Hey im having some top problems on my BMW z4 3.0. When i press the convertible button, the latch motor unlatches (or sounds like it) but the top is still stuck on the windshield. I hold the button for about 30 seconds until it finally comes up and the top goes down automatically. Also when coming up the top starts to stop and lag, but still ends up going up all the way automatically(no manual assist) and lands hard if i don't help it get back on the windshield slowly. My biggest problem is the unlatching, im sure the lagging probably is the hydraulic motor but why does it take forever to come off the windshield?
Have you try manually pulling the bowden cable and see if there is free movement after it unlatches.. you may have other issues.. if the motor isn't relocated.. you wont be able to tell if the pump has fluid or not.
Yes... lube the rollers where it latches on to the top of the windshield... They need to roll freely. Don’t use WD40... it’s a penetrating oil not a lubricating oil.
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Sorry to sound uninformed, is the bowden cable the red cable in the front of the trunk? It is not relocated, im thinking it may be low on fluid or leaking somewhere. When we put grease on the swivel points it felt a lil wet like something leaked.
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I just did that but it still takes a while to come down, i think its low on hydrolic fluid but i dont think that would make the top have latching problems
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https://youtu.be/sT0kk6k-2vg
Here is a link to how it looks. you can see hes holding the button for about 15 seconds before it starts going down. Then going up it lags a little half way up
Once your top came off the frame of the windshield it came down in less than 10 seconds. Conversely, it also closed in less than 10 seconds. I would say that your motor/Pump, fluid level and hinge lifters are all fine.
However, you more than likely have the same issue as this posting which causes issues releasing the top from the frame :https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...vertible-motor
Please see attached video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCbHnwZ-Ig
Last edited by JAS1169; 10-17-2020 at 02:54 PM.
While it may be the plastic gear... lube the latching rollers. If they don’t roll freely, they produce a tremendous amount of resistance.
Lube them anyway as a maintenance item.
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Theres no way to know if you're low in fluid till you pull it out. From the trunk is the easiest. Mine spools for a while before releasing when there is air in the line. Only happen after a motor swap. After fluid is right level and air is purged, it does not have delay
UPDATE:
it was low on fluid, just topped it off and working great. here is a video for help on that
https://youtu.be/BHlmGTlXDjQ
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