What have you done to your BMW today?
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Well after a slight delay the E39 is back as a daily driver after a gearbox issue; the tip from another forum was as well as a service send off to the USA for a replacement pressure regulating valve - the drive home proved the gearbox is super smooth again, but only time and miles will tell me if the fix is a cure, but at a fraction of the price of rebuild it was well worth taking a chance.
Now its back I firstly swapped on the 19" Alpina's as it had been on the winter tyred M-Paras. I had cleaned and polished the Alpina's while they were off the car so the Para's will go back under a cover. Checked the tyre pressures, reapplied some anti-rattle pads to the underside of the wheel centre covers and it all looks great again.
Next was sort out the PDC - the dreaded beep and flashing light let me know something was up at the rear. In the end it was slightly dodgy connections at the control unit and a loose connection at the left rear sensor. Took a while to figure out through two faults but got there in the end. Put back together, tested and error checked and it all works...
...until the next loose connection.
Onto a quick vacuum of the footwells and a replacement of the flap of the load area 12v socket - some careless chucking of 'stuff' as you can do with a Touring had caught it and snapped it - after scratching my head to figure out how it came apart, it came apart and the new flap/cover is on.
It needs a wash but the wife's F33 needed one more so it got dibs - the E39 is back on daily driver duties and the E34 can once again hide away in a cosy garage.
The E34 has developed an AAC issue which requires the centre console coming out and I also want to attempt a fix on the Alpina speedo to correct the reading - it came off a B10 BiTurbo and does work but is reading wrong. It has sat in a box for at least 10 years but a man in States who has BTDT and now sent me his notes. I need to take one resistor off the back of the speedo and loop in some long wires to a remote 0-100ohm fine calibration resistor and then do some testing against a sat nav reading. Then solder in some equivalent resistors to the exact value that the test resistor is.
All, hopefully 😀
Now its back I firstly swapped on the 19" Alpina's as it had been on the winter tyred M-Paras. I had cleaned and polished the Alpina's while they were off the car so the Para's will go back under a cover. Checked the tyre pressures, reapplied some anti-rattle pads to the underside of the wheel centre covers and it all looks great again.
Next was sort out the PDC - the dreaded beep and flashing light let me know something was up at the rear. In the end it was slightly dodgy connections at the control unit and a loose connection at the left rear sensor. Took a while to figure out through two faults but got there in the end. Put back together, tested and error checked and it all works...
...until the next loose connection.
Onto a quick vacuum of the footwells and a replacement of the flap of the load area 12v socket - some careless chucking of 'stuff' as you can do with a Touring had caught it and snapped it - after scratching my head to figure out how it came apart, it came apart and the new flap/cover is on.
It needs a wash but the wife's F33 needed one more so it got dibs - the E39 is back on daily driver duties and the E34 can once again hide away in a cosy garage.
The E34 has developed an AAC issue which requires the centre console coming out and I also want to attempt a fix on the Alpina speedo to correct the reading - it came off a B10 BiTurbo and does work but is reading wrong. It has sat in a box for at least 10 years but a man in States who has BTDT and now sent me his notes. I need to take one resistor off the back of the speedo and loop in some long wires to a remote 0-100ohm fine calibration resistor and then do some testing against a sat nav reading. Then solder in some equivalent resistors to the exact value that the test resistor is.
All, hopefully 😀
I got stuck into changing various suspension parts on the front of my Z4. The springs and dampers are only a few years old but the wishbones and tie rods were all stock. Drop links have been replaced at some point but the nuts were very rusty, so I’m guessing they’re old.
I managed to fit the following:
I also refitted the fan properly because it had been removed and whoever refitted it missed all of the guides and clips so it was flapping about.
I managed to fit the following:
- new wishbones
- new tie rods
- new drop links
- new ARB bushes
I also refitted the fan properly because it had been removed and whoever refitted it missed all of the guides and clips so it was flapping about.
