What have you done to your BMW today?
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Court_S said:
Agreed a deal to get rid of the 140 and move into a 130i. An opportunity to save sone cash on cars (not using them much) but still own something fun with a great engine.
Changed your mind re the 630i then?Court_S said:
cerb4.5lee said:
Court_S said:
Agreed a deal to get rid of the 140 and move into a 130i. An opportunity to save sone cash on cars (not using them much) but still own something fun with a great engine.
Good luck with the incoming motor bud. 
I’ve enjoyed the 140i, a lot but it’s never quite got under my skin. I think I probably regret not putting my big boy pants on and buying an E9x M3. That’s what I really want but I compromised. Hopefully in 12/18 months time, M car values will be a bit more sensible (especially with the new ones hitting the market).
Court_S said:
Yeah, they’ve bloody massive and my other half hates them, like really hates them.
The one close by was nice, but it’s an N53 and there is nothing in the history re the HPFP or NOX sensor so I gave it a miss. I’m no expert but I feel comfortable with the N52 and this one isn’t leaking.
I did look at E9x 30i’s but good ones seem hard to come by. A well spec’d E91 would be been amazing but the ones in budget were poverty spec. The E92 seems to be going through a bad patch and has fallen into the wrong hands; tatty and/or interesting MOT histories.
If the OH doesn't like them, then game over! The one close by was nice, but it’s an N53 and there is nothing in the history re the HPFP or NOX sensor so I gave it a miss. I’m no expert but I feel comfortable with the N52 and this one isn’t leaking.
I did look at E9x 30i’s but good ones seem hard to come by. A well spec’d E91 would be been amazing but the ones in budget were poverty spec. The E92 seems to be going through a bad patch and has fallen into the wrong hands; tatty and/or interesting MOT histories.
Deep Thought said:
g3org3y said:
Court_S said:
Yeah, they’ve bloody massive and my other half hates them, like really hates them.
The one close by was nice, but it’s an N53 and there is nothing in the history re the HPFP or NOX sensor so I gave it a miss. I’m no expert but I feel comfortable with the N52 and this one isn’t leaking.
I did look at E9x 30i’s but good ones seem hard to come by. A well spec’d E91 would be been amazing but the ones in budget were poverty spec. The E92 seems to be going through a bad patch and has fallen into the wrong hands; tatty and/or interesting MOT histories.
If the OH doesn't like them, then game over! The one close by was nice, but it’s an N53 and there is nothing in the history re the HPFP or NOX sensor so I gave it a miss. I’m no expert but I feel comfortable with the N52 and this one isn’t leaking.
I did look at E9x 30i’s but good ones seem hard to come by. A well spec’d E91 would be been amazing but the ones in budget were poverty spec. The E92 seems to be going through a bad patch and has fallen into the wrong hands; tatty and/or interesting MOT histories.
E63eeeeee... said:
Replaced this little bugger on the 330Ci.
The picture represents the nadir of this job, where, well over an hour in, aching like a b
d and bleeding from the knuckles, you're on your knees on the drive, having just rolled out of your footwell with all the dignity of a sack of potatoes, and you realise that you have to do it all again, but backwards. And remember where everything plugs in. And find that screw. I can imagine the meeting at BMW where they signed off the maintenance jobs. "Final Stage Resistor, yep, just four screws and a plastic clip. Happy days."
Waiting for the eBay winner to come collect the 328i...
Ian Geary said:
E61 oil change for me today.
Got my drain pan nicely lined up behind the drain plug, whipped out the bolt, only to observe a lovely stream of oil shoot sideways out over the ground!
Having only had transverse engines in 20 years, I had completey failed to anticipate the oil coming out in a different direction! Silly me.
Then, filling up the car from a 20 litre container in multiples of 900mm (due to jug size) I lost count of how many i had put in (might be 6 or 7). Silly me again.
So the car will be either 200mm short or 1100mm.
Not the end of the world, but I of course need to run the engine up to warm for the electric dipstick to tell me.
I think I will try and measure how much has gone from the 20l tub, but that unhelpfully doesn't have a measurement scale on the outside, so it will be a bit rough and ready.
Hey ho. Had worse oil changes, and the filter housing behaved itself.
