glendog74
05-06-2009, 01:39 PM
On the final day at the Ring last weekend, i flew up over the crest onto Flugplatz and as i accelerated through the right-hander the car felt immediately underpowered... I looked at the dash to see the EML light glaring at me... :smt009
To cut a long story short, i drove back in 'limp-home' mode and made it home ok. I was surprised to find that even in this 'safe' mode i was able to cruise happily at 90mph on the autoroute only struggling a little on hills!
BMW have just rang me to say that both throttle potentiometers have gone and are being replaced under warranty. They also report that the NSR ball joint is looking dodgy after i mentioned some light knocking noises from the rear. Not sure if this will be covered though? :smt017
Also, much to my annoyance, despite me expressly telling the service bloke not to let the valet clean my car as it has been recently detailed (and making sure this was annotated on the service paperwork), they have gone and cleaned it anyway... :banghead: FFS! They can stand-by to pay for another - fekin retards :moan:
To cut a long story short, i drove back in 'limp-home' mode and made it home ok. I was surprised to find that even in this 'safe' mode i was able to cruise happily at 90mph on the autoroute only struggling a little on hills!
BMW have just rang me to say that both throttle potentiometers have gone and are being replaced under warranty. They also report that the NSR ball joint is looking dodgy after i mentioned some light knocking noises from the rear. Not sure if this will be covered though? :smt017
Also, much to my annoyance, despite me expressly telling the service bloke not to let the valet clean my car as it has been recently detailed (and making sure this was annotated on the service paperwork), they have gone and cleaned it anyway... :banghead: FFS! They can stand-by to pay for another - fekin retards :moan: