What have you done to your car today?
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Gloucester
Quick oil change, then off to Liverpool to catch the Steam Packet to Douglas. Staff on the boat trusted the handbrake about as much as I do and chocked the wheels as well. (I always leave it in gear, does the same job.)
Only 7k miles on the oil/filter and it was overdue by my reckoning. Definitely need to stick to nearer a 5k regime I think. Think the BMW recommendation is nearer 15k miles. Madness. Ready for the second half of the year hooning now.
Only 7k miles on the oil/filter and it was overdue by my reckoning. Definitely need to stick to nearer a 5k regime I think. Think the BMW recommendation is nearer 15k miles. Madness. Ready for the second half of the year hooning now.
Rear wheel arches off, Lanoguard'd all of the inner arch. Was good timing as surface rust was just starting to form.
Feels like an every two year job to me to keep the rust at bay.
Two of the 19" CSL rims fitted - was going dark so I'll do the fronts and Lanoguard front arches whilst I'm there.
Feels like an every two year job to me to keep the rust at bay.
Two of the 19" CSL rims fitted - was going dark so I'll do the fronts and Lanoguard front arches whilst I'm there.
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Rotterdam
Broke the driver's side cupholder with my knee getting in. I forgot I had an empty cup in there I was planning on throwing out later. The good news, my offside cupholder turned out to be broken some time ago, so when I ordered a replacement for that one from AliExpress, I ordered both at the same time. Combo deal was cheaper. So I had a spare ready to go.
The not so good news is that the force of the knock apparently broke some plastic clips on/in the actual vent piece, one of which is the tab/piece the screw goes through to secure the cupholder in place (which slides on). Managed to print some sort of a replacement tab, got everything superglued together, and now with the new cupholder in place it's all good again.
Felt like a right idiot the moment I stepped in and my knee hit the cupholder though :/
The not so good news is that the force of the knock apparently broke some plastic clips on/in the actual vent piece, one of which is the tab/piece the screw goes through to secure the cupholder in place (which slides on). Managed to print some sort of a replacement tab, got everything superglued together, and now with the new cupholder in place it's all good again.
Felt like a right idiot the moment I stepped in and my knee hit the cupholder though :/
south yorkshire
Cleaned and waxed ready for z fest
Oh dear I’ve just read your other post at the show
To be fair the rain wasn’t too bad on the way down and the weather was lovely when we were thereOh dear I’ve just read your other post at the show
MOT pass this morning, one advisory again for a very small windscreen chip that isn't getting any worse.
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Tried to remove the front arches to Lanoguard inside but two bolts rusted on. Bolt remover kit ordered from Amazon. Feels like a nice, low effort-high impact job hampered by two rusty bolts.
Just managed to split the key to replace the battery - took a while. I found a pointy thing was better than a knifey thing. Focus on the end near the loop as that's away from the circuit board then used a penknife (quite a broad blade) to saw and lever around the reminder (and more fragile) middle to top. The Youtube videos I watched were a bit more hamfisted!
Hi All, Removed the poorly fitted aftermarket pioneer stereo, found a maze of wires, found the original loom , unplugged it all, found the Aux cable connected that , put back in the BMW business stereos (Have the BlueMusic coming) Issue is the steering wheel controls are a big no !!!, am i looking for a septate cable connector they might have unplugged to get the pioneer operational. As only had the car for 2 weeks loving it !!! BMW E86 2007
Not so much done today, but ordered stuff for this weekend.... (sorry for the Dutch language!)
Arrived at the office last Friday, to be greeted by a small puddle forming under the car... quick look under the hood saw the puddle starting right under the expansion tank.
I assumed I was still on the original tank at 23 years and 138k km, so knew I was on borrowed time. Had a cooling system refresh planned ever since I got the car last year but yeah as everything was working kept pushing it down the road.
Luckily it was a small leak, and I was able to make it to my parents about a 30 min drive down B-roads with a close eye on the temperature gauge. I think/hope the 1.4 bar cap I put on the tank earlier helped in preventing the small leak becoming a big one.
As I live in the center of Amsterdam, and my parents have a house with a driveway in a small village, I'm going to tackle the job there.
Did find it hard to select which supplier to choose. In the end I went with a water pump, expansion tank, and the bracket from BMW themselves. I read too many stories on varying quality even from previously trusted suppliers like Saleri etc. I am curious however who the manufacturers and manufacturing location will be on the BMW ordered parts. But hoping that the extra 100 eur or so I spent on BMW parts pays off in longer longevity and no need to tackle the job again anytime soon.
For brands that seem to be ok (Nissens, INA, Wahler) I ordered somewhere else.
Arrived at the office last Friday, to be greeted by a small puddle forming under the car... quick look under the hood saw the puddle starting right under the expansion tank.
I assumed I was still on the original tank at 23 years and 138k km, so knew I was on borrowed time. Had a cooling system refresh planned ever since I got the car last year but yeah as everything was working kept pushing it down the road.
Luckily it was a small leak, and I was able to make it to my parents about a 30 min drive down B-roads with a close eye on the temperature gauge. I think/hope the 1.4 bar cap I put on the tank earlier helped in preventing the small leak becoming a big one.
As I live in the center of Amsterdam, and my parents have a house with a driveway in a small village, I'm going to tackle the job there.
Did find it hard to select which supplier to choose. In the end I went with a water pump, expansion tank, and the bracket from BMW themselves. I read too many stories on varying quality even from previously trusted suppliers like Saleri etc. I am curious however who the manufacturers and manufacturing location will be on the BMW ordered parts. But hoping that the extra 100 eur or so I spent on BMW parts pays off in longer longevity and no need to tackle the job again anytime soon.
For brands that seem to be ok (Nissens, INA, Wahler) I ordered somewhere else.
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After changing the rocker gasket I couldn't put the ally rocker cover back on without a little tidy... another de-grease then a bead blast, then 2 more pressure washes then finally a light spray coat to slow the re-oxidation. Don't know why ! .. you cant see it when the silver top cover is on anyway!!!
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Does look nice though
Fitted a sound generator to my 2.5 today and removed one baffle.
At idle and tootling along, it remains quiet and at 70 it's still civilised which is nice for longer journeys.
But under acceleration, well, it's just addictive!!
At idle and tootling along, it remains quiet and at 70 it's still civilised which is nice for longer journeys.
But under acceleration, well, it's just addictive!!
My "Lifetime DISA valves" turned up from the US - £60 in import duty.... They feel good quality- billet pin, drain plug, etc so they should last. I'm going to fit the top one myself tomorrow. Might tackle the lower one if I get chance but from what I understand, it's mostly the top, larger one that goes (mine definitely has! It's currently a DISA flap).
Just gonna dig behind the sofa to see I've got any pocket change for these: OEM 19" CSL wheels
Lifetime DISA spec (n52parts.com):
Just gonna dig behind the sofa to see I've got any pocket change for these: OEM 19" CSL wheels
Lifetime DISA spec (n52parts.com):
- Single Piece Billet Aluminum Rotating Pins with Torx shaped key
- 3D Printed PAHT-CF High Temperature Resistant Flaps
- Torx shaped axis slotted through entire flap. Impossible to round out!
- OEM style Flap turbulence grid
- 5mm drain plug in the event of oil intrusion
- Fully assembled using Aftermarket DISA electronics / shells
- Hand assembled with high temperature resistant lubricant on all moving parts
