What have you done to your car today?

Ordered 4 new tyres for the A2, the front proxes have worn down on the sides, the rears are fine, but proxes are not the best for this type of car and the wifes driving habits, so all-seasons it is. Plus the size is a PITA for choices of tyres (185x50x16) but the Vredsteins seem to have good reviews. Gonna keep the rear Proxes and sell them on as they are pretty much unworn.
 
Got my car back, no fault found but it keeps losing power (full throttle is more like 1/3) at random intervals, when it's behaving it feels wonderful, much more responsive than before the MAF sensor change, but it's still doing this.

The engine note changes noticeably too when it's down on power, no fault codes stored though....,?
 
Clarkey said:
e39 yes? Cam angle sensor fault will cause tragic power loss and is often intermittent.
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Yes Clarkey, it's a 2000 e39 530i Sport.

I've had both cam position sensors changed as & when they've thrown codes, the latest one being this Saturday just gone, I'm assuming cam angle is the same as cam position? Or, is there another sensor I've overlooked?

The power loss is dramatic,yes - but the car is still driveable, even on a hill, and it's extremely intermittent, sometimes two or three times a day, it comes and goes in the same cycle if you see what I mean i.e. without switching off, other times it behaves for weeks.


When it's behaving, it's lovely! The cps swap at the weekend has transformed the power delivery - when it delivers! :p - much better pick up and more responsive, but, I can still detect a slight hesitation on pull away....

Had it read again today and no codes are flagging up.

Do you have a part number I can look up?

Cheers.


One thing about this car compared to all my previous BMW's is it always takes a few cranks of the engine for it to fire on starting where my others would all literally fire as you turned the key, I can't help thinking this is pointing toward my issue but, as of yet, I've not pinned it down.
 
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Do you mean "Crank" angle sensor? When my E38 had this go it had similar (but not identical) issues as this, then it refused to start which finally led me to the Crank angle sensor.
 
ianh said:
Do you mean "Crank" angle sensor? When my E38 had this go it had similar (but not identical) issues as this, then it refused to start which finally led me to the Crank angle sensor.
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Wondered about the crank sensor mate but had discounted it as the car will start, every time, albeit with a few turns of the engine where my old e38 for example, would fire with the merest twitch of the key.

I'll do some further googling but have read thus far, that a failed crank sensor would mean a non runner - as you had.

I've just driven from my girlfriends back home, about 9 miles of dual cabbage way, it ran beautifully, stopped at the shop for milk and it felt like a 510i for the rest of the journey! :(
 
Mot day, missed taking a picture of 234567miles though :p

Straight through, just advisory on brake line corrosion. Guy hadn't done an insight before but commented that if it's like the Prius is wouldn't have had to do much to it as they simply don't seem to go wrong. He's right.
 

Had some fun in it today Sunday at the Three Sisters track in Wigan. (Late I know, only just got round to putting the videos up!)
Glad I have a spare set of wheels with new tyres on them :)

Owned the car about a month now, second time I've been on a track.
Will be adding Rear ARB and Coilovers before the next one in 18 days so will be nice to see the difference in times I'm running too.
 
A few months ago a couple of friends and I picked up a jaguar X type 3.0 for £675 for a charity banger rally which starts tomorrow. We didn't really give ourselves enough time to go wild with it but we made it look sufficiently ridiculous with a bit of spray paint and a couple of Saturday afternoons.

I thought i would include a link to the just give page on the off chance that some one might want to donate. https://www.justgiving.com/jaguar

Ill probably post a bit about it when we get back :)

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Gave my Astra steering wheel a good slapping as it's decided not to start. :(

Looking forward to seeing what's exactly wrong with and how much it'll cost to sort out. Guess those new brakes will have to wait a bit. :/
 
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