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Lancsbob

Didn't realise you could remove the bump thats under the carpet, whats it made of
& is it difficult.Must say the right carpet makes a big difference.
So were all cars not fitted with a CD changer had carpet without the hump &
are all years the same?

Bob

Lancsbob

The problem is that iv'e got a narrow garage & want to change the
engine oil plus other things out of the weather.

Cheers Bob

Lancsbob

peterandjenny wrote:We went from Michelins ( directional ) that made the car feel disconnected from the road at times, to falkens and much happier.

Is there a particular type/number of Falken to get?

Bob

Lancsbob

Is there any place you can jack up front using single central trolly jack?
2002 2.2

Bob

Lancsbob

Car just passed MOT

but told rear tyres need replaceing ASAP.
Reading on here that Falkens or Continentals are recommended.
Car does tramline a little.
Came with new Bridgestone's on front
Mines a 2002 2.2.
Any suggestions?

Bob

Lancsbob

Brian H wrote:Great little fix, you could you use the block as a holder for the pins you will not burn your hands and try will also line up.

Yes i thought of that when i had finished, far better idea.

Not sure if all Z3 radios are the same.

Bob

Lancsbob

This radio is date stamped 2004 so must be a replacement radio. 1st Remove radio. http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss238/lancsbob/th_Radio%20Display%20Fix%20001.jpg Raise multipin clamp to unplug the connection. Its the black square @ rear left. The higher you raise it the more it pulls plug out. ...

Lancsbob

Thanks for that, will let you know how it goes.

Cheers Bob

Lancsbob

Turned on radio today & everthing plays OK but the display's not showing. Pulled it out & wiggled the wires but nothing. Trouble is if i need to enter the code after disconnecting battery i'm sunk. Anyone any idea's. Anyone ever thought their car just wasn't meant to be...! :evil: Cheers Bob

Lancsbob

Have discovered there is a plug on the "A" post to connect the door wiring loom
anyone know the best way to access this. I notice there is 2 bolts holding the
rubber flexible hose but difficult to access due to door is it accessible behind the
trim inside?

Cheers Bob

Lancsbob

Because of the problems i'm having with a blown fuse i want to check wiring from the fusebox. Anyone know how to access the wiring under the fusebox so i can trace it back into the car looking for any faults. Also does anyone know what the short buzz sound is from behind the dashboard that sometimes...

Lancsbob

Page 44 of the pdf shows you the circuit for Fuse 24. Fuse 30 is Right High Beam Oops i meant fuse 20 @ 30amp. Will removing the relay isolate the blower or do i need to remove fuse also. Can you think of any problems with blower that could blow fuse 24. I thought it would only blow fuse 20 as 24 i...

Lancsbob

As with ALL electrical problems, you need to let us know what year and model your car is. Pre-facelift: Fuse 24 (10A) supplies the Jet Heater Thermoswitch and the Mirror Control Switch Post-facelift: Fuse 24 (10A) supplies the Jet Heater Thermoswitch, the Mirror Control Switch and the Blower Relay ...

Lancsbob

Thanks for that.
Its an 02 plate.
ATM iv'e swapped the rear relay with the front relay both light green & all is working.
Am using car very little in Winter so will have to wait a while to see how it goes.

Cheers Bob

Lancsbob

I bought a used key & just swapped over the electronics & then you need to "Initialise" it to your car. Process in the handbook. Don't loose the little electronic chip when you open up the key its seperate from the electronics board, you won't be able to start the car without it. Bob

Lancsbob

At the moment the fuse is not blowing & all is working, whether thats because iv'e
swapped the relay or that the wires are hanging loose as door is stipped i don't know.
Will put it all back together & see how it goes.
If it starts blowing again i will try without relay.

Cheers Bob

Lancsbob

If your car has the winter pack on it, it will also have heated mirrors and heated washer jets, can you confirm if you have heated washer jets? Can you confirm that it is not the blower motor that is taking out the fuse? i.e. replace the fuse then turn the blower on? As Blades has said, if you leav...

