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SMG Help

Discuss problems you have had or are having with your Z4
greypride
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Post by greypride » Thu Jul 25, 2019 11:22 am

mine is a 04 reg with 53k on it.. only had it a few weeks
looking through the paperwork and history of it, no more than 4k miles ago it had all sorts of bits replaced on the SMG:
- relay for the pump
- selector sensor
- pressure sensors x2 (for which they took the gear box out to be able to fit them!!)
- the ECU
- and the slave cylinder.... i reckon they were replacing everything without having a clue what they were doing
now its had the motor i think it all sorted

so, i'm now hoping it'll give me as much trouble free motoring as you've had :D

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Post by McDade » Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:27 pm

That's great news. To be honest i think there was some association with the SMG and large bills if they go wrong. Hopefully this goes to show that the fix can be done yourselves at a reasonable cost!
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2003 BMW Z4 3.0i, Black wi/ Red, SMG - The bit on the side

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Post by greypride » Thu Jul 25, 2019 5:48 pm

agreed, £220 for the part, delivered and i know i'm lucky, £120 to my mate for fitting...
i did read somewhere that BMW uk charge £3700 for the motor alone!! or am i dreaming??

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Post by greypride » Thu Jul 25, 2019 5:48 pm

i say dream, more a nightmare!!

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Post by McDade » Thu Jul 25, 2019 7:23 pm

greypride wrote: Thu Jul 25, 2019 5:48 pm agreed, £220 for the part, delivered and i know i'm lucky, £120 to my mate for fitting...
i did read somewhere that BMW uk charge £3700 for the motor alone!! or am i dreaming??
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That was my quote from BMW, £3700 for the part
2018 Jaguar F Pace R - The Daily Drive
2003 BMW Z4 3.0i, Black wi/ Red, SMG - The bit on the side

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Post by greypride » Fri Jul 26, 2019 9:06 am

:o

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Post by McDade » Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:34 pm

And to finally close this, today my zed passed its MOT. Be seeing you all at any local meets soon!

Thanks everyone for their help and contribution
2018 Jaguar F Pace R - The Daily Drive
2003 BMW Z4 3.0i, Black wi/ Red, SMG - The bit on the side

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