I buy my oil in 20L containers but decant into an old 5L 'TripleQX' oil container for ease of use.Got my drain pan nicely lined up behind the drain plug, whipped out the bolt, only to observe a lovely stream of oil shoot sideways out over the ground!
Having only had transverse engines in 20 years, I had completey failed to anticipate the oil coming out in a different direction! Silly me.
Then, filling up the car from a 20 litre container in multiples of 900mm (due to jug size) I lost count of how many i had put in (might be 6 or 7). Silly me again.
So the car will be either 200mm short or 1100mm.
Not the end of the world, but I of course need to run the engine up to warm for the electric dipstick to tell me.
I think I will try and measure how much has gone from the 20l tub, but that unhelpfully doesn't have a measurement scale on the outside, so it will be a bit rough and ready.
Hey ho. Had worse oil changes, and the filter housing behaved itself.
The lack of physical dipstick frustrates.
LordSvetly said:
One of those ‘quick’ jobs for me this weekend, changing the rear pads on LadySvetly’s X1, (which turned out to be not quite so quick).
First issue = the recent tyre fitter not being familiar with a torque wrench which would usually be a minor irritation …. but, in tightening the bolts so very much he’d knackered the locking wheel nut key. £30 and an hour round trip later that’s that sorted.
Second issue = Carly not yet supporting the EPB on the F48 (and me not checking beforehand), cue much hunting around the shed/garage/barn/cupboard under the stairs to find an appropriately sized hex bit only to have a very good go at rounding the first bolt off.
After that all was good, second side faster than the first and all that, but it surely has to be the longest it has ever taken me to change a set of brake pads ?????.
Luckily I had the assistance of the chief tool passer to get some time back…
'Quick' jobs never seem to end up being quick. At least you had help First issue = the recent tyre fitter not being familiar with a torque wrench which would usually be a minor irritation …. but, in tightening the bolts so very much he’d knackered the locking wheel nut key. £30 and an hour round trip later that’s that sorted.
Second issue = Carly not yet supporting the EPB on the F48 (and me not checking beforehand), cue much hunting around the shed/garage/barn/cupboard under the stairs to find an appropriately sized hex bit only to have a very good go at rounding the first bolt off.
After that all was good, second side faster than the first and all that, but it surely has to be the longest it has ever taken me to change a set of brake pads ?????.
Luckily I had the assistance of the chief tool passer to get some time back…
I changed the iDrive screen on the 630i as it had been flickering for a number on months. Usually an 'assertive' tap would fix it, but this treatment method have become progressively more ineffective. Second hand screen ~ £50 via eBay.
Need to get that new gearstick situation sorted.
When I went back to my parent's house to sort the 328, picked up some old 17 inch Alpina reps that have been sitting piled up for ages (only 3 of the 4 photographed). Also located a couple of genuine Alpina Softline rims that had been sitting in the garage. Not sure if there's much of a market for these kind of things.
Edited by g3org3y on Sunday 23 May 19:19
JakeT said:
Someone will want those reps, especially as ALPINA bits are just silly money now.
I went to view a 130ia this weekend for the good lady. She’s more picky than I am, working in the trade. She walked. Nice car, but no history at all. Not even a service booklet.
Like previous posters, I also had been enjoying myself a bit too much and got a letter from Thames Valley’s finest for doing 53 in a 40. Hands held up, and fortunately the upper limit for a speed awareness course is…53.
Might put the reps on eBay then. No idea what they're worth.I went to view a 130ia this weekend for the good lady. She’s more picky than I am, working in the trade. She walked. Nice car, but no history at all. Not even a service booklet.
Like previous posters, I also had been enjoying myself a bit too much and got a letter from Thames Valley’s finest for doing 53 in a 40. Hands held up, and fortunately the upper limit for a speed awareness course is…53.
I have a set of x4 genuine Softlines in the garage. One day I'll find a use for them. I was tempted to put them on the E46 330Ci but decided to keep it on the 18s.
Sorry to hear about the speeding ticket. Easily done. Lucky re the SAC!
De Sisti said:
Had a stone-chip on windscreen treated. I (also) received a speeding ticket on the journey that caused the stone-chip. I was doing 47 in a 40 zone.
