then we'll see. It's very much second fiddle to the Atom and I keep looking at other things but, it's still a hell of a lump of metal for the money. Also, the days of V8's like this are now well and truely over and I don't feel like giving in and having an auto generic barge just yet thanks very much.
'as one can be with two hoops of rubber costing £500
Its MOT time and am not in the UK. Great. It'll be interesting if this trip extends further, probably the only SORN'd car in short stay
The spend this month is looking a but scary but tbh I figure I am already up with the actuator claim, you know, man maths and all that? With some luck I might get some help on the discs from BMW, yes, I never got around to sorting it out despite it pissing me off every day! New OEM are almost four figures and DS2500 pads all round have been chosen in preference to the RS19's, primarily as I don't need the extra temperatures they offer. A brake fluid service will be carried out next week and I will get them to change the oil, 10K is enough, no matter what the car tells me.The tyres are in stock so that's another chunk of change, significant savings on what the dealer was offering so I am *happy enough. Finally the bodywork. Full paint correction to take all the swirls out and I am looking for a bodyshop to take the stone chips out, perhaps one place can do both, I don't know? Finally the small matter of another year of comprehensive warranty and daylight robbery funding parliaments drinks cabinet.
Then we'll see. It's very much second fiddle to the Atom and I keep looking at other things but, it's still a hell of a lump of metal for the money. Also, the days of V8's like this are now well and truely over and I don't feel like giving in and having an auto generic barge just yet thanks very much.
'as one can be with two hoops of rubber costing £500
I'm a big fan of the E90 and manual gearbox combo; DCT is absolutely not for me and an E92 would have to be pretty special to tempt me away from a 4dr.
I'm actually looking at these and doing more and more reading on them recently.. the potential oil consumption puts me off a little and while I can live with fuel consumption figures >20mpg, I know that if I was visiting the local petrol station any more than that then it would start to grate after a while.
There's a distinct lack of pictures in this thread though...
Cheers,
Grant
I'm actually looking at these and doing more and more reading on them recently.. the potential oil consumption puts me off a little and while I can live with fuel consumption figures >20mpg, I know that if I was visiting the local petrol station any more than that then it would start to grate after a while.
There's a distinct lack of pictures in this thread though...
Cheers,
Grant
RS Grant said:
I'm a big fan of the E90 and manual gearbox combo; DCT is absolutely not for me and an E92 would have to be pretty special to tempt me away from a 4dr.
I'm actually looking at these and doing more and more reading on them recently.. the potential oil consumption puts me off a little and while I can live with fuel consumption figures >20mpg, I know that if I was visiting the local petrol station any more than that then it would start to grate after a while.
There's a distinct lack of pictures in this thread though...
Cheers,
Grant
Hi Grant. Yes, fuel consumption is not the cars greatest thing, it has averaged 22-23 over the 10K with me. Oil consumption is low, lower than I anticipated. I have used about 1.5L in total, it does depend how it's driven. I prefer not just the practicality but the looks of the E90, I don't like long coupe doors in carparks either. With children it's a no no anyway. I'm actually looking at these and doing more and more reading on them recently.. the potential oil consumption puts me off a little and while I can live with fuel consumption figures >20mpg, I know that if I was visiting the local petrol station any more than that then it would start to grate after a while.
There's a distinct lack of pictures in this thread though...
Cheers,
Grant
Every other week I think about selling it but what to buy? It would mean investing at least another 10-20K for anything I really wanted and I just don't need anything more. I looked at used M4 but in reality it's just a slightly bigger, different version of what I have..and it's not a manual. Besides, it was £50K+, too much money when purchasing privately.
No, I'l have to continue with this marriage and accept it for what it is
Unless someone comes in with an offer like they did with the 130i.I'll put some more pictures up, I figured it's a bit 'ordinary' to do so but.....
So the spending started in earnest today. New set of Michelin's for the rear (£490), free de-icer though which is handy Discs ordered (£587) and a set of Pagid RS19 (£517), yes really! How I'll bed them in on the road yet I'm not quite sure..
The cars off to DM Worx tomorrow for a fluid change and MOT, whilst I feck off to Europe. Excel dents are just around the corner so I will ask them about taking out the stone chip/rock dent in the bonnet then touch it in. A full detail will follow, it's a great colour, but subtle colour and about time it was given a spruce. At the same time the front window tints are coming out, I never liked them.
