Rolf Karlstad
11-11-2008, 05:53 AM
I've got a few questions, and I keep forgetting to post them.. So, here goes, if I can remember them all.
1995 840Ci
1. My front seats only tip to the side if you press up on the control in the middle. I'm guessing this is not the way they are supposed to be working. Is this anything like the fix for a '95 530i's headrest adjuster? Did something fall out of the socket? If I press the control all the way down, both seats become flat again. I'm pretty sure both seats tip towards the outside, though I can't be sure.
2. This car is, after all, 13 years old-ish, maybe 14. The fabric liner has de-glued itself from the sunroof. Also, the sunroof may or may not tip, it did at first, but not after sucking some of the liner up into the assembly. The liner is currently removed, and I guess I'm mostly asking how much of a headache it is to get it disassembled to the point where I can spray-adhesive it back on.
3. The headlights are all messed up, which is to say all the adjusters are shot, cracked, broken, etc. I seem to recall reading somewhere that BMW extended the warranty on these to 15 years, but I might have been dreaming. I found a fix involving plumbing caps on the internet somewhere, but is there a more advisable fix, like finding and installing Euro lights instead of the glass-heavy and prone to breakage american lights?
4. My rear defroster seems a little spotty. This is the first car I've seen with like 30 elements instead of 10, and I'm not at all sure where they are, it almost seems like they are sandwiched inside layers of glass. A couple of the elements aren't working, but most of them do. Is there a fix other than replacing the whole rear glass?
5. Initially it worked, but for some reason it seems that the passengers side lever to raise the seat for access to the rear no longer works. I'm glad it didn't stop working when someone was back there! See #1, i guess. Seems like there are a couple issues with these seats. Can I remove them safely without messing with the airbag sensor if I can't get them to the full up / forward position? Sort of seems like they ought to come out for some fixes.
6. The indicator light in the auto shift assembly is all floating around in there, it will indicate 2 when I'm in D, etc..
7. I have the fancy climate control system (do any 8-series not?) and the A/C is always on, regardless of the position of the AC switch, though it seems to blow colder when it is on. Sometimes it will turn off, but mostly it's on unless I have the heat turned way up. What's up with this?
8. and possibly related to the above... driving around base, from Wheeler to Schofield, I seem to get about 11 mpg. On the highway I can get 22 or so, but this seems a skosh low. I noticed that this car did have the emissions 'upgrade' performed, don't recall which one, but it struck a chord with the attempt BMW made to stave off the nikasil issue by maybe makiing the engine run hotter. Wondering if this might have something to do with it, and whether or not I might have a Dinan chip would remove that programming or exacerbate it. 11 isn't bad, I guess... but it seems like my '95 530 got so much better, maybe 17-18 in the city and 26ish on the highway. Granted I got another liter of displacement, but...
Thanks for any help, folks. appreciate it.
Well, I'm sure I'll remember more.
Just thought I would throw this out there to see if I can get any guidance. Thanks!
1995 840Ci
1. My front seats only tip to the side if you press up on the control in the middle. I'm guessing this is not the way they are supposed to be working. Is this anything like the fix for a '95 530i's headrest adjuster? Did something fall out of the socket? If I press the control all the way down, both seats become flat again. I'm pretty sure both seats tip towards the outside, though I can't be sure.
2. This car is, after all, 13 years old-ish, maybe 14. The fabric liner has de-glued itself from the sunroof. Also, the sunroof may or may not tip, it did at first, but not after sucking some of the liner up into the assembly. The liner is currently removed, and I guess I'm mostly asking how much of a headache it is to get it disassembled to the point where I can spray-adhesive it back on.
3. The headlights are all messed up, which is to say all the adjusters are shot, cracked, broken, etc. I seem to recall reading somewhere that BMW extended the warranty on these to 15 years, but I might have been dreaming. I found a fix involving plumbing caps on the internet somewhere, but is there a more advisable fix, like finding and installing Euro lights instead of the glass-heavy and prone to breakage american lights?
4. My rear defroster seems a little spotty. This is the first car I've seen with like 30 elements instead of 10, and I'm not at all sure where they are, it almost seems like they are sandwiched inside layers of glass. A couple of the elements aren't working, but most of them do. Is there a fix other than replacing the whole rear glass?
5. Initially it worked, but for some reason it seems that the passengers side lever to raise the seat for access to the rear no longer works. I'm glad it didn't stop working when someone was back there! See #1, i guess. Seems like there are a couple issues with these seats. Can I remove them safely without messing with the airbag sensor if I can't get them to the full up / forward position? Sort of seems like they ought to come out for some fixes.
6. The indicator light in the auto shift assembly is all floating around in there, it will indicate 2 when I'm in D, etc..
7. I have the fancy climate control system (do any 8-series not?) and the A/C is always on, regardless of the position of the AC switch, though it seems to blow colder when it is on. Sometimes it will turn off, but mostly it's on unless I have the heat turned way up. What's up with this?
8. and possibly related to the above... driving around base, from Wheeler to Schofield, I seem to get about 11 mpg. On the highway I can get 22 or so, but this seems a skosh low. I noticed that this car did have the emissions 'upgrade' performed, don't recall which one, but it struck a chord with the attempt BMW made to stave off the nikasil issue by maybe makiing the engine run hotter. Wondering if this might have something to do with it, and whether or not I might have a Dinan chip would remove that programming or exacerbate it. 11 isn't bad, I guess... but it seems like my '95 530 got so much better, maybe 17-18 in the city and 26ish on the highway. Granted I got another liter of displacement, but...
Thanks for any help, folks. appreciate it.
Well, I'm sure I'll remember more.
Just thought I would throw this out there to see if I can get any guidance. Thanks!