Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Inspection 2 is valve clearances, that is a big job. But you have to make sure they do it
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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just been looking through my service book and i think i've made a mistake.
the last service was an oil service, with an insp 2 done previous to that. would this mean it's due an insp 1 this time?
not used to all these different things going on at service intervals 
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j10E W
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Registered: 30th Sep 04
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Inspection 1 next I believe mate
Valve clearances don't get done on a m54 as far as I know
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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You are right there mate I was wrong it's only the ///M engines that needs them isn't it? The rest are self adjusting? Inspection 2 shouldn't be that much on yours Ben
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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The bill for the last inspection 2 was £424 which is just a bit more than the £99 i'm used to from ford
Inspection 1 seems to come in around £250 which is a bit better.
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whitter45
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Need the stamp though. By the looks of it, bmw owners/purchasers seem to be really anal about that. They dont seem to want to touch cars that havent been serviced by a professional.
a car of your age doesn't need a dealer stamp IMO
Really a car of any age doesn't need a dealer stamp anymore but most have service packs now anyway
I would get an Indy to do it unless BMW quote cheap
I know halliwell jones were doing them for around 160 the other month
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Ben G
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And yeah, valve clearances seem to be only on ///M's, happy about that as they cost 800-1000 for inspections 
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Need the stamp though. By the looks of it, bmw owners/purchasers seem to be really anal about that. They dont seem to want to touch cars that havent been serviced by a professional.
a car of your age doesn't need a dealer stamp IMO
Really a car of any age doesn't need a dealer stamp anymore but most have service packs now anyway
I would get an Indy to do it unless BMW quote cheap
I know halliwell jones were doing them for around 160 the other month
Cheers, will have to have a ring around then. the car has full bmw service history so woupd be nice to continue that, but if the indy is a lot cheaper, I would go with them.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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About £750 for Insp 2 on ///M cars.
Definetly go Independant, mine had mostly independent service history and most do nowadays
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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Use an independant there are loads in Essex. Get better service and less than half the price of a dealer.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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any ideas on where to find a list of these fad? i use z4-forum.com but they don't list the local independent garages 
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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got some cheap no error led's on ebay so decided to fit them. bought 8 but need another 2 for footwell lights. cheap enough at £1 each though.
plate lights, i didn't want them to light the floor up but this seems to be common among newer cars with led plate bulbs:
inside:
rear centre storage:
haven't got any of my sidelights, will update tomorrow night as i feel a bit of a prat taking pictures outside in the dark 
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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ok.. so my coolant light decided to come on again (2nd time in 3 months) and i had to put in a litre of coolant
unsure what the problem is right now but it's going in for a service next month so will get it checked out then.
i finished changing the wedge bulbs to white led's (footwell lights/sidelights/bootlight/no. plate lights/interior and map lights)
i used these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280853560226?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
no error lights on the dash using them.
i also decided to rip the carbon vinyl off the ashtray and the window switch surrounds as i found out that the wrap doesn't like sunlight  going to either spray or plastidip them black now.
[Edited on 29-05-2012 by Ben G]
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Jon_C
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What is this plastidip you speak of ???
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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it's a spray paint/plastic that's more durable then paint.
http://www.plastidip.co.uk/eStore/index.cfm?Plastidip_Aerosol_Spray_-_311g&stage=3&colour=Black,Blue,Clear,Red,White,Yellow&pid=PDL-0009
a lot of people are starting to use it now. i may go with a gloss black finish on the interior plastics though so probably won't use that.
o/s wing mirror glass decided to make a break for freedom yesterday seems everythings going wrong. they only stick on though so it's not a big deal.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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got the car up on axle stands today to have a look at the coolant leak.
it's coming from the area circled:
but i can't see any cracks.
short video of the leak here:
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Chris x
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Registered: 11th Sep 08
Location: Bexhill
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Fair few drips!
Is that the heater matrix?
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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it's the coolant expansion tank mate. only seems to leak when it's warmed up. when cold, it doesn't seem to leak.
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Chris x
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Registered: 11th Sep 08
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Think its under more pressure when its hot.
Its not leaking from the back is it and dripping down? Looking at the angle I guess not, but cant really tell!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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unsure tbh had a quick look around but didn't bother taking the bumper off as i have work soon.
got the whole of next week off so will sort it then. it's just annoying to have to keep topping it up every other day
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Chris x
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Registered: 11th Sep 08
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Was gonna say wip it off and have a look, sounds a bit more complicated than that tho!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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went to bmw parts today and luckily enough, they had an expansion tank in stock so bought it. bit expensive for a piece of plastic though.
going to fit it tomorrow if it isn't raining.
got some official bmw coolant aswell. better than tap water i think 
at least this one has the float  my other one didn't.
and a picture of a massive traffic jam on the m25. was stuck for about 5 miles
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
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could think of worse cars to be stuck in a jam in
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j10E W
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that expansion tanks is the same as e39
my 540 one cracked in the same place
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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quote:
Originally posted by BeetleGav
could think of worse cars to be stuck in a jam in
i was in a 1.25 fiesta being driven by my other half who has the reactions of a snail she must have let about 20 cars into the lane
joe, i think the same tank is used on the majority of bmw engines. P.O.S design by the looks of it
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