Recent content by Mike6

I have noticed a few zeds and other cars with significantly raised lettering on number plates. Are these strictly legal and are they intended to confuse speed and other cameras, as I have been reading in the press of problems with drivers avoiding detection with altered plates Many years ago I...

Car is a low mileage 2005 2.5SE which is currently off the road for winter and being sorted for hopefully what might be a nice spring and summer (joke!). Last summer I was chasing fault codes on both banks for 'oxygen enrichment' having changed both post cat oxygen sensors due to 'heating...

A very happy Christmas to all zedders. Thanks for all the advice over the last year and no doubt I will be asking for more advice in 2025 as our cars all approach or exceed 20 years old . A truly excellent forum.

Called in to timpsons today to get house key cut and saw an advert about car keys so asked about my 2005 z4. They put in the registration and said they could get a bank from BMW which they would then cut and programme and cost would be 450 pounds. I nearly hit the floor. They said they could...

Does anyone know whether this scanner will register a new battery. Not for my e85 but my daily series 1 BMW. I have looked on various sites and some say yes whilst others say no. Thought I would ask the real experts on here. It's a like for like replacement so no programming required, just...

If there was one thing about these cars I would say sensors keep failing. Still trying to track down EML faults and running with MAF unplugged and now the airbags symbol lights up on the dashboard. I have the creator fault finder but cannot see anything for airbags?. Any suggestions where I...

There have been a number of posts including from me about engine management lights where the fault could lie with the maf. If you buy one from BMW you are faced with hundreds of pounds so others plus me have asked how you can test whether the maf might be faulty. Suggestions have included...

I am in my 70s but still fit enough to do all my own servicing and repairs but struggle to get car high enough to replace things like post cat oxygen sensors or even the oil drain plug. I have the usual low level jacks and supports including the drive up ramp which I am not sure will work on the...

I have as a summer car a 2005 2.5i with only 59k miles on the clock. It sits all winter under covers in my garage on a trickle charger and is pampered like nothing when it comes out in May each year. Last summer the yellow EML light came on and my Creator reader identified it as Bank 2 post cat...

Just been reading that the Z3 is the second highest climber in value this year and have doubled in price, presumably for the more desirable models. Wont be long before the Z4 follows?????

My 2005 2.5i never seems to be happy unless it is showing fault codes. Hot on the heels of having both post cat oxygen sensors replaced by my local (trusted) garage than I get the orange engine light coming back on. Code reader says it is 2883 DME: Mixture preparation bank 2. We had done a few...

For some months lights would come on the dash and scanner indicated heater elements on bank 2 sensor. Reset the code and lights would stay off for a few weeks. My car is the 2005, 2.5SE. Decided to replace both sensors but they seem to be in short supply, Bosch that is. You can get other makes...

It seems the hard to find post cat Bosch Oxygen sensors are now available on Autodoc. But during my wait I now need to replace the front droplinks. There seems a huge choice of manufacturers on Autodoc and not wishing to purchase rubbish ones can anyone point me in the direction of a good set to...

Just had to post this as I couldnt believe it. A friend with a 10 year old c class V6 diesel had a headlight bulb go out. Took it to halfords who replaced it for him , we then fast forward a couple of months. Bulb went out again around the time a standard service was due. He took it to his main...

My car is a garage queen, only gets used on good days in the summer - terrible I accept. Road tax expires at end of October and I then SORN it as I refuse to pay such a large levy to the govt. Yesterday was one of those good days and unusually warm so we decided to take the car for a nice roof...