Hope it's sorted Ron.
Tim.
Hope it's sorted Ron.
Good to have a diagnosis and look on the bright side having an extended warrantyronk wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:01 pm Well my 335 Battery draw isn’t a failing Battery!
The heating & vent system is controlled by a box of tricks and seven stepper motors linked in series and there are 61 codes recorded on the motors and 62 on the box of tricks
The car goes into the dealership tomorrow and hire car is waiting. It’s no simple fix apparently. Dashboard out !
He said quite emphatically- do not let them do a re set of the codes - there is a system fault!
Here’s hoping you have a Duff Battery.
Now that’s something you normally wouldn’t wish on someone!!!
I have the Comprehensive cover which I think is around £41 per month, I only really took it out when I heard how much a new engine costs, think it was 13k Kinda glad I did take out the warranty as there's reports of injectors failing on 2016 and early 2017 builds with the B58 engine which can cause engine failure and potential hydrolocking from fuel flooding the bores. BMW haven't officially recognised it as an issue but have revised the injectors. I know some owners of 2016/17 cars have swapped the injectors out, cost around £600 plus fitting ontop but I see alot of failures are on modified cars but there has been some stock engine failures.ronk wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:23 pm I also have a £250 excess with a £422 premium
From memory the zero excess policy is circa £750 so it’s simple to work out which is the better deal!
As a post script to this part of my part of the battery saga. The BMW insured warranty have been 1st class - so if you do have a problem other than a failing battery the will help.
Indeed, the seem to have got me to have got me to the front of the queue at the dealership tomorrow.
Sorry but that is a terrible idea. The S/S functions on all modern cars require a raft of criteria to be met before the S/S will operate.
As a starting point it could be a first indicator all isn't well as the Intelligent battery monitor will most likely trigger certain functions to be switched off including stop/start, air con etc.
I bought my CTEK charger from Tayna, very efficient and arrived following morning. Plusses of having an older car Unfortunately the battery needs coding on mine otherwise I think they get cooked as the car still thinks it's got the old battery. I imagine BMW would charge a standard hours labour to fit and code a battery so 100 quid or so plus cost of the battery so 3 to 400 quid id imagineZ4C_er wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:15 am I just this week fitted this battery:
https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/bosch/s4011/
Took the old one out, plonked this one in and Bob's your Uncle!
No coding.
What do you own? I have an E86, and apparently I don't need coding.TitanTim wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:31 amI bought my CTEK charger from Tayna, very efficient and arrived following morning. Plusses of having an older car Unfortunately the battery needs coding on mine otherwise I think they get cooked as the car still thinks it's got the old battery. I imagine BMW would charge a standard hours labour to fit and code a battery so 100 quid or so plus cost of the battery so 3 to 400 quid id imagineZ4C_er wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:15 am I just this week fitted this battery:
https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/bosch/s4011/
Took the old one out, plonked this one in and Bob's your Uncle!
No coding.
Tim.
When BMW replaced the battery In tge 335 under warranty in late 2017, I was told that the cost to me would have been about £400
Mines a 2016 M140i. I'm unsure when coding was introduced for a new battery but my 2012 Z4 I think needed it but I don't think my old E87s did and my 2001 Z3 didn't as it was just a straightforward swap.Z4C_er wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:40 amWhat do you own? I have an E86, and apparently I don't need coding.TitanTim wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:31 amI bought my CTEK charger from Tayna, very efficient and arrived following morning. Plusses of having an older car Unfortunately the battery needs coding on mine otherwise I think they get cooked as the car still thinks it's got the old battery. I imagine BMW would charge a standard hours labour to fit and code a battery so 100 quid or so plus cost of the battery so 3 to 400 quid id imagineZ4C_er wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:15 am I just this week fitted this battery:
https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/bosch/s4011/
Took the old one out, plonked this one in and Bob's your Uncle!
No coding.
Tim.
But, I have to say Tayna are great.