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by Vince70
Mon 26 Oct, 2015 08:07
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: My engine revs at about 1000rpm (M44 engine)
Replies: 9
Views: 3475

Re: My engine revs at about 1000rpm (M44 engine)

I took the throttle body off yesterday on the E36 and gave it a good soaking in some carb cleaner and polished the innards with some autosol and also gave the idle control valve another good clean while I was at it.. I also disconnected the throttle cable and ran the engine without it connected and ...
by Vince70
Mon 19 Oct, 2015 07:23
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: My engine revs at about 1000rpm (M44 engine)
Replies: 9
Views: 3475

Re: My engine revs at about 1000rpm (M44 engine)

I now have the same make exhausts on both my Z3 and E36 but have to turn the stereo up now to cover the noise as both cars sound like council estate scoobies lol. But I still have the idle problem with the car revving too high (1100 rpm on average) and have now cleaned out the idle control valve and...
by Vince70
Wed 14 Oct, 2015 14:32
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Can the arch liners come out without taking wheels off..
Replies: 6
Views: 1281

Re: Can the arch liners come out without taking wheels off..

Cheers Bob I will do just that.. The car does look totally rust free around the wheel arches and sills so I'm hoping it's just a case of cleaning the area out and coating it with a bit of wax oil..and I've managed to get some grease behind the liners at the back of the car.. My other car (E36 compac...
by Vince70
Wed 14 Oct, 2015 06:50
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Can the arch liners come out without taking wheels off..
Replies: 6
Views: 1281

Re: Can the arch liners come out without taking wheels off..

Sorry to ask again but was it worth taking the back liners out.... as I imagine it would be the fronts that get trapped with leaves and dirt..
by Vince70
Mon 12 Oct, 2015 22:37
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Can the arch liners come out without taking wheels off..
Replies: 6
Views: 1281

Can the arch liners come out without taking wheels off..

I've got a few jobs I wish to do over the winter period on my Zed and one of them is to remove the sills and check to see if any mud and crud is stuck behind the liners and just wondered if it's possible to get all four out without taking off the wheels..
by Vince70
Mon 12 Oct, 2015 07:59
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Gumtree Scam.
Replies: 8
Views: 1360

Re: Gumtree Scam.

I can see some scam baiting coming on... Every time in the last couple of years when selling my car I've had one or two of these emails... You can tell them you've stolen the car and its lost its engine and wheels and there's a dead body in the boot and he will still buy it plus tell him the price h...
by Vince70
Sun 04 Oct, 2015 18:37
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: My engine revs at about 1000rpm (M44 engine)
Replies: 9
Views: 3475

Re: My engine revs at about 1000rpm (M44 engine)

Thanks for the help I did clean up the idle control valve today on the E36 as it seems more of a problem than on the Z3 and it didn't make any difference.. But I noticed the car had a very rough loud sounding exhaust when I got out the car and put my hand over the end of the exhaust and noticed that...
by Vince70
Sun 04 Oct, 2015 10:13
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: My engine revs at about 1000rpm (M44 engine)
Replies: 9
Views: 3475

Re: My engine revs at about 1000rpm (M44 engine)

Yes I'm completely stationary and I find the real problem is when pulling away as the car is still revving quite high.. But it could be something I'm doing wrong as its the same on both of my cars but I've never had the problem on any other car I've owned.. I was thinking of disconnecting the MAF to...
by Vince70
Sun 04 Oct, 2015 06:40
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: My engine revs at about 1000rpm (M44 engine)
Replies: 9
Views: 3475

My engine revs at about 1000rpm (M44 engine)

Hi I've got a bit of a problem with both my Z3 and my E36 which both have the M44 twin cam 4 pot engines in that the revs seem to stick at around a 1000 rpm and then a couple of seconds later the revs will drop to about 800 rpm rather than just dropping to 750 rpm straight away. It's quite frustrati...
by Vince70
Sat 03 Oct, 2015 07:55
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?
Replies: 2088
Views: 410930

Re: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?

