BMW and M Power Owners

Dangerous Dave · 11 Jul 2018 at 17:25

I find it annoying aswell especially when the 10 year old navigation system in my old Golf normalised the volume for all sources automatically.

Robi · 12 Jul 2018 at 09:25

Brake fluid needs changing on my M135i. Enquired with BMW Williams Manchester and they quoted £99. Alternatively Darren Wood Ltd in Stockport, my indy BMW specialist quoted £45+VAT. iDrive and the BMW database in Munich will be updated, so it will show as an official service therefore not impacting warranty.

I know it's only a few quid, but for something like a brake fluid change is there any issue with going to a specialist rather than BMW? If it will cause issues further down the line, I'll just take it to BMW.

Fox - thoughts?

[TW]Fox · 12 Jul 2018 at 09:44

The price on the BMW service website is 90 quid rather than 99. I'd try and negotiate that further on the basis that the independent is 55 quid Inc vat but I personally wouldn't bother faffing with an indy for the same of 35 quid on a high value car.

NVP · 12 Jul 2018 at 12:17

Put Pagid pads on all round... what a load of crap they are! The car itself is crying for bigger breaks and this has just made things worse. I don't know why I thought they'd perform the same as OEM. grrr!

BeeP · 12 Jul 2018 at 12:48

NVP said:
Put Pagid pads on all round... what a load of crap they are! The car itself is crying for bigger breaks and this has just made things worse. I don't know why I thought they'd perform the same as OEM. grrr!

Have they bedded in yet?

Antony101 · 12 Jul 2018 at 12:59

I'd like to get some better and less dusty pads for my 520d, what would people recommend?

NVP · 12 Jul 2018 at 13:02

BeeP said:
Have they bedded in yet?

Oh most definitely, I bed them in myself with a routine but in addition to that I do just under 200miles a day and they've been in for a good few weeks now.

BeeP · 12 Jul 2018 at 13:04

Yeah I asked the question then saw your sig.....silly question lol.

Still at least I know to avoid them now.

NVP · 12 Jul 2018 at 13:33

BeeP · 12 Jul 2018 at 17:18

Just drove 4 miles home, when I got out the fan was still going on what I assume is the rad, should I worry?

Dis86 · 12 Jul 2018 at 17:30

BeeP said:
Just drove 4 miles home, when I got out the fan was still going on what I assume is the rad, should I worry?

Check your coolant level. If it's OK, no.

Antony101 · 12 Jul 2018 at 17:34

BeeP said:
Just drove 4 miles home, when I got out the fan was still going on what I assume is the rad, should I worry?

My A3 used to do it all the time if the car had been driven hard or had done a DPF regen.

BeeP · 12 Jul 2018 at 17:48

Cheers I’ll check the level later, I wasn’t driving hard as it is from a cold start.

[TW]Fox · 12 Jul 2018 at 17:51

Mine has never done this.

BeeP · 13 Jul 2018 at 10:11

Nothing this morning on the drive to work, temps all seem fine.....I forgot to check fluids though.

theone8181 · 13 Jul 2018 at 13:09

Question about idrive. I've had my e92 M3 for approx 6 weeks and the brake fluid is showing as due this month. I only get to that screen as i'm in vehicle status, should it popup thats its due or is the onus on me to check every so often? Also whats the going rate about £95?

Cheers

Steedie · 13 Jul 2018 at 13:39

theone8181 said:
Question about idrive. I've had my e92 M3 for approx 6 weeks and the brake fluid is showing as due this month. I only get to that screen as i'm in vehicle status, should it popup thats its due or is the onus on me to check every so often? Also whats the going rate about £95?

Cheers

I paid £71 in rip off Oxford for an F10 so would have thought it wouldn’t be much more

Gaygle · 13 Jul 2018 at 16:17

theone8181 said:
Question about idrive. I've had my e92 M3 for approx 6 weeks and the brake fluid is showing as due this month. I only get to that screen as i'm in vehicle status, should it popup thats its due or is the onus on me to check every so often? Also whats the going rate about £95?

Cheers

It should pop up when you turn the car on and say "Service".

Think people pay around £80 for brake fluid from a main dealer and about half of that from an independent.

theone8181 · 13 Jul 2018 at 21:32

Ok, so should i just wait until it tells me (as apposed to hunting through menus?). I'm still getting to grips with it all, can i go independant and it not void the auc warranty?

leoncuprar · 13 Jul 2018 at 21:44

Hi

I'm 8 weeks into 2015 F10 530D ownership.. 1 minor gripe is the DAB radio regularly loses signal on my commute, my 2012 Mondeo DAB was always perfect on the same route, never dropped out. Is there anything I can do about that ? Not found any option in idrive to retune it or anything

Thanks