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Morning Andrew For your fault with the rear air flow adjustment Check the pop out the plugs and clean the contacts also check the earth feed. What does your Carly say ? Dave

Morning Mando On the brother inlaws 535d touring the onboard system adjusts it's self so you should be fine, always check with the dipstick though Dave

Morning Andrew The "Stratification Wheel" (BMW speak for air control wheel) you should have 2 on the dash and the rear ones are on the back of the arm rest between the front seats. Not all models had the rear seat vents (which will make them hard to find) Fingers crossed on the AUC sensor Dave

Morning Kevin Welcome John has said most of it above, History History is important plus make sure everything works as it should press every button and switch. If you get the "Easy Fix, only £20 on Ebay" for anything not working, ask yourself why ?? If it's that simple hasn't it been done? Obviously Dealer Purchase gives more protection but Private purchase can give great savings and more room to negotiate. Dave

Morning Dave Welcome to the Forum Your local BMW Dealer would be my first port of call for New I would also contact some of the BMW Specialist Breakers (I have used Quarry Motors with great success in the past) Dave

Morning Adam Welcome to the Forum First has your car got standard Hydro power steering or Active power steering? If you have standard steering it could be the pump or the rack ? If you have active steering the pump and rack are different and you have a Control unit. Take a look at www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin number in the search box and it will call up your model, then check the steering section. If you have active steering check the fusses and any relays. Dave

Morning Philip No apologies required, the suspension on your Beemer is either "Standard" "M sport" or full M series or Hard, Harder and Very Hard. Some of the newer cars have adjustable dampers which are controlled from the drivers seat by a switch (normally 3 settings) Your suspension is adjustable for alignment front and rear so advice is always have a 4 wheel alignment after new tyres. Call me a cynic but first Space Saver spare were introduced not just by BMW but all manufacturers soon adopted it. Lets be honest it doesnt save a lot of space but it does save the manufacturer a load of cash when you compare the costs of a Full alloy an tyre against a Space saver. Then the Tyre manufacturers came up with Run Flats initially from a safety angle as cars were maintaining consistent high speeds on Motorways. Great Idea. Now the manufacturers could not only save the cost of a spare but also the Jack and Wheel brace !! No one considers that if a run flat tyre is as it says "run flat" the side wall integrity will be compromised needing replacement even if the tread is in perfect condition (or may be they did?? Cynic again) The saving grace is you can fit standard tyres to a runflat wheel Dave

Hi Munieb Welcome to the Forum Check the Sale of Goods Act 1079 and it's amendments in 2015. You have more power than you realise. If you are leasing the car have you imformed the lease company, or Hire Purchase company. I would put everything in writing be careful to get the time frame itemised as in, when you first noticed it, when you first reported it and the result after each Dealer Visit. Use phrases like "time is now of the essence" to get a resolution, or "in it's current condition the car is unsuitable for purpose" Send your letter by Email and snail mail to the Dealer MD and copy BMW UK customer services tell them the car as it is is dangerous Goo luck Dave

I would not rely on the Internet, as depending where you look you will get confusing numbers. Baur converted cars across the range 316 up to the 325ix, they also carried out "customer conversions" so not just chassis supplied to them by BMW but cars brought by customers as two door coupe's. Only Baur will have all the Chassis numbers. From what I read the total for 325ix conversions were 114 over the period that Baur were doing the work for BMW. The letter with the car indicates that it is a genuine car and in 2003 was in Sweden could be a great find. Go direct to BMW Classic Register and Baur they will have the information. A quick search showed Total Baur production was 10,865 in Europe, and 3,561 in South Africa. This was broken down into the following quantities: 316: 1362 316i: 1805 318i: 2377 318iS: 97 320i: 2538 323i: 1660 325e: 430 325i: 481 325iX: 114 Of these, 1806 units were delivered to the UK. Hope this helps Dave

Morning Charley1 Welcome to the Forum Have you asked BMW UK ? There is also the possibility of some of the BMW Coachbuilders and Tuners such as Alpina or Baur having parts. One thing is for sure it won't be cheap to get it right Good Luck with the search Dave

Morning Jan Welcome to the Forum Baur as you are probably aware are a Coach work Company who worked with BMW in the 80's to produce soft top versions of the E30. The conversion wasn't cheap, cost was around £4k in the early 80's !! From what I have read due to the cost there were a number of attempts by others as well as some DIY efforts before BMW started to produce their in house models in the 90's The 325ix was top of the range in the 80's so there would have been less produced in total, and even less going to Baur for conversion. That would indicate to me a rare car indeed BMW have a Classic Register (send them the Vin) You could also try Baur direct they also will have a Register of every car they converted Good luck Dave

Hi Graham I found a decent 1/4 drive socket set wich is small enough and skinny enough to get in at the two holding nuts was the answer. And yes it is a job that rates 5 * on the PITA list 😂 While you can reach the thing from above it was necessary to get at nuts from below so under trays off and car on stands front wheel off helps (well it did me) Dave

Hi Graham Did this job early this year on a friend of the family's 320d same year as yours. He brought Beru (OEM) Glow plug controller and 4 glow plugs if memory serves £120 He brought the controller following advice from his garage (BMW Specialist) who were booked up and couldn't fit it in for weeks. We had one reluctant glow plug but some heat and plenty of Freeze and Release penetrating fluid and the little devil gave up in the end. Like you poor starting and smoke at start up now first time every time and he swears it's quieter ?? Dave

Your responding to an 8 year old post here Kian Dave

Well done Andrew Great find with the converter, have you tried testing the power feed to the converter just in case ?? Personally I would change all the vac lines that are under the Manifold for peace of mind. Dave PS went through a similar process on our sons Toyota Pickup a couple of years ago it's amazing the amount of soot/crud in there. When we finished it ran like new, he took it out onto the local dual carriageway and when he floored it leaving a roundabout he said the Huge Black Cloud behind him was like a Special Effect from a Harry Potter Film 🤣

Morning Nicolas Sorry but I would think it is far safer for you and other road users if your car has more stick ability when "chucking" it about !! Public roads are just that side and back roads are lined with trees not to mention other road users. I have no idea what skill levels you have but during lockdown a lad who went to school with one of our sons who was heavily involved in Drifting, He had a great deal of talent 2019 giving Demo's up the Hill at the Festival of Speed. He was out "chucking it about" on local back roads. He ran out of talent and hit an Ash tree, he and two others died at the scene his girlfriend lost a leg. So I feel quite strongly about "Chucking" a ton and a half about on public roads. Do track days or loin a Drift club and play safely. Dave PS Yes I am an Old Bloke but I am no Fuddy Duddy it's more fun to have an Estate car that can slaughter a Porsche away from a roundabout when the road is clear and know it will stop and steer as well (that's my Wife's) My old 400hp X5 can surprise as well.

Morning Denis Welcome to the Forum Sorry can't help with a recommendation but there is a Register of BMW Specialists Google should help. Dave

Morning Kenny If my old brain is working there was a recall on the Vac pumps for them leaking oil, worth a check with BMW that yours has been done? I know Range Rover suffered with Oil collecting in the inter-cooler in extreme cases it caused hydraulic lock on the engines. Signs were oil in the inlet tracts. Not read anything about it on BMW's but worth disconnecting the inter cooler pipework and checking they are OK. Dave

Try BMW UK or try putting what your looking for into Google

BMW online catalogue no good ?

Holy Moley Kenny !!! the guy who owned and (err) improved your car was an absolute star wasn't he 🙄 Definitely from the school of "if it doesn't fit you are using the wrong size hammer" school of mechanics 🤣 He also subscribed to when you put it back together and there are bits still in the box and the engine runs then they clearly aren't important !! Your car is like a teaching aid for all the things NOT to do. The swapped vac lines from what I read some time ago could cause sequence issues (lag) I will see if I can dig out the article. The blocked line is for the EGR and yes he has either done it himself or had someone carry out an EGR delete in the program. Makes you wonder why he didn't just fit a blanking plate ?? After all his "tuning" he probably had a Re-map to get back the power he lost !! Once you have sorted all the rubbish it will probably go like a rocket 😅 Dave

Afternoon Andrew Always faster the second or third time 🤣 Best engine in my opinion. The vac lines aren't that expensive I would be changing them (save taking the manifold off again, even if it doesn't take long 🤣) My Brother inlaw is on his 5th 5 touring all have gone to around 200k and we have changed EGR's on 3 along with all Vac lines. I could feel Vacuum on my tongue after changing lines. Other signs of Vac pump problems are, Poor fuel efficiency. When a vacuum leak exists, it's most commonly caused by vacuum hoses that are broken, have faulty connections or the vacuum pump is not in operation. Brake pedal hard to press. Leaking oil under the side of the engine. Air conditioning not working. The servo has a Vacuum pipe attached where it inserts into Servo there is a plastic non return valve if this not working correctly when you press the brake pedal and hold it you will feel it settle/sink. The servo it's self can rust at the bottom you will feel bubbling paint and rust with your fingers if it feels rough or soft the only way is to take it off I am afraid Dave

Nic Welcome to the Forum By the fact you had 3 months Warranty you purchased from a Dealer If so you still have protection under the Sale of Goods Act, ask the supplying Dealer to either Fix it Replace it, or Money back (talk to Citizens Advice) Dave

Morning Andrew Welcome to the Forum We know it is a 5 series touring but what engine 4 or 6 cylinder? Check all the pipework to/from the manifold the vac-lines can get as clogged as the EGR it is also possible the inlet manifold is clogged (extreme cases). Also check the Vac pump and actuator. I have also read that the servo can cause issues if it has a leak, check the non-return valve at the servo also check the servo body carefully for rust or holes Hope this helps Dave

Is this a genuine post ?? Sounds like a completely unloved badly looked after car and if your still driving it that underlines that fact. Performance must be rubbish as will be MPG Smoke, Investigate and fix? Low compression (how do you know?) = Worn engine investigate and fix/replace?? No boost? investigate and fix/replace Dave