vyking56

I pulled the motor out, smacked it around, used some harsh language and it fired up when I put power to it again... so the brushes must be pretty worn. It's back in the car and working for now. Do you have new ones, or second hand ones? Let me know a price if you would, I'd better grab another for when this one packs up. I've asked Ray for a price also, but it would probably be better with a new one for a spare.

Aha! The motor I thought was for the windscreen wipers is actually the one for the headlamp washers. I've put a 12v source to the windscreen washer motor and it does nothing. The other motor I had from the concentrate bottle seems to be stuffed too - so off I go to find a replacement.

Seems like a common fault from what I've been reading on bimmerfest.com. Unfortunately I couldn't find any solutions published anywhere! Fuses 2 & 4 are fine, I've swapped them out to make sure and there's still no difference. I've tested the voltage going to the washer pump and there's nothing when you pull the wiper stalk. Interesting enough there seems to be 4.44v going constantly to the second headlight washer motor which makes me think the control unit is stuffed. The washer concentrate pump (which I completely removed a few months ago because it was leaking) gets 12v when you pull the stalk - so that's working fine. So... anyone have any idea's what's wrong or what I need to replace? I'm REALLY hoping it's not a wiring fault! I've thought about wiring the washer concentrate pump plug to the windscreen pump just to give it something for the interim. Thanks all! Gareth

^ That man deserves a DB

PM sent also. Hopefully I'm not too late?

Aha! I never would have thought of going in that way. Thanks very much

I can't work out for the life of me how to get to the bulbs. Do you take the complete fog light out, or is there a way to get to the back of them? If so how? From underneath or is it possible to reach down from the engine bay? It's got me stumped! My car is a 1999 - so it has the squarish lights... if that makes any difference. Also does anyone know what type of bulb they take? Many thanks Gareth

I emailed them lastnight and got this price. "The cost to repair the speedo cluster console would be approx $420 + gst. Replacement of pixels (if repair not possible) is approx $525 + gst. Hope this helps you" That's sending them the speedo cluster. Just over $500 - not sure if it's something I'll be doing any time soon, but it is on my to-do list.

I just take them the complete rim. Did that with one of my rears a fortnight ago. I figure that set of tyres I bought off them about 6 years ago gives me free repairs for life

Very many thanks for posting that guide about how to 'gracefully' remove the console. I want to get mine fixed but wasn't sure how to take it out. Dont think I'm going to attempt the repair myself though!

Kind of looks like a Commodore wagon on axel stands in the second pic

I've had several experiences with S&S - none of which were overly great. Had one stone chip "fixed" by S&S... but the car failed one month later at WOF time because it was a crap repair. Put in another windscreen claim and got Novus to replace the entire screen because it was deemed "unfixable". Had numerous screens replaced by S&S Petone (Wellington) and the car generally looked worse after they had worked on it then before due to damage and bad fitment of the surrounding trim and/or scratches to the paint. Had a chip filled in on the wife's Corolla about a month ago by a mobile S&S guy. The repair is still quite noticable both inside and outside of the car. In my experiences - Novus good, S&S bad. And that's three different S&S branches. I find they just dont seem to be as careful as they could be and tend to rush everything.

I spoke to a very helpful man on the phone yesterday at Amsterdam Motors in Lower Hutt. I was making an appointement to get the car in because it's mid-range power problem seems to be getting worse. I mentioned some very helpful people on the interwebs have suggested either blocked cats or an AFM problem and I wanted a proper diagnosis. He ran through the symptoms with me again on the phone and said to try unplugging the AFM and go for a drive. This weirded me out a little, because if you do this to a Subaru it will throw a MAJOR strop. So, just taken it for a spin down the road and OH MY! It now revs & accelerates like I guess it should. The difference is absolutely amazing and I can now see why people have been telling me it shouldn't get over-taken by Corolla's when I've got my foot up it. It's still going in on Monday for a trans flush and for them to take another look over it - but in the interim, is there any harm in driving it with the AFM disconnected? I presume it uses a map sensor and the AFM for minor Air/Fuel ratio adjustments? Is the AFM servicable in any way, or is it a throw away / $1000 replacement item? *Glenn* - you were completely 100% on the money!

Always keen to deal with a sponsor! Many thanks, PM sent Had a good browse through autohausaz.com also. Good price on the replacement MAF if you were in the market for one that is.

Repco look at you blankly and BNT have to source them from BMW. Anyone know of a place you can buy them from for a reasonable price? Thanks! Gareth