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Follow Tim's great DIY for clearing the drains then if you don't want to have to worry about the front's again create these. I'm afraid I don't own a convertible so I can't create anything for the rear drains though. Tools used: 2mm Stainless Steel Mesh 10mm Rubber Edging 0.2mm Marine Grade...

I came from having a focus st which could be stolen with a piece of Swiss cheese. I've got a disklok but that's about it for the e92. Does anyone else bother with aftermarket trackers immobilizer or OBD protection? Cheers

Hi folks, Getting a tow hook fitted next weekend. Will be towing a light-ish (1400kg max weight) caravan. Does the 530i Auto need a larger cooling fan, or a transmission oil cooler fitting or anything? I seem to recall reading somewhere that the 520d needs a larger cooling fan fitting or...

E60 E53 E65 550i 545i 530i 525i X5 745i Auxiliary Water Pump heater system- fitted to most 5 & 7 series E60 and E65 This is an ac induction motor, 12volts DC applied to connector is converted with electronics in end of motor. Its design is similar to a house central heating pump, where impeller...

Hi all, Just wondering if someone can help me with a few problems. Firstly, a few months ago I bought a myCarly fault code reader and iPhone app. It was showing all 6 glow plugs as failed so was advised to replace the plugs and control unit before winter. At the time, I tried to clear the...

Hello! I have a problem with my rest heat. It blows hot air when starting the rest heat but only for 10-20 secounds. Then cold air. I checked the pump and it seems to work but only for 20 secounds then it stops. I can't understand why it only works for those secounds. If it were broken it...

Greetings my friends, I have a question to all pro and non-pro DIY masters. :) My car is a 520 e61 M47 2006. I know that on most of them there is a 12V cigarette lighter socket on the passenger side in the legroom area, however my car unfortunetley don't have it there :(. I am using sockets in a...

Hello all. As title, it does have a mode button is this possible? Thanks in advance.

Hi, What is the water pump used for on the HCV P/N 64118374994 and at what point does it switch on and off? Mine is leaking. Do they wear and leak like the mechanical water pump or can I repair the leak? If yes how do I repair the leak? Thanks

Hi all, my turbo is pushing oil so will need replacing i plan on taking the car off the road for a few months to fix it and plan to do a complete overhaul on the air and fuel intake system and don't want to miss and parts that may or should be replaced. i know i need new gaskets for the...

Hi All Last year i identified the Webasto additional heater had a pump fault. I loaded INPA ran the Additional heather option and it allowed me to try and start the heater, it then failed and reported water pump failure. I purchased a new pump and got round to fitting it this morning.. All...

Hi Folks About a month ago I bought a 2004 530i SE Auto. The car has only had 3 owners (one of them for 7 years) and under 24k miles on the clock with a FSH. Overall I'm very pleased with the car and can see myself keeping it for a few years. In the past I owned an E46 328i which I enjoyed...

Additional info on Alloy Wheels and offsets, etc. In reference here is a quick link to Ronnie's ET/OFFSET guide. He has been kind enough to keep this up to date, so please refer to this for details on your specific bimmers specs. BMW Wheel Hub Sizes/Hub Centre Bore Sizes and ET/Offset Here...