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chrisg

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Hi - when I look at my new to me low mileage z4, it’s clear that the visible maintenance jobs like roof motors and abs etc haven’t been done - it’s booked in to zshed and they can be fixed in one day (very happy)

Things like paintwork and wheels can wait - but my question to the group is - what are the jobs on the engine that I should be looking for ? It’s low miles at 47k so I suspect that it hasn’t been serviced every year- what should I be looking for and checking under the bonnet ?
 
chrisg said:
Hi - when I look at my new to me low mileage z4, it’s clear that the visible maintenance jobs like roof motors and abs etc haven’t been done - it’s booked in to zshed and they can be fixed in one day (very happy)

Things like paintwork and wheels can wait - but my question to the group is - what are the jobs on the engine that I should be looking for ? It’s low miles at 47k so I suspect that it hasn’t been serviced every year- what should I be looking for and checking under the bonnet ?
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May help to state what model it is and post it in the relevant section ? :thumbsup:
 
Post it in the E85/E86 section (or Mods may move it for you)
A potentially larger section of the forum will read it

Oh and welcome - better get some pics up of your car before the photo Police arrive :wink:
 
Welcome to the forum Chris. :thumbsup:

You might want to ask Mike to check the rear brake pipes for corrosion. He replaced them on my previous E86 as I had MOT advisories for them 2 years running!

Your car will have the N52 engine that has an electric water pump which will die at some point causing overheating in less than a mile. The pump in my first E86 died at 60K miles, but my 2nd was on the original when I sold it at 91K so it's a bit of a lottery. But some people get them replaced to avoid being stranded, although they aren't cheap at £250/300 if you avoid BMW who charge £500+. :o

Anyway photos of you car would be nice!
 
Thank you fellas - pics on the way - so far I haven’t had it for many days and I keep finding new surprises - today I noticed that the reason that the front fog lights didn’t work - was because they aren’t there ….
 
That might be a good thing because they always seem to end up getting damp inside which ruins the reflectors.

And when was the last time you used front fog-lights?
 
Will these fit ? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256649341730?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=HZOG_PavQwO&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=4DYYynXhT56&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

They are 9 inch and 8.5
 
chrisg said:
Will these fit ? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256649341730?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=HZOG_PavQwO&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=4DYYynXhT56&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

They are 9 inch and 8.5
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If you have the offsets of the ebay ones and your ones
www.willtheyfit.com will tell you how they will sit in relation to each other. It's a great website for playing with wheels sizes/ offsets.
 
Added the Bluetooth module to the cd multi changer plugs in the boot today - what’s a lovely surprise - plug and play and bingo !

Has anyone got an iPhone 14 to work ? As a phone I mean
 
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