Recent content by awkwardbob

Hi, I had noticed my 2003 4.4V8 (BMW M62) was loosing a lot of coolant and I was about to post to ask for any advice on tracing a Leak. I nipped out of work to see about getting some fluorescent dye to try and find the leak but when I pulled over to park I noticed steam coming out of the vent...

Nothing impresses her -except treats !

Here’s the plug I took out… AC Delco R7602 Replaced it with an NGK Laser Platinum BKR6EQUP3199

There was a slight ‘misting’ of oil on the underside of the cover but no evidence of a leak from the rocker cover on that side. Haven’t looked at the other bank yet. Will look into the rocker cover gaskets -I worry they may be pushing my spanner skills

Ok, So I changed the coil and plug in cylinder 7. Access wasn’t fantastic but it was reasonably straightforwards. The plug that came out was a bit rusty but not sooty and no significant oil in the spark plug well. Replaced with a Bosch coil and NKG Platinum plug. After the change the engine...

There are the inevitable oil leaks (and a smell of burning oil) so I’ll have a look at the rocker cover gaskets too.

Hi, So having waxed lyrical only yesterday as to how smoothly my L322 was driving, it decided to bite me on the ar*e today. I jumped in to run an errand and it didn’t feel at all well, a bit ‘bouncy’ and rough. Going to full lock on steering made rather worrying ‘chirping’ noises and then the...

Lay in a muddy puddle and changed rear discs and pads on L322 (actually really ok). Failed with handbrake shoes though :( At least there aren’t any loose bits of drum brake rattling around inside the disc now

I attempted this today as a pre-emptive for the MOT. Brakes, pads and calipers were all pretty ok. Handbrake shies were a complete PiTA. I got everything ok (whilst lying in a puddle in the pouring rain) hut I could not get the bl**dy top spring in for love nor money. I tried pliers, a flat...

Just as a wee addendum to this, I have found a way of making it work reliably with the physical key action and perhaps the issue was just me being stupid. Turning the key in the lock once will open the drivers door, the others try but the little knobs only come halfway up. Allowing the key to...

And now, annoyingly it’s working fine again using the remote… grrr.

Hi, I’d hoped to be on here today posting about how I finally understood and solved an EAS problem which I will do, however, while flushed with the success of that, my 2003 L322 decided to ‘reward’ me for being so smug. In the way into work, and in need of some fuel, I’d stopped for a quick...

It’s still on the charger for now but reading a healthier 14V. In fact even after running for 10 mins yesterday it had recovered back to 12.9V. Will give it a good blast then unplug and monitor overnight whilst attempting to re-do the bonnet latches and cables. -have a new first length which I...

Success ! I removed the grille -and found that someone had been in there before. The cable I was dreading fishing out was looped out of the secondary retaining latch. A gentle tug and up the bonnet sprang. Battery measuring a dismal 1.5V but the Noco got her going first go. Engine sounds...

Ok. So I squirmed into the boot in the freezing cold last night. The Noco has done hee-haw -likely due to the number of things you’ve all already observed. My fusebox doesn’t have the point Kermit suggested, or, rather, there’s a box for trailer wiring there. I tried to measure the voltage...