E91 Straight Six Bearding

[Swervin_Mervin]

zippyonline said:

ferrisbueller said:

TheGreatSoprendo said:

ExVantagemech.. said:

Might be totally irrelevant, but have you got parking sensors that work intermittently? Im sure I had the cruise cut on me once when another car got quite close at 70 mph - Im wondering if it could be linked to a failing sensor that triggers the cruise on/off. Im not absolutely sure but worth a thought. If it were abs / speed sensor it would light up with ABS/ DSC etc as they would be affected.

Parking sensors are working fine.

Does your cruise have the braking function?

Straight 6 E9x's with cruise have braking function, 4 pots do not. I posted some more nerdtastic stuff about it somewhere earlier in the thread (or about the braking function anyway) which includes funky facts like the hill hold brake function is a straight 6 thing only.

Ah so I don't have sticky brakes then?!

[bodhi]

Swervin_Mervin said:

zippyonline said:

ferrisbueller said:

TheGreatSoprendo said:

ExVantagemech.. said:

Might be totally irrelevant, but have you got parking sensors that work intermittently? Im sure I had the cruise cut on me once when another car got quite close at 70 mph - Im wondering if it could be linked to a failing sensor that triggers the cruise on/off. Im not absolutely sure but worth a thought. If it were abs / speed sensor it would light up with ABS/ DSC etc as they would be affected.

Parking sensors are working fine.

Does your cruise have the braking function?

Straight 6 E9x's with cruise have braking function, 4 pots do not. I posted some more nerdtastic stuff about it somewhere earlier in the thread (or about the braking function anyway) which includes funky facts like the hill hold brake function is a straight 6 thing only.

Ah so I don't have sticky brakes then?!

Is yours a post LCI Efficient Dynamics model? Reason I ask, is my 125i is, so has brake energy harvesting to charge the battery up. Sounds great, but I've had to replace both rear calipers recently as they were sticking - my mechanic pointed the finger directly at ED.

Mine didn't affect the cruise (as I don't have it lol), I just got a horrible vibration at 70mph +.If you don't have that, it is probably the cruise brake function.

[zippyonline]

Swervin_Mervin said:

zippyonline said:

ferrisbueller said:

TheGreatSoprendo said:

ExVantagemech.. said:

Might be totally irrelevant, but have you got parking sensors that work intermittently? Im sure I had the cruise cut on me once when another car got quite close at 70 mph - Im wondering if it could be linked to a failing sensor that triggers the cruise on/off. Im not absolutely sure but worth a thought. If it were abs / speed sensor it would light up with ABS/ DSC etc as they would be affected.

Parking sensors are working fine.

Does your cruise have the braking function?

Straight 6 E9x's with cruise have braking function, 4 pots do not. I posted some more nerdtastic stuff about it somewhere earlier in the thread (or about the braking function anyway) which includes funky facts like the hill hold brake function is a straight 6 thing only.

Ah so I don't have sticky brakes then?!

You could have both!

[Swervin_Mervin]

zippyonline said:

You could have both!

It's been like it since I got it 6yrs/50k ago and only recently had new rear pads, so I'm guessing it must be the hold function. Not sure what the point is though - I'd much rather sit with foot on brake. In fact, I think I've unstuck it in the past by jigging back and forth in the driver's seat and shouting "come on!"

[zippyonline]

Swervin_Mervin said:

zippyonline said:

You could have both!

It's been like it since I got it 6yrs/50k ago and only recently had new rear pads, so I'm guessing it must be the hold function. Not sure what the point is though - I'd much rather sit with foot on brake. In fact, I think I've unstuck it in the past by jigging back and forth in the driver's seat and shouting "come on!"

It only holds for 10 seconds or so - saves buggering about with a handbrake for a hill start. I discovered it when parking up on the drive, realising I was a bit close to the garage, and wanting to just roll back and thought "hold on, why aren't you rolling back", and then suddenly it just rolled back 10 seconds later. I then did some reading/experimenting to work out what had happened!
Also handy if you say injure yourself mountain biking and find pulling the handbrake for a hill start painful..

[BaronVonVaderham]

stevesuk said:

Not so happy E91 straight six experience - the Mrs has just phoned me to say "the car said to switch off the engine and not open the bonnet"... N52 waterpump? To be fair it had lasted in to its 13th year...

I had exactly the same call this week! Got it recovered back home and checked coolant level after it had thoroughly cooled down, was a bit low but not at the minimum. Tried starting and all was fine so hopefully no lasting damage done.

It’s been recovered to our local BMW Indy specialist for a suspected new water pump. I’m stocking up on Vaseline...

2006 model on 67k so bang on schedule

[JakeT]

Bloody Phoenix Yellow E91 330i

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...



Owned by a staff member of a good Independent in Reading. Used them for years and always had decent service.

[bmwmike]

That is bloody lovely.

[stevesuk]

BaronVonVaderham said:

I had exactly the same call this week! Got it recovered back home and checked coolant level after it had thoroughly cooled down, was a bit low but not at the minimum. Tried starting and all was fine so hopefully no lasting damage done.

RAC guy said he'd been called to several with the same fault recently - wonder if it was to do with the cold weather we've had?

[Mr Tidy]

That is just stunning.

[phil_cardiff]

I wonder how much it would cost to get it resprayed titan silver...

[cerb4.5lee]

Mr Tidy said:

That is just stunning.

Even with the auto gearbox!

[Swervin_Mervin]

That is lovely! Is that a very late N52 then or would it have the N53 by that age?

[helix402]

N53.

[Mr Tidy]

helix402 said:

N53.

Phew - I've just gone off it!

[Patrick Bateman]

That's done nothing to change my negative view of the colour.

[ExVantagemech..]

Reminds me of the colour of the ancient ice pop always found in the back of the freezer as a kid - that one no one wanted to take....

[TheGreatSoprendo]

Nice car, hideous colour

[ferrisbueller]

zippyonline said:

Swervin_Mervin said:

zippyonline said:

ferrisbueller said:

TheGreatSoprendo said:

ExVantagemech.. said:

Might be totally irrelevant, but have you got parking sensors that work intermittently? Im sure I had the cruise cut on me once when another car got quite close at 70 mph - Im wondering if it could be linked to a failing sensor that triggers the cruise on/off. Im not absolutely sure but worth a thought. If it were abs / speed sensor it would light up with ABS/ DSC etc as they would be affected.

Parking sensors are working fine.

Does your cruise have the braking function?

Straight 6 E9x's with cruise have braking function, 4 pots do not. I posted some more nerdtastic stuff about it somewhere earlier in the thread (or about the braking function anyway) which includes funky facts like the hill hold brake function is a straight 6 thing only.

Ah so I don't have sticky brakes then?!

You could have both!

I was wondering whether the braking function's interaction with cruise was causing the error after the change of brake caliper but haven't had time to explore the theory.

[ferrisbueller]

Anyone using Pagid discs?

I'm going to have to return the latest set of Brembos. I've had enough now.