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Right guys..... update . Having dealt with another roof issue today, I was astounded to find that the hall sensors that tend to crack and fail, have gone up in price .........from 14.00 plus VAT , to 127.00 plus VAT. I got my local Sytner main dealer to check my old invoices as I could not believe this apparent increase , and they have just phoned back to confirm that BMW UK are saying that is the new price ! So be warned .

Dietcokeman wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:12 pm Right guys..... update . Having dealt with another roof issue today, I was astounded to find that the hall sensors that tend to crack and fail, have gone up in price .........from 14.00 plus VAT , to 127.00 plus VAT. I got my local Sytner main dealer to check my old invoices as I could not believe this apparent increase , and they have just phoned back to confirm that BMW UK are saying that is the new price ! So be warned .

Thieving ba##ards

Sorry to hijack an old thread.....but just an update on the price hike of hall sensors. They have now risen from £15 to £177 + VAT. I found out the hard way today.

wu_swordsman wrote: ↑Tue Jul 17, 2018 4:17 pm Sorry to hijack an old thread.....but just an update on the price hike of hall sensors. They have now risen from £15 to £177 + VAT. I found out the hard way today.

Which one is faulty and how do you know?

Hall Sensor VSW10 Code 00A698 - Errors logged

Every hall sensor is the same part either way - Part no 54377224679

Invoiced £177 for the part. This previous part was £15 when I looked 2 years ago.

Reason i ask is that the problem i had was the dodgy connector on the right hand boot lift cylinder with the short lead. It just needed re-plugging more firmly and cable tying. Could be nothing wrong with the actual hall sensor.

Thank you for this - I have passed to the tech's to take into consideration when diagnosing.

Forgot to update - turned out it was a combination of a Hall sensor and two micro switches....had the car back more than a week now with no issue.....its like a new car. It had been bonging at me intermittently for two years. Peace is restored * sheds a tear of happiness *

Hi,

The a696 fault code means that one or both of the Hall sensors on the ram in the boot on the right had failed. There seems to be some kind of manufacturing fault with these that takes years to show up. The replacement E89 part from BMW is around GBP200 but the identical part is available for E88 at GBP15 under part number 54347190735.

Red61 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:26 am The replacement E89 part from BMW is around GBP200 but the identical part is available for E88 at GBP15 under part number 54347190735.

wu_swordsman wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:32 am Forgot to update - turned out it was a combination of a Hall sensor and two micro switches....had the car back more than a week now with no issue.....its like a new car. It had been bonging at me intermittently for two years. Peace is restored * sheds a tear of happiness *

2 years?! you're patient

tintoverano wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:42 am

wu_swordsman wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:32 am Forgot to update - turned out it was a combination of a Hall sensor and two micro switches....had the car back more than a week now with no issue.....its like a new car. It had been bonging at me intermittently for two years. Peace is restored * sheds a tear of happiness *

2 years?! you're patient

He must be! It took you another 2 years to reply to him.

enuff_zed wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:52 am

tintoverano wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:42 am

wu_swordsman wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:32 am Forgot to update - turned out it was a combination of a Hall sensor and two micro switches....had the car back more than a week now with no issue.....its like a new car. It had been bonging at me intermittently for two years. Peace is restored * sheds a tear of happiness *

2 years?! you're patient

He must be! It took you another 2 years to reply to him.

I just scrolled up

lol, just spotted this. The bong was annoying but it didn't stop my enjoyment of the car. The two years just highlighted BMW's attitude and incompetence towards cars that aren't brand new or under warranty. They aren't their priority. It took them two years of me taking it back monthly before they got fed up of seeing me and carried out a proper investigation for such a simple fault.

I usually have to re-secure the cylinder 6 plug after a service also as it always falls out due to BMW not putting it back in properly. It's apparently finicky to put back with a strut brace...even though I have no problem clipping it in place and there is plenty space. So if you find one day, a loss of power and a lumpy engine after a dealer service - OBII it and I guarantee it's a loose cylinder 6 plug ("cylinder 6 misfire"). It could just save you the diagnosis fee and cost for them "to fix" as they wont claim liability as it usually takes a few days to work itself loose.

The good news is my Z4 has been a 100% pleasure, fault free and an MOT dream for the past two years.

I have no such experience fortunately

have the car for 18 months now, but never been to a bmw shop or indy - front dampers had to be refurbished

I managed to fix what came up so far, plus maintenance and preventive actions