Still undecided upon renewing the warranty, £1700 seems a lot, but then so is an actuator...and there is still one original one in there, plus the S65 shells..... It might be a small price to pay for not worrying about the odd noise here and there
It has thrown a rear light failure fault which I traced to the holder. There was a recall to sprinkle some BMW pixie dust on it but a pair of non BMW needle nosed pliers seem to have fixed it
Looking forward to the new brakes but not the VED!
Discs ordered (£587) and a set of Pagid RS19 (£517), yes really! How I'll bed them in on the road yet I'm not quite sure..The cars off to DM Worx tomorrow for a fluid change and MOT, whilst I feck off to Europe. Excel dents are just around the corner so I will ask them about taking out the stone chip/rock dent in the bonnet then touch it in. A full detail will follow, it's a great colour, but subtle colour and about time it was given a spruce. At the same time the front window tints are coming out, I never liked them.
Still undecided upon renewing the warranty, £1700 seems a lot, but then so is an actuator...and there is still one original one in there, plus the S65 shells..... It might be a small price to pay for not worrying about the odd noise here and there
It has thrown a rear light failure fault which I traced to the holder. There was a recall to sprinkle some BMW pixie dust on it but a pair of non BMW needle nosed pliers seem to have fixed it
Looking forward to the new brakes but not the VED!
MOT passed with no advisorys, cool. DM Worx were great as ever, MOT and brake fluid service £100, perfect. Chatting to a guy there, as a newish M4 went out, we both agreed that the E90 offers most that everything that the current range does without spending £50K. Back too late to pick up the discs, another day and I will drop it back as I just don't have the time right now. I also visited Refined Detailing today, great place. Really impressed with the enthusiasm and the cars he's working on. The paint was measured all over and it's apparent it's never been touched. One rear door was slightly worse in his opinion but overall it got a clean bill of health. September it's going there for paint correction. Lastly found a place to upgrade the stereo. Not that much and the reckon their upgrade is substantially better than all and every variant of OE.
I just can't wait for mega brakes
This little beauty was in the car park...
I just can't wait for mega brakes
This little beauty was in the car park...
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 1st July 22:07
The discs arrived, looking at them it's now very apparent just how knackered the old ones are. I will be off soon for a months break so this all might have to be delayed. It's not as if I haven't waited a good while already
Another weird fault is the drivers mirror. It 'forgets' where it is, traced to a poor connection. There's a theme here with this car and poor connections. Upon studying the warranty closely I decided not to renew it. Yes, yes, I know it's tempting fate but look at the numbers. The like for like, which I had was zero excess. I mean, what is the point of an excess on a warranty? The price for this was £3000 per year, that's not a small amount and speaking to DM Worx the most likely issues which I'll face in this next 12 months are a clutch and another actuator. Given that the actuator is about £700 fitted this leaves a fair amount in the fund. Given that I am now using OEM but not sourced through the network bits this is also adding up, for price of the discs from BMW I have the discs, RS19's and braided hoses. I wager it's a fair gamble.
I can't help feeling that I am getting the car ready to sell and that someone else is going to benefit from all of this, but to be honest, condition is everything and I wouldn't have entertained buying a poor example myself. Besides, I am very undecided still.
Another weird fault is the drivers mirror. It 'forgets' where it is, traced to a poor connection. There's a theme here with this car and poor connections. Upon studying the warranty closely I decided not to renew it. Yes, yes, I know it's tempting fate but look at the numbers. The like for like, which I had was zero excess. I mean, what is the point of an excess on a warranty? The price for this was £3000 per year, that's not a small amount and speaking to DM Worx the most likely issues which I'll face in this next 12 months are a clutch and another actuator. Given that the actuator is about £700 fitted this leaves a fair amount in the fund. Given that I am now using OEM but not sourced through the network bits this is also adding up, for price of the discs from BMW I have the discs, RS19's and braided hoses. I wager it's a fair gamble.
I can't help feeling that I am getting the car ready to sell and that someone else is going to benefit from all of this, but to be honest, condition is everything and I wouldn't have entertained buying a poor example myself. Besides, I am very undecided still.
2002 looks lovely, a friend is building one up... been going for many, many years while other projects have come and gone but it should be pretty special once (if?!) it's finished though.
The difference in braking should be night and day, surely you'll get your moneys worth from the recent work and enjoy the new found braking performance along with the the engine running in tip top condition for a wee while longer.
Cheers,
Grant
The difference in braking should be night and day, surely you'll get your moneys worth from the recent work and enjoy the new found braking performance along with the the engine running in tip top condition for a wee while longer.
Cheers,
Grant
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