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Upper control arm play
Thanks Dave It's going back in tomorrow. They say it may be a poor alignment issue? But will check. Sorry they had said to me it was a control.arm? It can move very easily and more so when car on plate and off ground. With wheel turned can easily see movement around the bushes. Still they said that's normal. Something is far wrong as the car handles really poorly at higher speeds and cornering. I'll update after it's been checked again 👍 -
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430d v 435d
Hi All I’m new here so please bear with me. I’m looking to buy either a 430d or 435d M Sport I’m good with the coupe, grand coupe or convertible Im after a low mileage, f/s/h and max 3 owners Can any of you give me any advice of which to go for please? I have a budget of £13k plus my old Audi A3 if need be Cheers Brian -
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module
Thanking you for thought and offer .. hard to believe but courier arrived at door yesterday with module ..almost week after been told it had been delivered last Wed and the phone calls/emails hassle trying trace it since , went fit it today and it discovered it doesnt !!!!!!!!!!!! so could i ask if anyone knows where i might buy kit that converts it to 'conventional' and does away with need for module/compressor etc ?? again thanks in advance -
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x5 Multiple Issues on E70/FE83 (VIN Included for clarity)
Hi Jose Welcome to the Forum First you really need a diagnostic scan to help here us and you there are several BMW capable systems these day at reasonable cost BMW ISTA/INPA available online Foxwell, Autologic, iCarsoft the list is getting longer my own X5 E70 had several K-can bus issues which after a lot of head scratching lead me to a BMW cable jointing system common on our cars. The joints are not soldered they are twisted and compressed then covered in a clear plastic sleeve. As you have suffered water ingress I would start in the Boot/Trunk under the floor starting at the rear right below the rear fuse board you will find the main Loom it runs along the rear of the car towards the battery hidden in it are several of these joints (pictures attached) The dark stain inside the clear plastic is corrosion with my car several of these joints just fell apart. I ended up remaking and soldering all the joints in the pictures the sealing them with shrink wrap. Once done I could clear all manner of faults that just wouldn't clear before. However as you are also having other issues they may possibly be either junction box and/or footwell module related. Also check the alternator output it may be the voltage regulator is fritzed Hope this helps Dave -
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Upper control arm play
Morning Gary Sorry chum never heard of spring loaded suspension bushes before. A couple of points (1) there are no upper control arms on the front of your car? There are Front and Rear bushes on the lower wishbone at the top there is the strut mount. (2) Your rear suspension has upper front and rear control arms the front control arm allows suspension adjustment by the use of an eccentric bolt. So if you have a car which pulls to one side something is clearly not right at only 17k, are all the tyres the same make and tread pattern? are they correctly inflated? are the brakes binding (is one hotter after a run)? The supplying garage has a legal requirement to make the car suitable for purpose, tell them you want it fixed or you will reject the car and ask for your money back. Write to them outlining when the issue was first raised with them and the amount of visits to try and cure the issue tell them it is not acceptable and if they cannot fix it you will have no alternative but to reject the car under the sale of goods act. Good Luck Dave
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