My E92 335I SE
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f1nn said:
When I bought the car BMW helpfully pointed out that both near side wheels were cracked, but good news, they could supply new chocolate wheels for me....I stopped listening at the 9 in the quote........
BMW pointed out the cracks then proceeded to sell you the car anyway, with said cracks unresolved?f1nn said:
Another boring update. Got in it on Monday and noticed the slider for one of the vents had snapped off, seemingly of its own accord overnight.
Obviously, once I'd noticed it I couldn't see anything else. BMW predictably only sell the whole vent unit, which I'm sure would be mega bucks, but I found the unit for £14 delivered from our favourite auction site.
Swapping them over took about 15 minutes.
Sorted.
In other news, it's off for its MOT on Monday, so it could all go horribly wrong from here. It has just flashed up that it is due a break fluid change. BMW want £70 to do this, including a wash and a stamp of the service history, which seems fair enough. I'll put some penetrating fluid on all the bleed nipples this weekend to make sure non are seized ahead of booking it in, as BMW snapped one on my last 330D which wasn't the best conversation I've ever had.
Assuming that I don't get any unpleasant news from the MOT, then I'm going to keep the car a bit longer and push for 400BHP.
New intake, cat less 3" down pipes, and a tweaking of the map should have me knocking on for 400. For a car that spends most of its time at 70-80 on the motorway it may be a bit pointless, but the N54 engines are a peach so it's just too tempting.
Oh, the BMW performance exhaust is bedding in nicely. If I'm honest it is probably a little too grumbly for my taste, especially from a cold start, but it quietens down when warm. The sound at high revs is epic though!
Nice thread,
Obviously, once I'd noticed it I couldn't see anything else. BMW predictably only sell the whole vent unit, which I'm sure would be mega bucks, but I found the unit for £14 delivered from our favourite auction site.
Swapping them over took about 15 minutes.
Sorted.
In other news, it's off for its MOT on Monday, so it could all go horribly wrong from here. It has just flashed up that it is due a break fluid change. BMW want £70 to do this, including a wash and a stamp of the service history, which seems fair enough. I'll put some penetrating fluid on all the bleed nipples this weekend to make sure non are seized ahead of booking it in, as BMW snapped one on my last 330D which wasn't the best conversation I've ever had.
Assuming that I don't get any unpleasant news from the MOT, then I'm going to keep the car a bit longer and push for 400BHP.
New intake, cat less 3" down pipes, and a tweaking of the map should have me knocking on for 400. For a car that spends most of its time at 70-80 on the motorway it may be a bit pointless, but the N54 engines are a peach so it's just too tempting.
Oh, the BMW performance exhaust is bedding in nicely. If I'm honest it is probably a little too grumbly for my taste, especially from a cold start, but it quietens down when warm. The sound at high revs is epic though!
I really miss my E92. I've got the N54 engine in my Z4 but the E92 was so much more comfortable on long runs!
You have two options for fixing the cold start noise. (I actually like it!)
1. Plug the exhaust valve back in. You can choose which conditions the exhaust flap opens under in the ECU so you can keep the flap closed when stationary but open always when moving. If you are going for a tune revision you can get the tuner to make these changes.
2. Turn off the cold start warmup function. The exhaust sounds so loud on a cold start because the ECU changes the ignition timing and VANOS position to warmup the cats quicker. You can just set this duration to 0 seconds without any issues, I think it only really matters in cold climates.
Ah sorry, I should have been clearer. When I had the original exhaust I unplugged the exhaust valve, and was happy with the sound, it's sounded great.
Since I've fitted the BMW performance exhaust, I've always had the exhaust valve active, as its certainly louder than I expected it to be after reading owners reviews online.
Since I've fitted the BMW performance exhaust, I've always had the exhaust valve active, as its certainly louder than I expected it to be after reading owners reviews online.
380bhp and rear wheel drive, very nice, roll on 400+!
Re the side-on shot on page 1, she actually looks very subtle even in black. Never realised the E92 was so much of a Q car. In silver with 18's (if they were available) and debadged, one could really stealth about in one of these
Really like that interior. As already mentioned, black on black is a bit much (even if it's what apparently appeals to buyers come re-sale)
Re the side-on shot on page 1, she actually looks very subtle even in black. Never realised the E92 was so much of a Q car. In silver with 18's (if they were available) and debadged, one could really stealth about in one of these
Really like that interior. As already mentioned, black on black is a bit much (even if it's what apparently appeals to buyers come re-sale)
Good to hear, they really are wonderful cars, I've had a 335d for a while and decided to buy a 2007 manual 335 petrol coupe for the wife.
