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The "Today I did something to my car" thread
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evolutionqy7 wrote: »Nothing will show up on the stereo
I doubt the steoreo is meant to actually sent a call command. Its the other way around. Generally your car can trigger the voice activation by pressing the call button and holding it, or double tapping it.
At least every hands-free kit I ever tried has done that anyway. Xperia Ray doesnt have proper voice commands from Sony but you should be able to install Google Voice Search once triggered you should be able to call out the contact name without looking at your phone :P
Looking at speed dial apps, you could probably just search them on the marketplace and see what suits you the most. Set the screen to stay always on when driving and get yourself a good windscreen phone holder.
It's not a voice command though. It's the buttons for the radio stations that correspond with the speed dials so I can press number one and it should ring Dad and two should ring Mam etc...
That's my understanding of it anyway.0 -
Hoover & wash today, removal of ''punto'' sign on the back right of car, got yellow JDM style bulbs in too.
Went to red power on the Long Mile Rd yesterday for an induction kit but the air inlet is too small for the kit, not even any air filters would fit on it!! Getting a custom one during the week, couple of rubber bits for tube to slot in so hopefully ill have a nice humm by the weekend and can concentrate on whacking on the 17's and finding a nice exhaust backbox 0 -
Hoover & wash today, removal of ''punto'' sign on the back right of car, got yellow JDM style bulbs in too.
Went to red power on the Long Mile Rd yesterday for an induction kit but the air inlet is too small for the kit, not even any air filters would fit on it!! Getting a custom one during the week, couple of rubber bits for tube to slot in so hopefully ill have a nice humm by the weekend and can concentrate on whacking on the 17's and finding a nice exhaust backbox
Where did you get the bulbs if you don't mind me asking?0 -
Had a busy day yesterday, did the following jobs:
- Valve cover gasket
- Spark Plugs
- Interim oil & filter change
- Map Thermostat
- Coolant flush
Valve Cover Gasket
The Valve Cover gasket is probably the toughest job I've taken on, ever. I did the one in the e39 525i & that was a breeze in comparison. I was paranoid about the aluminium bolts (& the head). Between toque values & torque angles, Torx heads it was nerve wracking.
I used a combination of the BMW TIS guides & the DIY over on 5 Series.net:
http://forums.5series.net/diy-do-yourself-14/n52-e60-valve-cover-gasked-diy-pictures-115130/
So I won't repeat the whole process, suffice to say it was a fiddly job. The reason I did it was because there was a smell of burning oil after longer spins, it immediately reminded me of the e39 when the same thing happened. The rocker cover gaskets on the BMs have a habit of failing & allowing oil to drip on to the manifold, causing the smell. You have to replace all the bolts on the valve cover as they are single use aluminium bolts. It is impossible to re-torque them correctly after removing them. You also need to replacing the bolts & gasket on the variable valve timing servo motor too.
There was a lot of pre-stripping required to get to the stage where you can remove the valve cover, all the microfilter (cabin filter) & strut brace assembly has to come out.
Here's some "in progress" shots:
With the fancy plastic cover off (you have to remove the strut brace & all the microfilter housings before you get to this stage. A bit of work in it:
This one is the servo motor for the variable valve timing, you have to unwind this fella out in order to take it out:
The 20 bolts all undone, much frustration & jiggling of cables I finally got the rocker cover off:
The new gasket in place, the red thing!
Rocker cover back in place:
After the plastic cover went on, but no microfilter housing or strut in place:
Everything back in place:
Here's one showing where I first spotted the oil weep, it's all clean now:
I changed the plugs while the rocker cover was off. I used NGK plugs, they were €100. They are meant to be 60k mile/100k km items but I'm not so sure, two of the plugs didn't look so healthy on the porcelain. I also decided to change the oil & filter too, it was almost up to half way through the suggested BMW oil change interval. The crazy long interval that is (15k miles/25k kms), regardless of brand I would recommend a max interval of 7.5k miles if you intend keeping your car for the long term.
Thermostat
So on to the thermostat. The N52 engine has an external "map" thermostat, it is mounted underneath the car on to the external water pump, the water pump is an electric item. I decided to change the thermostat because I was getting the error code 2EF5, this fault apparently appears on most N52 engined cars, BMW dealers normally ignore them as there maybe be a faulty wiring harness behind the issue so they stay well away. It is related to the emissions somehow. I didn't get the full story, there's a sensor built in to the thermostat that routes warer to the cylinder head which somehow improves emissions. I was told that 9 times out of 10 a new thermostat will resolve the issue. I have also read that it is an early warning sign of an impending stat failure. Anyway, a good time to change it.
It is pretty easy to access, remove the splash guard underneath, 4 pipes in total, two with jubilee clips, two with the BMW spring lock clip. You need to drain the coolant first by opening the bleed screw on the radiator.
Here's a shot of the thermostat in situ:
Here's the old & new one:
Then I did a bit of a test drive while keeping an eye on the inlet & outlet coolant temperatures as well as oil temperature:
In total I would say I had to undo at least one hundred bolts, lots of clips & connectors, so lots of patience required, especially for the torquing up bit.
Next job......0 -
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Thanks rebel, I'm only asking as I see coolant temps in the hidden menu (slowly) rise up to 102 degrees then go down to 75 degrees, slowly rising again. And someone on the bmw forum mentioned I should look at the thermostats, but I think this is normal behavior and also there's no errors in INPA.
I would have preferred the engine temp gauge in the dash instead of the instant mpg, I think the US cars have it as a default? Although it would probably be rock solid at 90 degrees and all this watching coolant in hidden menus is a bit of hypocardriac self-diagnosing when everything works fine 0 -
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Changed the badges on front and back to the red ones instead of blue.... got my 17' sporting alloys on and a wash:D All in a ll a good productive day so far... Just waiting on my new phone during the week to take some pictures 0
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What you driving yourself? I've to head to Nobbbbbbbber later
Ah sure keep a look out and give me a beep if you see me...i'll be wonderin who the feck it is but sure you can tell me 
You'll be passing near the homeland so :pac: doubtful I'll be on the main road though!
I'm in a red 406 (should be pics of it in this thread somewhere.... :pac:) , I used to have a Sporting myself back in the day, on 17s and eibach pro streets 0 -
You'll be passing near the homeland so :pac: doubtful I'll be on the main road though!
I'm in a red 406 (should be pics of it in this thread somewhere.... :pac:) , I used to have a Sporting myself back in the day, on 17s and eibach pro streets
Nice, i'll take a nose
Sporting GP or mk2?? Sounds sweet! Bit of kerbing on these alloys needs a good refurb... also have a set of gloss white ones that I bought on here but I think i'll just sell them on and stick to these... get some coilovers and ill be flying 0 -
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Nice, i'll take a nose
Sporting GP or mk2?? Sounds sweet! Bit of kerbing on these alloys needs a good refurb... also have a set of gloss white ones that I bought on here but I think i'll just sell them on and stick to these... get some coilovers and ill be flying
Mk2 and mk1, both broom yellow both a hoot to go!
In a GP yourself?0 -
Wipers were acting up in the xanti, (wouldnt work on intermittent setting, or park where theyre supposed to wjen you switch em off) so took out the infamous blue relay , blew the dust off it and resettled the blades, put it back in and full functionality returns
Also refitted the horrible standard hubcaps, I actually prefer the bare steelies :O
And drove 200 miles in pure floaty floppy comfort
Considered washing, polishing & waxing it but having done 2 cars already this weekend, my arms are a bit too weary :pac:0 -
Nice one! Had a white HGT rep mk2 facelift about a year and a half ago In a GP now, Black 3 door van with plans to convert to a car.... owned it just under a month and already spent a bomb on it to make it my own...the joys 0
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Nice one! Had a white HGT rep mk2 facelift about a year and a half ago In a GP now, Black 3 door van with plans to convert to a car.... owned it just under a month and already spent a bomb on it to make it my own...the joys
Ooooh! Abarth bumpers, colour handles, leather wheel?
Have yet to drive a GP myself..... Seems a nice place to be though!
Customising can feel like a bottomless pit at times....
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Ooooh! Abarth bumpers, colour handles, leather wheel?
Have yet to drive a GP myself..... Seems a nice place to be though!
Customising can feel like a bottomless pit at times....
And Abarth Mats!
Ah it is, I only have a 1.2 8v so i'm pretty sure it's the same engine as the mk2s unfortunately... and the GP is heavier so less power
tipped 170 on the m/way the other day though... ok ok downhill with wind, still counts
That's the fun of it 0 -
And Abarth Mats!
Ah it is, I only have a 1.2 8v so i'm pretty sure it's the same engine as the mk2s unfortunately... and the GP is heavier so less power tipped 170 on the m/way the other day though... ok ok downhill with wind, still counts
That's the fun of it
It would be with slightly different euro standards they don't hang around even 8 valvers! You could turbo it..... 0 -
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It would be with slightly different euro standards they don't hang around even 8 valvers! You could turbo it.....
Coilovers next on the list I think
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/FIAT-GRANDE-PUNTO-1-2-1-4-30mm-PI-LOWERING-SPRINGS-/330564242809?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cf72a0d79#ht_6258wt_8880 -
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Managed to rob a camera. Hopefully they will automatically adjust to size otherwise sorry for big pics folks.
http://i44.tinypic.com/35044yp.jpg
These are my white alloys, just need to be lacquered. Don't know whether to use these or else refurb my ones that I got today -
http://i43.tinypic.com/x6ix37.jpg
New Badges (and Punto logo at back gone)
http://i43.tinypic.com/9led6c.jpg0
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