Same thing happening over here in France soon 2018 ?) - will probablly have to disconnect Synergy for the test

Ahh GG - I am so disappointed- I thought you would post some nice girlie pics ......

I removed it’d to do mine I thought leaving the odd would make aligning the gearbox to refit very difficult with the engine still in the car Some say it would be easier to drop the engine - this would certainly make the job easier but you need a hoist of course ......

Hi guys All this talk of blue smoke reminds me that my Td4 also gives a bit of a puff of smoke at cold startup. I havent tried to check the colour yet but i was wondering if there is some way of replacing the valve stem seals without taking the head off - like pressurizing the cylinder with air...

You guys are lucky to pay so little for the cyclone filter I went to the local BMW dealer recently and found the price had increased from the 25 or so €uro i paid 5 years ago to 70 or so €uro !!! They also told me that the old style bog-roll filter had been discontinued ...

I had a worn outer steering arm joint last year - made a lot of noise over slightly broken ground

Ohhh - and people on the BMW forums swear by caustic soda solution (which is what oven cleaner is i believe)

If you have one then maybe an old bottle brush would help with the runners .......

And some people deny that we are changing the environment ..........

Hi Grumpy - is it getting hot down there ?? Saw a story about CCH burning ????????????

Hi guys - this is for the French members ............... I have a 2011 BMW 535d F10 for sale its the "luxe" version and has 118,000 kms great condition etc etc If anybody is interested drop me a pm and I will send full details thanks John

Kiwi breakers have rottweilers too ? :)

Keep it - you may want to refit it for selling the Hippo some time in the future or for the MOT as Nodge said Ebay ones are normally a bit less than 100 €uro

Hi GG We just heard about the new quake in NZ Did you feel it in Chch ?? Any news ??? John

i have removed the bottom plate (because i cracked it) but not the complete sump the bottom plate is easy - no need to remove any other parts

I did this a few years ago it certainly isnt a 5 minute job but is very do-able by a competent diyer. the biggest problem i had was handling the weight of the gear box - had to borrow an engine crane to get it back on !!

+1 at least fit the parts you have bought - if it runs then the sale value goes up if the new parts dont work come back and ask what to do :)

Had this discussion with joe a few weeks ago - at the test station i go to here in France they have a set of portable rollers that they put under the 2 non-tested wheels - therefore no ird/vcu issues to worry about

Hi harold i recently changed the 4 shocks on my FL1 - got them from www.piecesauto24.com

Nice back box...............did anybody try replacing the back box with a piece of straight through pipe ?? it would just need to be bent to the right shape to exit at the same place and i guess 1 hanger would be enough would it be legal ??