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Hi and welcome. How many phones are registered on the stereo? my works van did the same until I deleted all the other phones and just relearned the ones I use

HI Folks, After an 8 month search finally found a cracking M365csi with no real rust! Only issue apart from the terrible headlights that make night driving a bit scary is that the aircon doesn't work. Lots of glass which is great for visibility but does get hot in there! Seller assured me it used to work but it's been stored unused for a while so maybe leaking? Anyone recommend a really good auto aircon specialist that they would trust with a 39 year old car - somewhere near High Wycombe preferably. thanks Ken

Hi Paul I would guess the oil level sensor is on its way out the only PITA is you cant change it without draining the sump so Oil change time job. Dave

Morning Edward Welcome to the Forum I have to admit I am ignorant of the later 7 series cars but Westfailia were BMW's OEM choice as suppliers. So my starting point would be to find a Westfailia specialist and talk to them Hope this helps Dave

Morning Paul Welcome to the Forum First point of call check the fuse diagram and fuses if that doesn't fix it then a Diagnostic Scan is needed by a Dealer £££ an Independent a Specialist or someone with a BMW capable scan tool A quick look at ISTA WIS shows fuses 120 and 128 are phone related Hope this helps Dave

Morning Lissa Welcome to the Forum I guess the first step is getting an estimate of cost to repair, then measure that against cost of changing the car One of our sons (a tree surgeon) had his pick up written off by driver who claimed it was parked in a dangerous spot ?? Straight road two wheels on the grass verge and warning signs out as they were working as well, Police checked the guys phone records he was texting at the time ?? Hope you find away to get the car sorted Dave Sunny Sussex UK (and it is today 😊

Morning Stuart Welcome aboard Dave

Hi Dave Many thanks for your response, it's defo the fronts as touching the rears they were cook. Garage jave taken another look and said its and intermittent brake servo that needs replacing . I appreciate your help, a great forum

Morning Tino My copy of INPA/ISTA worked straight out of the box (lucky me) it runs on a Win7 laptop that I already had Merc Star, Volvo, Toyota/Subaru, and a couple of other Diagnostic progs on. However one of our sons friend has a 1 series road car and a 1 series Drift car he was always here or borrowing !! Finally he has brought his own 😁 his copy runs on Win10 laptop we downloaded a Virtual Machine loaded Win 7 then followed all the directions but it took 3 attempts to load the Drivers. With his copy he has 2 Com leads one Yellow Ethernet that is for ISTA a Silver USB lead that has the 3 position switch that one is for INPA and is where we had problems with Drivers I have mailed James he has put a request to the Techies in Germany fingers crossed they get an answer. His first thought is a Can bus issue as he says normally they work unless something physical is broken (a wire or pins) Dave P.S. I only use the Ethernet cable with mine as ISTA seems fine being backwards compatible

Hi Greydog, Thanks for your time checking on the i-Carsoft unit! I will be looking to obtain a copy of the ISTA then! Best, JC

Hello all, I have a 2007 328i and the front cigarette lighter socket and ashtray light are not working. The socket in the center console arm rest does work. One fuse I've seen listed on forums is a 20 amp in position #30. On my car marked as 12v accessory. This fuse is not blown. I've seen some posts say fuse #8 is also the 12v accessory socket but on my car that is a 5 amp marked as CD Changer. Is there another fuse for the front 12V socket that anyone is aware of?

Hi mate, thanks for the reply. If I disconnect the battery will I lose all of my settings? cheers.

