The 'Oh crap, I won it' E39 530i
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swampy442 said:
JeremyH5 said:
swampy442 said:
I love working on BMWs, they’re so well designed they just come apart so easily.
Todays task was try and fix the non working OBC button. Think there’s a circuit fault ss there’s no continuity between the wires and the plug, new stalk it is then
Did it work? I have the same issue on my E38 and a replacement stalk didn’t solve it. I’m told I need a new slip ring on the steering wheel.Todays task was try and fix the non working OBC button. Think there’s a circuit fault ss there’s no continuity between the wires and the plug, new stalk it is then
On the E39 the stalks don’t pass through the slip ring, all that does is the airbag and the steering wheel buttons, and they all operate fine
JeremyH5 said:
swampy442 said:
JeremyH5 said:
swampy442 said:
I love working on BMWs, they’re so well designed they just come apart so easily.
Todays task was try and fix the non working OBC button. Think there’s a circuit fault ss there’s no continuity between the wires and the plug, new stalk it is then
Did it work? I have the same issue on my E38 and a replacement stalk didn’t solve it. I’m told I need a new slip ring on the steering wheel.Todays task was try and fix the non working OBC button. Think there’s a circuit fault ss there’s no continuity between the wires and the plug, new stalk it is then
On the E39 the stalks don’t pass through the slip ring, all that does is the airbag and the steering wheel buttons, and they all operate fine
You know what I love? Doing jobs twice. I’ve been dealing with a coolant leak for a while, not a lot but it needed looking at. Wisdom says it’s normally the thermostat housing or water pump, so once I stripped the front end down it was clear it wasn’t that
The next culprit was going to be the heater pipes. Why manufacturers use plastic to make pipes that connect directly to a hot engine I’ll never know. Still, stripping down exposed one of the many oil leak sources lol, the oil filter housing
The next culprit was going to be the heater pipes. Why manufacturers use plastic to make pipes that connect directly to a hot engine I’ll never know. Still, stripping down exposed one of the many oil leak sources lol, the oil filter housing
The culprit pipe, as you can see, totally mullered. Only a 25 quid part, readily available, no dramas. Just a shame you have to put so many hours work in to replace it!
So when this is done I’ll have new rad, expansion tank, thermostat housing, water pump and now heater pipe work .
All the big hitters done
So when this is done I’ll have new rad, expansion tank, thermostat housing, water pump and now heater pipe work .
All the big hitters done
swampy442 said:
The culprit pipe, as you can see, totally mullered. Only a 25 quid part, readily available, no dramas. Just a shame you have to put so many hours work in to replace it!
So when this is done I’ll have new rad, expansion tank, thermostat housing, water pump and now heater pipe work .
All the big hitters done
You know its still a good car So when this is done I’ll have new rad, expansion tank, thermostat housing, water pump and now heater pipe work .
All the big hitters done
swampy442 said:
So when this is done I’ll have new rad, expansion tank, thermostat housing, water pump and now heater pipe work .
All the big hitters done
Cooling systems on this era car are made of chocolate. I had similar with my E46, at least doing it yourself keeps the costs sensible.All the big hitters done
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