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From: greybeard on 24 Jun 2010 15:59 "Champ" <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote in message news:lm37261a9vj3nn72h2jm3502vnsnsnun4g(a)4ax.com... > Some of you will know that my four-wheeled convenience is a BMW 330. > I've had it a couple of years, and it's pretty much been a paragon of > German engineering efficiency and reliability. > > So, I ask, is it a coincidence that the day after Lozzo buys a BMW, > mine refuses to start when I leave the office to go home? > > The battery has plenty of juice for horn, lights, windows, etc, but > turning the key to 'start' produces not even a click of the solenoid. > We've tried bump starting it too, and got nothing. My tame BMW > service guys reckon it could be the key / immobiliser. > > So now I'm sat waiting for my breakdown service to arrive. IIRC didn't these suffer fuel pump problems? I think it was only the diesels though ;-/ -- Greybeard FLHR 2003 1550 stg 3
From: wessie on 24 Jun 2010 16:21 Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote in news:lm37261a9vj3nn72h2jm3502vnsnsnun4g@ 4ax.com: > Some of you will know that my four-wheeled convenience is a BMW 330. > I've had it a couple of years, and it's pretty much been a paragon of > German engineering efficiency and reliability. > > So, I ask, is it a coincidence that the day after Lozzo buys a BMW, > mine refuses to start when I leave the office to go home? > > The battery has plenty of juice for horn, lights, windows, etc, but > turning the key to 'start' produces not even a click of the solenoid. > We've tried bump starting it too, and got nothing. My tame BMW > service guys reckon it could be the key / immobiliser. > > So now I'm sat waiting for my breakdown service to arrive. > The ring antennae (transmits to & receives from the transponder in the key) has been a big problem on some BMW bikes. No idea if this problem is associated with the cars too - you'd think they would use a generic device to save costs. -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS
From: SIRPip on 24 Jun 2010 17:39 Champ wrote: > Some of you will know that my four-wheeled convenience is a BMW 330. > I've had it a couple of years, and it's pretty much been a paragon of > German engineering efficiency and reliability. > > So, I ask, is it a coincidence that the day after Lozzo buys a BMW, > mine refuses to start when I leave the office to go home? > > The battery has plenty of juice for horn, lights, windows, etc, but > turning the key to 'start' produces not even a click of the solenoid. > We've tried bump starting it too, and got nothing. My tame BMW > service guys reckon it could be the key / immobiliser. Pfft. Engine earth strap or broken starter lead. Time to buy a go-faster Skoda and claw back a bit of street cred. -- SIRPip : B12
From: Champ on 24 Jun 2010 18:51 On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:20:06 +0000 (UTC), "Dr Ivan D. Reid" <Ivan.Reid(a)brunel.ac.uk> wrote: >On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:03:09 +0100, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> > wrote in <lm37261a9vj3nn72h2jm3502vnsnsnun4g(a)4ax.com>: >> Some of you will know that my four-wheeled convenience is a BMW 330. > > I bet that whiffs! > Did Sir's spillchucker get confused about "conveyance"? Spellchucker? I don't need no steenking spellchucker to type the wrong words! -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Champ on 24 Jun 2010 18:58
On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:25:23 -0700 (PDT), boxerboy <ianphinks(a)ukonline.co.uk> wrote: >On 24 June, 18:03, Champ <n...(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: >> >> So, I ask, is it a coincidence that the day after Lozzo buys a BMW, >> mine refuses to start when I leave the office to go home? � > >�My tame BMW >> service guys reckon it could be the key / immobiliser. � >SWMBO has had similar problems with her Clio. Twice at Merry Hill >Shopping centre, on both occasions the AA towed her out of the area >and everything was AOK. AA claim its all the radios in the area. Not >sure if thats snake oil but on both occasions the car was fine once >half a mile away. Yep, that's what it was! I've heard 3rd hand stories of other peoples car having such problems in our office car park. Mind you, I've been parking my car in it for 2 years. The breakdown people towed it to their yard, and then The Chap Who Knows told his oppos to disconnect the battery, short the (now loose) +ve and -ve terminals together, and then wait 5 mins. This apparently 'clears down' whatever's in the system memory. Anyway, it bloody worked. >What's the diagnosis with the race motor? It picked up on the centre main bearing. But not so bad as to wreck the crank [1] - Slick has cleaned it up, measured it and pronounced it good to go. He's also given me a list of all the bits [2] needed for a proper re-fresh - comes to about 600 quid so far. And then there's the NGK surface dischage plugs, at 50 quid each... But anyway - speed's just a question of money. How fast can you go? [1] approx 850 quid, +VAT, for a new crank. And this one has been balanced and lightened... [2] gaskets, rings, camchain & followers, main & big-end bearing shells, oil pump impellers -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk |