Just a small warning, I had a BMW E39 some years back that came with the factory fit Motorola in the armrest, The car suffered a parasitic drain (can you see where this is going?... Yeah, the battery in the phone was goosed and so it would constantly pull a couple of amps trying to charge which...

Get some pictures up and gather as much info as you can on the car and any history it has. Car and Classic might be a good place to advertise it as it's free. As to what to advertise it for... I know nothing of these cars and wouldn't know where to start but as with all things, what you get...

I can't tell if this is a serious question or not. I'm going to treat it as a joke though. HAHAHA!

It's a Vogue sir so just the base model really but I'd expect if they were there and wired I would see them lit. Neither of them seem to do anything and I was actually out at 11pm yesterday so I'd expect to have seen them on when I got in the car.

I think they have their place and I love the way they produce torque, I also really like the Tesla Model S, I thought it was brilliant when it first came out and they are getting to a pretty good price point now too (especially if you can get one with the free super charging for life as it's the...

It's not a case of being allowed out after dark, at this time of year I don't want to be in the car when it's dark, I either want a beer in my hand or to be asleep! The sill was plugged in, yes. I was wondering if it was a case that it lit when the interior lights come on, goodness knows it...

I have the illuminated sill plates in my car I believe as I had to take one out the other day and found that it has wiring to it and I can't imagine it is anything else, and yes, I have cleaned it before refitting! I've not seem them lit and I expect that it would be fairly obvious, are...

I might need to look up the definition of "treating myself" After the (let's call it) partial success of Saturday changing the actuator, I just couldn't shake the nagging feeling that I could hear the boost escaping, I was even thinking about it as I went to be; something to do with my age now...

What an unbelievable fight that was to remove! Pretty much spent the entire day on that job. Just in case anyone is wondering, the rubbish shallow bolts are a T31.25 I think. I tried several different T30 bits and they all fitted equally as badly as each other so yeah, you guessed it. 2 of...

Make wider turns? :cool:

Moving through the list of issues with my 4.4 TDV8, I have also started to get an issue with the Adaptive Dynamics which is complaining of a height sensor on the NSR: ADCM-Active Damping C1A05-22 (2E) Rear left height sensor - General signal failure - signal amplitude>maximum ( on 24-06-2024...

Small update, after waaaay too much procrastinating, I finally jacked the car up last night, removed the wheel to and found that the boost control solenoid is actually quite easy to get to. In my state of gratified astonishment I then went about removing the circlip that holds the actuator rod...

New PAM arrived today, 10 mins later it's all working. That's one job off the list then.

Peeled off the "Gangsta Tints". I don't like black cars with dark tinted windows and mine just looked like a van! As it was parked in the sun and everything was hotter than Shania Twain in the late '90s I thought it would be a good way to spend some of my lunch break. They peeled off without...

If you have wiring that would be really helpful as I am praying that's where the issue is. There is some definite rodent damage on the RHS above the head and wiring that's been repaired there so I feel that's a free and easy check to do. Continuity is a good start if you know the colours...

Thanks Jon, I thought you might have the info I needed :). P0045-13 (2F) Turbo/supercharger boost control solenoid circuit/open - General electrical failure - circuit open P0046-77 (6C) Turbo/supercharger boost control solenoid - circuit range/performance - Mechanical failure - commanded...

I've mentioned recently that I've "treated myself" to a 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue to replace my fully mechanically sorted 2010 3.6 TDV8 Vogue. Perhaps not the biggest of upgrades or changes but I really wanted the 4.4, 8 speed and an ivory trim, all of which this car has. It has also only covered...

The new (to me) 4.4 has been complaining; "EGR Flow Insufficient". So I decided to look into that and while I was there to remove the donut intake and inspect the rubbers to see if they were the cause of my sporadic low boost pressure issue. There was definitely a little evidence of EGR...

Thanks, that's some interesting insight. I realised that I have a whole spare car currently as I haven't sold it and decided to try the unit from that in mine. I thought it would also tell me if I could use a different prefix. I swapped it into my current car and hey presto, everything works...

Do any of you fine folk know what the difference is in the Parking Aid Modules? Or have you fitted one with a slightly different part number? Mine has the forbidden coffee in it! It's like it's. not even trying any longer which is disappointing as most of the parts are still there...