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* Motors chat - round 12 *

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This thread is for motoring topics which you feel are not worthy of starting a new thread for, banter from a meet or general motoring related chit chat.

Keep it clean, be nice and helpful.

Motors charter applies.

Round 11 is HERE

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Interslice

If its a dual clutch auto it will have a DMF. A standard torque converter doesn't. No idea what the 2008 520d were MM sorry.

ELM327

shietpilot wrote: »

DMF on an automatic. Don't be daft :pac: It has a flex plate

I mean, "daft" depends on your pov to be fair. I'm sure it's not common knowledge what repmobiles have DMF and what don't.

Tom Hardly

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

It's an auto box so clutch kit not needed. She only bought it 2 days ago so wouldn't notice a change in consumption.

Could be an engine mount. Will ask her to get her mechanic to give it a look over.

Didn't realise it was an auto, it won't have a DMF then.

I'd be guessing engine mount possibly but that's just a wild guess based on symptoms.

shietpilot

DMF on an automatic. Don't be daft :pac: It has a flex plate

bazz26

I would have thought it was a flexplate used on an auto rather than a flywheel. I'm no expert but I've never heard of flywheel failures on those automatics.

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bazz26 wrote: »

Does it actually have a DMF? I don't think that car does as the torque converter does away with the need for a DMF. Only the manuals have a DMF to my knowledge. At least that's my understanding.

If RealOEM is to be believed then yes it does have a DMF.

bazz26

Does it actually have a DMF? I don't think that car does as the torque converter does away with the need for a DMF. Only the manuals have a DMF to my knowledge. At least that's my understanding.

[Deleted User]

It's an auto box so clutch kit not needed. She only bought it 2 days ago so wouldn't notice a change in consumption.

Could be an engine mount. Will ask her to get her mechanic to give it a look over.

Tom Hardly

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I had thought about injectors too. Thankfully for her there are only 4 of them.

Injectors can get worse and worse without throwing any code at all. Then all of a sudden they'll through one but up to that point the ECU won't have any faults stored at all despite how bad they might be.

I had originally thought DMF due to the known issues, none of which involve injectors.

DMF change on one of these should be about €1,200 I would think for parts and labour. Can anyone give any idea how right or wrong I am?

Injectors will generally begin to tick and leak before they fail, and you'd notice a change in fuel consumption too.

Re the DMF that sounds about right, would be putting in a new clutch kit while you're at it too.

It wouldn't be an engine mount gone would it, that once under load settles down?

[Deleted User]

Dale Parish wrote: »

Bad injector(s)?

Interslice wrote: »

DMF would be fairly common on 2008 20d's

selectamatic wrote: »

If the revs are jumping slightly it could well be injectors. If not the dmf would be the most likely culprit.

bazz26 wrote: »

Wouldn't a faulty injector register a fault code on the ECU?

I had thought about injectors too. Thankfully for her there are only 4 of them.

Injectors can get worse and worse without throwing any code at all. Then all of a sudden they'll through one but up to that point the ECU won't have any faults stored at all despite how bad they might be.

I had originally thought DMF due to the known issues, none of which involve injectors.

DMF change on one of these should be about €1,200 I would think for parts and labour. Can anyone give any idea how right or wrong I am?

islanderre

Interslice wrote: »

I went to the one on the tuam road. Tripart beside it is a savage hardware shop too.

Thanks road one is gone.... Only calbro exhaust centre there now.
The motor factors relocated out beside NCT centre

Agree on TRIPART..... Sound lads too

Interslice

islanderre wrote: »

Another vote for Calbro from me.... lads in there very helpful and sound out. they are located across from the NCT / Iceland in Doughiska area

I went to the one on the tuam road. Tripart beside it is a savage hardware shop too.

islanderre

frozenfrozen wrote: »

got the car out again today and remembered the headlight is gone, have been on the bike since the day after it went. Took out the bulb and it's not xenon at all it's a h7 osram bulb! Best halogen headlights by miles I've used I was 100% sure they were xenons.

totally new to galway are there any good or bad motorfactors? going to head out and get a replacement bulb today while it's still bright out

Another vote for Calbro from me.... lads in there very helpful and sound out. they are located across from the NCT / Iceland in Doughiska area

Four Phucs Ache

^^^dartz

Moments like this.

8 year old me still remembers my neighbour tearing up the road on the way to work in his new red celica with alloys. The sound of the 2.0 16v screaming in first.

selectamatic

Ya, should do.

bazz26

Wouldn't a faulty injector register a fault code on the ECU?

selectamatic

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Anyone here have DMF issues with a 2008 E60 520d?