That's most probably one of these exhausts.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/161545926468 I bought one off eBay and I was expecting not much for the price but I didn't have the money to buy an expensive or genuine part but how wrong could I be and it will teach me to be such a pessimist.. It's the bar...
by Vince70
Thu 17 Sep, 2015 19:43
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: My first z3.
Replies: 21
Views: 2635

Re: My first z3.

You should be able to take the mirrors off without removing the door panel as when you remove the glass you will see 4 screws which hold the cover in place... Remove the screws and it will reveal the mirror skeleton also there's another four screws that hold the mirror motor in place if you remove t...
by Vince70
Tue 08 Sep, 2015 08:18
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Replacing spark plugs
Replies: 8
Views: 2390

Re: Replacing spark plugs

I found doing the spark plugs on my M44 really easy as BMW have fitted a coil pack lead removal tool under the cover and each lead is actually numbered and I believe in the boot toolkit there's a plug removal socket but I wanted to use my Halfords Pro range socket as I rarely get the chance to use i...
by Vince70
Tue 08 Sep, 2015 08:03
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?
Replies: 2088
Views: 410930

Re: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?

I put my Z3 through a new mot this week which it passed with no problems but looking online at the previous mot it had only done 300 miles this year so it's not surprising really.. So I thought I would treat it to a new drivers mirror as I think mine had been bodged back on with some Micky Metal in ...
by Vince70
Tue 18 Aug, 2015 22:32
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: I can't reset my service lights
Replies: 1
Views: 795

I can't reset my service lights

Hi I wonder if someone could give me a bit of advice.. What it is I always do my own servicing on most of my cars and recently have just given all 3 BMWs in the family a service.. I've done the 19 and 7 service reset trick on my z3 and on my fathers compact a few times now without any problems but o...
by Vince70
Wed 01 Jul, 2015 10:09
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Excessive co2 content ? mot fail
Replies: 15
Views: 2665

Re: Excessive co2 content ? mot fail

Before taking it for its new mot throw a bottle Cataclean in it and get the car upto temp then give it a bit of an Italian tuneup beforehand. Another problem could be is if you've had an aftermarket Cat fitted to your car and you've gone for a cheap one your lucky if it normally lasts a year as ther...
by Vince70
Sun 31 May, 2015 19:13
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: New rear screen £25
Replies: 5
Views: 1724

Re: New rear screen £25

Sorry I sold the screen last week..
by Vince70
Wed 27 May, 2015 14:51
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?
Replies: 2088
Views: 410930

Re: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?

In the last week I've bought a new genuine leather gear knob for my car and a new genuine mirror glass as the pattern part just kept falling off and I had a new roof fitted..
by Vince70
Sat 16 May, 2015 08:38
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: New rear screen £25
Replies: 5
Views: 1724

Re: New rear screen £25

It's not genuine but it is new and was fitted to my car for one day and fits like a glove... The outer outside edge is meant to be glued in and once you do the zip up it has to be have a couple of stitches put in place to stop the zip being undone.. I didn't do either as the front of my hood had shr...
by Vince70
Thu 14 May, 2015 16:31
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: New rear screen £25
Replies: 5
Views: 1724

New rear screen £25

I have a new rear screen for a Z3 roadster I did try and fit it to my car and it works with the original zip but in the end my roof had shrunk around the front corners so I didn't use it and bought a new roof

I would of kept it as a spare but my new window is stitched in rather than zipped..
by Vince70
Mon 11 May, 2015 20:05
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Door Pull Removal/Replacement?
Replies: 4
Views: 1338

Re: Door Pull Removal/Replacement?

