What have you done to your BMW today?
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bodhi said:
If you only need a couple of litres for top up purposes, best I've found is Tesco - usually very cheap and mine uses less of it than the posh stuff from petrol stations - yes the £30 per litre stuff.
I bought some Tesco own brand oil that claims to meet LL04 for my car. It was a couple of years ago but it worked out at £9 per litre!g3org3y said:
FYI - BMW Direct ebay store, 20% off everything with the code TAKEOFF20.
(Offer valid until 11:59pm on 30 September 2025. Minimum spend of £9.99 applies. Maximum discount of £75)
After the screenwash chat on another thread, took the opportunity to stock up.
2x 5l bottles for £41.44
Funnily I’ve just run out of screenwash, so will do the same thing. Cheers! (Offer valid until 11:59pm on 30 September 2025. Minimum spend of £9.99 applies. Maximum discount of £75)
After the screenwash chat on another thread, took the opportunity to stock up.
2x 5l bottles for £41.44
Got the E34 out for a run today only to find a low coolant alarm and a puddle. I traced the leak to the auxiliary water pump and dug out an old spare that had the outlet connector broken short. I disassembled the spare to find an ‘o’ ring around the pump bowl that might be the culprit on the car and then mixed and matched bits to make one good non-dribbling pump. Warmed the car back up and it all seems ok and tight, and I also measured the o ring to order some spares- 40mm inside diameter and 2mm x section if anyone is interested.
MOT day for the old shed this morning. In for the first test of the day at 07:00. On the ramps by 07:10, brew in hand. 45 minutes later…
Bloody lovely. Circa 15,600 miles this year. A little low, but I spent 3 months unemployed and trying not to do too much driving.
The front tyres I knew are getting grizzly, but my winter wheels are going on in a few weeks so no worries until spring. In spite of my grinding and painting, the subframe is still looking a little tired. I’m still amazed at the life from the front brakes. They were last replaced 104,000 miles ago, and are still half worn.
This might be its last test but we’ll see. Bodywork is getting tired, underside a little rusty and all of the boring other old car s
t. 96,000 miles with me now though, and hopefully we’ll get a few more good trips in the the next 13 months.
Bloody lovely. Circa 15,600 miles this year. A little low, but I spent 3 months unemployed and trying not to do too much driving.
The front tyres I knew are getting grizzly, but my winter wheels are going on in a few weeks so no worries until spring. In spite of my grinding and painting, the subframe is still looking a little tired. I’m still amazed at the life from the front brakes. They were last replaced 104,000 miles ago, and are still half worn.
This might be its last test but we’ll see. Bodywork is getting tired, underside a little rusty and all of the boring other old car s
t. 96,000 miles with me now though, and hopefully we’ll get a few more good trips in the the next 13 months.
Finally got ProNav installed and coded into my F30. The sound quality over WiFi (compared to Bluetrash) with the Harman Kardon is superb, such a great upgrade.
The CarPlay screen doesn't look blotchy like that in person. The camera has just picked up some weird artefacts for some reason.
The CarPlay screen doesn't look blotchy like that in person. The camera has just picked up some weird artefacts for some reason.
rottenegg said:
Finally got ProNav installed and coded into my F30. The sound quality over WiFi (compared to Bluetrash) with the Harman Kardon is superb, such a great upgrade.
The CarPlay screen doesn't look blotchy like that in person. The camera has just picked up some weird artefacts for some reason.
Thats a good job RE: the carplay screen!The CarPlay screen doesn't look blotchy like that in person. The camera has just picked up some weird artefacts for some reason.
I loved HK in my BMWs. Its pretty much a must have IMHO compared to the standard system. It is sensitive to file format though. I'd a USB drive full of music and i always tried to get .FLAC files as they sounded so much better through the HK.
Took my 2nd set of wheels to Halfords for a set of new All Season Jeremiah's, a 7 Series with cream leather really isn't the right car to transport 5 x wheels (including my full size spare) but managed to get three on the back seat and two in the boot..
Edited by The Gauge on Saturday 4th October 18:22
Fitted a fixed and working MkIV nav unit to my E39 that has the latest 2019 CD and it works 
Very laggy but it works; but it also means the screen looks more modern in comparison to the standard TV module
Glad to have it all working now; plus the Bluetooth 12v plug in adapter works superbly and it's very clear for calls/people hearing me and music playback from my iPhone; so no need to spend £135 on the Grom Audio BT3 kit
Very laggy but it works; but it also means the screen looks more modern in comparison to the standard TV moduleGlad to have it all working now; plus the Bluetooth 12v plug in adapter works superbly and it's very clear for calls/people hearing me and music playback from my iPhone; so no need to spend £135 on the Grom Audio BT3 kit
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