Someone I know bought one and while idling there's quite a bad vibration throughout the car and causes the exhaust to vibrate violently. When you bring the revs up to 1k, the vibration disappears.

Any and all help appreciated.

Dale Parish wrote: »

Bad injector(s)?

If the revs are jumping slightly it could well be injectors. If not the dmf would be the most likely culprit.

Dartz

There's a kid on my road that always waves at me when I drive past, because he likes my car. It might be a bit dirty and 'well used' but it's a 'sports car; so therefore it is awesome.

And every time he has I just clutch it and rev up the engine to make some noise. Let out two mighty backfires and just watched him cheering for more

That kid's either going to grow up to be a mighty petrolhead.

Or deaf as ****.

Interslice

Dale Parish wrote: »

Bad injector(s)?

DMF would be fairly common on 2008 20d's

Dale Parish

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Anyone here have DMF issues with a 2008 E60 520d?

Someone I know bought one and while idling there's quite a bad vibration throughout the car and causes the exhaust to vibrate violently. When you bring the revs up to 1k, the vibration disappears.

Any and all help appreciated.

Bad injector(s)?

bazz26

Tom Hardly wrote: »

VAT is something you have to pay regardless, a local guy making €15 on a part surely isn't the end of the world.

People are in the business of making money.

And best of luck to him if someone wants to pay those prices. The great thing about this land of ours is that I don't have to and have other options.

Tom Hardly

bazz26 wrote: »

Hose on my 9 year old Nilfisk pressure washer split on Saturday when I was cleaning the car. Replacement is costing around €40 on the likes of ebay, local guy wanted €55+vat for one ffs.

Pressure washer itself is working fine and hasn't missed a beat in 9 years which is the killer but I can buy a slightly more powerful washer for €75 delivered:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01N34KV8E/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1_1_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

VAT is something you have to pay regardless, a local guy making €15 on a part surely isn't the end of the world.

People are in the business of making money.

vintagevrs

Just watched Shmee's walk around of the new 3. Those rendered images shown earlier make the front look terrible compared to how it looks in video. Looks like a fine car, and as expected jammed with tech. Not overly fussed on these "ambient" lights a lot of manufacturers are sticking in cars. I like ambient lightning where it's subtle and you can't see the light source. These illuminated blue stips on the door and dash aren't my cup of tea at all. Not something I'll have to worry about for a good few years yet though no doubt.

[Deleted User]

Anyone here have DMF issues with a 2008 E60 520d?

Someone I know bought one and while idling there's quite a bad vibration throughout the car and causes the exhaust to vibrate violently. When you bring the revs up to 1k, the vibration disappears.

Any and all help appreciated.

Alanstrainor

Over the last few fill ups in the 325ci I've been returning 30.5mpg (9.26l/100km) which is about the best I've ever had in it. Replacing the cam position sensor which I have to assume was dead a very long time seems to have helped things greatly, both in economy and power. It'll roll over 145,000miles(233,354km) soon! Not too bad!

bazz26

Never heard that before to be honest, my Nilfisk is 8 or 9 years old and never had an issue with the it. They really are a great little pressure washer for the money.

Noccy_Mondy

bazz26 wrote:

Basic outdoor mains tap connected to a normal garden hose reel at one end. The part that's split is the stiff hose reel from the lance gun to the power washer itself.

Oh I know that, sorry didn't make that Clear!

Was just wondering where your water source was. Thought I read somewhere that these machines aren't designed to be hooked upto mains and should be gravity fed. Only reason that I'm asking is because I bought a new one the other week and I don't want to be working it wrong.

bazz26

Truckermal wrote: »

I have a spare at home but I'm in Cork, Do you ever be down this side as I've a spare one you are welcome to have!

Cheers Mal, that's very decent of you. I will keep that in mind.

Truckermal

bazz26 wrote: »

Basic outdoor mains tap connected to a normal garden hose reel at one end. The part that's split is the stiff hose reel from the lance gun to the power washer itself.

I have a spare at home but I'm in Cork, Do you ever be down this side as I've a spare one you are welcome to have!

bazz26

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

How do you feed the water to it, is it a barrel with a butt at the bottom?

Basic outdoor mains tap connected to a normal garden hose reel at one end. The part that's split is the stiff hose reel from the lance gun to the power washer itself.