Has your handle snapped around the hole where you screw it to the door clip as it seems to be quite common as the plastic seems to get brittle with age and I guess with a metal screw going through the hole to hold the the plastic handle in place it's the first thing to give. I took my door panel off...
by Vince70
Mon 11 May, 2015 10:20
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Radiator drain plug
Replies: 10
Views: 2792

Re: Radiator drain plug

I found that the price of new parts on eBay are normally twice the price than buying off your local BMW dealer when it comes to trim clips and all those small little plastic and rubber bits and pieces.. My local dealer does a free delivery service (chandlers BMW) or if it's just a small clip etc wil...
by Vince70
Sat 09 May, 2015 09:58
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Changed thermostat today
Replies: 14
Views: 2698

Re: Changed thermostat today

Cheers Del for the info I'm going to give the thermostat change a go during the week.. I noticed on my old 1.8 E36 compact the cowling clips has been changed to small cable ties so I guess the reason was because it must of had a thermostat change at sometime in its life so I'm prepared for a couple ...
by Vince70
Sat 09 May, 2015 08:22
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Rear window replacement.If the outer zip has come away.
Replies: 11
Views: 2959

Re: Rear window replacement.If the outer zip has come away.

Cheers Peter I fitted the new rear window and to be honest it fitted ok but the zip just kept coming undone at the bottom of the window frame (I should of sewn the two zips together but each time I pushed the needle through the zip it just kept pushing the zip back out) So I took your advice and jus...
by Vince70
Fri 08 May, 2015 15:06
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Changed thermostat today
Replies: 14
Views: 2698

Re: Changed thermostat today

So is it an easy job to change the thermostat and housing on a 1.9 M44 engine as if just been and ordered one myself to fit as my car only gets up to about a quarter of the way on the gauge.
by Vince70
Wed 06 May, 2015 22:36
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Rear window replacement.If the outer zip has come away.
Replies: 11
Views: 2959

Re: Rear window replacement.If the outer zip has come away.

I popped into the upholsterers today and was told it couldn't be fixed unless I paid out £900 for a new roof so as I already had bought the window I thought I would give it a go at repairing the rear screen anyway. So I took the old window out and cleaned up the old thread and managed to get the exa...
by Vince70
Mon 04 May, 2015 12:17
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: M44 Z3 - On The Road to Repair!
Replies: 19
Views: 3075

Re: M44 Z3 - On The Road to Repair!

If it's only the rear bumper that's damaged you should be able to pick a new one up on eBay for £50 (for some reason the fronts seem to fetch about £150) and if your lucky or wait one might pop up in the colour your after.. I would of thought through that a narrow arch bumper would be needed. But to...
by Vince70
Sat 02 May, 2015 19:47
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: New Z3 owner with a roof and roof bar question
Replies: 13
Views: 1924

Re: New Z3 owner with a roof and roof bar question

I've got the same rear window but mine hasn't been fitted yet and goes in to be done on the 6th so I will tell you then.. I would normally have a go myself but the stitching is just starting to go on mine so I'm getting it done at the same time.. I've opened the box up and had a look inside and I'm ...
by Vince70
Sat 02 May, 2015 19:47
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: New Z3 owner with a roof and roof bar question
Replies: 13
Views: 1924

Re: New Z3 owner with a roof and roof bar question

I've got the same rear window but mine hasn't been fitted yet and goes in to be done on the 6th so I will tell you then.. I would normally have a go myself but the stitching is just starting to go on mine so I'm getting it done at the same time.. I've opened the box up and had a look inside and I'm ...
by Vince70
Fri 01 May, 2015 18:50
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: New Z3 owner with a roof and roof bar question
Replies: 13
Views: 1924

Re: New Z3 owner with a roof and roof bar question

I don't have the roof bars on my 97 Z3 but my humps have large plastic bungs (factory fitted) in them which I think have to be removed for the bars. I wouldn't think yours would have the fitting kit in place underneath so it would require some drilling and swearing and new parts to get them to fit. ...
by Vince70
Tue 28 Apr, 2015 07:26
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Z3 Hood replacement - are the BMW dealers having a laugh
Replies: 61
Views: 27074

Re: Z3 Hood replacement - are the BMW dealers having a laugh

I used the soft top shop in Croydon when I needed a new roof on my Golf GTi cabriolet a few years back and must say the service and quality of their roofs are second to none. The roof frame around the rear window on mine had completely rotted through but couldn't be seen until the covering came off ...
by Vince70
Mon 20 Apr, 2015 22:29
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: 8 litres of oil in my z3 ( I hope it's not damaged )
Replies: 10
Views: 1215