Have decided to sell it now as she is starting to struggle with he baby seat in the back of the coupe so its up for sale, it will be missed, not many other cars that you can buy for £5500 that come even close to the E92 335i
Have decided to sell it now as she is starting to struggle with he baby seat in the back of the coupe so its up for sale, it will be missed, not many other cars that you can buy for £5500 that come even close to the E92 335i
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Mileage is over 65k now, and only yesterday I was congratulating myself on such a good purchase. Pride before a fall......
So driving down the M3 this morning, dash tells me that my coolant is low, then announces the car has overheated, followed by zero power.
Immediately pulled onto the hard shoulder and turned it off.
Coolant was full and the cars oil temp display was reading normal and the engine didn't seem overly hot. Restarted the car and all was fine.
Decided not to chance it and called the AA, who read the fault codes and it came up with two for speed and voltage range for the water pump, so it would appear that the water pump is stting, has shat itself.
Got the car recovered to my local BMW specialist who are now in talks with the warranty company....am I wrong that I don't trust third part warranty companies? Hopefully I'll be proved wrong and it'll be sorted relatively painlessly.
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Mileage is over 65k now, and only yesterday I was congratulating myself on such a good purchase. Pride before a fall......
So driving down the M3 this morning, dash tells me that my coolant is low, then announces the car has overheated, followed by zero power.
Immediately pulled onto the hard shoulder and turned it off.
Coolant was full and the cars oil temp display was reading normal and the engine didn't seem overly hot. Restarted the car and all was fine.
Decided not to chance it and called the AA, who read the fault codes and it came up with two for speed and voltage range for the water pump, so it would appear that the water pump is s
tting, has shat itself.Got the car recovered to my local BMW specialist who are now in talks with the warranty company....am I wrong that I don't trust third part warranty companies? Hopefully I'll be proved wrong and it'll be sorted relatively painlessly.
Discovered this thread , nice car sporty but understated and neatly styled
Reading through this thread this morning, I have an E61 with MV2 alloys, and Im sure Ive seen on one of the BMW forums Im on that Run Flats contribute to cracking alloys due to stiffer sidewalls transmitting road impact/shock direct to the alloy - especially if they're a softer wheel.
BMW Chiptune seem to be highly rated for mapping, will go with them myself eventually.
Reading through this thread this morning, I have an E61 with MV2 alloys, and Im sure Ive seen on one of the BMW forums Im on that Run Flats contribute to cracking alloys due to stiffer sidewalls transmitting road impact/shock direct to the alloy - especially if they're a softer wheel.
BMW Chiptune seem to be highly rated for mapping, will go with them myself eventually.
f1nn said:
Four months in and the car continues to give swift, comfortable, well as comfortable as a 3 series on 19" run flats on the poor excuse for UK roads can be at least, trouble free transport. I've grown to quite like the thing!
And this leads us to the most expensive issue to date:
I don't think this will be a surprise to anyone as despite being made by BBS, the 230 twist wheels are seemingly made of chocolate. When I bought the car BMW helpfully pointed out that both near side wheels were cracked, but good news, they could supply new chocolate wheels for me....I stopped listening at the 9 in the quote........
So, I've kept an eye on them for the last 4 months and 5k and they do not drop pressure, but they are not likely to get better and the MOT coming up in November I needed da plan.
A local wheel refurb company suggested I would be pissing in the wind and suggested a set of replica wheels. Hmm that could be an idea, but a search of the Internet left me thinking that BBS LM's/M3 wheels etc have been done to death, and most aftermarket wheels look a bit tragic. Besides, i really like the simplicity of the 230 twist wheel.
So, I found a set of (currently) uncracked wheels that have just been refurbished, fitted with a set of almost new Bridgestone Runflats, the same tyres that were fitted to my original wheels...seems I am not destined to escape the runflats just yet. At a substantial saving for what BMW wanted for two wheels.
Fitted them today:
I'm going to keep the original set of wheels as spares, and hopefully that will see me right through the time I have the car.
