BMW 540i touring e39 (lpg)

[Mikedknight]

Long time listener, first time caller. After having injector issues with my mk5 golf tdi I decided what I needed was a petrol with lpg.
I spent at least 45 minutes scouring eBay before I came across this beauty
A couple of messages back and forth and I set off to meet what must be the most honest seller I have ever encountered. The car was sold as spares and repairs, the main issues are the abs/traction control light are on and the self levelling suspension inactive warning is on.

The car came with loads of paperwork and a full tank of lpg. I drove the car 80 miles home without incident (the rear suspension does seem a little hard) and now it's time to get cracking. I will get some proper photos up in the next couple of days.

[Mikedknight]

Hopefully just a sensor while waiting until next week to get it into the garage I had a look at the headlights which are hazed and also have condensation inside them.

I have a buffer and plenty of 2000/2500 sandpaper so will have a crack at sorting the hazing out. The condensation could be more difficult.

[Mikedknight]

Thanks for the advice, I almost don't dare to look! The cabin filters are the two giant ones near the bulkhead?

[Mikedknight]

I'll be checking that tomorrow then, I had a quick look under the cabin filters and there didn't look to be too much debris. How would I test if it's blocked? Bang some water down it? I also have a fancy wet/dry vac that blows as well as sucks maybe I could use that? Good luck getting yours sorted!

[Mikedknight]

Had a crack at the headlights, drilled four 3mm holes into the top of the lights then kept the lights on whilst driving about. This removed most of the moisture, then sanded the lenses starting at 800 wet and dry and finishing at 2500.
One done:

Not perfect but you can see the difference from the other side:

[Mikedknight]

Not much going on apart from a bill for just about what I paid for the whole car. Replaced the valve cover gasket (the car was chucking all over the drive)
Front discs and pads
Couple of auxiliary belts
Oil and filter change
Air filter
Repair broken wire for air suspension ( which fixed it :-))
Replaced wheel sensor (still have abs and dsc lights :-( on the dash)
A grand total of £613 so the car owes a total of £1238

Fuel economy hasn't been terrible it's averaging about 15-17ppm on lpg.

Next job is sending the abs Ecu off to have it rebuilt suggestions for the best place to get this done are welcome.

[Mikedknight]

Cheers I'll get it sent on tuesday

[Mikedknight]

The diagnostics just showed a fault on the left rear abs sensor. I had this changed with a genuine one and still have the same fault. On the first drive of the day the lights stay off for a couple of minutes but then kick in and stay on.