Hi,
Just thought I'd share these photos with you. Iridium Engineering took them whilst they had my car in for Inspection II.
I'd never used Iridium Engineering before, in fact I'd never even heard of them, but their website, professionalism and general helpfulness over the phone and email inspired a lot of confidence. I particularly liked the fact they had a page on their website dedicated to the S54 engine.
http://www.iridiumengineering.co.uk/m3insp2.htm
So I booked myself in and dropped the car down there for a few days. A couple of days later I was told that the service was done, three valve clearances needed adjusting (they provided a before and after comparison and measurements of all clearances), and that one of my brake calipers had seized. They even sent me a Youtube walkaround video showing the wheel spinning on the good side, and the other wheel seized on the bad side, also the damage caused to the disc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5x9IYFcqNk&feature=youtu.be
I confirmed that I'd like the brake caliper replacing (price was very reasonable) and collected the car the next day, all fixed and cleaned too.
What a difference! The new gear oil has really improved the gearshift. So much slicker than before, the diff also doesn't make any noise around tight roundabouts anymore. I'm sure it goes faster now that the front brake isn't dragging too!!
All in all, very happy with the car and extremely pleased with the service from Iridium Engineering. Approximately half the price that the BMW main quoted me, and probably a much more thorough job. I would highly recommend them to anyone on the south coast.
Pics...
Just thought I'd share these photos with you. Iridium Engineering took them whilst they had my car in for Inspection II.
I'd never used Iridium Engineering before, in fact I'd never even heard of them, but their website, professionalism and general helpfulness over the phone and email inspired a lot of confidence. I particularly liked the fact they had a page on their website dedicated to the S54 engine.
http://www.iridiumengineering.co.uk/m3insp2.htm
So I booked myself in and dropped the car down there for a few days. A couple of days later I was told that the service was done, three valve clearances needed adjusting (they provided a before and after comparison and measurements of all clearances), and that one of my brake calipers had seized. They even sent me a Youtube walkaround video showing the wheel spinning on the good side, and the other wheel seized on the bad side, also the damage caused to the disc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5x9IYFcqNk&feature=youtu.be
I confirmed that I'd like the brake caliper replacing (price was very reasonable) and collected the car the next day, all fixed and cleaned too.
What a difference! The new gear oil has really improved the gearshift. So much slicker than before, the diff also doesn't make any noise around tight roundabouts anymore. I'm sure it goes faster now that the front brake isn't dragging too!!
All in all, very happy with the car and extremely pleased with the service from Iridium Engineering. Approximately half the price that the BMW main quoted me, and probably a much more thorough job. I would highly recommend them to anyone on the south coast.
Pics...