Re: 8 litres of oil in my z3 ( I hope it's not damaged )

Of course I was taxed and insured ? It's currently sorned in my garage...
by Vince70
Mon 20 Apr, 2015 21:17
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: 8 litres of oil in my z3 ( I hope it's not damaged )
Replies: 10
Views: 1215

8 litres of oil in my z3 ( I hope it's not damaged )

Today I thought I would give my Z3 a mini service( oil, oil filter , air filter and coolant change ) The only time it's been on the road since buying it was the 100 odd mile drive back and the lady I bought it from said the oil and water was ok so off I went and it hasn't done any mileage mileage si...
by Vince70
Wed 15 Apr, 2015 19:55
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Thyssen Krupp Exhaust any good ?
Replies: 2
Views: 1159

Thyssen Krupp Exhaust any good ?

Yesterday I decided to open up my garage and get the Z3 out of storage and to my surprise it started up first turn of the key only to discover it sounded like a Corsa with a universal Halfords dustbin lid sized back box, so I had a quick look underneath to find out that the rear box had rotted along...
by Vince70
Wed 08 Apr, 2015 17:30
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Rear window replacement.If the outer zip has come away.
Replies: 11
Views: 2959

Re: Rear window replacement.If the outer zip has come away.

I popped into the upholsterers the other day to show him pictures of whereabouts around my window the stitching has come undone and he is not hopefull about being able to repair it as he said it might open a can of worms and it would be easier just to replace the roof. It's booked in on the 6th so f...
by Vince70
Sun 29 Mar, 2015 21:49
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?
Replies: 2088
Views: 410930

Re: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?

I've just been and bought these genuine door mirror parts...for less than a £10 http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=291413697538 I don't even need them but knowing that a Z3 door mirror costs a king ransom I thought it be silly not to have some spares knocking about for the ...
by Vince70
Fri 27 Mar, 2015 17:24
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: Jacking point rubber required.
Replies: 5
Views: 1320

Re: Jacking point rubber required.

I see what you mean, I've just phoned up my local main dealer (bmw hailsham) but didn't want the hassle of diving 25 miles for the part and asked if there was a delivery service for the part or could be dropped in the post for me. The reply was its only local so we will drop the part off to you on T...
by Vince70
Thu 26 Mar, 2015 19:17
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: Jacking point rubber required.
Replies: 5
Views: 1320

Re: Jacking point rubber required.

Cheers for that I never thought of checking the main dealer as I was getting quoted £20 plus from eBay sellers for second hand examples. I will be on the phone tomorrow to my local dealer so I can pick one up on the way home from work, I should of tried them first as only the other week I bought som...
by Vince70
Thu 26 Mar, 2015 16:00
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: Jacking point rubber required.
Replies: 5
Views: 1320

Jacking point rubber required.

I'm looking for a jacking point rubber which sits underneath the sill as I've only got three of them so at the moment it's covered over with tape to stop any rain or salt getting up into the sill.
by Vince70
Thu 26 Mar, 2015 13:24
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?
Replies: 2088
Views: 410930

Re: What did you buy your Z3 this week ?

This week it's only been so far a couple of new remote key fobs off eBay for the bargain price of £15 each. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=251888605514 As mine don't light up or work which is a shame but I think it's down to the old battery's corroding the circuit board...
by Vince70
Thu 26 Mar, 2015 12:40
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: 90,000 today
Replies: 19
Views: 2841

Re: 90,000 today

I think you could be right as BMW wanted to get it spot on first time round with building a new car in a new factory with a new workforce building a completely different product from the current lineup so had to get it right first time round. But saying that I've had a couple of Ford Cougars over th...
by Vince70
Mon 23 Mar, 2015 19:11
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Buy another Zed or modify?
Replies: 17
Views: 1971

Re: Buy another Zed or modify?

