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My 130i is a Jap import and my understanding of Jap premium fuel is that it is 100 octane. While I’m happy with standard 95 my curiosity would mind trying a tank of 100. ive tried BP 98 before and tbh I didn’t really think there was any difference but I’d be happy if it went further on a tank for sure

i remeber being super impressed with the styling of these when they first turned up new, all covered in shipping wax before the groomer got to them. they look just as good today as they did then. pre-delivery roadtests were always good fun.

id be keen for the other 3 series ring if available

bump.... @promo

@promo are you able to help at all with this type of repair?

Hey thanks for the info... was that for your E87? Can you give me details on your Android unit? Ideally I was think about going for an Apple Carplay retrofit unit and replacing the flip up display etc...

My E87 130i (10/2006) has just started the tedious BMW logo reboot loop. Apparently due to insufficient cooling the BGA chip needs to be reflowed? Has anyone had this repair carried out here? or can recommend someone that is good with chip reflowing that might be able to help? I understand these are coded to the car so would prefer to have this repaired rather then buy a used unit that might possibly suffer the same fate. I guess also i could change it out for an Andrioid unit but assume ill loose the other function of the CC like maintenance intervals, clock adjustment etc etc

Further update.... IGNITION SWITCH! Replaced, now no longer have SRS light coming on randomly, either visor vanity light doesn’t trigger brake light warning or kill the radio, no power fault in SRS. So pretty much the same fault symptoms as the E39 and the E39/E38/E46/E83/E53/E85/E86 all share the same ignition switch 61326901961 There's a great DIY switch repair vid here the details what my switch was like. The contact that connect PIN 5 & 8 was rough as described and the activator was blackened so I guess there been some arcing there. I probably could have just cleaned it up but got a new switch from EUROSPARES so just replaced it. Still have the these faults in the ABS 97 Variant coding, ABS/ASC control unit 67 Brake Light Switch (suspected)94 Engine Speed via CAN I’m not able to erase/reset these codes with my i910 so my guess is the scanner needs a software update or is incapable as it says it erases, I turn the key on off and back on and they are there again without even activating the brake light switch or it needs an ABS control unit. ABS works fine and there is no warning light in the instrument cluster so I’m happy to ignore until I find a better scanner or can try a better software version.

looks like its good now - thanks.

The notfifications are being sent from 114.31.212.20 to adding the range should be fine, although the notificaiton for you post aboe also got failed.

Hi, Im not receiving the forum notification emails because your webhost is sending them from a host outside of your SPF record,the record is set to FAIL and my mail server strictly enforces SPF. I emailed Andrew last weekend and also created a support ticket earlier this month but havent had a response to either. can someone PM me please and ill provide mroe details. thanks.

It would seem that Allan also has a wealth of knowledge... This might be getting closer to the problem now. A while back I posted regarding an E46 electric seat recline gearbox repair. I bought the gearbox from Allan but couldn't find a way to replace without completely breaking down the seat which without the right tools and workshop space was simply too hard to complete. In the end I bought another complete E46 standard electric seat base and took the seat base front tilt motor and seat base and switching off my sports seats and fitted it to the standard seat base. As the loom was different I just swapped mine over to the new base to connect the extra motor. At the time i didn't notice anything wrong with the wiring but maybe that now requires a close look. Is it that the wires just get brittle and break? Has anyone carried out that mod with purchasing the repair harness' I've just read through the E46Fantics thread where the pretensioner loom is replaced and notice his scanner listed the fault as Table 10 Code 02. My iCarSoft 910-II list the fault at 10 Power Supply - so i wonder if it is just not as detailed and isn't listing the subcode?

Yes - I spoke to Glenn and he said I needed a better scanner to track down the fault as there are so many different sensors and switches interconnected on the multiple control units involved in the fault. e.g ABS/SRS/ERS. Unfortunately there wasn't anyone he could recommend in Hawke's Bay. I set about fixing individual faults codes and re-testing e.g replace brake light switch, clear and re-rest etc. and that has sorted the Emergency run problem.

Thanks Allan, I have recently fitted an occupancy sensor bypass to the passenger seat (this was installed quite a while ago before these faults) but i did notice the other day that some of the underseat loom was hanging down a bit so will check it out. Think the SRS control unit is in the centre console between the two front seats so maybe this is a good place to start, I assume the occupancy sensor and seat belt tensioners are directly connected to the SRS control unit so this sound like a good place to look. Do you know exactly what the problem was with the wiring?

ok, an update... seems like the Brake Light Switch has fixed the trans emergency mode problem - phew! But still getting an occasional SRS warning light pop up on the dash. It seems to come on initially then go out like it should, but will come on randomly when driving, the go out again. I’ve scanned it for fault code and it come up with a power supply fault so my guess is its losing power/voltage at various points. I did replace one of the tail lights recently (the lens fell off) and the new light i fitted had the earth pin burnt out on it (seems like it was from a later model with the tail light earth problem hence the burn out pin. Either the brake light switch or this caused the stop lights to come on and stay on but I’ve since replaced the bulb holder with the old one and that has sorted that. I also at the same time checked the earths on both tail light connectors with a multi-meter and they both test fine. But... I can now replicate that fault and the trans emergency mode light by switching on either of the vanity lights when driving. The trans light comes on and the brake lights come on along with both brake light bulb warnings on the instrument cluster then go out again after turning off the visor vanity light. Looks like there was a similar fault with the E39 that pointed to an ignition switch so my guess is that its either that or a bad earth somewhere. Anyone had any similar experiences or seen an issue like this and can help me with anything else i should be looking at?