What have you done to your car today?
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The breather hoses get very brittle due to age and repeated heat cycles. I have no idea what the long hose is, looks as though it could be for the near side headlight washer.Arnie_one said:I bought new OEM separator OIL and all hoses for crankshaft ventilation and new OEM BEHR termostat.
interesting: I did it with my hand with no much power.
i only dont understand this hose, why is so long, now i dont have this hose i my car.
anybody know ?
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Zedebee said:The breather hoses get very brittle due to age and repeated heat cycles. I have no idea what the long hose is, looks as though it could be for the near side headlight washer.Arnie_one said:I bought new OEM separator OIL and all hoses for crankshaft ventilation and new OEM BEHR termostat.
interesting: I did it with my hand with no much power.
i only dont understand this hose, why is so long, now i dont have this hose i my car.
anybody know ?
Agree that looks like the headlight washer hose but where did it come from? Unless OP removed the bumper, there no reason for to have come off (unless prior owner removed it and plugged the reservoir end).
Progressing slowly but smoothly with VANOS refurb. Had to wait for some new allen keys as the 8mm needed for the piston caps are on TIGHT and I managed to twist a key. No issues when using new Bondhus brand keys, quality is exceptional and live up to their reputation.
VANOS off after some slight flexing of the cross member and wiggling of the VANOS unit.
Getting there!
VANOS off after some slight flexing of the cross member and wiggling of the VANOS unit.
Getting there!
this weekend I replaced my android AvinUSA screen with a new Hifimax android 13 running ID8+.
My old unit which is a PX6 works fine but is limited to android 9 and slightly slow. The reason for the change is to get the steering wheel controls fully working and the new unit connects via the LDVS lead back to the original car system.
Thougfht it would be a straight swap!! nope as I had removed the hybrid TV module on the first install, good job I didn't sell it so had to refit that in the back of the boot. Also as I have DSP i had to move the aux plug which made it a bit tight when getting all the loom in behind the radio.
link to screen https://hifimaxnavi.com/products/10-25-bmw-z4-e85-e86-android-gps-screen-wireless-carplay-android-auto?variant=40221292691550
My old unit which is a PX6 works fine but is limited to android 9 and slightly slow. The reason for the change is to get the steering wheel controls fully working and the new unit connects via the LDVS lead back to the original car system.
Thougfht it would be a straight swap!! nope as I had removed the hybrid TV module on the first install, good job I didn't sell it so had to refit that in the back of the boot. Also as I have DSP i had to move the aux plug which made it a bit tight when getting all the loom in behind the radio.
link to screen https://hifimaxnavi.com/products/10-25-bmw-z4-e85-e86-android-gps-screen-wireless-carplay-android-auto?variant=40221292691550
Shropshire, UK
The washer fluid bottle has been leaking since before Xmas, with the melted slush on the roads this last week it's been really annoying not having the ability to wash the crap away mid-journey. As I'd had the tank out and cleaned it end of last year I was pretty sure it hadn't cracked, but was either leaking from one of the pumps or the headlight washer pipes.
Over the weekend I pulled both pumps out and reseated them snugly in the rubber mounts, couldn't see any damage to the rubber mounts. Filled up with water and nothing leaked even when blowing into the tank to vaguely pressurise it. Refilled with screenwash given the recent temperatures - don't want to freeze and burst a pipe! - and it's held liquid for over 24 hours at this point so I think I've fixed it.
Next up, the gaping hole in the dashboard where the head unit should be. That's waiting on some CAD design for a bracket to drop the screen. Which I should be working on rather than looking at the forum
Over the weekend I pulled both pumps out and reseated them snugly in the rubber mounts, couldn't see any damage to the rubber mounts. Filled up with water and nothing leaked even when blowing into the tank to vaguely pressurise it. Refilled with screenwash given the recent temperatures - don't want to freeze and burst a pipe! - and it's held liquid for over 24 hours at this point so I think I've fixed it.
Next up, the gaping hole in the dashboard where the head unit should be. That's waiting on some CAD design for a bracket to drop the screen. Which I should be working on rather than looking at the forum
Rotterdam
Once I had changed the HID lamps, I drove from Brecon in Wales to Aberfeldy in Scotland for a few days away while I’m using up the last two weeks of my holiday allowance.
Was a nice cruise up. Took about 7h 45 if you take out the stops. Did about 35mpg which isn’t bad for a supercharged 3.0si doing 75-80.
Was a nice cruise up. Took about 7h 45 if you take out the stops. Did about 35mpg which isn’t bad for a supercharged 3.0si doing 75-80.
Z4supercharged
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At last i got my car dyno and tuned, small boost e85 fuel 396whp/513wnm 0.6Bar.
