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^^^ Yep - It's still the ideal "rear wheel drive" concept which is far more predicable (except for seat warmers)

Where i used to work about 10 yrs ago, we had a fuel injector service machine & ultra sonic bath. At the time we charged $40 per injector which entailed: Running them through the machine to flush/check operation, & compare each for flow rate, spray pattern, leak down. Then strip filter baskets, pintel caps & seals & run in ultra sonic bath. New baskets, seals, pintel caps then rerun through the machine to recheck & compare for even pattern & flow rate. Very rarely did we have to bin any. I miss having access to that machine now.

By your description you are simply stabbing in the dark & wasting money in the process. Wiper switch was hardly cheap when it was not required. Take it to an auto sparky to get it checked properly!

That is one nice E39 Gordon. Yep Jap imports here certainly raised the numbers of them here.

How is the sound Brent? Read some reviews of it that were not very complimentary on that part for this unit. have they fixed the issue?

Absolute crap service! Take it back again & tell them to fix it properly!!!!

From your original post saying jump starting with another battery & it started correctly suggested a battery/connection issue. Where did you jump at - the battery or jump points under the bonnet?

Fair call on the glow plugs, made sense to replace them all. Wasn't meaning you needed to take it to the dealers. Just a decent auto sparky, which by the sound of it is onto it. 820cca is fine but as i alluded to - age means nothing. Batteries can last 5 mins or 15yrs

When still in the car, i use a socket/bar & the starter motor to crack it, works every time

With respect i come across so many people who try to trouble shoot themselves - without knowledge nor test equipment & come completely unstuck. Replacing all glow plugs on a whim without confirming them actually faulty is proof of above. It is a 5 min job for a sparky to confirm for sure if the battery is weak or not. Being new/near new means nought! Under 9v cranking is dubious if that is infact correct. Has it the correct battery in it? I see plenty that have cheap skated & then burnt themselves with under capacity.

From what you say there would appear to be a voltage issue. Take it to an auto sparky & get it checked properly

Surely the best bet is to go back to them?

Adding to - Bars Bugs is known to eat the washer pumps too. Had the E39 one fail @ about 6 yrs. Was told by the parts guy @ CJ that Bars Bugs causes pump failure. Replacement unit been on since & all good - been using BMW fluid

^^^ Have bought several times from them & seen the warranty offer, each time i think to myself what the challenge would be if i was to request warranty. At best there would be shipping involved in which case, would often nullify the effort/cost.

Totally agree!

Yup the wire side barriers - which muppet in NZTA (or whatever they call themselves) thought this one up? Might be a fine on the new expressways where there is a wide runoff, but a section of SH 3 north of Te Awamutu is f####en ridiculous for the above reasons. I am now attending AA call outs on the said road - car stopped, tyre changes etc. It can be bloody unnerving, adding to - not many cars bother to even slow to go past. Trucks & busses do though. Funny that - good experienced drivers. When this "upgrade" was first mooted by the authorities. there was plenty of anger with locals. Some "mouth piece" for the said authority put their reasoning in the local rag - to stop vehicles "spearing off the road" Worst case scenario was through a fence into a paddock! As is agreed on here - incompetent driving is at fault. I will say though, my son got his licence mid last year. There is a pretty thorough practical test to complete. My hope is these kids are going to gain some decent skill level as time goes on.

The torque converter would still have been full of fluid - hence the dirty fluid second time around. Sounds as if it does need another flush.

Appreciate the fixes but why cant the forum itself be fixed without having to mod things?

That unit looks a lot more OEM looking than the Dynavins etc

So do some Toyota's. One Honda Stream requires removing the whole front & the lights!

That has been a pom trait from the year dot. British Leyland comes to mind...

Get a Hella Endurent from a Battery Town supplier, or if feeling flush - a Varta

http://www.speedhunters.com/2018/04/f11-m5r-touring-building-bmw-wouldnt/

I have done an electric pump on a car at work. Intermittent fault code but could watch the erratic operation of the pump on current data. Have only done the one but i understand they are a fairly common failure.