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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

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

Welcome back Rob We all have our Beemers to Enjoy so Enjoy away I was told by a Scot years ago "No such thing as an Expat Scot just a Scot on Educational Missionary trip" 🤣 Dave

Morning Stu Thanks for the offer of whip round 🤣 I am sure we will get used to eating the horses hay and dog biscuits 🤣 The fault is weird engine just shuts down, remove key replace key press start and it fires up first time and runs smoothly on all 6 get in and drive it and sometimes it behaves and another it cut out 4 times in a mile, no faults recorded. Had me scratching my head and reading a lot I will keep you updated once all the bits arrive Dave

Perfect Dave thanks for the help will keep updates coming

Doesn't rule out an internal short on the shark fin though

Morning Sean Welcome to the Forum I take it your car has LED adaptive lights ? On the side of the headlamp is the LED control unit which is removable/changeable I have read that this would be a fix A new headlamp will certainly not be cheap particularly from BMW (not sure if they will sell just the control unit) Try Googling BMW Recyclers Quarry Motors are one I have used in the past always been helpful If you are not aware take a look at www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of yor Vin into the search box it will call up your model then look in the relavant section. That way you should get the correct part number (double click the part number and you will get a list of other models/years your parts were used on) Dave

Looking to get a front and rear camera system for my G29, anyone have reccomendations on a good system with LTE for cloud storage, and especially with regard to fitting the rear facing camera. Thanks in advance.

Hi all, I hope you are all well! I thought I’d let others know about my positive experience I had with Precision drive near Southend airport. I was recommended by a friend, who had his E90 updated a while ago. I had messaged Chris at precision drive about getting my F36 updated & addition of CarPlay. He replied with the cost & answered any queries I had. Dropped off car & left it with him. I got a call after 1.5hrs to say the whole car had been updated but there was an issue whilst installing CarPlay (he doesn’t yet have dedicated broadband at his workshop, phone tethering wasn’t sufficient) He has kindly offered to come to my house & apply the CarPlay at a later date. It turns out that my cars never had any software updates applied since new! Instantly I noticed the shifts were smoother & engine was quieter. Should anyone else require their cars updating give Chris a message/call (search Precision Drive) I paid £120 for whole vehicle update, £60 to be paid at a later date for CarPlay activation.

OK, so had the stethoscope test done and yes, water pump had gone. Not a bad life to be fair, 97K mls. New one installed and also had the belt changed as well. Onwards.......

Cheers Dave, took some planning to ensure it was in the correct position though..

Hi John Welcome to the Forum Never come across this before it will be interesting to know the solution That is assuming BMW will tell you 😅 Dave

Morning Robert Welcome to the Forum 😂😂 I do hope that whoever told you that has a twisted sense of Humour If your windscreen is in good condition (ie. No cracks, deep scratches, scores and chips that obscure the drivers vision = MOT Fail) So assuming your screen is OK read this Jenksy who has a 6 series has just posted on the fix for the same problem. ""Hi all, I got the adhesive that was recommended in a you tube video with instructions, it was from Permatex. I had to ensure I removed the old adhesive from the silver disk first which took some doing but needed a sharp knife and a razor blade to lift it all. There was no adhesive debris on the wind screen. To fix I then used a wipe supplied in the kit and used a small amount of the adhesive also supplied. The bond took less than a minute. You do need to be sure of the location as the bond is very quick so ensure you can locate the mirror accurately otherwise it is going to get messy. N.B. I had to remove the two connectors to ensure the mirror could be located properly. It was a little fiddly getting them out but went back once mirror was fixed to the windscreen. A good experience though for me and mirror is back on with the accompanying casing parts also." Hope this helps

Selling my summer roadster. Artic Silver 1997 2.8, manual transmission 14,000 original miles. Never been in the rain and only hand washed. Michigan location. text me if interested (two six nine eight zero eight zero zero four two.

Hi Greydog, Thanks for welcome. The how too's I've found all refer to turning the key. I've given it a try anyway, turn on off (as in position 1 with key) holding unlock then pressing the lock button, no joy. Yet to find anything for push button start tbh. Lee

Morning Paul Welcome to the Forum Depends how deep your pockets are !! as your car is still under warranty it may be worth it to protect the service/warranty integrity it also depends what else is covered in the plan ? I just carried out a service (December) for a friend of my wife on a 420i 2018 Coupe, Cabin Filter Oil and Air Filter (all Bosch) plus 6 litres of Castrol Edge 5-30 oil cost £115 As I have ISTA/INPA I also ran a full diagnostic check and made sure tyres, brakes etc were in good order. Time wise it took a morning with plenty of Coffee and biscuits I am not a Garage just a home mechanic who enjoys working on our own cars. She brought me a rather nice bootle of whiskey as a thankyou Dave

Morning William Welcome to the Forum BMW Main Dealers for many years have not "Repaired" anything they replace complete units then retain the failed part denying in many cases the aftermarket repairers any access to find a fix. By the way BMW are not alone there are many other Manufacturers operate in the same way. Try ringing a BMW parts dept and asking how much the unit is? Or use www.realoem.com for the Gearshift unit part number then Google for a price. The repair video's will give an idea of time to help guess at calculating workshop hours most Main Dealers are now in exceess of £200 p/hr Me personally if there are video's available I would have a go at replacing the spring if you can get one? If not either a second hand or complete unit swap Dave

Morning Deborah Welcome to the Forum First with the correct tools drilling out a stuck/damaged/broken glow plug is fiddly but not that difficult and shouldn't crack the head. Next as the garage broke it should they not share the cost at least of correct repair ? A conversation to be had with the garage me thinks. Your car will start and run with out the No2 Glowplug as long as there isn't a compression leak. I have seen a 6 cylinder diesel that ran for a couple of years at least with only 1 Glowplug working. Where it gets a little complicated is with the type of journeys/driving you do. Your car has a DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) which catches soot and many other bits that are generated by your engine. If the engine reaches a good high operating temperature such as a good run at motorway speeds (about an hour) the DPF can regenerate (burn off the soot and other bits) If thhe engine is used on short or low speed journeys (heavy traffic) then the cars brain uses the Glow Plugs to achieve high cylinder temperatures so it can regenerate the DPF. As you still have 3 out of 4 you may well not notice a difference. There is a Register of BMW Specialists you can Google and find one local to you I am sure. It sounds as though the owner of your local garage is more clued up than his team. Good Luck Hope this helps not confuses Dave

Hi Albert Welcome to the Forum This is a UK based site so you may not get a response that is helpful Good Luck Dave

Hi Daryl Check the boost side of the inlet system all the hoses and Vacuum lines, make sure the Inter Cooler isnt blocked or damaged and there are no leaks. Also check the EGR is not clogged or sticking I brought my own X5 E70 very cheap the previous owner sold it as Spare/Repairs, he had spent lots of hard earned guessing at the problem and changing parts. I removed the turbo and exchanged it for a Rebuilt unit all good since so worth checking Dave

Thanks Dave that goes along with what I thought

What a lovely genuine early 3 series, looks in superb condition from the photos you posted. I'm sure there would be no problem in selling it, just a bit difficult to judge the value. You are welcome to place an advert in the For Sale section of this forum and invite offers for it. https://www.bimmerownersclub.com/forums/forum/29-bmw-cars-for-sale/

Ive tried but doesn't seem to be working, followed tutorials etc , key in , turn to first spot , take out unlock button held and press lock 3 times or so , to the fair the other key fob didn't work locking either so maybe the antenna? There just a load of wee things that need sorted so going to be slowly working though them.

Is this roof still available for sale?