What have you done to your BMW today?

[d_a_n1979]

Percy. said:

d_a_n1979 said:

Yeah very true; loved the SLS capability on my E39 - load it up and watch it level itself out etc; great for when we went away camping with half the house and the kitchen sink

Agree re the size; I've found the F31 to be absolute perfect for whats needed; but have to admit, part of me does wish I'd have gone for the immaculate silver F11 530D M Sport I went to view across the border in Yorkshire; there's just something about a well spec'd / looked after 5 series touring

Enjoying the additional boot space of my 530d compared the Audi S4 that it replaced.

Parked up next to a friend and his F31 yesterday and you can really tell the difference between the two when it comes to boot space.

Yup; there's a good difference

For me the F11 isn't needed boot load space wise; rarely do I have much in the boot at all

But there are times when the load space of the E39 touring I had is missed; but only a handful of times...

[ATM]

d_a_n1979 said:

Percy. said:

d_a_n1979 said:

Yeah very true; loved the SLS capability on my E39 - load it up and watch it level itself out etc; great for when we went away camping with half the house and the kitchen sink

Agree re the size; I've found the F31 to be absolute perfect for whats needed; but have to admit, part of me does wish I'd have gone for the immaculate silver F11 530D M Sport I went to view across the border in Yorkshire; there's just something about a well spec'd / looked after 5 series touring

Enjoying the additional boot space of my 530d compared the Audi S4 that it replaced.

Parked up next to a friend and his F31 yesterday and you can really tell the difference between the two when it comes to boot space.

Yup; there's a good difference

For me the F11 isn't needed boot load space wise; rarely do I have much in the boot at all

But there are times when the load space of the E39 touring I had is missed; but only a handful of times...

Boot on E61 is big enough to swallow an American Fridge. I had to have the front seats almost as far forward as they will go. That meant I almost didn't fit in the driver seat. Then it took some serious effort to get it back out and I think I permanently damaged the false floor thing it was so heavy.

Always been disappointing the rear seats don't fold flat. Slept in mine a couple times but this feature really makes it a chore.

Fun fact
Fold down seats on the f30 were still an optional extra. I met someone who bought an f31 over the f30 brand new because the salesman told them that was the only way to get fold down seats, I had an f30 at the time with split fold. Never believe what a salesman tells you.

[Court_S]

bodhi said:

Now now, there's no need for such cynicism - especially when our local council reacted the next day by sending their crack team of pothole repair people out, who cut absolutely no corners, doing a proper job of ensuring it never happens again.



No joke - that is their repair job....

Anyway I went to see the car again yesterday in daylight and everything looks to be attached and the wheel isn't wobbling, but there is the unmistakable sound of suspension strut hitting metal from the back going over bumps in the car park, so it's been recovered today and they'll take a look Tuesday. Hopefully it's just a top mount but didn't want to risk doing any more damage.

That’s a shocking job! Looks like they’ve used a bag of pre-mix to try and shut people up.

By the sounds of it, the rear shock has made a bid for freedom through the metal cup that sits up the top mount. If that’s the case, it’s not too expensive and relatively easy to sort….as long as no wiring above the shock has been damaged.

[Court_S]

JakeT said:

Helped a friend out today with his 130i. We’ve done various work on it since he bought it in 2020. Today was a brake fluid change, and it had the orange handbrake on with this message(pinched from another forum):



I’ve never seen that issue before, and wonder how the CBS knows the sensor is bad. Mileage to next pads was —— too.

Either way, I turned my car into a servicemobil and nipped off to see him.

Old rear sensor looked okay, but who knows. Fitted a new one as we did new pads recently on the back, and they hadn’t worn enough to trip the first stage. New one did the trick and all working fine. For brake fluid, I used the pressure bleeder on it which makes fluid changes a real snip. Thanks again for the recommendation, Sam.

Nice and easy…


Hands free fluid changes. Lovely! (Stands were in use too)


Servicemobil mode:


Nowhere near as cool, or well stocked as this one, mind…

Nice work…that pressure bleeder works really well. It’s a bargain too. My mate had borrowed it a few times too.

[ATM]

Court_S said:

JakeT said:

For brake fluid, I used the pressure bleeder on it which makes fluid changes a real snip.

Nice work…that pressure bleeder works really well. It’s a bargain too.

