What tasks I did during my lunch hour today... Picked up new clip for bumper/quarter and got that cleaned up an all back together and gap is so much better now, installed new rubber windscreen trim and polished up the exhaust tips. I'd say this is progress.
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Awesome! thanks! Now I'm really looking forward to getting my phone synced in the car.
1st drive for this z4 in Ohio... on my way to get the car its 'out of state' inspection which for the 2nd time a ginormous waste of my time. Ohio BMV is the worst?!
Then dropped by local car parts store to pick up a front passenger marker bulb. It amazes me how complicated it is to swap out a teeny tiny light bulb.
The Sport Button is pretty entertaining. Definitely a nicer drive here than it was in Morgantown where the roads and traffic are shit.
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And something I very rarely see here locally.
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During my drive, I found out the 'up' switch on the mirror control does not work? on both driver and passenger side so gunna see if I can take the switch apart and see if a good cleaning to see if that helps. I hate the paint they use on the interior plastics. It's not very forgiving with wear. Seems like tearing it all out, sanding and staining it might help?
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Did you get it sorted out?
VIN decoders show that you have 639 phone-prep option installed, along with Realoem here:https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=BT53-USA-03-2003-E85-BMW-Z4_30i&diagId=84_
Check for the phone cradle in center console.
Last edited by MIKYZZ4; 04-03-2017 at 12:47 PM.
I'm not too sure where to look for the cradle. My center console looks like this: http://i.imgur.com/0DLRKQl.jpg
and the fold down:
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I apologize for the meme that was for something else. but the only shot I have of the center console.
Truly puzzling that your VIN look-up indicates 639 option code,
But neither steering wheel or center console indicates this.
Sorry I don't have an answer for you, maybe check your trunk area for the TCU.
Last edited by MIKYZZ4; 04-03-2017 at 05:29 PM.
yeah, that makes no sense to me... Curious if you have the control box in trunk and maybe the steering wheel was either replaced on controls removed.
Open trunk, as you're looking in to trunk. pull up the floor cover over battery, then pop the two plastic taps on small ledge/wall on each side of next piece of flooring/carpet, once those are popped out, the rest is Velcro'd so remove that. Then pull on the back wall at bottom edge and bring it up and away from the back wall. Look on left side of the wall and the Bluetooth box is mount behind a cage that has 3 8mm nuts.
the lovely mrs. drove the car to the store today and came home and stated it is now 'her car'...
Last edited by cdsweet; 04-10-2017 at 09:03 PM.
partially worked; cleared an under voltage fault this afternoon, then tonight the light came back, however, no fault code was thrown
anyone know if a bad battery can cause the SRS light on without fault codes?
trying out one last thing and I'll probably make a dealer appointment tomorrow, I don't have the time to play the research game with this issue unfortunately
the stable:
2003 BMW Z4 3.0i
2008 Hummer H3 Alpha
2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Well, that's interesting. Hopefully it works out and your one last effort fixes it. Keep me posted please. Curious what could do that...
thought maybe it was still a voltage problem, fully charged my battery to no avail this morning
since no code is being thrown per the SRS light, I have no choice to have it checked out now
just disappointed, I had the car in storage for 5 1/2 months and receive a fault light first thing after hooking it back up
the stable:
2003 BMW Z4 3.0i
2008 Hummer H3 Alpha
2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Ensure your battery is secured in the box(no movement at all) and the +|- terminals are clean and tight.
Fixed it! (again!)
Sorry for the multiple posts over the course of a couple of days, if these overseas code readers had instructions I think I could cut down on the song and dance...
So I disconnected the battery, cleaned a few of the connections, reassembled and reconnected the battery. Light is still on. Decided I was going to go through the entire reader, all sections, and clear codes. Most didn't have any, however, I came to a section for the left pillar I saw this:
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Made sense, I had unplugged the harness underneath. The right pillar section had this:
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Cleared that and the light immediately went off. The C310+ reader comes with a couple of troubleshooting documents, including one that says for SRS goto the Body -> "SIM" section. So it's confusing. But I guess it can't all be that bad since it worked in the end. I'll give my stamp of approval on this reader.
Still going to the dealer, however, as I still need an annual oil change
the stable:
2003 BMW Z4 3.0i
2008 Hummer H3 Alpha
2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Very nice! I guess I should have mentioned I ran thru every one of the functions on the 310+ to see what was out there.
Just changed the oil filter housing, oil cooler gasket, both vanos solenoids, the valvetronic gasket and removed the filter when I started and at the end, dumped all the oil and filled back up. Been a fun night in the garage spending some quality time with the Z4. Haven't started it just yet. Doing coolant tomorrow. See how his electric water pump thing goes. I actually took a look at what I believe may be the coolant pump as I removed the front engine undercover to clean up all the funk that's been collecting in it. Anyhow, the pump looks kind of like a little turbo?
z4's 1st bath...
Just a simple cleaning with granitize s-3 wash&wax, 2 bucket method with a couple microfiber wash mitts. Top was cleaned with meguiers vinyl/canvas cleaner and a soft 2" brush.
I'll drive it for a few days then wash with something to break the existing wax, then clay bar, polish and wax. But for now, this cleaned up rather well. Paints gloss is holding up nicely.
You can see the clear coat failure on the nose in the last pic... :/
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And I have a weird question about the gear indicator on the console that the shifter is located. Is the 'P' always light up when you get in and out of the car?
Seems a bit peculiar to me and I don't care for it...
Last edited by cdsweet; 04-12-2017 at 09:34 PM.
never mind... I simply searched and found my answer. It's normal.
The illuminated "P" (stays lit for 16 minutes) is not indicating that something is wrong with your HVAC unit...but it is actually an indicator that the car is AWAKE and is connected to the P-Bus which is a simple communication bus for some components in the car that are attached to the GM (general module) that ready some features to prepare themselves. Some of the components on the P-Bus are the door handles (which when lifted will activate the "P" light on the dash) and the little fan in the HVAC unit will begin to spin...drawing in cabin air to determine how/where to set up the HVAC system to prepare the car for a driver.
Again, you have some missing pieces as to what is going on with the car and have made some wrong assumptions. If you get a chance, download some of the Electronic PDF files on e38.org and read up to get some knowledge of how intricate these cars are. There's a lot of stuff that goes on behind the scenes.
You appear to be someone who can really get into the finer details of "how stuff works"...but just make sure you really know how it works without making unsubstatiated assumptions. Always verify the info you post with empircal documentation rather than subjective/untried opinion. If it is opinion or an unsubstatiated premise...make sure that you write it or identify it as so. All of us learn stuff as we go along. Hang in there...and at the rate you're going...you may become a great contributer to these forums...but make sure you truly understand the info you've read and how it integrates with other systems and components.
Below is a brief description and diagram of some of the items that communicate on the P-bus:
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All cleaned up.
Rather pleased with results.
Last edited by cdsweet; 04-13-2017 at 08:35 PM.
I am really enjoying this car.
Both working on it and driving it!
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