stewart thornton

Reason for noise was low oil level in the compressor. The noise only started after degassing of the aircon system. Oil topped up and all good now. Thanks folks

Fan is at the back. All done now took 30mins with all work done from the top. Cost of a new fan complete with surround was Euro 260.Thanks for the replies

Its electric. Just shopping around to get one. Will let you know when its done. Thanks. That said this is Spain and everything is difficult to get.

Cooling fan is noisy when the aircon is switched on. Play in the bearing. Has anybody done this recently and how difficult is it to remove ? I have only had the car a month. Look forward to responses.

Hi Dave Thanks for that. I am going to spend a bit more time on it just to get to the bottom of it all. I hve been quoted 420 Euros to remove and ultrasonically clean the dpf, but I am going to hold fire

Hi Dave, It has the ability to regenerate and tell the ECU that a new Dpf has been fitted. I live in Spain and the diy car scene is non existent because a car has to be totally original to pass the mot to the point that I had to produce the original documents to confirm the electric tow bar was fitted at the factory.

Thanks for that. Not sure if the Foxwell NT 520 has the option to check for soot and ash. I will have a look. Thanks again

My x3 2013 drives smoothly and has no warning lights or error messages. I have just driven from Manchester to southern Spain without any issues. When I plugged in my diagnostic tool it mentioned something about remaining miles. I have read somewhere that this was put into the software by BMW to appear at at set mileage of 120,000. Can anybody shed any light on this ? I have just added some cleaning fluid into the tank. Thanks

Thanks for that. Time will tell

Hi Dave, The tranny has been drained and flushed twice with the filter changed. I have also added Dr. Trannys. It is so odd as it drives and changes seamlessly but again no light on the dash. Any ideas? Tranny specialist in France are virtually non existent.

Using a Foxwell OBD tool which has brougt up a number of codes relating to excess slip at the torque converter clutch, but nothing on the dash. Is it possible that the codes are still stored on the ECU as car drives well and tranny temperature is steady at 85c

Hi Dave, I have just bought Foxwell NT530 and it is superb. Living in France and trying to get bits and pieces is difficult as they are not big on anything diy. I am trying to find a vacuum take off point on the inlet manifold to tap into. The gauges also add a bit of bling to the inside. Stewart

Hi Dave, I had a couple of spare gauges and the front console area looks a bit sad, so I installed a oil pressure, voltmeter and vacuum gauge. That said as this car is an unknown quantity to me having bought it without seeing it and importing to France, I would like to keep an on the overall condition. I have just being using the Foxwell analyzer 530 and it has proved invaluable dealing with the transmission issues I was having. Stewart

I would like to fit a vacuum gauge and would like to know where the best place is to make the connection as the T piece supplied is quite small. Thanks Stewart

Hi Dave, Who stocks this in the UK? Having just changed the Headlights to left hand drive to get the car through its Mot the bulb failure warning light on the dash has come on. Any ideas on how to turn it off. Living in France has many advantages, cheap wine and open space which our rescue German Shepherd just loves. Stewart