Morning Simon Welcome to the Forum If there is that much oil in the Header Tank it follows that water should be in the sump what is the Dip stick showing I have never seen anything like that before ? by the stains around the top of the header tank it almost looks like it has been poured in there? I have read of unscrupulous buyers distracting owners and pouring oil into header tanks then claiming head gasket failure and offering stupid low price to complete the sale. But thats OTT I doubt the engine would be running well if that much oil is being lost to the cooling system. First I would carry out an oil change if there is water in the oil then you will see it around the oil cap as a creamy residue and definitely in the drained oil. If the drained oil is OK and the Oil Filler Cap clean next step is drain the coolant remove the header and clean it (if possible) with the coolant drained you should be able to check the oil cooler and its seals to the rad Good luck detecting the cause Dave

If the splice has been repaired properly, there are K-can High (Orange/Green trace) and K-can Low (Green) both need doing then it should clear , I know I have done a few. Then you have the Chassis Can (ICM) which has its own can High and can Low, the DSC has PT-can links High and Low Then common sense dictates you have an issue with other K-can splices there are several in the Main Loom floor level and under the dash I would either check myself or find a another Garage bearing in mind this is the garage that has taken £1000 of your money every time telling you "this will fix it". If you can't be bothered yourself get an Auto Electrician as all your doing is throwing money at it/them. It really isn't that complicated Sorry if that sounds harsh but it's your car and money just go back to your very first post and see the answer/advice given Dave

Hi Cliff I believe you are spot on if there is no dealer code it wasn't a BMW Dealer so you have no proof other than an entry on the infotainment that it was done unless there a receipts with the paperwork As for brakes the problem comes from use eg. A high mile motorway warrior will cover huge distances between brake use/application so needing a change where as a School run car may use its brakes much faster, for me physical inspection is the only way Dave

Afternoon Dave, Thanks indeed fort the great forum and the quick very informative reply. If you add a "0" to the price of the motors you arrive at the quote we had from BMW - so that is going in the bin. I'd seen a couple of videos a while back and thought it might be more than I'm happy to bite off and chew, but I will get some tools as you suggest and see how painful the trim removal is for my rather Clarksonesque skill set.. For my info, is the spindle drive the entire ram and I will be simply switching those over/is there anything more complex on the electricals/does anything need to be re-programmed when the new spindles are plugged in? Thanks again for the reply - much appreciated. All best GAH

Morning Jim A Seat owned by a neighbours wife from new but only used for school run duties was completely clogged at lower miles than yours. Predictably the Dealer said new Turbo new EGR and a swathe of other parts £££, a local Diesel specialist stripped, cleaned and rebuilt everything and gave her the advice to give the car a good run at motorway speeds once a month. Years ago my son had issues with his Toyota pickup the dealer mechanic told him an "Italian Tune Up" (engine up to temp and keep revs over 2.5k for half an hour) needs doing every few weeks. As a Tree Surgeon he tended to be trundling around off road at slow speeds and low revs. With luck it's just the actuator mechanism Dave

Hi there. I have had exactly the same issue with 2021 X30E and firstly BMW were absolutely awful ( same as you with denying and getting out of doing anything) then when I went to main dealer all they wanted was money (£1,200) as per your experience. Found a brilliant EV specialist who after full fault identification replaced 2 cells ( £3,600 still hurting) but less than £16,000 BMW main dealer quoted….ive had BMWs for 30 years, not any more, cars are built to a cost, bmw themselves are disgustingly dismissive and the main dealers just try get money from you, no interest in helping. It’s a shame….

Anyone selling a E30 Touring? Pref Black.

Hi Darren Think about how much you have saved at Main Dealer hourly rates 😁 Plus the satisfaction of a job well done Modern cars not designed to be DIY friendly 😅 the cynic in me thinks it is a ploy to drive us towards the dealer network. They will probably tell us they would never do that, yeah right 🤣 Well done Dave

Could also be a stuck idle control valve. Remove it and give it a shake… it should click clack noise opening freely.

Morning Jamie Welcome to the Forum I would think you need a feed from the Boost relief valve. Are there no instruction with your kit ? Take a look at www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin into the search box it will call up your model then check the engine section/inlet/turbo Dave

@phill Thompson How did you get on with the Z3 - did you buy it ?

Bmw 635d soft top for sale 85000 miles on clock

I would think after 2 years if they haven't sold they have binned it 😁 Dave