Bought myself a z4 :o)
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Hi all, I'm now the proud owner of a snazzy Z4 and think its great and is certainly a different proposition from my Nissan 200sx 
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Its a 2003 3.0 in silver and has some nice toys:
Professional Sat Nav
Carver HiFi
Cruise control
Parking thingies
Heated memory seats (shame they are not the sport seats as some extra side support wouldnt hurt - I'd imagine they would be expensive to upgrade to if that is even possible!)
Xenons
18" composite star wheels (my favourite design but could do with a polish up behind the spokes).
Does anyone have any advice on the following:
Whats a good owners club for the Z4?
What oil should I buy for top ups, so far I've learnt that it needs to be BMW longlife LL01 approved, however does LL04 supercede this and is this better? (does anyone with a 3.0 on a 2004-2005 have the manual to hand to see what it suggests?). Is castrol Edge 0-30 what I should be looking at, sounds quite thin! Also when reading the dipstick I was a little bemused, mine has two small notches and a small bar between them (bit like =======-====-======) is the lower notch the minimum mark and the top notch the max mark?
I've bought the BMW hood cleaner and protecting fluid, is their any tips anyone can give me on treating the hood in time for winter
I also gather the tramlining is a 'feature' of the 18" low profile run flats which, apart from a slightly notchy gear change on occasion is the only complaint
Many thanks for your help!
Adam.
)Its a 2003 3.0 in silver and has some nice toys:
Professional Sat Nav
Carver HiFi
Cruise control
Parking thingies
Heated memory seats (shame they are not the sport seats as some extra side support wouldnt hurt - I'd imagine they would be expensive to upgrade to if that is even possible!)
Xenons
18" composite star wheels (my favourite design but could do with a polish up behind the spokes).
Does anyone have any advice on the following:
Whats a good owners club for the Z4?
What oil should I buy for top ups, so far I've learnt that it needs to be BMW longlife LL01 approved, however does LL04 supercede this and is this better? (does anyone with a 3.0 on a 2004-2005 have the manual to hand to see what it suggests?). Is castrol Edge 0-30 what I should be looking at, sounds quite thin! Also when reading the dipstick I was a little bemused, mine has two small notches and a small bar between them (bit like =======-====-======) is the lower notch the minimum mark and the top notch the max mark?
I've bought the BMW hood cleaner and protecting fluid, is their any tips anyone can give me on treating the hood in time for winter
I also gather the tramlining is a 'feature' of the 18" low profile run flats which, apart from a slightly notchy gear change on occasion is the only complaint
Many thanks for your help!
Adam.
www.z4-forum.com
Not sure about the oil, I just use the BMW stuff. Dipstick sounds correct.
Replacing the runflats with normal tyres will reduce the tram line effect dramatically but doesn't eradicate it altogether.
Congrats on the purchase.
Not sure about the oil, I just use the BMW stuff. Dipstick sounds correct.
Replacing the runflats with normal tyres will reduce the tram line effect dramatically but doesn't eradicate it altogether.
Congrats on the purchase.
Edited by Gids on Thursday 4th October 22:55
The slightly notchy gearchange is a standard feature apparently. Described as 'knuckley' by someone earlier this week on another thread. Good description IMHO
BM's have a clutch delay valve or CDV which limits the speed that the clutch reengages as you release the clutch. That can affect the gearchange feel. Have a look at z4-forum for details. It's a mod you can do yourself with a replacement modded CDV if you're at all handy. considering it myself at present but getting a mate to help me as i'm chicken!
BM's have a clutch delay valve or CDV which limits the speed that the clutch reengages as you release the clutch. That can affect the gearchange feel. Have a look at z4-forum for details. It's a mod you can do yourself with a replacement modded CDV if you're at all handy. considering it myself at present but getting a mate to help me as i'm chicken!
Hi,
welcome to Z4 ownership, hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I think I just used a fully synthetic for mine to top up. Only £12.99 a litre as well. I being serviced by BMW I suspect they'll charge @£90 for oil, so some people supply it themselves.
I had the car Diamondbrite treated so just wash the hood as normal. Again, something the dealer does but at higher cost.
These sites might be of interest, http://www.zed-cars.eu/discussion/default.aspx
http://www.zroadster.net/forum/portal.php?sid=9d0c...
I've not looked but I'm sure there's lots of discussion about changing from run flats.
welcome to Z4 ownership, hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I think I just used a fully synthetic for mine to top up. Only £12.99 a litre as well. I being serviced by BMW I suspect they'll charge @£90 for oil, so some people supply it themselves.
I had the car Diamondbrite treated so just wash the hood as normal. Again, something the dealer does but at higher cost.
These sites might be of interest, http://www.zed-cars.eu/discussion/default.aspx
http://www.zroadster.net/forum/portal.php?sid=9d0c...
I've not looked but I'm sure there's lots of discussion about changing from run flats.
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