Gabe79

Hmph Your comment will make my wife happy. She keeps whinging about exhaust fumes now. She's the owner of that Leaf on my profile and bitterly complains about internal combustion engines now. I run Penrite HPR5 5W-40. I do notice the roughness goes away after awhile, so maybe nothing to it, as you say. I will get around to doing the seals in the next month or two. Will see then...

I can tell if your key reads correctly, and I can tell if your EWS can be read correctly from the chip itself. I won't be able to tell if a connector is broken (like physical damage) but I'd say that's less likely. Put it this way, if you send me your EWS+keys, I can tell you if your EWS can be read, if your key can be read, and I can send you a programmed transponder (assuming I have one, I have to look...) to try it out with if the issue is your key.) If you want to bring these to me during the day in Stanmore Bay I can tell these things in 10-15 minutes for you.

If the ews is still good we can code you a new key (or just a transponder) easy. Edit: even if your ews is dead, get a used one and we can code a new vin to it easy too. Edit2: this can even be used as a diagnostic step. Coding keys is cheap, like $5 for a transponder. We can code a key and you can test it to see if your car starts. That’ll answer your question. Same for ews, but I don’t know how much a used ews would cost you.

This really gives me pause eh. Would the e39 crumple zones be this effective?

Vanos not done yet. I have the kit, all parts new to replace on the way to the vanos seals too... I just need to buy the time to do it.... I let it idle a few minutes, but the roughness doesn't go away for a good 5-10 minutes/until I get up to operating temperature. I usually don't drive this car much at all, but I'm daily driving it 50ish km/day at the moment, and this code doesn't come back every morning, more on colder mornings like we've had lately. I tend to clear it each time, and watch for it in the mornings trying to gather patterns.

You all need an electric vehicle as a daily, then drive the gas guzzler for pleasure. Cost of petrol won't be an issue.

I've swapped coils. My plugs are new. No change so far. I plausibly have vacuum leaks, I'm planning to see a man about a smoke machine tomorrow. I've read this could be camshaft position sensors. Any odds on intake, or exhaust side? What else should I be looking at? Google gives too many options, and I am unsure I want to replace all those parts on this car. EDIT: I got way ahead of myself. This code kicks in first thing in the morning on cold mornings. Clear and it goes away every time.

https://www.transport.govt.nz/multi-modal/climatechange/electric-vehicles/

Gorgeous car. Good luck!

My windshield has a nice crack in it from a large rock on the road today. I’d be keen on that letter too...

Hey mate, that sounds like "Take me to a BMW specialist garage!" Bellars on Constellation Drive, or BM Workshop in Grey Lynn might be helpful.

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I just logged in to post this! I have one of those too, maybe I should sell for $10k!

Ah, my bad. I didn't get that from the first post. Good luck mate!

A handful of them if you google 'bmw 25161421432' you get some hits in the US, and in Europe. Looks like you can get one for ~50 euro.

15€ DIY with video Instructions http://www.pixelfix.net/eng/bmw.html or call Eurosurgeon in Auckland and pay more for someone else to do it for you.

That's pretty much the setup InjectorTech lists here: http://www.injectortech.co.nz/injector-services.htm

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I saw some refurbished ones from FCP euro which cost a bit more than getting mine refurbished. But then I never have to buy injectors again... but then it’s a lot cheaper to get them done local after shipping. Everything else in the car seems to be original, except for the bad lowering job... choice choices.

Looks like it's a lot cheaper to get injectors serviced locally than buying them from the US. Is that even a valid thing? Or should I just suck it up and buy from FCP Euro? Replace all six is my inclination. Any opinions on http://www.injectortech.co.nz/ or http://www.nzefi.com/fuel-injector-servicing/ ?

That’s magnificent! Thank you.

Link?

Same advice as above. I can't program those keys, maybe someone else can. You can get a locksmith to program/cut it for you for sure.

Welcome and sorry to hear of your troubles... This should be interesting if nothing else... Two good places are http://bmworkshop.co.nz/ and http://www.bellars.co.nz/ I'd go to the one with the earliest appointment. Good luck!

It doesn't even have ISOFIX. Trash. ?