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Also, is there any way of seeing what songs are playing in the other stations while listening to a particular station? Right now, I only see the name of the stations, but not the names of the songs being played on the other channels.
Anyone else with this problem?
I never had this problem with other non-BMW cars starting up in the mornings.
My guess is your hydraulic clutch hoses are collapsing from age.. Or possibly the slave cylinder...
IOW, major clutch work..
regards,
kyfdx
p.s. just spotted it... 1990.. Could be anything, but those are my best guesses.
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Best Regards,
Shipo
Probably the cheapest solution is to buy shoes with the left toe reinforced, for pulling up that clutch with your foot..
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The older it is, the more I think I'm right, though.. I'm not all that familiar with the E28, but I'm betting on collapsed rubber lines in the hydraulic clutch system..
(pretty confident for a guy that got his socket set from Big Lots).
regards,
kyfdx
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This may sound naive, but I think you should first check if the floor mat is catching/holding the clutch. Just in case.
Best regards,
José
Anyway, I got an 05 545 and it has run flawlessly and I've put close to 12,000 miles on it since November
My Service writer told me that BMW was reloading the software on the 04's
Read the instruction manual when playing quietly with iDrive with the car stopped.
You should broke in the engine as close to the recommended rpm limit as possible. Spent a little time driving in low regime, though. In doing all that, you should not keep the engine at a constant rpm regime for too long. The best is to go playfully up and down with the gears—without falling into an obsessive sate of mind.
Relax yourself and enjoy!
José
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I got a 04-545i (July 04 build) just because I did not want to wait. I had a s/w upgrade in November for blue tooth and to correct some ECM problems, although I did not notice anything.
BMW is constantly upgrading the s/w, which if you are having problems, the should upgrade for you
I have ordered a 06 530i and I checked the status and it inidcated that it is in an "In Transit" status. Does anyone know the average time a car is "In Transit and how long it stays at the Vehicle Processing Center............and then on to the dealer?
Where are the Vehicle Processing Center's?
I am a first time BMW owner.
Thanks
a 1995 BMW 525i and I can't seem to find a forum relating to it. Does anybody
know of a problem with the gas tank where it seems to deflate like a balloon which
in turns smashes the sending unit. It happened once, and I replaced the sending
unit. About a year later, it has now happened again!!!! Any ideas?? My mechanic
doesn't seem to know with the exception of replacing the tank & the sending unit.
Factoid #1) Mother Nature provides us with something around 14.9 pounds per square inch of air pressure at sea level.
Factoid #2) If you remove sufficient fuel and vapor pressure from a fuel tank of any construction, Mother Nature will cause said fuel tank to "git all stove in lookin"
Factoid #3) The fuel pumps of every fuel injection system that I've seen on any BMW that I've looked at since the days of the old Bosch-K Jetronic (1970s) has had enough verve to pump a tank quite dry, regardless of how much the outer walls of the tank are fighting against the pump.
If you put all of that together, and then add in a clogged tank vent, you will get a collapsed tank. Period, full stop, the end.
Regarding your car, my guess is that it is an ODB-I type of emission system, which if I'm not mistaken means that you are supposed to have a vented fuel filler cap. Assuming that this is correct (and your mechanic should be able to easily verify where the vent is), then I'd start by replacing the fuel cap. If I’m wrong, then replace the plumbing that fills the tank with fresh air as the fuel is consumed
One other thing comes to mind; I've heard that if you "Milk" you tank so full that you can see the fuel up in the filler neck, that the fuel itself can interfere with the tank vent, and cause it to collapse. Among other reasons, this is a great argument for filling your tank only to the point where the pump clicks off, then hang it up and don't milk any more fuel into the car.
I hope some of this helps.
Best Regards,
Shipo
Should I be concerned? Is it a quick/easy (plug in to the ?) thermostat check for the dealer? Appreciate any advice, thanks
FWIW, this isn't just a BMW issue; I've seen it on virtually every late model car I've driven that still has a temperature gauge. My bet is that it is another one of those wonderful mandated bits that are part of the ODB-II specification. :mad: Is it any wonder why BMW finally dropped the temperature gauge all together for the new E90?
Best Regards,
Shipo
OBD-II started showing up on all cars sold in America in the mid 1990s, and it is supposed to provide a universal service, diagnostic and error code interface for all manufacturers' cars. There are lots of sites on the web that go into fairly good detail about the system, here is one: http://www.obdii.com
As for your thermostat, no, I don't see any reason to test it.
Best Regards,
Shipo
BMW explained the absence of a temp gauge in the E90 at the world press introduction. They claimed that they analyzed the longevity of engines used in BMW police cars in Germany and found that it doesn't hurt to hammer them from a cold start, so that's their story and they're sticking to it. Calabrese and I think that BMW should just go ahead and make the jump to a "glass cockpit", which would give each driver the ability to customize the IP display. Gearheads could have digital or graphic readouts of everything they wanted while poseurs and the clueless could just request a speedometer-and maybe a multi color flashing "DUB" symbol...
When I was driving the car home I made a call, and all of a sudden it worked, and to try this out again, I made another call and it worked again, how cool was this.
When I got home I tried to show my wife this cool feature I had been talking about for the last several months, and now it does not work. The phone still shows itself paired to the car, but the car does not show itself paired to the phone.
Any solutions, before I go out and am forced to buy a new phone?
Bluetooth Technology
If that doesn't work, the cost of a new phone will be peanuts compared to the joy of driving the car!
Best Regards,
Shipo
1) Has the car ever been in an accident?
2) Does the car have the complete factory exhaust system fully intact?
If I understood what you were describing correctly, your car develops this harmonic while passing through 110 kph threshold while under full acceleration.
3) Does the harmonic occur later, at a higher speed if you are already doing 110 before you depress the throttle?
4) Does the harmonic dissappear at some arbitrary higher speed, say 175 or 200 kph?
If I think of any more questions, I'll post them as they occur to me. ;-)
Best Regards,
Shipo
No accidents and all factory systems fully intact, according to seller from the caryard(not a BMW dealer, but Singaporian car dealer). It is a Singapore import, germany made car. And it has been serviced by a bmw workshop with a tick on oil services. Still if you think it is worth doing we can have it checked out by another bmw workshop.
We did some more driving this morning and can be a bit more specific i hope:
the harmonic occurs while slow accelerating from 104 and 115 k, not a hard foot on pad el, and when speed limit exceeding 110/115 it results in the reducing/disappearing of the sound.
When fast accelerating( full accelerating, maybe) between say 100 and 140 k, no harmonic was noticed. Further today less resonance, not in steering wheel. Only the different brrrrrm noise from the engine.
We tried doing slow accelerating and keeping the speed range from about 105-110/115 with revolution panel at about 2.2-2.5 l/mins, which brings out the noise and small vibration comes with it.
It did not occur during any other speed/accelerating interval. Hope this give bit more information for this issue.
Looking forward to your response, thanks, dieke
So, moral of the story, buy an approved phone.
Also, looking to replace all factory speakers. Any recommendations?
Finally, where in the Chicago, Illinois area can I find a certified, reputable bmw service mechanic, of course, besides the dealer option?
Thanks to all for the help!
Am delighted with the 20 thousand kilometres car, but believe that the standard seats are not supportive, particularly under the thighs. Are there readers out there who have experienced both types of seat? Are there improvements that can be made? :surprise: I am 6 foot tall. Comment appreciated!
It could be a failing driveshaft center bearing. This will usually make a shudder felt through the whole car upon accelleration at certain speeds.
Tom
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