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Gear maybe engaged without breaking
Greydog replied to Taysir Danhash's topic in The Owners Club General Discussions
Morning Taysir Welcome to the Forum As your "mechanic" had drained the transmission and removed the sump and filter to change solenoids he then put back using old contaminated Fluid and possibly/probably a used contaminated filter ????? it just doesn't make sense. Find another transmission specialist (preferably ZF) and get the trans diagnosed and the fluid flushed and changed Good Luck Dave - Yesterday
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Thanks for your reply David Donor vehicle was exact same spec as my car. comfort heated seats, logic 7, night vision, rear entertainment, fridge, rear air con vents on roof lining, rear window blinds, soft close. There has been no coding done, only the parts have been swapped including a replacement steering angle sensor. Do we have a programming expert on here? Also, audio was working fine when complete logic 7 system was moved from donor car to mine and it worked in my car after swap as well. Car was parked up for winter/rainy months. Started it up 2 weeks ago, installed a brand new Bosch AGM battery which is the correct battery for the car. However, audio system doesn't work anymore. I can't press any icons on the screen using the idrive button.
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Tyre sizes and PSI pressures for my 08 plate 635d Auto
Greydog replied to ARoosterinaRoadster's topic in BMW 6 Series Forum
Hi John Original Equipment when the car was new I believe would have been Bridgestone Potenza RE 050 Run Flats Fronts 245x40xR19 94W Rears 275x35xR19 96W Many have ended up with non run flat tyres either because people didn't like the slightly harsher ride or more often availability when tyre change time came around. Good call on the locking wheel nuts there are enough light fingered little !Removed!'s around don't make life easy for them Dave -
Morning Dave Thanks for your quick response it lives on near side of suspension strut this picture with air box back in it’s part of loom original taping etc very strange it has to have a porpoise? thanks
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BMW X5 40e White smoke at startup after 3 or 4 days notinuse.
Greydog replied to RodG's topic in BMW X5 Series Forum
Sad end to your X5 story Rod Lets hope the scum who took it get something incurable I hope you find a good replacement Dave - Last week
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Hi Dave - Good morning. Yes it is,thank you. The car even came with the wind deflector and what looks like a protective cover with the 'gloves' for the exterior mirrors all neatly folded into a purpose made zipped bag with a handle. Keeping in mind the old adage of "if it looking like it's to good to be true" I certainly hope that I am not going to regret it !! The dealers sales chap had a damaged driver side backrest bolster replaced (not the best colour match) but perfectly function-able and had all four wheels refurbished albeit there was only the one that was showing chipped paintwork;he also included a 6 month Momentum Warranty ! My guess is that he took the car in PX for a song and immediately went on to tell me that if I did not want it that it was getting re-advertised at £8,000.00. as he had been reviewing others on the internet and realised that he was selling it below what he should have put it up for.
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Locked out of a 1990 525i
Wolfgangk replied to Wolfgangk's topic in Audio/Video/Electronics/Security
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Hi Stuart Great result I believe there is like a double skin effect so yes moisture/water can still be present trapped between the two. That is why the silica gel trick works so well it helps absorb the hidden moisture just make sure you can get them out and change them a few times. Dave
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New Key Programming Correct or re-programming a Key that has had a new battery fitted To buy a new key go to your BMW Dealer they will need the Vin and for some sight of the Registration in your name Beware of cheap keys online Dave
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Bmw Owners Manual All Models
medusa replied to prestige interiors's topic in The Owners Club General Discussions
Nice fine, thanks, but the manuals are not free. Still worth the price. Thanks again! -
I have just had a drive train issue on my 220 Gran Tourer auto at 37,000 miles and my BMW dealership is quoting £12.5k for a new gearbox. Can you add me to the list with regard to a collective complaint.
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Hi Dave. Thank you for your quick reply. SCARY is the first thing that comes to mind especially as I can no longer do my own work on my cars unless it is something like changing wiper blades and stuff that does not require a garage for shelter in the event of bad weather ! I will sound-out my Indy as I have been using him on my previous 4No E45's. A very very brief word with him a little after opening up your post revealed that the transmission service on the forthcoming E63 involves a new sump (made of plastic !!!) which has an integral filter as part of the construction. He was talking a figure circa £450.00. We will see when the time comes.
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INPA / ISTA / Coding help - How and what to get?
Greydog replied to 4by4's topic in The Owners Club General Discussions
Morning Mobeen Copies of INPA/ISTA are mainly pirate so not knowingly sold by members So you will need to search the internet if buying I would make sure the Software and Cable are together also be aware that some versions will not work on a 64bit system (mine runs on an old Windows 7 32bit system) Good Luck Dave -
Hey BMW and Windows 2024 X1
Greydog replied to Abjwsm's topic in The Owners Club General Discussions
Morning Alan I would think if it is possible it needs activation in the Operating system However I have to ask "Why" all my BMW's have had voice activation to some degree but I have never used it I tried on the early X5 then it was Radio and Phone only and to say the least it was not good !! A request like "phone home" would be answered with something unrelated like Radio 4 selected 🤣 So I have never bothered since all the buttons work and so do my fingers 😅😂 Dave -
Is there a way to get the original window sticker?
Mago789 replied to Mago789's topic in The Owners Club General Discussions
Update: Hey everyone! I want to give a big thanks to all of you in the forum, especially those who shared helpful tips about my car search! So, about that window sticker, I just did a quick search on Google! I typed in "window sticker by VIN" and found this awesome website! It even lets you search for window stickers by license plate. How cool is that? Since I had the VIN number, I got myself a replica of the window sticker. Thanks a bunch for all your support, you guys are awesome! -
Hi. All of my Hey BMW commands work fine, except when trying to Command Open Drivers Window, Open Sun roof or Open sun blind, I get a response “this is not currently possible”. I have tried asking BMW but do not get consistent answers. Is this possible on a UK car running v9 OS? thanks in advance. Al
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Great find Paul Hope its a success Dave
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…. I have had more BMWs than I have hair now! fault finding is a loss making business! 😂😂😂
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Engine bonnet release latch not working properly
Joseph80 replied to Joseph80's topic in BMW 1 Series Forum
Thanks David for your advice, I have lubricated the cable and latch, hopefully it will be fine. Thanks again. -
Hi there. I have a 1 series 2022 and just recently when I go to drive it sometimes the heaters on the drivers side and blowing out hot air even though the AC is on!!!! The passenger side is fine and normal but on the drivers side its hot air. and it doesn’t happen every single time, but its !Removed! annoying when it does!!!! anyone had anything similar?????
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Morning Gary Welcome to the Forum That looks very smooth and slick congratulations Dave
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Morning Oliver Welcome to the Forum As far as I am aware they should be Tilt and Slide. There were some well documented incidence of them failing over the years and they can be a pain to fix from what I have read. Never done one personally, that may explain your specialists reaction. You could use a Vin Decoder to get the original build sheet the item to look for is S402A electric powered roof Dave