Clearly a transmission system warning. Not sure what, though. For (some) more, see here.
https://mechanicbase.com/warning-lights/transmissi...
https://mechanicbase.com/warning-lights/transmissi...
d_a_n1979 said:
Mtec 5mm hubcentric shims (spacers) and stud conversion kit fitted this morning
Such an easy mod to do but makes life easier when it comes to taking off/refitting the wheels and the 5mm spacers have the wheels sitting perfectly now IMO
Looks good Dan. I’m missing the stud conversion on my Z4 so that’s on the list.Such an easy mod to do but makes life easier when it comes to taking off/refitting the wheels and the 5mm spacers have the wheels sitting perfectly now IMO
I had another very busy day of pissing around with cars, albeit a slightly mixed one..
First up I sorted the crazy front toe after replacing the toes rods yesterday.
Then I tackled the rear trailing arm bushes.
The carriers and all bolts were replaced too because they looked like canal finds.
I got pissed off trying to fit the Powerflex Heritage RTAB’s and reverted to the normal jobbies. The Heritage ones seemed too wide for the carrier to fit over and would basically pop out with any pressure applied.
The Z4 is booked in for an alignment on Monday morning.
Once the Z4 was buttoned up and back in the floor, I thought it would be a good opportunity to do an interim oil change on the 330i which was overdue by 1,000 miles or so due to lack of time and the none existent spring that we’ve had. And this was where my day went tits up.
Draining the oil was fine, but refitting the sump plug ruined my weekend because the threads are shagged. I’m guessing age isn’t helping because I’m always dead careful to use a torque went being conscious that 25NM is not a lot. I tried a different sump plug which was tighter but it still dripped oil when I filled it. Some head scratching to do tonight whilst avoiding my wife who isn’t best pleased.
First up I sorted the crazy front toe after replacing the toes rods yesterday.
Then I tackled the rear trailing arm bushes.
The carriers and all bolts were replaced too because they looked like canal finds.
I got pissed off trying to fit the Powerflex Heritage RTAB’s and reverted to the normal jobbies. The Heritage ones seemed too wide for the carrier to fit over and would basically pop out with any pressure applied.
The Z4 is booked in for an alignment on Monday morning.
Once the Z4 was buttoned up and back in the floor, I thought it would be a good opportunity to do an interim oil change on the 330i which was overdue by 1,000 miles or so due to lack of time and the none existent spring that we’ve had. And this was where my day went tits up.
Draining the oil was fine, but refitting the sump plug ruined my weekend because the threads are shagged. I’m guessing age isn’t helping because I’m always dead careful to use a torque went being conscious that 25NM is not a lot. I tried a different sump plug which was tighter but it still dripped oil when I filled it. Some head scratching to do tonight whilst avoiding my wife who isn’t best pleased.
Court_S said:
d_a_n1979 said:
Looks good Dan. I’m missing the stud conversion on my Z4 so that’s on the list.
Court_S said:
I had another very busy day of pissing around with cars, albeit a slightly mixed one..
First up I sorted the crazy front toe after replacing the toes rods yesterday.
Then I tackled the rear trailing arm bushes.
The carriers and all bolts were replaced too because they looked like canal finds.
I got pissed off trying to fit the Powerflex Heritage RTAB’s and reverted to the normal jobbies. The Heritage ones seemed too wide for the carrier to fit over and would basically pop out with any pressure applied.
The Z4 is booked in for an alignment on Monday morning.
Once the Z4 was buttoned up and back in the floor, I thought it would be a good opportunity to do an interim oil change on the 330i which was overdue by 1,000 miles or so due to lack of time and the none existent spring that we’ve had. And this was where my day went tits up.
Draining the oil was fine, but refitting the sump plug ruined my weekend because the threads are shagged. I’m guessing age isn’t helping because I’m always dead careful to use a torque went being conscious that 25NM is not a lot. I tried a different sump plug which was tighter but it still dripped oil when I filled it. Some head scratching to do tonight whilst avoiding my wife who isn’t best pleased.
That's a bugger Sam First up I sorted the crazy front toe after replacing the toes rods yesterday.
