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Hello Everyone!

I have just become a BMW owner for the first time. I have bought a 318i SE Touring in metalic grey with M-Sport alloys and a rather nasty addition to the stereo (an eonon sat-nav/dvd player/blue tooth/radio etc which I may well replace).

I bought her (now called Nessie - as she is an-SE...) off of eBay - took a punt and put on a cheeky bid and happened to hit reserve and win. On test drive she was lovely and only one issue - engine management light on which had been diagnosed as the air mass meter. Upon driving home however the water light came on and the temperature shot up, going up and down, up and down until I managed to find a suitable place to pull over on the A303. After cooling down I added some water as it looked almost dry (should have checekd before I left I guess). The light came on again at Exeter so at the services I topped up again and drove the next 100 miles without a glitch. Next morning I checked the water and same amount as when topped in Exeter - JOY!!!

I have since taken to local BMW specialist in Redruth, Cornwall for a diagnostics - air mass does need replacing but nothing else glaring for attention (except service due 7000 miles ago). When the diagnostic was being run the engine was hot but the rad was not (I had bled the rad so should not be an air lock) - they recommended replacing the thermostat. So thats this weekends task and see what happens.

Seems like a great motor though, one I have drooled over for a fair old time and now have the pleasure of driving on a daily basis.

In the past I have been a Honda CRX owner and member of the owners club, and a VW T25 Camper owner/enthusiast (x3) and hope I have made a sensible decision in buying a BMW!

Hope to be active here when I can and not to bother too many people with problems!

Cheers

Baz B)

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