Hi all, first post after buying a Z4 with a non working roof a few weeks backs.
Read a lot of useful posts on here that I couldn't have done the job without.
As I'm in Scotland and it look liked the nearest person to do motor relocation was the North of England, I thought I'd give it a go myself.
Took forever and every bit of me hurts now
, but eventually got the motor out of it's watery casing and in to the boot.
The motor always turned but the roof wouldn't go up or down without help, turned out the bypass valve was stuck.
I managed to wiggle it out with some small needle nose pliers, the bolt on the other side of the pump was stuck solid, so there was no way to knock it through from that side.
If you're anywhere near someone who can do the job for you I'd say that's definetly the way to go!
Just need to work out how to get the hinge plate back in for the shelf now as the hydraulic cables are in the way.
Read a lot of useful posts on here that I couldn't have done the job without.
As I'm in Scotland and it look liked the nearest person to do motor relocation was the North of England, I thought I'd give it a go myself.
Took forever and every bit of me hurts now
, but eventually got the motor out of it's watery casing and in to the boot.The motor always turned but the roof wouldn't go up or down without help, turned out the bypass valve was stuck.
I managed to wiggle it out with some small needle nose pliers, the bolt on the other side of the pump was stuck solid, so there was no way to knock it through from that side.
If you're anywhere near someone who can do the job for you I'd say that's definetly the way to go!
Just need to work out how to get the hinge plate back in for the shelf now as the hydraulic cables are in the way.
North West Surrey
