Andrew Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 3 hours ago, F10-65 said: I’m not going to ask what your spend has been over your ownership. Even though I’d like to know. I couldn’t honestly tell you. Yes I have all the receipts but I’ve never added it all up. New front brakes, front wheel bearings, both lower arms, complete new struts x4. A new headlight, new FEAD, Oil filter housing gaskets, brake backing plates. Drop links x4 rear anti roll bar bushes. Some hoses and lots of nuts and bolts. Many oil, air and pollen filters, 6 spark plugs and just last week 6 ignition coils. Still to do diff bushes Prop giubos Autobox service Rear brakes Aircon condenser Rear ball joints 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munzy Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) Had a new rocker cover and gasket fitted - had intermittent oil leaking at the back left, dripping on to exhaust/dpf with nasty smoke coming into the cabin. 161k, so not bad for the original. Edited April 17 by Munzy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 That’s probably a record for a bmw rocker cover gasket! They all leak at some point! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy5150 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) IMG_4388.HEICIMG_4389.HEICHad my poor F11 recovered 55 miles from work near Coventry back to Buckinghamshire and my nearest garage. Aux/alternator belt snapped in work car park yesterday leaving me with a a warning of non charging and a rapidly heating up engine! Now waiting for the garage to find the time to check if the belt has snapped or it’s been thrown by a broken tension or pulley… Grrrr IMG_4389.HEIC Edited April 18 by Andy5150 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH27 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 On 17/04/2024 at 21:06, Munzy said: Had a new rocker cover and gasket fitted - had intermittent oil leaking at the back left, dripping on to exhaust/dpf with nasty smoke coming into the cabin. 161k, so not bad for the original. That's not bad at all. Mine got done last weekend, failed at 127k. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeel.j Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Finally, I got a replacement low mileage manual gearbox for my 103k 520d😄. changing the gearbox oil and differential oil. Can anyone recommend which oil would be best for both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 12 hours ago, Andy5150 said: IMG_4388.HEICIMG_4389.HEICHad my poor F11 recovered 55 miles from work near Coventry back to Buckinghamshire and my nearest garage. Aux/alternator belt snapped in work car park yesterday leaving me with a a warning of non charging and a rapidly heating up engine! Oooo that's not good. Hope it's not damaged anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy5150 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 On 19/04/2024 at 09:59, Andrew said: Oooo that's not good Went to the garage (an Indy, not a main dealer) and they confirmed the belt is fine (although will be replaced) - it’s the crank pulley that sheared off. Turns out it’s rather common (in fact a friend’s 2019 340i had the same thing happen to it on only 35k miles!). The mechanic said to me “I don’t know what your mileage is but we see quite a few of these and they nearly always go around 120k miles) - he laughed when i told him I’m on 118k! As the part is a harmonic balancer there’s a substantial rubber component to the pulley which eventually dries, cracks and shears off. Supposedly a common fault although not one I’ve ever heard of it in the traditional timing-chain/yellow grommet/etc list of things to look for on the F generation. Waiting to hear from the garage if it’s complete before 1pm otherwise it’ll be Monday. All being well it should be just the pulley and a new belt - current quote is £420. Pricey but I would have felt out of my depth trying to fix that. Not that I could now anyway because I’d have no way of recovering it home - I think I’d get about a mile before it would die from either overheating, no electrical power or both!! 😅 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy5150 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 On 19/04/2024 at 09:59, Andrew said: Hope it's not damaged anything. Excellent tutorial, as always, Andrew - thank you for sharing! I think I’d be happy enough doing the aux belt on the B47 as there’s plenty of space in the front, unlike in the 535i but I’d draw the line at attempting the sheared crank pulley in mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 Ah right it’s the harmonic damper. It is in two pieces, the hub bolts with 6(?) bolts to the crankshaft hub and there is an outer ring that drives the belt. In between there is a rubber part that bonds the two metallic parts of the damper together and helps it dampen out vibrations. It’s this rubber that gives out. Yes it’s been discussed on here (possibly on old version) but usually it can be caught with a noticeably increasing vibration before it lets go. Make sure all parts of the belt system are replaced as they wear as a set, tensioner, idlers etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munzy Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) 2 hours ago, Andy5150 said: The