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Recieved my ELM 327 today, plugged into the BMW E46 to see why the emissions light was on - Coil pack 1 & 5, brilliant cheap bit of kit and gave specific codes too well worth the money.
The brace from bmw only fits in so many ways, it will hold and then slip off the water pump pulley bolts before the fan nut cracks.
I'm using a bicycle headset spanner so it is rather thin which allows the brace to move I guess.
Ordered the tool at BMW today, thought the guy would be able to look up the part but had to look it out for him. £18 or so, hopefully pick it up tomorrow and get on with it. Can't even service the Astra as the weather is crap!
Had a hand from the cat.
Bottom right corner looks worse than the rest assuming this is where it was leaking.
With the cover off the only damage I found was this. It wasn't as brittle as I expected with the spark plug bits still being flexible. I think one of the bolts wasn't as tight as the rest too.
How clean I could get it before replacing the cover.
I scrubbed up the cover and broke off all the harder parts I could. The vanos bit looks a bit manky to me.
After a quick drive I still had a few spots of oil on the previously wiped wing. I panicked but it's possibly from the fan still having some on it as I wiped it and took it a more spirited drive and it was still clean.
Defeated by my old BMW at the moment. Have taken off coolant hoses to help give some space to get the fan off but still no luck.
Have soaked it in penetrating oil and will get an adjustable spanner tomorrow, hoping the wider jaws will help hold the other brace in place.
The brace from bmw only fits in so many ways, it will hold and then slip off the water pump pulley bolts before the fan nut cracks.
I'm using a bicycle headset spanner so it is rather thin which allows the brace to move I guess.
I saw the q48 stuff last week so I'll pick that up.
I won't need a whole 2.8 gallons just taking off a few hoses and the stat?
Where do people buy bmw washer fluid from?
I've seen concentrate from as little as £3 for 50ml that dilutes 1:100 that seems to be genuine from the reviews posted.
Where do people buy bmw washer fluid from?
I've seen concentrate from as little as £3 for 50ml that dilutes 1:100 that seems to be genuine from the reviews posted.
The dual zone climate control is what you have there. The side vents and footwell vents will reflect the zone temp set by the dials. The dial at the top is for the centre vents to quickly choose between heating or cooling. It's a great system unique to BMW still I believe.