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I wonder if he realises that even an ///M badge is classified as a modification and is (potentially) grounds for nullification of insurance if not declared?

motco

I think I am going to order one of these
http://www.thecovercompany.co.uk/arctic_car_covers.html

The come tailored to the specific car and for the Z3 they're about £53 if I recall correctly.

motco

It's not for ice or frost, but to generally keep rain off the roof when it's parked on my drive. My Z is not my main vehicle and is not driven daily so mould and bird droppings are a problem. A 'top-cap' would suit nicely.

motco

Did anything come of this?

motco

Well, chaps (and chapesses) this seems to have opended up an area of discussion hitherto largely untapped. I don't know whether my MoT man's rollers freewheel on the opposite side - I assume not since he wouldn't ask about my Westfield if that were the case. Anyway, the MoT Testers' Manual says not ...

motco

Roadster22i wrote:How do you know if you have a limited slip diff or standard?

I emailed BMW customer services and they told me that I have, but not what type. The 2.2 Sport has one as standard I gather. Otherwise see here:

http://www.wisebuyers.co.uk/motoring/ca ... (1996-03)/

motco

Frank, I was about to post a link exactly as you did.

Certain vehicles should not be tested on a roller brake tester, eg vehicles with
More than one driving axle permanently engaged
Limited-slip differential
Belt-driven transmission...

motco

I also have a Westfield with, as it happens, a standard 'open' diff but the tester, a savvy fellow who races a Triumph Spitfire, always asks if it has an lsd because they must not be roller tested. When the brakes are tested individually (not the balance test) the wheels are rotated separately and t...

motco

Thanks for that. Am I right in assuming that it should not be put on the brake rollers then?

motco

My Z definitely has an LSD fitted - BMW confirm this - but I have had little luck finding out what type. A BMW employee says that the record shows it to be mechanical rather than a simulated LSD as part of the DSC/traction system, but I don't know yet whether I have to tell the MoT tester not to use...

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I have seen this advice in a couple of places and it varies a bit, mainly in whether you use key position 1 or 2 and whether you depress the accelerator pedal or not. It would be nice to get a definitve BMW Z technician's opinion. Anyway, here it is for what it's worth: Throttle Body Adjustment. The...

motco

Canman wrote:dunt fink the sella is gud at spelin eithva .

In medics' jargon it's NFN (Normal for Norfolk)

motco

You aren't showing much age there Mike. I can remember in 1962,my first car,a 1937 Morris 8,which had not been run for a year being impossible to start until fresh fuel was added. Have a read of this thyat I Googled. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2668/why-does-gasoline-go-stale-so-quickl...

motco

I have tried to PM you to say send me your email address and I'll send you two: an English (USA) one and a German one. Between them they have most things. The PM system seems to be dragging its feet though.

motco

My son had a 2000 'W' 225 TT until recently. It cost a fortune in failures - among other things I can't recall: gear selector broke, clutch failed and started slipping again after replacement almost straight away, suspension bushes failed, dash pod failed (warranty), Xenon headlight ballast failed a...

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I always use Shell Premium grade or BP super in Z3 3ltr with injector cleaner, had container of octane booster in boot for my boat engine (essex 3ltr) added this and whether imagination it seemed to idle more quite. In old days 60s there were 3 grades of petrol, National Benzole were Commercial gra...

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I haven't tried V Power in my 2.2i yet but my son used to have an Audi TT and that would hit the rev limiter earlier on unleaded than on Optimax which shows that the engine management system recognises the higher anti-knock value and adjusts accordingly. I have every reason to assume the Z is the sa...

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http://www.emiata.com/Z3Window.asp $107 including international shipping from the USA. I have no first hand knowledge of these, and I have an inherent distrust of US adverts' honesty, but the link came from this forum.

motco

Courageous wrote:Oops - sorry I wandered into the wrong place. Thought this was about Butt plugs!"

http://www.guzer.com/animations/buttplugs.php

motco

Canman wrote:love the colour

Yes, I do too.

motco

On the caravan section in 'alford's they do a plastic cleaner - that works quite well I found. Never having tried 'toothpaste' I can't say if it's as good, of course.

BTW, anybody tried Gibb's SR?

motco

I am suspicious of this - all the others on there have offers pending, as far as I can see. Why would this have attracted no interest at all?

motco

Courageous wrote: BMW german quality car manufactured owner........

