Recent content by domsz4

Can anyone recommend a place to get nice BMW or Z4 logos wall art? I’ve got a really nice Steel Westfield logo and I’d like something to go on the gorge wall to remind me of the Z. Not necessarily after Steele it can be acrylic or anything similar, I just a little bit more substantive than a...

So the time has finally come to sell the Z, expanding family forces the need for a bigger car. Tbh if I didn’t have a Westfield I would keep it as a weekend car. It’s a standard 3.0i from 2004 and has done 141,000 miles. Of which I’ve done about 100k of them. It’s got 12 months MOT (done...

So I guess there is many many factors in valuing a z4 but is there a reliable place to start? I’m not expecting huge numbers but looking on auto trader it’s more than I thought. Tried the usual we buy any car lot and it’s come back with nothing much but that’s no surprise. Stealer will "take it...

What are the usual culprits of a wet passenger footwell carpet? Looks like it’s getting in at the front bottom end (hinge end) and the carpet under the seat is dry The membrane in the door is intact with no obvious holes and appears to be stuck down still. Roof drains are clear Window is up...

Anyone had any issues with the mobiliser not turning off and stopping the car from turning over?

Does anyone know if there is a way to access repair manuals for the z? Kinda like the old Haynes manuals that give instructions and torque specs etc? I’ve had a quick search about for these but always end up at the same place where a website is closed down (e.g newTIS) or just something...

Who knows what about mass air flow sensors, I bought one that is advertised as for a e84 Z4 but it doesn’t fit. It’s is exactly the same in appearance etc as the one that came off but is obviously smaller in diameter. Part number d]from real eom with my car details (not the vin) gives part...

The wipers are doing my head in … the old ones creaked and graunched so loud you couldn’t drown it out so in went a replacement which was lovely and smooth and didn’t sound like my whining toddler. Now the buggers are all over the place, usual symptoms of over swiping, on intermittent stopping...

So the car that keeps giving has dropped the next present and it appears that I am very low on headlight fluid. I have the xenon lights Obvious culprit will be the seal on the rear of the units but any experience for getting them dry inside? Am I looking at either new lights or having to...

Any ideas what might be causing an overheating issue? Thermostat and water pump have both been replaced. But it just runs up from cold straight to over heating. No hot air is coming into the cabin and it looks like there is no hot water going into the radiator the top hose which connects to...

Are there any kind of relays on the ignition system? I had a thread a while back about it where the ignition switch was suggested as a solution. This crops up in various places so I replaced it and still have the issue. It’s very predictable -. The car will turn over and either not fire up...

Any thoughts? It’s a variable issue but essentially engine will crank over but not fire. Sometimes it just takes several cranks sometimes nothing but will if you stop and turn the key again. No codes are being shown in any of the memories I can scan Car runs fine. No lumpy idle. Not missing...

Are there any how-to’s for doing a gearbox oil change on the manual 6 speed box? Is it complicated

What is the expected outcome from replacing the Vanos seals? I was kind of expecting to feel some sort of difference but I dont really know what I’m looking for. I’ve not driven the car much more than a cursory whizz around up and down a lane. I guess I’m assuming the lumpy/pulsing acceleration...

So the car that just keeps giving has once more given. Water was dripping but is now frankly pissing out more than my potty training toddler. I thought "ah cracked expansion tank again" but no. It’s coming from either the mounting bracket for the bottle or the bottom hose can’t quite see as it...