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10-10-2017, 06:08 AM | #243 |
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Cars booked in for next Tuesday at my favourite Indy to have the valve cover gasket replaced at a very reasonable cost of £240, provided the valve cover isn't cracked. My guy says there's no reason why it should be cracked as its never been taken off before but they won't know until it's stripped down. Hopefully it won't be as a new valve cover from BMW is an additional £340.
As for the sump gasket he's told me that the occasional drop of oil I've noticed on the garage floor could just be the oil from the leaking VCG running down & even if the sump is leaking as long as it's not pissing out he's said not to worry about it. Refreshing for a garage to not want to get as much money out of you as they can.
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10-12-2017, 04:28 PM | #244 |
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Mines cost me £25 for a elring ofhg set so now no more leaks, and 286 for a set of ATE brake discs and Textar pads..... I heard this was possibly the original setup.... oh a set of handbrake shoes included in that price too.
2 tyres for £120 (Michelin pilotsport 3 ) Hunter alignment at about £80 I didn't realise I'd spent so much till I added it up ffs |
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10-12-2017, 04:40 PM | #245 | |
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How many miles has yours done? If the ofhg has failed it'll most likely not be long before the vcg goes, that's what happened with mine
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10-13-2017, 12:02 PM | #246 | |
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Again I'm half expecting the vcg at some point but till I know it's leaking it's staying put... at a guess it will be a 500 quid job |
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10-17-2017, 09:18 AM | #247 |
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VCG done & mot'd today with no advisorys other than a small chip in the windscreen.
Had a EML light come on a couple of days ago. Had this checked while car was with my Indy & it was low fuel pressure, the low fuel warning light had come on about a mile prier to the EML & I had just put my foot down going up a big hill, my Indy is saying it's due to low fuel & to top up when I get to a third of a tank. He cleared down the codes & said it's quite common for this to happen. The tech that worked on my car remarked on how clean & mechanically good my car is, he also noted how clean the injectors are, maybe it's the Shell V Power. Total cost £291
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10-17-2017, 03:50 PM | #248 |
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Would like to ask you about your brakes. I had yellow stuff and Motul 600 installed during summer with new discs. I seem to have a soft pedal feel near the top, 1-2". I think the pads when they do bite are great but wanted to see whether you had something similar. I was expecting the new fluid to firm up the pedal much more...
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10-18-2017, 04:17 PM | #251 | |
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I don't think there's an issue, when you drive the car & use the brakes the pedals never as firm as when you first put your foot on the brake to start up. If there was a brake pressure issue I'm sure I'd have found out by now & my 35i & I would have been in a ditch or worse
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10-19-2017, 09:41 AM | #252 |
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10-20-2017, 05:04 PM | #253 | |
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10-21-2017, 05:02 PM | #255 |
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2 more Michelin pilotsport3 tyres and Bosch wiper set, so add that £167 to the £511.... £678 in total this month
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10-31-2017, 05:22 PM | #257 |
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If i'm not mistaken, other than diesel, nothing for October!
I'm hoping November and December follow the same pattern. |
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11-02-2017, 10:47 AM | #258 |
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It's been too quiet the last couple of months, only spending money on fuel.
That said, it looks like the battery and turbos are on the way out so got to prepare the wallet. |
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11-02-2017, 01:32 PM | #259 |
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Cost for October was £291 for having the VCG replaced & a mot which it passed with no advisorys. So not to bad considering I haven't had to pay out on repaires or maintenance for a while.
Car does seem to have a leaking sump gasket though, my Indy has said not to worry about it to much. Quote to sort it was £450, bloody Germans why would they design a car in a way that so much work is needed just to change a sump gasket
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11-03-2017, 01:20 PM | #260 |
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Mine flew through it's MOT.... almost,It failed on 2 cracked alloys, had that sorted and got them to replace brake fluid... grand total 185 quid
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11-03-2017, 01:59 PM | #261 | |
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It's a good result when your car sails through its mot, espesically when like mine it starts to get a bit old.
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My cars 11 years old so all in all a great result |
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11-18-2017, 08:11 AM | #263 |
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Brake fluid flush & change today, £40 at my local branch of STS. I have been coming here for tyres since I passed my driving test back in 1987 when it was called Man on Wheels, the faces have changed over the years but the service has remained consistently good.
Back in the day the guys that worked here were well into BMWs, two of them owned E28 M535is & another one had a E24 M635CSI & I had my 105bhp 67 beetle, ahh those were the days
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11-18-2017, 03:50 PM | #264 |
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Missed this thread somehow...
Sub enclosure £90 JL Audio Subwoofer £16 Kenwood X501 amp £149 Technic PNP harness £100 ish |
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