New Z4 owner
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Thanks RickRob, forum is packed full of information! I had to get her something after my purchase last year :lol:
I bought myself a 645ci and iv only let her drive it once since
. So now she has her own vert to enjoy! Although im sure il be finding excuses to take her car for a drive aswell. Its a little beauty the Z4. My sister used to have a Z3 which i used to drive quite often, but she sold it this summer, tried to get the Mrs to take the Z3 but she was insistent on a 4. The Z4 feels much more sporty than the 6 which is a big heavy cruiser but goes like stink when you press the loud peddal to the floor!
I bought myself a 645ci and iv only let her drive it once since
. So now she has her own vert to enjoy! Although im sure il be finding excuses to take her car for a drive aswell. Its a little beauty the Z4. My sister used to have a Z3 which i used to drive quite often, but she sold it this summer, tried to get the Mrs to take the Z3 but she was insistent on a 4. The Z4 feels much more sporty than the 6 which is a big heavy cruiser but goes like stink when you press the loud peddal to the floor!Here is a few pics of the 6 and a couple with the z3 alsomr wilks said:Samz42.5 said:
Nice 1 Sam ,
Z should look well on those new shoes , when you do dip into the photobucket slip a pic of the 6er up while you're at it
And 1 more with the new exhaust on the 6 series to unleash more of that v8 sound, cant really see much apart from the tips but its a full cat back stainless steel system with magnaflow backboxes
1 of the 1 series back when she was a young one (now on 193k after 7.5 years of ownership, bought it with only 36k on the clock)
So a bit a of a ropey start to my Z4 ownership. Picked the car up and drove perfectly the way back....... Then the engine light came on 5 miles from home. Car still drive fine but it hasnt gone off even this morning. The guy had an oil change done but was also low on oil on the way home. Topped that up but still no joy with the engine light. Called up the trader and he agreed to pick the car up on monday and take the car back to get it checked out. Mighty decent of him to do that i thought. Now also the alarm wont stop going off also! There doesnt seem to be any oil leaks as where the car was parked its bone dry underneath. Any common issues you guys know about to do with engine light or alarm issues?
Yea im hoping its something simple. Maybe a dodgy sensor. Alarm seems to have stopped going off after opening and closing all doors/bonnet/boot thanks god!
Just a bit of a crap start to the ownership
hopefully when its back and iv had a chance to put some proper miles on it this will all be a distant memory.
On the plus side the new mats and stubby aerial look good on the car. Cant wait to get the rest done. Seems the new bonnet badge i got from BMW was the wrong size, looks way too big for the Z but perfect for the 1 and 6 series.
Just a bit of a crap start to the ownership
hopefully when its back and iv had a chance to put some proper miles on it this will all be a distant memory. On the plus side the new mats and stubby aerial look good on the car. Cant wait to get the rest done. Seems the new bonnet badge i got from BMW was the wrong size, looks way too big for the Z but perfect for the 1 and 6 series.
Samz42.5 said:
Yep ,just disconnects , known issues with false alarms from that .
If the car has also been stood a long time before you bought it id also give it a decent trickle charge as low charge can often play games with electronics ( you should know that if you own a 6er
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The EML might be due to the air intake boot having a crack in the smaller linking pipe- common problem on z3, 3 series and z4. Cheap and easy fix http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=70223
Love the 6 and 1!
Love the 6 and 1!
Ha! Did it and no more false alarms! Thanks Mr Wilks! I Should have thought of that. Had the same issue on the 1er a couple of years ago. Il mention the bonnet switch to the dealer and see if he will replace it. Its not an expensive part so not too fussed. The 6er when i bought it, the trader was using it on a daily basis so never had any problems with that plus i find any excuse to get out in it lolmr wilks said:Yep ,just disconnects , known issues with false alarms from that .
If the car has also been stood a long time before you bought it id also give it a decent trickle charge as low charge can often play games with electronics ( you should know that if you own a 6er
. I guess the engine light may be due to a low battery, think its probably best to let him take it away and get it sorted before i start faffing around with it. The oil level has been good since it topped it up and no evidence of leaks so thats good news!
So my coding/diagnostics cable arrived today (picked up from the sorting office) got the z4 on there and found the engine light could be related to a faulty o2 sensor. Should be a quick fix for the dealers to sort out, shame the car will be 90 miles away so may only be able to pick it up next weekend myself and Mrs Sam are a bit disappointed. She still drives well, took her out for a little run today.
On a side note i coded a few cool things on my 1 series: digital speedo, digital speed display for 3 seconds after setting cruise control, lock doors after reaching 10mph, unlock all doors on removing key, open drivers door on first unlock with all doors on second unlock and being able to close windows with key removed and doors open. Some nice little touches. Will connect it upto the 6 series later this week and see what i can do! 8)
myself and Mrs Sam are a bit disappointed. She still drives well, took her out for a little run today. On a side note i coded a few cool things on my 1 series: digital speedo, digital speed display for 3 seconds after setting cruise control, lock doors after reaching 10mph, unlock all doors on removing key, open drivers door on first unlock with all doors on second unlock and being able to close windows with key removed and doors open. Some nice little touches. Will connect it upto the 6 series later this week and see what i can do! 8)