Wanted - e85 roof motor
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Both were out of stock when i ordered today but they will get both tomorrow and forward them on so should have them in time for the weekend.
i will take plenty of pics and if there is any i think will be any extra help to an already great guide i will post them up. fingers crossed all goes well at the weekend. :yeah:
i will take plenty of pics and if there is any i think will be any extra help to an already great guide i will post them up. fingers crossed all goes well at the weekend. :yeah:
BPM-Z4R said:
I used him for a major service 2. When I brought my car needed a lot of things done to it. I basically wanted every filter, belt (not chain), sparks, oil, brakes disks & pads all round oh and antifreeze. Not forgetting my roof motor lol. I like to know my car is perfect engine/handling wise.
He was very good, he said the antifreeze didn't need doing as he tested it. He found one of my links in a bad way & replaced it. He didn't charge me extra for that as the price cancelled out which was honest of him.
His a top lad really, fully BMW trained, his car was recently in bmw performance magazine too. He basically fully rebuilt engine modifying it, doing all the calculations & importing his parts from America. Last rolling road was 600bhp at the fly and think was 480-490 at the wheels from memory.
Got my new roof motor in and working! 
Was a long day to be honest, but got there in the end. the guide is fantastic.
All I would add is be mindfull of any fluid that leaks, I thought I had only let a little amount escape (half a bottle top worth) when I swapped the lines over but this was enough to stop there being enough umpf to raise the drivers side so the roof was beginning to twist, after stripping back down again and topping the new pump up all was fine.
Apart from this issue the job is not as hard as I had feared and would have no issue doing it again or helping anyone who needs it.
Also got my gap-tech fitted whilst the sealant was drying on the motor housing
Was a long day to be honest, but got there in the end. the guide is fantastic.
All I would add is be mindfull of any fluid that leaks, I thought I had only let a little amount escape (half a bottle top worth) when I swapped the lines over but this was enough to stop there being enough umpf to raise the drivers side so the roof was beginning to twist, after stripping back down again and topping the new pump up all was fine.
Apart from this issue the job is not as hard as I had feared and would have no issue doing it again or helping anyone who needs it.
Also got my gap-tech fitted whilst the sealant was drying on the motor housing
BPM-Z4R said:Got my new roof motor in and working!
Was a long day to be honest, but got there in the end. the guide is fantastic.
All I would add is be mindfull of any fluid that leaks, I thought I had only let a little amount escape (half a bottle top worth) when I swapped the lines over but this was enough to stop there being enough umpf to raise the drivers side so the roof was beginning to twist, after stripping back down again and topping the new pump up all was fine.
Apart from this issue the job is not as hard as I had feared and would have no issue doing it again or helping anyone who needs it.
Also got my gap-tech fitted whilst the sealant was drying on the motor housing
out of curiosity how did you top the fluid back up..
Marc-j said:
It was a real mess, looked just the same as the one in the guide, maybe tad worse. There was also a dirty warer line in the well where the motor sits that was deeper than the motor
clearly the car has never been garaged, i gave the drain hole a good clean at the same time.deka said:BPM-Z4R said:Got my new roof motor in and working!
Was a long day to be honest, but got there in the end. the guide is fantastic.
All I would add is be mindfull of any fluid that leaks, I thought I had only let a little amount escape (half a bottle top worth) when I swapped the lines over but this was enough to stop there being enough umpf to raise the drivers side so the roof was beginning to twist, after stripping back down again and topping the new pump up all was fine.
Apart from this issue the job is not as hard as I had feared and would have no issue doing it again or helping anyone who needs it.
Also got my gap-tech fitted whilst the sealant was drying on the motor housing
out of curiosity how did you top the fluid back up..
I stood the motor upright with the white/clear reservoir at the top and undid the little allen bolt on top if it and poured a little in.
five years in a pool of slime
Recently did mine myself and its fine now. Wasn't as bad as I was expecting and the guide on here is very useful.
Few tips:
Buy a new motor housing, not cheap for a piece of plastic but the old one will be soaked and filthy.
Follow old numbers for hydraulic lines and ignor new motor numbers.
Follow old wiring on the new motor too.
Top up any slight amount of fluid lost while transferring the hydraulic lines from the old motor to the new one. I used some fluid from the old motor. You can drain and top up the fluid via the Allen bolt in the top of the plastic reservoir.
Also give drain holes a good clean while the roofs off.
And lastly just take your time and have some help at hand.
I'm no mechanic but am used to using tools and working on cars and found it fairly simple.
Few tips:
Buy a new motor housing, not cheap for a piece of plastic but the old one will be soaked and filthy.
Follow old numbers for hydraulic lines and ignor new motor numbers.
Follow old wiring on the new motor too.
Top up any slight amount of fluid lost while transferring the hydraulic lines from the old motor to the new one. I used some fluid from the old motor. You can drain and top up the fluid via the Allen bolt in the top of the plastic reservoir.
Also give drain holes a good clean while the roofs off.
And lastly just take your time and have some help at hand.
I'm no mechanic but am used to using tools and working on cars and found it fairly simple.