hi ya have had a quick look and ordered the parts they arrived to day ..so im hopefully going to attempt the job this week i will take some photos of the process and post them Im not brilliant at editing but Ill do me best and it might help others in same predicament ..

just been having a search on line getting things in sequence as it where and ive come across air compressor clutch ?? as my air con works perfectly up till the belt comes of i was wondering if this could be a better route .change the clutch ?? it appears to be where my problem is and it could be a ...

Hi and thanks for that Ive more or less worked out the process Im going to try and get a local aircon company to drain the gas .and ill do the mechanical side of it 2nd hand pumps and even new are quite available ..once ive swapped it out Ill get the same aircon agent to replenish the gas ..i just ...

Hi all ..has any body on here changed worked on aircon pump on E83 ..mine keeps throwing the belt and ive noticed iron filings on engine pan ..so thinking new/2nd hand pump but looking at garage costs ..silly money ...maybe i can change pump ??? get gas taken out 1st then replaced ?? how involved is ...

Good afternoon every one hope all well.. my 2007 2.0d x3 has developed an annoying problem since doing a full service and passing mot ..when Im driving the car I get very poor response to the accelerator .almost like its in limp mode ..it clears it self after say 10 mins of driving or getting up to ...

Hi all just a quick one has anybody on here had experiance with FAE parts ??
the reason I ask is .as some of you know Ive done a lot of work on my X3 over the last year ..and have basically cured all problems apart from a missfire i get normally when she,s warmed up and under load. After doing ...

sounds like its getting harder and harder to maintain new-ish vehicles think if my X3 packs in ill either give up driving or buy some thing pre 2005 or even earlier ... and as fro the emissions...well since reaching the over 60s era my emissions certainly shouldnt be messed with excuse the pun ..

yeah agree there ..mind you its not so much the parts ( stents ) its all the drugs you have to take to reprogram ya body . .thought it was bad enough on the car

Hi there everyone .not been about for a while being the ripe old age of 65 i have had a few medical issues .the Dr,s have sorted them with a few new parts .and im pleased to say the car is still performing at about 95% .still have an issue with occasional misfire under acceleration and when she gets ...

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Hello Rory .my sincere apoligise for not getting back sooner .Not been on for a while due to illness .
my problem was solved after cleaning the manifold But I believe the actuall issue was due to an air leak possibly the fact that one of the inlet gaskets was damaged .
i will ...

Hi everyone Just to update ..the car has now done a few miles since i did the work includeing 820 mile trip to okehampton in dartmoor .and back no problems at all .in all the problem has cost me about £300 in parts ..and proberbly about 50+ hrs of labour .but christ only knows what that would equate ...

:D Ok update have finally cured all problems ..the code p1286 equates to code 41E2 abgasruekfuchrsteller,ansteuerung Exhaust gas recirculation actuator, control..( egr solinoid ) ..going back over all that Ive done in the last couple of months .I now believe I actually cured the original fault at ...

hi sorry was not trying to be difficult i was just explaining what i have on my vehicle as I have come to learn after 6 years with a bmw NO 2 are the same.but i was wondering if after the face lift 2006/7 they changed the software so that the system isnt so sensitive to makes of tyres as long as ...

below is the fault as per INPA in german and translated to english but where i go from here is floating in the ether because ive not got a clue any more seem to be going round in circles .
abgasrueckfucher-regelung,regelabweichung. abgasruckfuhrung bank 1 zugeringer durchssatz erkant
exhaust gas ...

well cured p1286 but now got the 4501 code back