What have you done to your car today?

ben g said:
mjennings23 said:
20180515_192850.jpg

Looking pretty again! Also sorted out the rattle I had, so all is well for the time being!
Click to expand...

Lovely looking roadster :thumbsup:

Have you checked out your wipers? They sit abnormally high up the windscreen. I think it's something to do with the motor.
Click to expand...

Cheers for pointing this out, pulled the motor today and it was grease covered. Parking much better now, blades fully on the black part of the screen
 
mjennings23 said:
ben g said:
mjennings23 said:
20180515_192850.jpg

Looking pretty again! Also sorted out the rattle I had, so all is well for the time being!
Click to expand...

Lovely looking roadster :thumbsup:

Have you checked out your wipers? They sit abnormally high up the windscreen. I think it's something to do with the motor.
Click to expand...

Cheers for pointing this out, pulled the motor today and it was grease covered. Parking much better now, blades fully on the black part of the screen
Click to expand...

Nice one. Nice easy fix :thumbsup: I think it's quite a common issue amongst Z4 owners.
 
firebobby said:
Check out the threads about sticky steering, it may give you some clues about what the feeling is like. There seems to be a few who have the Knock from the front end, have you tried tightening the tie bars in the engine bay.
Click to expand...

I will have a look, cheers :thumbsup:

Re. The Knock sound, I tightened those bars yesterday as that's what I thought it was. I also made sure the strut nuts were tight.

It feels like it's coming from the central part of the car, rather than any particular side. Could it be engine mounts? The car is 15 years old and has 125,000 miles on it, so these could possibly be due for replacement, at a guess?

When I had my alignment done yesterday, they never mentioned anything, so I can't imagine it being suspension/hub related.
 
ben g said:
mjennings23 said:
ben g said:
Lovely looking roadster :thumbsup:

Have you checked out your wipers? They sit abnormally high up the windscreen. I think it's something to do with the motor.
Click to expand...

Cheers for pointing this out, pulled the motor today and it was grease covered. Parking much better now, blades fully on the black part of the screen
Click to expand...

Nice one. Nice easy fix :thumbsup: I think it's quite a common issue amongst Z4 owners.
Click to expand...

Indeed, and good to clear out the forest I found underneath the scuttle too! All empty and drain lines clear again, so that's a perk. Wiper ball joints looking okay too, applied some new grease to them anyway along with the wiper arms so all should be good now.
 
ben g said:
firebobby said:
Check out the threads about sticky steering, it may give you some clues about what the feeling is like. There seems to be a few who have the Knock from the front end, have you tried tightening the tie bars in the engine bay.
Click to expand...

I will have a look, cheers :thumbsup:

Re. The Knock sound, I tightened those bars yesterday as that's what I thought it was. I also made sure the strut nuts were tight.

It feels like it's coming from the central part of the car, rather than any particular side. Could it be engine mounts? The car is 15 years old and has 125,000 miles on it, so these could possibly be due for replacement, at a guess?

When I had my alignment done yesterday, they never mentioned anything, so I can't imagine it being suspension/hub related.
Click to expand...
Could it be your suspension top mounts ??, these do fail
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipN4ZSlhZaTNIYaVp3avdmpOMrOHIsImXhpA5JijRmxRQhoDOkdmrkquyXJqvesi5Q/photo/AF1QipNI2YG2P7M1Za-XYz-DK3Rgl-Bhc0OAds2rpxpN?key=ZU41dHozQWZwQmctSWZvMFUxcHBfUzlkaFJoTENB
 
Fitted gapTech RCH+, really pleased with it. Also moved Parrot display to the ashtray, just need to find a good place to hide the Parrot control now.
 
Finally got rid of the 3 lights on me dash ready for MOT with help from IamOrion, traction control, handbrake and ABS, replacing both the ABS pressure sensors did the job (£34) one step closer to getting her back on road!
 
BigAlC said:
Fitted gapTech RCH+, really pleased with it. Also moved Parrot display to the ashtray, just need to find a good place to hide the Parrot control now.
Click to expand...
You got a pic of that? Interesting idea.
Cheers
D
 
firebobby said:
Could it be your suspension top mounts ??, these do fail
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipN4ZSlhZaTNIYaVp3avdmpOMrOHIsImXhpA5JijRmxRQhoDOkdmrkquyXJqvesi5Q/photo/AF1QipNI2YG2P7M1Za-XYz-DK3Rgl-Bhc0OAds2rpxpN?key=ZU41dHozQWZwQmctSWZvMFUxcHBfUzlkaFJoTENB
Click to expand...

I replaced those last month, when I changed the shocks. I fitted new Lemforder top mounts, so I'd be very surprised if one has failed already.

I have 2 random noises on the go, which makes it even more annoying :lol: The one when pulling away (loud knock from centre of the car) and one when driving normally (drivers side front).

Will have to get it down to my indy to have a look soon as it just makes me feel uneasy when driving it. I just took it for a drive down B roads and it corners fine (really well, infact). It's just the strange noises that make me feel a bit uneasy :headbang: :thumbsup:
 
Fitted a new underseat first aid bin to driver's seat and replaced garish aftermarket silver gear knob with a ZHP style knob.

Before:20180516_203925.jpg

After:
20180516_210631.jpg

Awful sticker will be removed this week :lol:
 
Finally fitted my new wheels!!
 

Attachments

  • IMG_20180516_194715.jpg
    IMG_20180516_194715.jpg
    180.3 KB · Views: 659
  • IMG_20180516_194448.jpg
    IMG_20180516_194448.jpg
    210.3 KB · Views: 659
  • IMG_20180516_183947.jpg
    IMG_20180516_183947.jpg
    258.9 KB · Views: 659
BigAlC said:
Fitted gapTech RCH+, really pleased with it. Also moved Parrot display to the ashtray, just need to find a good place to hide the Parrot control now.
Click to expand...
Is it a parrot mki9100?
I've got my parrot mki9100 screen permanently mounted in the same place. I mounted the controller to the back of power socket/lighter blank plug. I store it in the glove box when not in use and then slot it in to the lighter socket when I'm in the car. It looks neat and the best bit is with the controller stowed in the glovebox and the ashtray flap hiding the screen, nothing is on display
 
Had the roof off a lot lately thanks to the sunshine but seem to have developed the dreaded knocking parcel shelf as a result. Not quite sure why this would happen, need to investigate :|
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom