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  1. swamper

    It is with huge sorrow.....

    One of them people you loved as soon as you met him. What a top guy. Gonna miss ya my old friend
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    Electrical fire above pedals

    Wow! I’ve just replaced mine…we were running Scotland and it failed… no working brake lights and no auto roof
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    Brake slow release

    Hello my old mate. Its a good call...need to borrow some hose clamps...thanks
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    Brake slow release

    Hello chaps. Over the least 6/7 months the car has been off the road while we moved house. Just gone to put her back on the move and she got a strange fault with the brakes. After backing her out of the garage all was fine and if took her for a shake down. The brakes where really stiff at first...
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    Event SILVERSTONE FESTIVAL 2025 - 22-24 AUGUST

    Go on then. Sat and Sun for me 😉
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    Z3M or Z3.0l

    Everyone is going on about how much the parts are and how much maintenance is needed.....but my M has been more reliable and cheaper than any girlfriend I've had... Also better looking... True story...
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    symptoms of a failing vanos

    Hiya Gaz....long time no see...hope your all good? it's funny you should say that...mine has always had a punch in the back when the vanos kicked in...but testing it a few months ago while playing with an RS7..as you do..I didn't get the punch in 2nd vanos when heading up a long hill and felt...
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    symptoms of a failing vanos

    When I got back from Silverstone, it was chattering like a bag of budgies......can't live with that. Mr Vanos booked in for next month...
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    Seat motor head scratcher

    Afternoon chaps....so I'm going to ask for some help on this one. Driver's side horizontal motor stopped working the night before Silverstone. So i did the adjustment with a cordless drill as you do and thought i'll sort that when i get back. I removed the seat yesterday and did some tests. I...
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    symptoms of a failing vanos

    Thanks for all the replies chaps....im on it!
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    symptoms of a failing vanos

    Thanks for the replies, lads...anyone got an idea of price? Typical ...just as I've spent all my money on toffees...! @miller1098 who is doing the vanos on that second vid?
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    symptoms of a failing vanos

    Evening chaps! As above... what's the signs? This is what I encountered the other night on a bit of a thrash. On start up a little bit of a chattering noise,,more than normal anyway as with the S50 being noisy when cold. Then after she was up to temp and I opened her up she felt like she was...
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    Experts on Z3M AC?

    its only for the M all others dont fit. they are a little deeper and as a result they push everything back towards the engine.
  14. swamper

    Front rotors

    Very interesting..!!
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    Front rotors

    No idea ...just a loud snapping noise and the wobble from hell....i was shifting at the time ..but even so...it shouldn't bloody snap..!! If you hit the disk with something hard...you'll get a loud ring...that was the noise.
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    Front rotors

    Thanks Pingu I'll have a look. Edit...wow..you do save some money...cheers fella
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    Front rotors

    Your right T...she just passed her MOT a couple of days ago... Although...he did fail her at first because he set the bloody airbag light of by moving the seat...so I had to go down with tool to rest it..!
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