I just got one of these and tried it recently for the first time. With the pressure bottle empty - of fluid - I could not get pressure to stay as it just dropped again. Then when I added fluid and pressure, fluid just came straight out the top of the master fluid reservoir - on the car. So I'm assuming it's the seal between the bleeder screw on cap provided and the reservoir itself. I've bought a different bleeder kit now which uses the spare wheel. I don't know if I should try this new kit or just try to repurpose the seal from this on the problematic plunger type kit. Hope that all makes sense. Not touched any of this recently as I'm still in the planning and regroup stage but the car is still screwed as the clutch needs bleeding.

I guess I'm just posting here - It's not a BMW - to see if everyone agrees and if anyone else has seen something similar or has any tips?

Thanks

[PistonHead007]

ATM said:

I just got one of these and tried it recently for the first time. With the pressure bottle empty - of fluid - I could not get pressure to stay as it just dropped again. Then when I added fluid and pressure, fluid just came straight out the top of the master fluid reservoir - on the car. So I'm assuming it's the seal between the bleeder screw on cap provided and the reservoir itself. I've bought a different bleeder kit now which uses the spare wheel. I don't know if I should try this new kit or just try to repurpose the seal from this on the problematic plunger type kit. Hope that all makes sense. Not touched any of this recently as I'm still in the planning and regroup stage but the car is still screwed as the clutch needs bleeding.

I guess I'm just posting here - It's not a BMW - to see if everyone agrees and if anyone else has seen something similar or has any tips?

Thanks

I had the leaking fluid too. When you look closely at the problem it's obvious that the cap is bottoming out on the top of the reservoir before the seal bites (too many threads on the cap). The solution is to double up the seal from the second cap and it all works great.

[d_a_n1979]

Deep clean inside and a contactless wash outside; last one before my op on Wednesday, which will render me useless for a good 2-3 weeks unfortunately

Hopefully the car will stay clean enough for when my pals collect it on 08th for all the work it's having done to it

[IroningMan]

ATM said:

I just got one of these and tried it recently for the first time. With the pressure bottle empty - of fluid - I could not get pressure to stay as it just dropped again. Then when I added fluid and pressure, fluid just came straight out the top of the master fluid reservoir - on the car. So I'm assuming it's the seal between the bleeder screw on cap provided and the reservoir itself. I've bought a different bleeder kit now which uses the spare wheel. I don't know if I should try this new kit or just try to repurpose the seal from this on the problematic plunger type kit. Hope that all makes sense. Not touched any of this recently as I'm still in the planning and regroup stage but the car is still screwed as the clutch needs bleeding.

I guess I'm just posting here - It's not a BMW - to see if everyone agrees and if anyone else has seen something similar or has any tips?

Thanks

Years ago I had this issue with a cheapo Gunsons EZBleed. No combination of the seals/caps in the kit would stop it blowing brake fluid out. In the end I sourced a spare cap for the master cylinder and drilled it to take the hose from the bleed kit.

[bodhi]

Court_S said:

That’s a shocking job! Looks like they’ve used a bag of pre-mix to try and shut people up.

By the sounds of it, the rear shock has made a bid for freedom through the metal cup that sits up the top mount. If that’s the case, it’s not too expensive and relatively easy to sort….as long as no wiring above the shock has been damaged.

Judging by social media it appears their half assed repair has failed already and the pothole is back even worse than before....if any of you are in Staffordshire and your sat nav takes you down Yarnfield Lane, find another route....

After the incident the 125i was making the same rattle as when the top mount failed on my E46 - didn't see any warning lights and it was driving fine so fingers crossed.

[Court_S]

bodhi said:

Judging by social media it appears their half assed repair has failed already and the pothole is back even worse than before....if any of you are in Staffordshire and your sat nav takes you down Yarnfield Lane, find another route....

After the incident the 125i was making the same rattle as when the top mount failed on my E46 - didn't see any warning lights and it was driving fine so fingers crossed.

Some of the roads in Staffordshire really are appalling at the moment.

[d_a_n1979]

Court_S said:

bodhi said:

Judging by social media it appears their half assed repair has failed already and the pothole is back even worse than before....if any of you are in Staffordshire and your sat nav takes you down Yarnfield Lane, find another route....

After the incident the 125i was making the same rattle as when the top mount failed on my E46 - didn't see any warning lights and it was driving fine so fingers crossed.