What's frustrating, is that I've driven that stretch through the roadworks on numerous occasions without issues. I must have just lost concentration
and followed at the same speed as vehicles in front of me. I'm sure their owners will be the recipients of speeding tickets too. It's my first one and
I'll opt for the speed awareness course.
What's frustrating, is that I've driven that stretch through the roadworks on numerous occasions without issues. I must have just lost concentration
and followed at the same speed as vehicles in front of me. I'm sure their owners will be the recipients of speeding tickets too. It's my first one and
I'll opt for the speed awareness course.
JakeT said:
Thanks Court, and George. These things happen. I should pay more attention. Sent off the letter today to ask them to consider me.
I was more annoyed that there's a massive lack of nice auto 130is out there. I know here it's a bit off to want an auto 130i but dem's the rules. She wouldn't entertain a manual one, no matter how nice.
Gotta play by the rules I was more annoyed that there's a massive lack of nice auto 130is out there. I know here it's a bit off to want an auto 130i but dem's the rules. She wouldn't entertain a manual one, no matter how nice.
Court_S said:
Sorted my squeaky seat with a little squirt of silicone spray on the mechanism where the seat back and seat base meet. All sorted now.
I ordered a couple of little missing trim bits but the one annoying me the most was the trim around the idrive controller but it’s on back order with no arrival date so I decided to have a crack myself.
Went from this...
To this after a couple of coats of satin black paint.
The cup holder is a bit manky too but I can’t remove it from the rest of the centre console so I’ll have to live with it.
Looks good. What prep work did you do and what products did you use?I ordered a couple of little missing trim bits but the one annoying me the most was the trim around the idrive controller but it’s on back order with no arrival date so I decided to have a crack myself.
Went from this...
To this after a couple of coats of satin black paint.
The cup holder is a bit manky too but I can’t remove it from the rest of the centre console so I’ll have to live with it.
Edited by Court_S on Monday 24th May 21:50
JakeT said:
Court you just need to own it and be the neighbour with the weird car obsession. I am, but have one other neighbour to share the weirdness (and tools)
We're known as the BMW house on the street (E63 + E91 + E70 + E85). Neighbours known as the Porsche house (911 + Macan).
Fanboys FTW
ieuandkernow said:
g3org3y said:
No more EML?
Did you go Siemens/VDO?
For now it is looking good no light! I’m going to take it to work tomorrow (74 mile round trip) to see if it resurfaces. I ended up going hella I was struggling to find the VDO units for sale I will have to see if it lasts fingers crossed it won’t go in a month Did you go Siemens/VDO?
Court_S said:
So many innuendo possibilities!
Is it an auto or manual that you’re changing?
Auto.Is it an auto or manual that you’re changing?
Deep Thought said:
Ordered a new knob!
Mines badly worn through over use.
Apparently the original one just pops off if you grip it firmly
I really wanted the 'Dark Birch' one as per the Accessories brochureMines badly worn through over use.
Apparently the original one just pops off if you grip it firmly
g3org3y said:
Over the weekend I replaced the broken engine partition on the X5
Before:
After: Almost £300 worth of plastic.
Replaced these old air filters:
(In doing so identified that one of the clips at the back is missing, thought I'd be clever and swap it with one on my Z4's N52 but unfortunately it was too big. Can't seem to find those clips listed on RealOEM which is v annoying.)
It helps to have an Alpina rep alloy to stand on to do maintenance on this car if you're a short arse like me.
Replaced the 18 inch alloys with winters to 20 inch with summers.
And after all that discovered this annoying rattle
Before:
After: Almost £300 worth of plastic.
Replaced these old air filters:
(In doing so identified that one of the clips at the back is missing, thought I'd be clever and swap it with one on my Z4's N52 but unfortunately it was too big. Can't seem to find those clips listed on RealOEM which is v annoying.)
It helps to have an Alpina rep alloy to stand on to do maintenance on this car if you're a short arse like me.
Replaced the 18 inch alloys with winters to 20 inch with summers.
And after all that discovered this annoying rattle
Edited by g3org3y on Tuesday 1st June 21:08
Edited by g3org3y on Tuesday 1st June 21:09
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