A groaning roof upon opening and closing !

Hi to you all out there.

Well the spending spree has started (spending or investing  !!!)

The question when does spending become investing when it comes to older cars - my subject is my recently acquired Series 6 - 635d Auto convertible.

Within a few days of ownership I replaced the two front Avon Run Flat tyres because of leaking of air in the OS one and that dreaded visual alarm that that goes off in the instrument cluster.

A couple of days ago I had my Indy look into the groaning at the front of the roof upon opening and closing.

He identified the electric motor/motors that operate the initial rel;ease and then the final closure of the roof ( the actions that open and close the latching of the grabs.

He lubricated - greased the offending internals of the motor/motors but there is no discernible improvement but he did suggest that the grease needs a little time to become effective !

The only other likely solution is the removal of the roof and further investigation.

Since the greasing exercise was carried out we have intermittent rain;both showers and the occasional downpour so a thorough testing has not been possible - we will see what the next few days bring !!