Finally got the balljoints delivered ,Only took 7 and a half days ,any hoo 3 hours later all back together ,Got away with not removing the abs sensor, would not move anyway The metal bit that kind o covers it disintegrated just enough to let the shaft come out ,I will try n cover whats left...

Today i stripped the front end near side ,in preparation for new ball joints ,after 25 years not one bolt had a decent head on it but got it in the end just needed a bigger hammer :rolleyes:....

Looked at yuasa n its only 925 cca ,opposed to 1000 cca on the platinum ,the warranty is better on the yuasa as well and its cheaper .... I remember getting a 850 ,or60 cca some time ago n it did struggle a bit in the winter even when it was new I was gutted ,mines a diesel ...

OOOOW was just about to buy ,,having second thoughts now,,,But ,Decisions decisions,,

Holy old thread res erection ,Thats my oldham battery giving up the ghost ,ist been about 8 years so no complaints:rolleyes: dam,, Looked for another oldham but it would seem they have gone bust ,n ,taken over by napa Apparently.. I dont rate them ,, so iv been looking at a platinum one...

Happy new one to everyone hope we all have a good one ;)

And oil dilution from excess diesel ,due to a blocking DPF but thats another story :rolleyes:..

The td v6 engine in all these motors ,are prone to the bottom end bearings turning in the big end caps ,n shutting off oil feed too the crank then it spins its shells and all goes wrong , It in my opinion the shells should have locating tabs on its shells .In that would stop them turning in...

Only thing i can think ,,is diesel getting in through front pump seal ,n that might cause a small misfire on startup an a thin watery liquid in the sump ,possible maybe..

Is the car parked near a strong transmitter or wifi ,This can stop the car going to sleep and after a few days wont start ,,,could try disconnecting the blue wire on the receiver in the boot :eek:..

Today ,well a couple of days ago i freed off a rear brake that was binding a bit /lack of use the wife says /any way iv noticed the mpg was getting poor 24 ish use to be 27 ,to 30,as it turns out after servicing all four 3 were sticking a bit ,went out today n its a flying machine ...So if you...

Saga for me to ,not the cheep est but had better cover than the others,,,£225 for me that will do nicely..im over 50 just,,,,:homer:

Have you checked the air dryer desiccant stuff,if it breaks up it can block the eas exhaust , if it cant get rid of air ,it will be slow to drop ... ;)

A loose bolt on an exhaust clamp :rolleyes: ...

I push mine on with a socket........⭕👍

If that was not long ago ,id be checking all the gearbox bolts ,studs ,in case the box is falling out ..;)

Aye got them on mine ,so must be original,,,I had to put new clip ,metal retainers ,cause mine had disintegrated long ago ...

If its from the bellhousing area it could be the flexi plate starting to go :eek:💩....

well ok 95🥵 degrees its a wonder why bmw set the original sensor so high ,,, must be a reason 🧩.

On the head on newer engines , there is an overheat switch that comes on about 110 degrees n brings on the aircon fans usually a bit 2 late Anyway if that could be changed to one about 100c it would save a lot of fafing about n would cool sooner ,just a thought.;)