Roof Hydraulics Leaking Oil

J

jleckenby

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 Leeds, UK
Evening all,

Just before I went on holiday, when I opened the roof oil started dripping from the mechanism on the drivers side :(

I’m hoping it’s a split hose I can replace. Has anyone else had similar issues?

Thanks
James
 
Can you be more specif as to the location ?
All of the lines are simple connections to swap, its just a case of getting access to them.

If you are based in Leeds, send DucklakeView (Mike) a message on Merseyside. He will know whats where.
 
There have been a few cases of the hydraulic lines failing on the E89. Depending on where it is, if it's the one that goes to the top lock, it is a very labour intensive fix, as the line snakes it's way through a very difficult route.

Mine failed a couple of months ago, and Cayman Autos of Dorking (a hard top specialist), charged a very competitive £900 to change the hose. This was one that was made up by a company such as Pirtek, as opposed to a OEM replacement from BMW, that comes with the wiring/loom wrapped around it.

If you google it, there have been documented cases on the net, and the complexity of the fix.
 
Poltergeist1966 said:
There have been a few cases of the hydraulic lines failing on the E89. Depending on where it is, if it's the one that goes to the top lock, it is a very labour intensive fix, as the line snakes it's way through a very difficult route.

Mine failed a couple of months ago, and Cayman Autos of Dorking (a hard top specialist), charged a very competitive £900 to change the hose. This was one that was made up by a company such as Pirtek, as opposed to a OEM replacement from BMW, that comes with the wiring/loom wrapped around it.

If you google it, there have been documented cases on the net, and the complexity of the fix.
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£900, competitive to change a hose erm, absolute daylight robbery!

Op, and me an email.. [email protected] and I'll send you my number, we'll get this fixed for a fraction of that cost!

Cheers Number5..

Mike
 
Ducklakeview said:
£900, competitive to change a hose erm, absolute daylight robbery!

Op, and me an email.. [email protected] and I'll send you my number, we'll get this fixed for a fraction of that cost!

Cheers Number5..

Mike
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They had to completely disassemble the roof to fit the hose and it took 2.5 days - I've heard of, and had far more horrendous quotes for the same work!

This was to fit a new hose in its entirety, not repairing a borked section, by using connectors. I should have also said that 3 micro switches were replaced as part of the total cost. Also included the dreaded VAT.
 
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