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tomf84

My Z3 can definitely tell the left and right seatbelt pretensioners apart and are the right way around on my UK car - I would assume it's the same for the seat occupancy sensors.

tomf84

I'm very pleased that you have it sorted Tom,sorry i could not be of more help. :dunce: What was the monetary damage. :roll: Ah get away, you really helped me think it through logically. Thanks. Monetary damage was the cost of the part, which is available from anything from £100 to £350 depending o...

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EDIT: Now sold, many thanks. Mods, please remove if appropriate. Hi all, Reluctantly selling my Z3 due to imminent house purchase. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/116092/misc/z3/DSC02448.JPG Pistonheads advert with more pictures Low mileage, well loved, 35000 miles on the clock. Drives really well, great co...

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Thought I'd finally follow this up in case it helps someone else in the future.

Replaced the throttle valve assembly with a new one

Part number 13541439383

Took about an hour to strip down and an hour to fit.

Problem completely solved.

tomf84

What can I say, it's been a busy week

tomf84

Okay, I'm back, with the answer. seaDog wins. My 1999 2.8 has the following fault codes set: 110, 170, 118, 117 Sometimes get EML and traction control light, and when these come on there complete lack of power (i.e. 10mph top speed) and sounds like a misfire. This matches this bulletin . Sometimes t...

tomf84

On a UK 1999 2.8, what does the following actually do?

- key in position one
- floor throttle 4 times
- key in position zero
- start engine

(if you haven't guessed, this is a loaded question... more to follow.)

Cheers!
Tom

tomf84

Hi all

Simple question -

Anyone know definitively (or able to find out) the location and appearance of the throttle position sensor on the 2.8 litre M52 engine?

Thanks
Tom

(in relation to my other thread on this)

tomf84

Hang on. I'm now well confused. My throttle assembly looks like this. http://www.realoem.com/bmw/diagrams/b/g/289.png http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=CH32&mospid=48082&btnr=13_0641&hg=13&fg=15 http://id.tomfanning.eu/misc/perma/DSC04322.jpg The others can't be mine, sin...

tomf84

Yeah. Seems to be available elsewhere for £40 or so. Will confirm this part is actually on the car before I do anything.

Thanks for your help and persistence. Will update the thread with progress.

Tom

tomf84

Just noticed the label on that picture has "PWG" or "PWC" written on it. Original problem reported by ECU / INPA is an issue with "PWG" - driver's wish sensor == throttle position sensor. This has to be the part...

tomf84

This, for example? http://i.ebayimg.com/10/!B-929H!!2k~$(KGrHqN,!gsEzrjspui(BM-P!vZ8Z!~~0_12.JPG Part 2 in this diagram: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=CJ32&mospid=48082&btnr=13_0368&hg=13&fg=15&hl=29 That looks more like what's in my engine bay. Going to be tricky...

tomf84

Really not sure. Getting into the realms of guessing here - not quite sure what to do next. Car definitely broke down, some inconsistent readings definitely got logged by the ECU from the throttle position sensor, so something is definitely amiss and needs resolving. Just at a loss where to go from ...

tomf84

You don't reckon the TPS is this, do you?

tomf84

Unfortunately not really. Have chucked my photos online elsewhere: http://id.tomfanning.eu/misc/perma/DSC04321.jpg http://id.tomfanning.eu/misc/perma/DSC04322.jpg The throttle cable moves the gold coloured flap directly. Nothing else to change the airflow. http://id.tomfanning.eu/misc/perma/DSC04323...

tomf84

Just pulled it to pieces and I am either missing, or struggling to locate what appears in the diagram. I presume the second plate must be in the part in the centre of your diagram (7,8)? With the air box and associated pipes removed, this is what I have: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/116092/misc/z3/DSC043...

tomf84

Brilliant, thanks for that.

So we're saying the pots aren't down in the footwell but over by the throttle body.

I'll compare the diagram to what's actually in the engine bay asap.

Thanks again
Tom

tomf84

Was driving to work last week and lost engine power, pulled off the road. Full throttle changed the engine note but it sounded very odd, almost a popping sound. Got three lights on the dash - EML, ASC (solid on), and one other which I forget. Restarted the engine a couple of times, exact same issue....

tomf84

Twist the whole mirror just above the base through 90 degrees, two bolts into the door will be exposed.

tomf84

Have mirrored these in case they disappear.

tomf84

I'd be getting the neighbour to pay for it to be sorted out properly if it stays there after a wash!

tomf84

Hmm I found it in this PDF . 61 12 6 908 853 The repair replaces the section of cable from the tensioner to the connector on the back of the seat, and the connector on the car's harness which plugs into the seat connector. Sounds like the indie was absolutely right - replacing all of that seems to p...

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Ah, there's a seat out job if ever there was one. Was that the connector at the middle of the bottom of the back of the seat - yellow, with just two wires?

tomf84

Hi all Gave the Z3 a thorough clean a couple of weeks ago, including moving the seats to their extremities to vac under them properly. Unfortunately this turned on the airbag light. Again. Got around today to resetting it, but it wouldn't go out, kept coming back on straight away with the same error...

