Another Roof Motor Replaced by Bowser134

bowser134 · Post by **bowser134** » Thu Dec 27, 2018 9:39 am

Thanks for the feedback guys

z4dudio · Post by **z4dudio** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 2:17 pm

I know this is an old post, but have been searching for ways to fix my soft top motor (recently stopped working) and I think I could benefit from bowser134 help. Whats the best way to get in contact?

greg81 · Post by **greg81** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:47 pm

z4dudio wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2019 2:17 pm I know this is an old post, but have been searching for ways to fix my soft top motor (recently stopped working) and I think I could benefit from bowser134 help. Whats the best way to get in contact?

A couple more posts and you'll be able to PM him by clicking his name in the post immediately before yours.

Where in the country are you based? There's Bowser south west, Number5 south east (I believe) and "Durham Dave" surprisingly enough near Durham. All of these are well respected folk that can help you out

99ron · Post by **99ron** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:36 pm

Also here...

https://www.facebook.com/rbmhampshire/
Unit B, Hook House Farm, London Road
RG27 9EQ Hook, Wokingham, United Kingdom
01256 856606

bowser134 · Post by **bowser134** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 11:39 pm

z4dudio wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2019 2:17 pm I know this is an old post, but have been searching for ways to fix my soft top motor (recently stopped working) and I think I could benefit from bowser134 help. Whats the best way to get in contact?

99ron wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:36 pm Also here...

https://www.facebook.com/rbmhampshire/
Unit B, Hook House Farm, London Road
RG27 9EQ Hook, Wokingham, United Kingdom
01256 856606

Or you can email me at [email protected]

z4dudio · Post by **z4dudio** » Fri Dec 20, 2019 7:53 am

Thanks for the quick reply. Durham's a bit of a trek as I'm based near Oxford. Not long had my zed, great forum. Will be in touch.

Lord Walker · Post by **Lord Walker** » Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:36 pm

I joined the forum as I'd just bought my Z4.

2 days later the Roof motor went!

Read the invaluable post and have just left a message for Ross to call me so I can book the car in!

Will update when it's all done.

Cheers,

M

Stocko · Post by **Stocko** » Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:56 am

Hi, Bowser, the motor on my E85 has finally seized or succumbed to the rain! Do you still do the repairs and if so, can you PM me your contact details? Many thanks!

wonkydonkey · Post by **wonkydonkey** » Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:19 am

Stocko wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:56 am Hi, Bowser, the motor on my E85 has finally seized or succumbed to the rain! Do you still do the repairs and if so, can you PM me your contact details? Many thanks!

He's given contact details just three posts above yours in this thread.

colb · Post by **colb** » Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:24 pm

Moved mine to the boot soon after getting the car, it was working ok but decided to check it out and move it. If you remove the small inspection panel located at the front of the rear wheel arch you can see the drain end with its rubber valve, pull the valve off and get a flexible rod or cable and give the drain a good poke to make sure its not clogged up. Leave the rubber valve off when you put it back together. If you are ging to move the motor to the boot, remove the parcel shelf from the boot and the side support panel it rests on then you will see the motor in the well. It is held in there with cable ties that you can't see. The top of the plastic housing is secured with tape, you need to try and remove this to flip the top off to reveal the motor and pump. Brute upward force will break the ties and allow the unit to be lifted out, I managed to free mine using a long metal bar forced in between the plastic housing lid and the main body of the container. The ties will eventually snap or the slot on the plastic housing where the ties are threaded through snaps through releasing it. Lift it out and pull it back into the boot, the cvables and pipes are long enough to reposition it. Now is the time to dry it out and lubricate it if its been in water. If its dry and working just relocate it using tie wraps using the small bracket hiding behind the side wall carpet. You have to make a new hole in the plastic side support to route the cable and pipes from its new position. Good guides with photos on this and other forums. Apart from getting the motor out I found the hardest part was getting the shelf retaining clips back on the shelf, they have to be in the right orientation to snap back in and you have to reach around from inside the car to get them in place by feel. There are people who can do this job in 40mins, it took me a lot longer but would be faster having done it now.

Dapse · Post by **Dapse** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:48 pm

Bowser134 = Absolute legend

Think he should be nickname 'Z4 Roof god' going forward. Got mine sorted in less than an hour

You can get in touch with him via [email protected]

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