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Mr Silver

The answer has to be no! Only fitted on the 2.5 (US only model) and 3.0i. This basically comes down to alternator pulley diameter and for the 3.0i this is 55mm. On other engines it may possibly be larger I would suspect. So, it is not required on your motor. Im sure we'll find out if this is not cor...

Mr Silver

I'll have a go - It's 'How to install the INPA diagnostics software' in German with a Polish help sheet!

Or it could be directions to Warsaw...!

Regards.

Mr Silver

The belt deflector pulley is only on the later engines and is fitted on an extended alternator top support bolt. It improves the belt 'wrap' on the alternator. The bearing on this idler often goes 'dry' and can rattle badly. Sounds a lot like a US water pump.

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Mr Silver

If it's a second car you can insure it as a Classic with Hagerty. Excellent company to deal with and run by adults. None of this nonsense about different wheels, add on racing stripes etc. etc. costing extra. Just send photo and mention this forum.

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Mr Silver

Buy it direct from the Stealer. They will supply a litre and it's about the same price as Halfrauds.

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Mr Silver

That analogy would work if the dog cost £10k+ (and counting) and was not called Rusty! Like it or not, my Zed doesn't come out unless the hood can go down. The Daily is quite adequate to keep the rain/snow/fog et al off my curly locks!

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Mr Silver

Do you have the later hydraulic serpentine (fan) belt tensioner fitted. I understand that this was modified due to failures. It apparently signaled an imminent failure by making a rattling noise. May I ask if your rattle increases at standstill if you load the engine i.e. hand-brake on, in gear and ...

Mr Silver

Just a suggestion - one of the coils going down. The modern equivalent of a dodgy plug.

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Mr Silver

Just a suggestion - the bearings in the (black) idlers for the serpentine belt dry out and sometimes have a tendency to rattle when the engine shuts down.

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Mr Silver

If the steering is held against full lock, with the engine running, the power steering pressure release valve will make noises when it operates to prevent damage to the system. However, I don't believe that is what the OP is questioning. As always, difficult to diagnose from a distance but suggest y...

Mr Silver

This is really not that big a deal. To satisfy yourself just do a 'dry run' on one side first. The following points will make it even more simple. Cut off the dam tabs, they're totally not needed! Start by fitting one side, take your time, the other side can wait! Do NOT remove the protective cover ...

Mr Silver

Er.. won't the superglue glue crack when the screen gets folded? An excellent tool for putting the frayed edge back in - a B&Q Diamond card, works a treat and it's free.

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Mr Silver

Hi Barney, my 3.0i is very similar to yours. Almost restless, like it wants to get the hell on with it. In all other respects the F1's are the dogs gonads (suprisingly, even in the wet). Tyre pressures are critical and after continual trials I have found that 32psi in the front appears to be about t...

Mr Silver

ktg1000, yes I fitted the water pump (and new idlers and belts etc.) but I,ve suffered from grease covered hands for half a century (it was me that modified the propshaft bearings on Noahs houseboat). It's not a difficult job but some experience would be useful.

Hope this helps, regards.

Mr Silver

Hi Tori, thanks for that input - but it rather dashes any hopes for an improvement. I was thinking maybe the OBC was playing up and one day (hopefully soon) it would ping up to 40mpg. Gee, thanks!

It's all in the foot you know...

Mr Silver

Surely this is just normal driving in Paris...?! Saves wear on your brakes!

Mr Silver

Hi ktg1000 , you don't change bearings in a water pump. Quite difficult to do and not cost effective. I have used Elring 0191 491 5678 who imports from Germany (all metal rotor) and are super quick on delivery. Cost was £46 (for my 3.0i). Sensible people to deal with. Mention this forum. No affiliat...

Mr Silver

Bognor Regis Sunday, Dover Monday and Cambridge Tuesday and the mpg has just rocketed up to 27.6 - an all time high!

...so it's all to do with the foot is it?? Hmmm...

Nobody tells me anything!

Mr Silver

Just wondering, do you know the part number for the "Weeeeeee" and can it be fitted by anyone...?

Don't care much for the the "Slow Down" sound bite!

Mr Silver

The top comes off, the straight six, and, when I want it to, it goes like cr** off a chrome shovel. Oh yes, there is the noise that bounces off the walls.

Er.. did I mention that the top that comes off - all the time??

Also the smile switch!

Mr Silver

Why pivot bolts? It wouldn't be to allow the strut brace to be removed to change plugs etc. without loosening the tower strut nuts...?

Doh....

Mr Silver

Whether or not a strut brace improves rigidity would surely depend on how much the tower moved before the strut brace was fitted! Should be easy enough to check but it doesn't appear to have been done! Maybe one of the guru's here could be tempted.. ...then we could all sue BMW for selling unsafe ca...

Mr Silver

Just my two cents: black plastic grills look to be exactly what they are - black plastic grills! Look good on Astra's etc.

Time better spent on cleaning and painting the calipers (and looks good)!

Regards.

Mr Silver

Hi Courageous, maybe the codes are old problems that didn't get reset for some reason or another. If the motor is running fine and you're getting 32 mpg (I wish I could) then the O2 sensors are OK. Maybe best to clear the codes and use the smile switch (mine won't go off)!

FWIW

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Mr Silver

Hi Max, may I ask how you " reset the fuel adaption values and the throttle values". I suspect my bank settings are not as they should be but can't find where to do anything about it. And how are you getting 36mpg???? Best I've ever had is 25.5!

