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Morning Duncan Welcome to the Forum If you only brought the car 3 weeks ago you still have consumer protection take it back to the garage you brought from Dave

Meant $2000 fix…

2011 128i convertible: garage says oil leak is more critical to fix than buy new rear tires. Correct! Or not??

I'm in a very similar position here, bought my 2 Series Gran Tourer only 3 weeks ago, gears started to slip and high revs changing gear, took it to BMW who said it needs a new gearbox costing £12k!

Well all done. If you need to do this you need an extractor to get the injectors out I made my own. Welded an M14 wheel nut to an M12 nut so I could use my Slide hammer 1 2 and 3 popped out really easily 4 5 and 6 no way? Then I talked to a Truck and Plant mechanic he told me they use an air driven vibrating tool to get injectors out. Back home and with the help of one of my sons and an SDS hammer drill with a blunt chisel attachment against the underside of the Slide hammer and it worked. It took the best part of Saturday to get the last 3 out but out they came. All back together battery fully charged plugged in the diagnostics and cleared fault memory then reset the Injector adaptions, then 30 seconds of cranking and she burst into life Dave

Morning Jay Welcome to the Forum I just checked www.realoem.com and only the standard grills are listed ? Nuts. Surely your Dealer could contact BMW direct for Help if the can't or don't want to then I would. A call to BMW UK Customer services may work. If not then 2 other options come to mind (1) can the grill be repaired ? (2) I wonder if someone like Alpina would be able to help Hope this helps Dave

Morning Yigit Welcome to the Forum As you have ISTA and it is pointing to the Parking Brake switch and 2 inputs from the DSC I would search for information on (a) Test procedures for the switch and (b) Test the loom connections for continuity. If the Switch is faulty (by your results it appears it could be) a new one would be an easy swap. If it is a loom problem your electrical skills are about to be improved 😁 Dave

I concur with Greydog. I would look at the throttle body and air intake system. unplug the MAF sensor and see how the car runs. Get some carb cleaner in there and see what happens.

Hey, I have a 2010 M6 with the 'competition package' optional extra. The front grills are slightly different in that there is a slight bulge to align with the different bonnet. I've circled this image online to indicate where it is. My issue is that I've gotten a sizable stone chip on the right grill and want to replace it. However, the dealer (and consequently BMW through a request) can't get a part number for it. I'm guessing I'm sod out of luck, but wondering if anyone knows how I could find a part number or otherwise locate the grill. I could of course replace it with an aftermarket, but want the original. Advice appreciated.

Hi, my car suddenly gave an orange error parking brake. When i used the ISTA tool and diagnose it. It gives 2 errors about it. - D35CBA ( electrical parking brake switch fault , DSC-LIN 0x2B) missing - D35CCA (electrical parking brake switch fault , DSC-LIN 0x1) missing When i stop the car and open my door it automatically uses the handbrake and it works fine but other then that, i cant use it.. even the auto hold. If anyone can help me it will be perfect. Thank you

Morning Steve I have never worked on a 2 series but would imagine like the X3 and X5 internal trims around the rear window have to come off for access or maybe like the X5 the spoiler top fixings can be accessed from outside I would check www.realoem.com to see how the trim parts are fitted

Morning Paul You have one major answer, your Local Main Dealer is not a good one !! Have you talked to BMW UK Customer services ? Clearly either the Dealer doesn't have a clue or there is an issue they also don't understand ? Worse by telling you a road test would be dangerous are they saying the car is in a dangerous condition ? All questions I would put to BMW UK Good Luck Dave

Hope you guys can help me with this troublesome query.. how the heck do you get direct access to this light, so you can remove it via it's 3 fixing screws? I've got the replacement light for the existing broken one, but I just don't know and can't find out what to remove to do this? Surely someone out there has done this? I live in hope.

Thank you for your response Dave, I have been to BMW Dealer but all they say computer indicates 'no faults' although I had frequent warnings saying system was restricted. They refuse to road test it saying it is dangerous to road test which I dispute as the system should give a visual warning at 8 car lengths and low speeds. I suggested to test it against another BMW with the same system but again they will not. If I have it on the most sensitive setting and get no warnings what is the point of the less sensitive settings. Lots of unanswered questions with this system?

Morning Billy You need a diagnostic session to narrow things down, at 161k I would also carry out a compression test and check fuel delivery and pressure. Your symptoms could be an accumulation of things or as simple as a dying throttle body diagnostics will help Dave

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Drop the driver side speaker cover and speaker in the roof and you see the existing loom that goes to / through the boot hinge

Hello everyone, got a 116i m sport n43b20a. Had it for about 3 months and soon after buying noticed a wierd problem. When cold the car would run perfectly, however when warm or stuck in traffic you could feel it become a little bit rough, sort of a banging feel from the engine which you can feel through the car. When doing this, when driving it runs perfectly. However when you attempt to pull away, the car will drop to around 400rpm and pull away a bit bouncy, having to give it more accelerator to prevent it from stalling, whenever in reverse it does this and normally leads to stalling. Over the last 3 months it hasn’t gotten worse but it does the pulling away thing when it is cold now. Had a service >1k miles ago with plugs. Also had it smoke tested and no signs of any leaks. Does anyone have any advice or had a similar story? Cars on 161k Thanks

Looking for some help. 2008 BMW E61. 520d Car died and wouldn’t restart. Issue looks to be throttle body however have replaced that and same issue just cranks. Battery went flat with all the cranking and checking around. then worked and started after charging. Drove 20 miles or so. Thought all fixed, next morning. Started and died like before. Now won’t start. But if throttle body is unplugged it’s starts and drives. HELP

Morning Carole Welcome to the Forum This is a new one I guess you have tried all the menus in settings on your iDrive? Then as your in a 22 model have you asked your Dealer for help I know it doesn't always work but worth a try Good Luck with the search Dave

I want my backup camera display on my 2022 X5 to cover the entire screen. How do I get rid of that partial camera display on the far right. It's a hindrance to human and vehicular traffic.

Morning Martyn Welcome to the Forum Do you have one or want one ?? Dave

Morning Paul Welcome to the Forum Sorry to say I have no experience of the "New" systems so looks as though I will have to get reading 😁 As your car is so new and should still be covered by the Manufacturer Warranty I would start there with a BMW Franchised Dealer Dave

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Does anyone have any knowledge of this system. I have 3 setting to choose from but even on the most sensitive setting which is 'early', it does not generate any visual warnings under any circumstances which should trigger within 8 car lengths apparently? Can anyone tell me about their experiences with this system as it appears to be faulty on this vehicle. Thanks.