mechanic said to me “I don’t know what your mileage is but we see quite a few of these and they nearly always go around 120k miles) - he laughed when i told him I’m on 118k! Spot on! Mine went at 120k on my 530d N57 F11 🙂 Same - £500 at my local indy. Edited April 20 by Munzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 The pulley isn’t cheap. I left mine as it’s still sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve84N Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 I've replaced the harmonic balancer on my 535i. It's actually easy once you strip out the radiator fan, something I've done many times now to gain access. Just six low torque bolts. The part is the thick end of £500 but I found an almost new one for £150. Came from a garage in Germany that fit new engines and sell on new (but been fitted) auxiliaries for cut down prices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan-uk Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Wheels refurbished, bumpers painted got to say it looks fantastic - so now its for sale - anyone want to buy an F11 535i? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy5150 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) 10 hours ago, Andrew said: In between there is a rubber part that bonds the two metallic parts of the damper together and helps it dampen out vibrations. It’s this rubber that gives out. That’s exactly it! The garage offered me the offending item (items now!) as rather unusual paperweight! That inner rubber ring is seriously thick and yet it just shows how perished it must have become to shear off like that. Job done but took them a while, in part because they’d been sent the wrong part which they then had to wait for its more expensive replacement. Final job was £480, so pretty much bang in the same as @Munzy paid. The mechanic told me that the torquing was a challenge as they had to remove all the under trays to get the additional angle rotation after initial torquing-up. Aside from that, all pretty straightforward. Interestingly it’s quite noticeably smoother than before. I’d not noticed to loss of smoothness but I suppose it had become gradual. There had recently been a feint whine noise when the engine was cold which raised and lowered with the revs and this has no gone. I wonder if this was a tell-tale sign of impending collapse of the pulley? Looking forward to a proper drive again - spend the rest of the day cleaning and valeting. Happy to have it back. Edited April 20 by Andy5150 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan-uk Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 This is my paper weight; e36 m3 evo piston after i dropped a plug 🤬🤬🤬 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy5150 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 9 hours ago, duncan-uk said: This is my paper weight; e36 m3 evo piston after i dropped a plug 🤬🤬🤬 A MUCH cooler paperweight than mine! Albeit I’m not sure I’d have wanted to go through THAT to get hold of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan-uk Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 I’d only had the car about 3 weeks. I even had fresh plugs in the boot to change…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 I want a paper weight like that but don’t want it if it’s been a catastrophic fail! Not that I use paper any more…..😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan-uk Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 The offending M3 plug… And this is a piston from an outboard we rebuilt on a fish dock in Tobago. Travelled ther lightly packed clothes wise but with my socket set and various motor spares! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 That sounds like my ideal holiday. Sun, sea, beer and a socket set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 Ordered two new front Michelin Primacy 3 tyres from my local trusted tyre fitter. Will drop wheels off on Wednesday and collect later that day or Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan-uk Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Why Primacy Andrew out of interest and not say sports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 Primacy 3 ZP. Because….. The extra cost over go flats was £8 per tyre and most importantly they have A rating for wet braking. The Pilot Sports I looked at only had B rating for wet braking. They are also today’s equivalent of what it rolled off the production line all those years ago. And a like for like swap with what’s on it now. I want to stop in the wet as my #1 in tyre choice. Why I’m needing replacements at 7 years old. Tread depth is ok but….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percha Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 18 hours ago, Andrew said: Ordered two new front Michelin Primacy 3 tyres from my local trusted tyre fitter. Will drop wheels off on Wednesday and collect later that day or Thursday. We have these on the 116D very good tyres, why is your local trusted tyre fitter not fitting them to the car and only the wheels? What do you mean extra cost on £8 per tyre for go flats? These are run flats hence the ZP ID meaning Zero Pressure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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