Errr.... it was built in Spartanburg in the good ole US of A

motco

It seems possible that as this rattle was not present (or not reported in the original post anyway) initially, it might have been introduced by the fitter doing the clutch. maybe it is a misassembled release bearing...

motco

motco

The Rover engine is a variant on a 1960s Buick as far as I know. Not much wrong with them.

motco

PM sent

motco

At that money it's almost worth a punt as a track day car.

motco

http://tinyurl.com/ybbfwu6 Here

motco

I have no experience of BMW dealers and their skills in this, but the chain tyre places will often make a well aligned setup into a bad one. Too many times I have had an oik fiddle with a nice piece of alignment equipment in total ignorance and destroy a pair of tyres in a couple of thousand miles. ...

motco

http://www.blatchat.com/t.asp?id=181246&pn=1&ps=15&c= is a thread on a similar problem. Hope this helps.

motco

The symptoms are weird. Coughing suggests a fuel or ignition failure, but a mechanical block on full rotation could be a physical breakage of something internal. The two are not easily reconcilable. Good Luck...

motco

I bought a one owner 2.2 Sport with hardtop at 30,000 miles and full service history - last two by indies - for £8,600 last September. It is almost the last of the line built in June 2002. I feel that was not a bad deal by comparing it with others at the time. The hardtop makes a few hundred differe...

motco

I actually don't think £350 a set of four good tyres is dear. I just fitted a couple of Avon tyres to a Mondeo diesel estate and they were over £80 each.

motco

[Thinks] I wonder if an 'M' straight six would fit my Westfield engine bay....

motco

Sorry about the car, but glad you're all right. I'd be pretty depressed if it were mine...

motco

I saw this before it was sold, thanks to the OP, but I hummed and I haa-ed for too many seconds before it was snapped up.

motco

The real gummipflege - aka rubber treatment from BMW dealers - is readily available. I got some only last week.

motco

This is annoying because I never use them :head: but they must be functional for the MoT. : Really!!! are you sure its not just the rear one included in the MOT, thats my understanding Well, this could be a matter of interpretation but I have been given to believe that no fog/driving light at all i...

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I hope it's not the rubber treatment Freddy because I, too, am about to treat my hardtop rubbers with gummipflege.

motco

Somehow my offside front foglight got broken recently. :( This is annoying because I never use them :head: but they must be functional for the MoT. GSF sold me a new one for £48+VAT which I thought wasn't too bad, and the fitting was so easy I could hardly believe it. A good point in favour of the Z...

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I got so fed up with my TT1 v1 going flat in a day or two that I bought a replacement battery. It was no better... :head: Actually with the first new battery - faulty - it took days to get any charge into it at all. The replacement is better but no better than the original. I bought a mains/12Vdc ad...

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...and it appears to have worked! :o Hard to be totally certain but although it still shuts down as if there's a damper on the throttle, it responds to the opening more sharply and picks up, especially in lower gears, more sharply. A bit more than a handful of miles will confirm it, though. Thanks t...

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Many thanks for that - I'll try it and report back. My car had been owned unitl a couple of months ago by a lady who might not have been an 'enthusiastic' driver so perhaps the car learned her mild habits. Thanks again. :) That's exactly what has happened. You will need to drive it enthusiastically...

motco

Many thanks for that - I'll try it and report back. My car had been owned unitl a couple of months ago by a lady who might not have been an 'enthusiastic' driver so perhaps the car learned her mild habits. Thanks again.

motco

My 2002 2.2 Z3 Sport has a fly-by-wire throttle and it behaves like my son's Z4M Coupe with the 'Sport' option deselected. That is there's a delay in its reactions which makes smooth driving difficult until you learn its quirks. On the Z4M with 'Sport' on, this delay is eliminated which suggests it'...

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Nice to see someone else who keeps engine bay clean. The picture is lifted from LakesLee's posting on another thread. It showed the pipe better than my picture so I used it. It IS clean isn't it? Wish mine was as clean as that but I bought my car fairly recently and have been too busy with other th...

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PM sent

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Mike Fishwick wrote:Power steering oil cooler

Mike,
Many thanks! I clearly must deal with the rust asap or it'll haemorrhage PS fluid everywhere.

motco

:?: This pic of the fabulously detailed Lakes Lee car (hope you don't mind) shows a tube that forms a rectangular frame in front of the rad on myZ3 (and Lakes Lee's). Does anyone know what it is please? Mine is a bit corroded and if, as I suspect it's part of the aircon, I want to protect it from fu...

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Re: Determining if you have limited slip diff

Beaten to the keyboard!

2002 Z3 Sport 2.2i LSD

Fly-by-wire throttle reset

Audi TT

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V Power

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Re: Front Foglight Replacement - very easy

Front Foglight Replacement - very easy

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Tried it...

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Thanks!

Drive by wire throttle, any options?

Tonneau

Re: Tube

What is this tube?