Lancsbob

If what you say is right then the fault is between the plug & the fusebox. Trying to trace the route of the wiring is difficult, am working from door back to fusebox. If i need to strip out footwell panels i will leave it untill warmer weather as i have to do it in the open. The fuse normally bl...

Lancsbob

According to my wiring digram pin 4 is live, but is green with a black marker. The brown wire is an earth (hence the bulb lights). I think you are confusing yourself with the wiring diagram because 4 is brown at the mirror , not the switch. Is it any wonder i'm confused :? Am trying to check it out...

Lancsbob

Thanks for your detailed reply Southernboy but i'm checking it out without the fuse in as it just keeps blowing whenever i turn on ignition. What i do find confusing is that their's no mention in the wirong diagram or write up about the blower is also controlled by the same fuse 24 & also by fus...

Lancsbob

Trying to sort door mirror electrics. Have disconnected battery + & removed blown fuse. Have removed door switch for mirrors. According to wiring diag. pin 4 is live in. (Solid Brown) Have run wire with light from + on battery to pin 4 & it lights. Is that showing a straight short? Please ex...

Lancsbob

Fuse 24 still blowing which covers door mirrors & unfortunately heater blower and its b****y cold. Have stripped drivers door & wiring looks to be OK. What i want to know is if i leave the mirror switch removed/unplugged does that isolate the circuits to the 2 mirrors? which will save stripp...

Lancsbob

Easy, but you need a thin spanner ( 36mm i think )& brace ( to stop it turning ) to remove the viscous fan.

Bob

Lancsbob

They are prone to shorting & blowing the rheostat for the dash lights as mine did, now disconnected.

Bob

Lancsbob

kkkrisss wrote:did you change the washer?

I think thats the engine sump not gearbox unless their the same.

Lancsbob

Sounds a lot of work for 1 drip a month.
PTFE tape like you said or something like Loctight or Stag sealant.
I would try cleaning the area as best i could & smear sealant around drain plug
before i'de go draining gearbox for a drip a month tbh.

Bob

Lancsbob

You could always test the water on E'bay. Reserve £5.5k or whatever & buy it now 6+k
If it doesn't sell then it won't cost anything but factor in ebay costs in your price.
Beware of scams.
Shame you couldn't leave it a few months & sell in the Spring/Summer.

Bob

Lancsbob

I think its under priced, i paid 5.5 for a 2.2 Sport with 62000mls unless you want a quick sale.
Age may be against it but it looks fab from what i can see. Mine's 2002.
Probably paid too much but it was the colour i wanted & was local with low milage.

Bob

Lancsbob

Yes, white lines, i can't believe it, mines the same, such a trifeling thing but it affects the steering wheel. Russian Roulette's bang on. I wanted my wife to enjoy driving this car but the way it is at the moment i wouldn't let her as she couldn't react quick enough to its unpredictable steering. ...

Lancsbob

Yes i feel the same, its a damn shame as i really like the car but since buying it have been disappointed with the way it tramlines on anything but smooth roads. For a modern car & being a BMW i'm very surprised at having to replace different bits to get a remedy. Have been collecting rubber mou...

Lancsbob

Why don't you want to use polybushes? Probably will end up using them but iv'e been looking at a post on another forum which shows how to change the bushes without lowering the subframe by pulling out old bush & pushing in new one. With poly bushes you need to drop subframe to put in top half o...

Lancsbob

Don't think I have ever seen a solid rubber bush on the market Bob, I have the powerflex black series in the rear beam of my car, probably about as solid as you would want. With these in you do hear the backend of the car resonate through the car, diff etc. There are inserts you can make or buy for...

Lancsbob

Del wrote:Never seen any mention of one Bob - I'd be 99% certain that there isn't one. Like the diff mount, the choice just seems to be the OE Lemforder split one, or a solid poly one.

Did the Z3M have uprated ones?

Bob

Lancsbob

Is there a solid rubber version of the subframe bush as opposed to
the OE slotted one & the polybush version?

