New E90 owner with a couple of queries...

[looksfast]

Hello all, I wonder if I might pick the brains on here having just got an E90 330i Msport auto a week or so ago?

The car is in good condition but I've just found three things that I will get checked out. Before I do, I thought that you lot may be able to give me some help.

The issues are:

1 -What I thought was a missing weight on the rear o/s wheel turned out to be a cracked wheel! Looking online it seems that many of the secondhand wheels for sale have a similar issue. My concern is that this is a characteristic I should worry about with these wheels (18" star spoke?) and has anyone had these repaired successfully? Should I brace myself for a £400 bill?

2 - When moving off in traffic jams earlier (i.e. releasing the brake in drive and letting the car roll forward) the brakes seemed to bind slightly and momentarily. This was helpfully inconsistent and at one point when I restarted the car I had an abs warning come up, but could find nothing on the computer to suggest that this was anything other than a blip.

3 - A couple of times I have heard a distinct clonky type click when on full lock and reversing. I dont know whether this is a known issue, but the search for clonky clck didnt yield anything!

Thanks in advance! Once I get an expert to look at it, I'll report back, but any thoughts in the meantime?

Edited by looksfast on Friday 13th April 19:19

[andyscole]

Hi fella

1. The 19" are notorious for cracking but the 18" are a little less common. Might be repairable lets hope.
2. Brakes binding might be the hill start control? Not really necessary on autos but handy with a manual as gives you a second to pull off.
3. Both of my e9*s had a thunk when turning onto full lock so I wouldn't worry.

Regards

[SBN]

Cracked wheels is a well documented issue. It even made watchdog.

It was more common on the 19's but is not unheard of on the 18's. Mine also suffered from it and was caused by the run flat tyres. If you change to normal tyres they have a lot more give in the side walls and are less likely to crack. If your still worried look at a aftermarket set as these may be better and less prone to fracturing.

As for the other issues I'm sure some one will come along shortly.

[looksfast]

That's very helpful thanks! I hadn't even considered the hill control (I had assumed it wasn't on the car so didn't digest that in the manual). Now you have mentioned it though it must be that - what a gonk!

I googled the cracked wheels and hey presto! I might try and see what my local dealer says first, but otherwise have a couple of options elsewhere.

The clonk on the steering is about the only thing I need really to check and will have to find a deserted car park and half an hour to see if it is identifiable.

Thanks again.