BMW and M Power Owners

[TW]Fox said:
My diesel doesn't use any either. Similarly useful information for Gibbo I'd have thought.
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You know the S65 and S85 are pretty much identical engines apart from the number of cylinders? Same piston rings and inherent bore dimensions.

only significant difference is a high pressure vanos on the S85. That’s the V10 engine for you and this won’t impact oil consumption

Both also run the same 10W-60 so the talk of 1l/1000mile being normal seems crazy to me.
 
[TW]Fox said:
It was a humerous play on the fact Simon hasn't made a post where he doesn't remind us he has an M3 since about 2014 :D
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that’s rubbish. You just being mean cause we made you look silly and found a hole in your BMW knowledge :p
It was actually more of concern for excessive oil consumption for gibbo. But oddly it seems to be normal on the V10.
It is odd I talk about BMW in a BMW owners thread I guess. I shall invent another car to talk about or maybe talk about my dads car in every other post ?
 
Gibbo said:
Oh and also put in the chrome grill, not sure if I prefer the black or chrome though.

Also in two minds about whether to keep the lower skirts or remove but again quite simple to remove and refit if necessary so I can pull them off and see how it looks after wheels are done.
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This is a good decision imo. The closest this looks to stock the better, including putting the wheels back to stock or a similar variation of stock :cool:.
As these become more and more rare, original vehicles become even more so. Even if you fettle with airflow, tunes, suspension etc etc, I always think they look best as the M division intended.
 
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Gibbo said:
taking it to a specialist tomorrow morning to have the bushes inspected that BMW claim need changing gong, the mechanic who did the plugs today looked and feels replacement OEM BMW bushes don’t exist and it’s a new arms job and hence the price or alternatively get some poly bushes to press into current arms which will solve it and cost far less.
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FWIW, I'm pretty certain you can get the rear trailing H arm ball joint separately, but the two bushes you can't. That said, there is bound to be a company who do make the bushes that could be pushed in.

I replaced all the rear bushes/ball joints of my E92 and even though a couple of them were crumbling horribly and looked tatty, once you got them off, they were still absolutely solid as a rock.
 
Gaygle said:
FWIW, I'm pretty certain you can get the rear trailing H arm ball joint separately, but the two bushes you can't. That said, there is bound to be a company who do make the bushes that could be pushed in.

I replaced all the rear bushes/ball joints of my E92 and even though a couple of them were crumbling horribly and looked tatty, once you got them off, they were still absolutely solid as a rock.
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Pretty much what the specialist was telling me and how it was pretty criminal that BMW suggest changes parts that truly need no attention.

Also some of the noise I get in the rear is running I think as the car has spacers installed.

just ordered a set of original wheel bolts so when wheels get sorted later this week the spacers are gonna be gone also.
 
Just had a glorious few days driving around North Wales. First time I've really got to use the car since it was new last September. Working away and then lockdown.

Can't work out what to get next. Keep looking at GT4s. Gah.

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