There is also going to be a rather expensive update happening on Tuesday, which I'm looking forward to!
And this leads us to the most expensive issue to date:
I don't think this will be a surprise to anyone as despite being made by BBS, the 230 twist wheels are seemingly made of chocolate. When I bought the car BMW helpfully pointed out that both near side wheels were cracked, but good news, they could supply new chocolate wheels for me....I stopped listening at the 9 in the quote........
So, I've kept an eye on them for the last 4 months and 5k and they do not drop pressure, but they are not likely to get better and the MOT coming up in November I needed da plan.
A local wheel refurb company suggested I would be pissing in the wind and suggested a set of replica wheels. Hmm that could be an idea, but a search of the Internet left me thinking that BBS LM's/M3 wheels etc have been done to death, and most aftermarket wheels look a bit tragic. Besides, i really like the simplicity of the 230 twist wheel.
So, I found a set of (currently) uncracked wheels that have just been refurbished, fitted with a set of almost new Bridgestone Runflats, the same tyres that were fitted to my original wheels...seems I am not destined to escape the runflats just yet. At a substantial saving for what BMW wanted for two wheels.
Fitted them today:
I'm going to keep the original set of wheels as spares, and hopefully that will see me right through the time I have the car.
There is also going to be a rather expensive update happening on Tuesday, which I'm looking forward to!
Edited by f1nn on Saturday 17th September 17:15
Spanglepants said:
Discovered this thread , nice car sporty but understated and neatly styled
Reading through this thread this morning, I have an E61 with MV2 alloys, and Im sure Ive seen on one of the BMW forums Im on that Run Flats contribute to cracking alloys due to stiffer sidewalls transmitting road impact/shock direct to the alloy - especially if they're a softer wheel.
Yea, it's the tyres that crack the wheels rather than the wheels being the only conributing factor.Reading through this thread this morning, I have an E61 with MV2 alloys, and Im sure Ive seen on one of the BMW forums Im on that Run Flats contribute to cracking alloys due to stiffer sidewalls transmitting road impact/shock direct to the alloy - especially if they're a softer wheel.
OP, the water pumps on these always go, mine went at about 65k too - bill was about £600.
Amazed it hasn't had the HPFP done yet either.
Well, the verdict is in.
Total cost is £978, warranty company is paying £594.71, I'm coughing up the rest.
The warranty company will not pay for the diagnostic, will only pay up to £50 per hour labour, and won't pay for the thermostat that you would have to be retarded not to change while the pump is off (it hasn't failed so I was not expecting them to pay for that).
Obviously a BMW part with the warranty etc, so at least there is some peace of mind etc.
Still, older cars eh? I'm fairly relaxed about it of course as its not the end of the world, but I imagine a bill of almost a grand for a water pump would be fairly big issue for some owners.
Total cost is £978, warranty company is paying £594.71, I'm coughing up the rest.
The warranty company will not pay for the diagnostic, will only pay up to £50 per hour labour, and won't pay for the thermostat that you would have to be retarded not to change while the pump is off (it hasn't failed so I was not expecting them to pay for that).
Obviously a BMW part with the warranty etc, so at least there is some peace of mind etc.
Still, older cars eh? I'm fairly relaxed about it of course as its not the end of the world, but I imagine a bill of almost a grand for a water pump would be fairly big issue for some owners.
Ok so it's an oldish car and the original water pump failed, it's not unusual, it's why pumps get charged routinely with cam belts (on cars with belts).
My thermostat on my Audi a3 TFSI went funny, garage noticed the water pump was leaking, car had done 82k on original pump. Not too bad for an 8 year old car. In ended up replacing the pump with the newer upgraded part, 320 quid. But I didn't go to a specialist, and they don't charge me diagnostic fees and they didn't charge me the labour when they attempted to replace the stat on its own.
My thermostat on my Audi a3 TFSI went funny, garage noticed the water pump was leaking, car had done 82k on original pump. Not too bad for an 8 year old car. In ended up replacing the pump with the newer upgraded part, 320 quid. But I didn't go to a specialist, and they don't charge me diagnostic fees and they didn't charge me the labour when they attempted to replace the stat on its own.
I have used http://www.mister-auto.co.uk/en/ for parts for my BMW's and they have always been spot on.
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