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First quote back, 400 quid Inc vat. That's 110 for paint, the rest labour and vat. Seems high? They want to respray the whole door and blend the two adjacent panels.

Any thoughts?

tomf84

Tear in the air intake pipe. Drove me mad for ages.

tomf84

Bit of a problem: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4893498105_2b96b9c672_z.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4894091682_8d39281f0e_z.jpg This was (until a few minutes ago) a bubble full of water from the recent rain. It was so loose it made no sense to leave it on the car after I noticed it...

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I've had that exact thing - the idle got progressively worse over a few weeks, in the end it would hardly keep running. I guess the tear in the pipe was just getting bigger and bigger. Also had a whistling noise presumably from air being sucked through the tear.

tomf84

Honestly can't remember.

tomf84

Sounds like hydraulic lifters, and they get worse as the engine heats up and the oil thins. When was the last oil change? About 5000 miles ago, 7 months. This noise only appears when the car has had some sun on it, and the engine is cold. 2-3 minutes of normal driving and the noise disappears compl...

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There was zero play in the fan this morning, and it's nowhere near the cowling - but then again the car and engine were cold, so I wouldn't have expected to get the noise either. Will try again later on if the sun stays out

tomf84

Hi When the car's had the sun on it for a few hours (i.e. warm engine bay) and it's started from cold, I get a funny growling noise from somewhere on the top front of the engine. Took a little clip of it, posted here: http://www.vimeo.com/13680352 It stops after a few minutes of driving, and doesn't...

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tomf84

That fourth photo is stunning

would love to see the original non-resized. Good results.

tomf84

I just had almost exactly the same thing - found a big tear in the rubber elbow clamped to the air intake on the side of the engine. £9 for a new elbow from BMW, an hour to fit. Tricky, but easy fix. I diagnosed this by unhooking the MAF sensor just behind the air box, and running the engine - it ra...

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Strange thing happened on the way home from work today. Accelerated my Z3 (2.8) away fairly hard from a roundabout on to clear straight road. Somewhere, I think, during 2nd gear there was a massive bang from under the car, and the revs immediately went very high. Put the clutch in immediately and co...

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Didn't work *at all* for me unless the engine was running. Also I took the precaution of starting the engine THEN plugging in the USB end of the adapter just to give the electronics a chance to settle down after the engine started. Worked fine after that. (You need shift-F9, E36 to get anything usef...

tomf84

Ended up just resetting the light using INPA, done 50 miles and it's not come back on.

tomf84

Depending on your model (post 09/1998) either 61129118094 (replaces 61128386374) or 61129118119. Find your PN and check here to see if it was replaced. Realoem link. 61129118119 appears on production model CH32 and CJ32, but is "Rep.cable f passeng.airbag and ctrl unit". 61128386374 (repl...

tomf84

Okay, I think I found it, http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=CH32&mospid=48082&btnr=61_1240&hg=61&fg=10 Part number 61128386374 Rep.cable belt tensioner and ctrl unit From 03/1997 However, it's "ENDED". Discontinued. Are dealers likely to still have this part kic...

tomf84

It seems to go to the bottom of the bit you plug your belt into, rather than into the horizontal cylindrical barrel of the pretensioner. Seat belt detector then. Should be plugged in if there is a socket for it. Had a look underneath and couldn't find a socket or anything it looked like it should p...

tomf84

Depending on your model (post 09/1998) either 61129118094 (replaces 61128386374) or 61129118119. Find your PN and check here to see if it was replaced. Realoem link. Part 61129118119 is "Rep.cable f passeng.airbag and ctrl unit" - shown as "from 09/1998" - my car is 11/1999. I h...

tomf84

It seems to go to the bottom of the bit you plug your belt into, rather than into the horizontal cylindrical barrel of the pretensioner.

There is another wire going from the cylinder into the bottom of the seat - that one's fine.

tomf84

Hmmm. I've just looked behind the driver's seat and found this

Worth a repair job and a reset I wonder?

tomf84

Brilliant, thanks for that. I'm struggling to find the repair kit on realoem, don't suppose you have the part number handy?

Thanks

tomf84

Hi all I have an airbag light on. I picked up one of the USB - ODBII adapters from ebay and read out the error memory from the airbag module. (Figured I'd do that since it costs less to buy the kit and do it myself than to get a dealer to read it once) Wonder if someone can shed any light on the mea...

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I had this a while ago and found that the void inside the rubber seals from the top of the windscreen down to roughly where the hinges are was blocked up with accumulated muck. Water is supposed to drain from the top of the windscreen down through that void and out over the sill. I spent half an hou...

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Gazhyde wrote:I'm hoping the ex-wife was unharmed in the accident...

Accident??!!!

tomf84

stu wrote:2.8's are mostly underpowered IMHO

You are having a laugh!

tomf84

I pulled apart one such nice looking boxed device with hologram and found the exact same components as the DIY devices. To be honest I don't see how either can be trusted - we don't know that the devices simulate a seated passenger rather than an empty seat

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