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Roof Hydraulics Leaking Oil

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Post by jleckenby » Mon Oct 02, 2017 11:15 pm

Evening all,

Just before I went on holiday, when I opened the roof oil started dripping from the mechanism on the drivers side :(

I’m hoping it’s a split hose I can replace. Has anyone else had similar issues?

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Post by Number5 » Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:30 am

Can you be more specif as to the location ?
All of the lines are simple connections to swap, its just a case of getting access to them.

If you are based in Leeds, send DucklakeView (Mike) a message on Merseyside. He will know whats where.

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Post by Poltergeist1966 » Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:33 pm

There have been a few cases of the hydraulic lines failing on the E89. Depending on where it is, if it's the one that goes to the top lock, it is a very labour intensive fix, as the line snakes it's way through a very difficult route.

Mine failed a couple of months ago, and Cayman Autos of Dorking (a hard top specialist), charged a very competitive £900 to change the hose. This was one that was made up by a company such as Pirtek, as opposed to a OEM replacement from BMW, that comes with the wiring/loom wrapped around it.

If you google it, there have been documented cases on the net, and the complexity of the fix.
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Post by Ducklakeview » Thu Oct 05, 2017 11:55 pm

Poltergeist1966 wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:33 pm There have been a few cases of the hydraulic lines failing on the E89. Depending on where it is, if it's the one that goes to the top lock, it is a very labour intensive fix, as the line snakes it's way through a very difficult route.

Mine failed a couple of months ago, and Cayman Autos of Dorking (a hard top specialist), charged a very competitive £900 to change the hose. This was one that was made up by a company such as Pirtek, as opposed to a OEM replacement from BMW, that comes with the wiring/loom wrapped around it.

If you google it, there have been documented cases on the net, and the complexity of the fix.

£900, competitive to change a hose erm, absolute daylight robbery!

Op, and me an email.. [email protected] and I'll send you my number, we'll get this fixed for a fraction of that cost!

Cheers Number5..

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Post by Poltergeist1966 » Sat Oct 07, 2017 12:01 am

Ducklakeview wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2017 11:55 pm
£900, competitive to change a hose erm, absolute daylight robbery!

Op, and me an email.. [email protected] and I'll send you my number, we'll get this fixed for a fraction of that cost!

Cheers Number5..

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They had to completely disassemble the roof to fit the hose and it took 2.5 days - I've heard of, and had far more horrendous quotes for the same work!

This was to fit a new hose in its entirety, not repairing a borked section, by using connectors. I should have also said that 3 micro switches were replaced as part of the total cost. Also included the dreaded VAT.
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Post by Ducklakeview » Sat Oct 07, 2017 12:56 am

Sorry, but if you ask me, they've had the pants off you..

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Post by Poltergeist1966 » Sat Oct 07, 2017 1:28 am

Ducklakeview wrote: Sat Oct 07, 2017 12:56 am Sorry, but if you ask me, they've had the pants off you..

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Fair enough.
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