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Thanks Stu, I'm looking into it.

Thanks Dave, I had a 2015 x5 3.0d with 98k on it, had to change the chain on it, mechanic said it needed changed he could hear a swooshing sound whatever he meant by that, just wanted to know if the x6 was the same engine

Hi Paul Welcome to the Forum BMW in their wisdom !! Moved the timing chain to the rear of the engine so it's an engine out job if there are any timing chain problems. Having said that if the car has a solid history plus any evidence of interim oil changes you should be fine. I am personally not a fan of extended service periods so my 3.0d X5 (same engine and trans) gets an oil and filter change every year regardless of miles covered (current 133k) or what the service schdule says Hope its what your looking for if it is ENJOY Dave

Thinking of buying one of these, any problems to look out for, do they have timing chain issues, thanks

Hi. Yes it was close. A few years ago I had an X335D and I was taking some stuff to the waste site On the way out there used to be a height restriction bar and as I was just going under it the !Removed! boot opened. It hit the bar but didn't damage the paint but it did put a very small crease in the boot just below the rear wiper. Again I must have moved slightly and squeezed the fob.

How's the rebuild going Stu I am having a garage clear up while your enjoying the sun swapping bits on your car 😅 I have quite a few E53 bits if they are of interest from FSR to a 17" spare wheel (never been used) to a full set of 20" Type 87 wheels and tyres. I will send a list if its of interest Dave

Morning Just set up a Virtual Machine on your laptop running Win 7 and you should be away 😁 Dave

Morning John Welcome to the Forum Seems that was a close call !! Nothing in settings or the handbook that helps? If you do disable it the next time you want to open it you will curse though Dave

Oh dear! Mine runs on windows 7. Can you get a copy of 7/ xp? create a second partition or run a virtual machine? I didn’t think about windows 11… or does anyone you know have an old laptop

F34 (3 series GT) 2014 Does anyone know how to access the struts/rams/hinges or whatever to check if they need lubricating?

Thanks Stu. Yes, we had a great time with wee Max. (20 months) They're back in Brisbane now. Thanks for the video. I've followed the install instructions to the letter. (EG disabling the anti-virus & firewall.) The laptop says there are no drivers available. So the AK90 won't connect to the computer at all. I think maybe the driver download might be outdated for Windows 11. If you have any suggestions, let me know mate. Thanks again, Norm.

Is it possible to prevent accidental opening of the tailgate on my G01 X340i. Parked the !Removed! thing fairly close to wall yesterday and whilst getting out of the car I must have squeezed the fob and the wretched tailgate began to open. Thankfully it ddidn't do any damage.

You need to remove the module from the car and scrape the microchips coating to read it. It’s not difficult if you follow the imstuctions

Hi Norm, great news on the grandchild. Hope you had a great time. here is a video of a great step by step guide. my ews module is on the drivers side footwell… (rhs ) it’s a light grey box, looks like a cigarette box size. it’s a faff to do at the start, but once you understand how to read and write, it’s a breeze.

Hi Stu, sorry for the delay in getting back 2U. We had the grandchild here from Ozztralia for 2 weeks. (OMG!) I got the programmer as you suggested. Can you tell me where the unit is located I plug the AK90+ unit into? Thanks, Norm.

Hi Mick Welcome to the Forum First wheel rotation if the tyres are asymetric then that will not work as you will end up with tyres turning against their rotational arrows also check your wheel if you have the same tyre sizes front and rear it's normally less of an issue. X5's the E53 in particular used to suffer with camber issues at the rear due to the lower spherical bearing failing it wore tyres on the inner edge but most of them had a much wider rear tyre set my 4.6is and E70 has 275x40x20 front 315X35X20 rear. More of a tyre/cost issue than transmission damaging though The X1 E84 has a slightly different rear axel set up but is still adjustable for both Camber and Toe. If you are competent with spanners actually changing rear bushes isn't such a difficult job the one piece of advice I would give is there are eccentric bolts for camber and toe I replace those as a matter of course to make sure everyth can be aligned properly. If you don't have one hire or borrow a bearing push/pull kit and your away. should take about 11/2hrs per side. I mark the position of the eccentric bolts with tippex so it goes back the same then when the job is done off the tyre shop that can handle 4 wheel alignment. Take a look at www.realoem.com if you aren't aware it is an online BMW parts list put the last 7 digits of your Vin into the search box then check out the rear axel section Hope this helps Dave

Hi. I'm new to this. Just bought a 2010 E84 X1 and looking for advice please. I've heard that the camber of the wheels can play havoc with your drive train and also they tyre wear. Any suggestions for rotation of the wheels (no pun intended) and tread depth differences? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks. Mick.

Guess that’s my weekend sorted! either that, or I’m sleeping on the sofa as the spare bed is now taken! 😂

Morning Cameron As far as I know the 18" wheels were not supplied as a staggered set (Wider rear) so should be 8J rims all round there for should be 225x40x18 front and rear you really need the help of a mechanic or at least someone who understands what they are looking at, the Rim size is stamped on the inside of the wheel so I would take off a rear wheel if it is stamped 8J tyres are wrong With Xdrive transmission there only needs to be around 5mm difference between front and rear tyres which is why BMW recommend Star rated tyres from recommended suppliers Tyres are not just round black rubber things ! ! The front and rear should ideally be from the same Manufacturer and the correct size for the car. A part worn tyre may have 4mm tread depth a new tyre almost 10mm tread depth which can be enough to cause transmission damage. If a Diff is damaged cost will be around £800 to £900 for the Diff plus fitting if the transfer case is damaged you could be looking at a BIG bill Dave

Lift the car up and see if the wheel moves freely when the handbrake is off. then its brake disc pads without copper grease.

My immediate guess is the handbrake shoes are too tight. People forget they are in there, separate from the disk pads. how old are brakes?

Hi, Can someone help me to identfy what is the noise coming from X3 and the real reason for this? Thanks VID-20250425-WA0000.mp4

Hi , sorry been in work all day. Front Both sides 225/45/R18 95y Rear Both. 255/40/R18. SPORTDRIVE

But What size front are 225x?x? rear the same 255x?x? If wheels are 17" they should be 7.5J rims 18" 8.0J rims 19" should be 8.0J all round or if wider rears then 8j front and 9j rear The ONLY wheel set that has wider rear rims is 19" so if your car has 17" or 18" wheels the tyres are probably wrong just checking the width does not make them correct Dave

Just checked again and rear (new) are 255 and front are 225