Some of the roads in Staffordshire really are appalling at the moment.

To put this into perspective with some roads local to me... One road had had the same pot hole filled 14 times this year and each time, more or less after a week or so; the tarmac is ripped out again by busses and lorries using the road as a shortcut when they shouldn't... Yes the council do nothing until they're pushed; and then the cycle begins again. Instead of fixing it properly; they do this shoddy job and leave it, time & time again

Another local road, Cuerdale Lane; more or less every drain has been caved in, again by lorries using the road when they shouldn't be, to get to the local InBev. Again the council do nothing until pushed; they sorted the collapsed road side drain and within a few weeks, caved in again...

If you don't know the road and what happens, you'll end up with square wheels in no time!

[Jakg]

ATM said:

I just got one of these and tried it recently for the first time. With the pressure bottle empty - of fluid - I could not get pressure to stay as it just dropped again. Then when I added fluid and pressure, fluid just came straight out the top of the master fluid reservoir - on the car. So I'm assuming it's the seal between the bleeder screw on cap provided and the reservoir itself. I've bought a different bleeder kit now which uses the spare wheel. I don't know if I should try this new kit or just try to repurpose the seal from this on the problematic plunger type kit. Hope that all makes sense. Not touched any of this recently as I'm still in the planning and regroup stage but the car is still screwed as the clutch needs bleeding.

I guess I'm just posting here - It's not a BMW - to see if everyone agrees and if anyone else has seen something similar or has any tips?

Thanks

I have had a spare wheel one (Gunson Eezibleed) and replace it with a plunger style Sealey unit and it's much, much better - so I'd persevere.

I didn't have any problems with leaks on the master, but the seal on the cap is a bit dodgy when new. I think I had to add some silicone spray and give it a proper tighten but there's more info online about it.

[Fishmoint]

Put xhp onto the 325d m57. Stage 2 the car drive as though it's 10 years younger, gone is the slushy pulling away from junctions and the throttle now feels like it's connected to an old fashioned cable, well pleased

[d_a_n1979]

Fishmoint said:

Put xhp onto the 325d m57. Stage 2 the car drive as though it's 10 years younger, gone is the slushy pulling away from junctions and the throttle now feels like it's connected to an old fashioned cable, well pleased

Sounds like it's done a good job

Once I've got the car back after all the suspension/cooling system work /i'll be getting it booked into see Grant at Automatic Transmissions, Preston for a full ZF service & then look to get the XHP tune done on the ZF8

Most of what I've read, folk have gone straight to the Stage 3 which sounds weird to me unless they've already had stage 1 etc...

Will do some more reading before I do anything about it

[g3org3y]

Last night...had to take the long way round because of this:

[JakeT]

George you’ve reminded me once when I nearly straight into a tree that had fallen In the road in a 328ci. It was an evergreen type, and it was invisible in dip beam headlamps until I was almost in it.

[Court_S]

g3org3y said:

Last night...had to take the long way round because of this:

Yeah, my wife struggled getting home from work last night which is 6 miles away. The roads around the village we live in were quite flooded….

[d_a_n1979]

Court_S said:

g3org3y said:

Last night...had to take the long way round because of this:

Yeah, my wife struggled getting home from work last night which is 6 miles away. The roads around the village we live in were quite flooded….

Bloody hell Sam!

Time for a Landy 90?

[Percy.]

d_a_n1979 said:

Sounds like it's done a good job

Once I've got the car back after all the suspension/cooling system work /i'll be getting it booked into see Grant at Automatic Transmissions, Preston for a full ZF service & then look to get the XHP tune done on the ZF8

Most of what I've read, folk have gone straight to the Stage 3 which sounds weird to me unless they've already had stage 1 etc...

Will do some more reading before I do anything about it

I have thought about having xHP gearbox done, but my 530d has done 150k miles, so is it really worth it?

Will be doing it at the same time as ZF8 service is carried out.

[Court_S]

d_a_n1979 said:

Bloody hell Sam!

Time for a Landy 90?

all of the local One Life, Live It knobheads were out in force last night proving a point.

The guy who lives in house in the first picture said his basement was flooded by about eight inches which is where he has his washing machine, fridge, freezer etc. Just the other side is a new house with an underground garage with a fairly steep drive….I think he’s regretting that decision!