I think if it was me I would have to go full out for a big six (2.8/3.0) for a big jump in power if I were selling a decent motor as being that yours is an earlier Zed 1.9 I would have thought you have the 140 bhp M44 rather than the lower power 1.8/1.9 so a smaller 6 won't see a great deal more in ...
by Vince70
Mon 23 Mar, 2015 15:21
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Buy another Zed or modify?
Replies: 17
Views: 1971

Re: Buy another Zed or modify?

Really only you can decide and of course it's sometimes better the devil you know as you really don't want to end up with something which has a cracked rear floor or a duff head-gasket especially as yours is a good tried and tested straight motor. I've done the same myself before and it's nice to go...
by Vince70
Mon 23 Mar, 2015 07:06
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Rear window replacement.If the outer zip has come away.
Replies: 11
Views: 2959

Re: Rear window replacement.If the outer zip has come away.

It worked out just looking at my eBay that the window itself cost £47.02 and that the postage was £17.15... I didn't have to tell them I was in the UK and I just hit the buy it now button on eBay.. When you pay via PayPal there's an optional message box you can ask the seller any questions and in mi...
by Vince70
Sun 22 Mar, 2015 17:28
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Rear window replacement.If the outer zip has come away.
Replies: 11
Views: 2959

Re: Rear window replacement.If the outer zip has come away.

Thanks for the replies. I'm not having the roof repaired till the 6th May due to work commitments but I've opened the box of the new screen and had a look at it and as long as the zip is the correct one then I will be over the moon as the quality of the screen looks better than the original item as ...
by Vince70
Sat 21 Mar, 2015 21:12
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Rear window replacement.If the outer zip has come away.
Replies: 11
Views: 2959

Rear window replacement.If the outer zip has come away.

I recently bought a new rear window off German eBay (it saves a fortune with the weak euro at the moment) and have noticed that the outer zip on my roof had started coming away with about 30% of it needed reattaching to roof. I've just been talking to a trimmer and he said that most of the aftermark...
by Vince70
Sat 21 Mar, 2015 20:38
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Have I bought the part I need for a rocking drivers seat ?
Replies: 18
Views: 2790

Re: Have I bought the part I need for a rocking drivers seat

Thanks Billy that's a great write up and I'm going to have a go at my seat runners (only drivers side) in two weeks time when I'm next off work and your write up will really help a treat. I gave the car a good clean today as its the first time I've had a good look at it properly and I reinstalled th...
by Vince70
Fri 20 Mar, 2015 00:56
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Bulb holders for the high level brake light
Replies: 9
Views: 2309

Re: Bulb holders for the high level brake light

I've now fitted the new rubber for the brake light and now it's leak free in the boot plus I put a bit of silicon grease around the seal just to make sure. The circuit board also works ok as I only have 4 working bulb holders at the moment but have tried them in all seven holes on the board and the ...
by Vince70
Fri 20 Mar, 2015 00:45
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Have I bought the part I need for a rocking drivers seat ?
Replies: 18
Views: 2790

Re: Have I bought the part I need for a rocking drivers seat

I was thinking that rather than counting the turns when it comes to removing the rubbers from the spindles, I will just put a mark on them with a bit of tipex or paint as I will only forget the amount of turns otherwise as I have a memory like a sieve lol
by Vince70
Tue 17 Mar, 2015 19:58
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Have I bought the part I need for a rocking drivers seat ?
Replies: 18
Views: 2790

Re: Have I bought the part I need for a rocking drivers seat

Thanks for the advice I've got to admit it's not a job I'm looking forward to doing but I'm going to wait till I have a spare day for this one as I've decided I'm going to do the repair with the seat belt still attached. That way I can take the seat out and lay it next to the car on a thick blanket ...
by Vince70
Tue 17 Mar, 2015 17:05
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Have I bought the part I need for a rocking drivers seat ?
Replies: 18
Views: 2790

Have I bought the part I need for a rocking drivers seat ?

I noticed when driving my new Z3 home the other week that the seat had a bit of movement in it when Using the brake or pulling away from the traffic lights etc. And being that I want the car 110% before using it I (not using it till May 1st) thought I may as well put this on the to do list with the ...