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Mr Silver

Let's not be forgetting the old 'bootlight switch' problem folks! The switch in the boot gets sticky and keeps the light in the boot forever on. Battery then goes flat! Some bright spark came up with the method of checking this. Using a mobile/dig. camera on timer to take a pic after the boot is clo...

Mr Silver

Due to a left leg that isn't at its best I must have a footrest. The material you can feel is sound proofing under the carpet. It's sheet metal under that, shaped to allow them to fit a gearbox. I fabricated a footrest from aluminium sheet etc. and it works well. Two major problems are: making it st...

Mr Silver

I use a Garmin 710 (together with my maps) that transmits sound through the radio, ideal for an open car. Takes me right to the door anywhere in Europe*. Bought the last one from PC World at silly money! Wouldn't be without it. *..that is apart from one memorable trip where the locals had dug up the...

Mr Silver

Have had my Z3 3.0 rocket ship for three years. My application for a renewal driving licence just arrived!!! You do the maths!

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Mr Silver

Yes, best of luck Deano. I used to do this for a living many, many moons ago, shoe-horning motors in where they weren't intended to go! The best fun ever... You probably already thought to weigh each motor to get an idea what percentage increase/decrease may be necessary for the front springs. Of co...

Mr Silver

Hi charliezedster, please don't take offence at the conceit of Mr Fishwick who is always seemingly prepared to 'jump down the throat' of anyone who doesn't conform to his majestic ideals. You asked for ideas regarding the blank switch position. One suggestion may be to reposition the hood control sw...

Mr Silver

Helpline: Hello, this is the BMW Helpline, how can I help you? Customer: Your car sucks big time! Helpline: What's wrong with your BMW? Customer: It crashed that's what's wrong with it. Helpline: What were you doing. Customer: I wanted it to go faster, so I pushed the accelerator all the way down. I...

Mr Silver

[quote]Mmmmm that depends really, if you go on to fit non oem shocks that are an uprated units they often have a shorter piston (fescalised portion) often they are gas filled and stiffer than the original shocks. These are designed to work in conjunction with shorter springs so their rebound rate ma...

Mr Silver

Virtually all suppliers of shocks/spring kits will be be trying to get you to buy lowering springs (usually by about 30mm) included in their kit. It is not necessary to replace the springs if you are satisfied with the standard ride height (the one that BMW thought might be correct). And no, shocks ...

Mr Silver

From an engineering perspective... no, no and no!

But they have lots of street cred, especially if you paid lots of dosh for it!

Go faster stripes are cheaper, similar technology..!

Mr Silver

No good sensible reason for replacing undamaged springs, and it is a change in the dimensions of the springs that lower the ride height. It good sense to change the struts/shock absorbers for a known GOOD manufacturer - eg: Bilstein, Koni etc. (my personal preference is Koni) rather than OEM in this...

Mr Silver

When parked with the hood down... my alarm is fully functional! Tested by a cat that tried to enter over the boot lid.

Cat is still running...

Mr Silver

The fan is driven by.. guess what?.. the fan belt! Yes, through a viscious coupling that functions like a clutch to 'connect' the fan below a certain temperature.

Mr Silver

From your symptoms it could be that may have a slightly loose caliper.

...or even a wheel! A good friend of mine lost one on an autobahn that started out as a 'rattle in the back somewhere'!

Just a thought...

Mr Silver

Anti dive went out with Zephyrs etc. and were 'so-called' uprated McPherson strut kits. They have no place in a Z3. The most effective suspension modification you can buy is a set of good shock absorbers, Koni or Bilstein etc. and new suspension bushes all round. Good sound engineering principles no...

Mr Silver

Nice to see the hood down for a change! Is that a dirty mark there on the door??

Mr Silver

We would like to add our thanks to Ragtop for organising a great day out (the weather was a nice touch) and Gail for the pics and good company. Thanks to everyone who joined in to make the day a success. We have to do this again...! Ted (the Grey Zed). PS: I do believe the red tonneau cover belongs ...

Mr Silver

Never mind Icelandic ash, for good quality rubbing compound you should try coarse grade M25 grit...!

Mr Silver

Just a heads up... "When we get to the big roundabout on the outskirts of Ashford with mega traffic lights on it..." These will be the first traffic lights we come to on this route. It is pretty much imperative that you get in the THIRD lane on the approach to them (up a slight rise). You ...

Mr Silver

Garage mechanic should know better that jump starting one of our cars. This will not do it any good (24v or otherwise). Just buy a new one. Who would buy a battery that requires maintenance today? So much tosh! If it goes down it will be replaced under guarantee (in its time frame of course). Trickl...

Mr Silver

I agree with Dav on nearly all of his comments. However, the panel is, well, American and totally lacking in traditional sports car (read abysmal)! I'm afraid I personally couldn't live with the looks and, worst of all, there doesn't seem to be a smile switch in the Z4. Yes, that's right, the one th...

Mr Silver

Hey Ragtop, just to advise I will also be +1 (they won't let me out on my own now!).

Regards.

Mr Silver

Regular setup unseen_tl, this set is included in the BMW handbook. My 3.0 has this set (fitted by myself) with F1's. Still suffer from tramlining though!

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Mr Silver

Count me in also. My locality. I can highly recommend lunch at the 'Pilot' public house near 'F' on your route. Freshly caught fish-n-chips to die for (monster portions) and locally regarded as a delicacy. Price reasonable as well! Plenty parking. It may be necessary to book, I can check it out if y...

Mr Silver

It looks like Senior Management will allow me to come out to play as well (I've been good!) so count me in also.

Regards.

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