Then I tackled the rear trailing arm bushes.
The carriers and all bolts were replaced too because they looked like canal finds.
I got pissed off trying to fit the Powerflex Heritage RTAB’s and reverted to the normal jobbies. The Heritage ones seemed too wide for the carrier to fit over and would basically pop out with any pressure applied.
The Z4 is booked in for an alignment on Monday morning.
Once the Z4 was buttoned up and back in the floor, I thought it would be a good opportunity to do an interim oil change on the 330i which was overdue by 1,000 miles or so due to lack of time and the none existent spring that we’ve had. And this was where my day went tits up.
Draining the oil was fine, but refitting the sump plug ruined my weekend because the threads are shagged. I’m guessing age isn’t helping because I’m always dead careful to use a torque went being conscious that 25NM is not a lot. I tried a different sump plug which was tighter but it still dripped oil when I filled it. Some head scratching to do tonight whilst avoiding my wife who isn’t best pleased.
What's the process of removing the oil pan to stick a time-sert in etc?
Court_S said:
I picked up my newly painted style 261’s from the powdercoaters on Saturday. The colour is a bit bolder than I was hoping for and I did have a bit of an ‘oh s
t’ moment. They’re probably a bit controversial, but I’m actually happy with how they turned out (dons flameproof suit….).
I've been fancying a Z4 Coupe for a while now, been watching the market, the prices seem really up and down, and they all seem to have many owners,one had 11 previous owners and then i came across this,certainly not the cheapest but it intrigued me who has owned this car for the last 17 years... ONE OWNER & FULL BMWSH... why sell it now..? t’ moment. They’re probably a bit controversial, but I’m actually happy with how they turned out (dons flameproof suit….).Court_S said:
Draining the oil was fine, but refitting the sump plug ruined my weekend because the threads are shagged. I’m guessing age isn’t helping because I’m always dead careful to use a torque went being conscious that 25NM is not a lot. I tried a different sump plug which was tighter but it still dripped oil when I filled it. Some head scratching to do tonight whilst avoiding my wife who isn’t best pleased.
Ah that’s a nightmare. Should be able to grab a “repair kit” with an oversize plug & appropriate tap. Drill out the old hole to the new size, tap and pop in the new, bigger plug. christhreadgill said:
Ah that’s a nightmare. Should be able to grab a “repair kit” with an oversize plug & appropriate tap. Drill out the old hole to the new size, tap and pop in the new, bigger plug.
That’s exactly the plan. It looks like a can use an M13 tap without needing to drill it because it’s only slightly bigger than the stock one. I’ve ordered a new torque wrench as well (just in case).
Bemmer said:
I've been fancying a Z4 Coupe for a while now, been watching the market, the prices seem really up and down, and they all seem to have many owners,one had 11 previous owners and then i came across this,certainly not the cheapest but it intrigued me who has owned this car for the last 17 years... ONE OWNER & FULL BMWSH... why sell it now..?
Yeah, values are all over the shop. Mine was nearer the bottom of the market with a sensible number of owners (in the fifth I think).
Bemmer said:
I've been fancying a Z4 Coupe for a while now, been watching the market, the prices seem really up and down, and they all seem to have many owners,one had 11 previous owners and then i came across this,certainly not the cheapest but it intrigued me who has owned this car for the last 17 years... ONE OWNER & FULL BMWSH... why sell it now..?
Here's a bit of background for you! https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=146727They are great cars, but like so many 2 seaters they often change hands frequently when they become impractical.
Although they can be addictive - I'm on my 3rd.
Mr Tidy said:
Here's a bit of background for you! https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=146727
They are great cars, but like so many 2 seaters they often change hands frequently when they become impractical.
Although they can be addictive - I'm on my 3rd.
I suppose that makes the dealer one fairly priced..? I've never seen a 17 year old a one owner car with FBMWSH before and a 'individual' one.They are great cars, but like so many 2 seaters they often change hands frequently when they become impractical.
Although they can be addictive - I'm on my 3rd.
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