Bob

Lancsbob

Have found this article & wonder if anyone has done it.
Wouldn't know where to get the bits in the UK though.

http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showt ... uber-cheap

Bob

Lancsbob

Thats interesting to know, just enquiring at the moment for future reference.
Its the beam bushes i'm asking about.
I wonder if anyone's done a "How To" article.
Are the trailing arm bushes difficult also?

Bob

Lancsbob

As the title says, is it possible?
Anyone made some sort of puller to remove/insert them?

Just asking.

Cheers Bob

Lancsbob

Thanks for that.
Iv'e managed to get the 2 "O" rings from Latvia on ebay. Couldn't find anywhere else that has them apart from main dealer.
Why do they only supply 1.9 filters with the 2 o rings & not any others?

Cheers Bob

Lancsbob

Thanks for that.

RealOEM shows one large o ring & 2 small o rings NOT 1 large & a copper washer.
I can't see any mention of a copper washer. Whats it used for?

Which do i get?

Cheers Bob

Lancsbob

Hi All Am trying to get an oil filter for my 2002 2.2 which includes the "O" rings whenever i find one on Ebay it says not suitable for 2.2, others only have the large "O" ring & a copper seal which says its suitable. Being the first time iv'e changed oil not sure which is ri...

Lancsbob

Gazza wrote:I have the same problem that Si mentioned, no faults are logged.

Realoem shows the accelerating sensor as the cheaper one, part # 37146781405 for my model and #34526864094 for the expensive one

Yes thats the one im'e hopeing it is. The cheap one.

Bob

Lancsbob

How do you tell which one needs replaceing. I thought the Transverse Acceleration Sensor was
the cheaper one of the 2 (£75 New) . What fault code comes up with the expensive one which i thought
was the Yaw Sensor.

Cheers Bob

Lancsbob

Hi Iv'e begun to notice a trend with my DSC lights staying on & a fault code showing Transverse Acceleration Sensor. I mainly use the car for local trips of 20 mins or so & all is OK but if i go on a longer trip of over an hour my DSC/Brake warning lights come on and stay on for week or so t...

Lancsbob

Don't forget the 2.2 if you find an exceptional one for a good price & good colour, just as much fun. I was holding out for a 2.8/3.0 but nothing came along so i settled for a 2.2. http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss238/lancsbob/BMW%20Z3%20004.jpg http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss238/lancs...

Lancsbob

My M has (had) air conditioning when it came off the production line in 1997 but it has since gone by the way side. There are plenty of local places that do air-con top up for you (dont pay more the £40 absolutel maximum - maybe check groupon) however take it to them first to check it. On mine the ...

Lancsbob

Hi Just wondering if there is anything i can do regarding servicing my air conditioning. Is there any filters/top ups etc that need looking at or cleaning anything. Is there any way of telling if the gas needs attention? Although iv'e never really thought it necessary to have in a sports car seeing ...

Lancsbob

Before taking the door cards off, inspect the wiring around the plug that connects to the switch, if you look deep in the hole where the switch sits you will notice a metal fastener (screw or bolt I cannot remember) holding the upper part of the handle, when you push the switch in place this causes...

Lancsbob

I'm with gookah on this, Sorry but the door car will have to come off as if I remember the wires to the mirror are clipped to the door to keep them out of the way of the window mechanism and if you had the mirrors off you may have pulled the wires tight. If you plug each side back in individually y...

Lancsbob

Hi
After disconnecting mirror switch on the door my heater fan now works &
fuse OK, does this mean faulty switch or that iv'e just isolated
fault after the switch?
As you can tell electrics isn't my strong point...!

Is there a way to check out switch?

Cheers Bob

Lancsbob

I don't know about the heated mirrors but on ours (1999 2.0) the plug for the heated washers is under the bonnet, just back from the driver's side indicator. It is a black, push in & click plug which is tied up to the small wiring loom that runs up the edge of the engine bay on the driver's sid...

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