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Hi Melissa....welcome to the Club I would firstly check the audio settings to see that nothing has changed with the levels and balance, then maybe adjust the balance to play the sound just through that speaker to see whether it is working. It may well be blown, but worth checking the output through it first. Let us know how you get on with it Cheers, Trevor

Hi Lee I would check out the thermostat or the water pump (as these tend to break up internally) as these components usually cause overheating, not to say it isn't the fan but I would definitely check these out as well Let us know how you get on Cheers, Trevor

Unless the face drops down and the DVD slot is in there....

Hi Simon....welcome to the Club Fine looking Beemer you have there, thanks for sharing the piccies....now go and enjoy it ! Cheers, Trevor

Hi Simon....welcome to the Forum I believe there is a unit in the boot (from memory, but don't hold me to this...it's an age thing). Let us know what you find Cheers, Trevor

Hi Lee....welcome to the Forum Sounds like you've up a great little car...feel free to post up some piccies of it. Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

Just got to keep a regular eye on it as it is over the drivebelt which you definitely don't to drench with oil. But otherwise it may only just stay as a weep rather than a leak.

Glad to hear it is all sorted now. You may still get some residue from the exhaust if there is some oil lying in there and over time this will burn off. Great result though

HI Nicolas....welcome to the Club That does sound totally suspicious to me and also as you say you can see the filter housing clear as day and looks totally dry....can you even assume they gave you an accurate reading of the battery condition? Keep us updated if anything starts leaking Cheers, Trevor

Great result! what are you going to spend the gift vouchers on ? :-) Let's hope that sorts it...keep us updated

could you apply some foam backed tape, like the sort that you put on windows to stop a draught?

It does sound a bit ominous but it could well be a turbo seal. If the oil disappears almost immediately then I don't imagine it should be too much of an issue but it if continues for a prolonged period after starting the engine then this could have an adverse effect upon the catalytic converter, so it would be advisable to make a note of this just in case it fails shortly afterwards. Let us know how you get on with it Cheers, Trevor

She looks great! loving the colour combination of body and roof

Mihai Danut ask the question with Opie Oils about which fluid is correct for your transmission https://www.bimmerownersclub.com/forums/forum/97-opie-oils/

Hi Darren...welcome to the Club Nice time of year to get a Cab (apart from the rain) Post up a piccy of it if you like. Cheers, Trevor

Not sure about Dash Cams but I do know that BMW and Apple work fine on the i8 and 7 series Apps but not sure about others in the range

oh dear...that's quite a random collection of pressures all round....bet it handles differently now?

oilman I wonder if you can help with this enquiry please?

Judging by the variance of tyre pressures I'm surprised that the colour hasn't changed already. I must admit I would be curious to completely under or over inflate one tyre and take it around the block to see if it did change colour

No problems...ask away!

Hi Ben....welcome to the Forum Good to have you onboard Cheers Trevor

Great result....it would only have been waiting for it to fail and it would probably have been at a most inconvenient time as well. Brakes should be straight forward enough and hopefully no surprises.

My thoughts are replace the battery and go from there but not sure about the coding side of things though but if the battery is flat there is no harm in trying it. Usually, (on older BMWs) you would have to code all the keys together (at one time) so not sure if it is the same process.

Hi Baz....welcome to the Club I would agree with Greydog on everything he has mentioned and also sometimes it can be something as simple as the coolant pressure cap because if this is problematic then it can either not blow....hence the reservoir popping and not the cap releasing the pressure and also if it is weak, this can introduce a lower boiling point. So for the case of either pressure testing it or even replacing it, it would be worth looking at before spending big money. Also the sniffer test for combustion gas in the coolant is definitely a must as also a cheap diagnostic test. Temperature Infra-Red gun would determine where the hotspots are in the engine and show coolant circulation temperatures. Let us know how you get on with it Cheers, Trevor

Hi Samuel....welcome to the Club As Greydog has mentioned, Vanos are pretty reliable and the only time they really play up is if the oil quality is not good and then after a good engine flush the performance can usually be restored. Let us know what you find with it Cheers, Trevor