Does your car feel different in cold temps?
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I'm planning to switch out the springs and dampers this winter, along with all the mounts (and possibly, some other suspension parts). I hope this will take care of the clunking. Isn't it kind of "unprofessional" for a BMW to clunk?
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My Ride: 2004 bmw 530i
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when mines below 40 degrees in the morning on start up my guages dont wake up for about 20 seconds,no gas and no rpm,i went out to warm it up like always and thought oh shit thats extremely low on gas,come back out and it says half tank,i thought i was nuts at first till i realized she was just a little slow to wake up when its freezing outside the next few early morning cold start ups.
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So that 'dragon's breath' is normal ? I was going to bring it to my SA's attention next trip in.
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Mine doesn't feel or behave differently, but the door seals like to creak. And it's intermittent so it didn't do it the one time I told the dealer to check it out... maybe now that it's winter I'll have them try it again cause it annoys the hell outta me when the radio is off!
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Well, I've noticed a couple of new cold-weather-related noises - sunroof seal creaking (even though it has been replaced before by BMW) and once my hydraulic steering pump wasn't sounding too happy. Although, the pumps deep grown was barely audible, I do wonder whether it was so low due to car's rather effective sound insulation
gotta remember to check my power steering fluid next time I'm by the car.
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Noticed condensation on the inside of the sunroof seal/trip. So much so, that the manual sun shade was tough to move
a problem waiting to happen?
hope not
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I wouldn't worry about it, whenever it drops below freezing in the morning mine like to give lots of errors, ABS, TPW, Air Bags, DSC oh yer and the gearbox. Also only fires on 4 maybe 5 cylinders.
After 15 - 20 second shes running smooth. I think the glow plug are on there way out. as for the ride, it's a lot stiffer and creaks. after a couple of mile it softens up.
For the pass 3 year it's been the same. It's just the cold. when it get warmer (touch wood) there no problem.
After 15 - 20 second shes running smooth. I think the glow plug are on there way out. as for the ride, it's a lot stiffer and creaks. after a couple of mile it softens up.
For the pass 3 year it's been the same. It's just the cold. when it get warmer (touch wood) there no problem.
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He said more car brands have the same its just the 5 series grill lets in all rain, snow and moisture which burns off as it hits boiling metal.
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I wouldn't worry about it, whenever it drops below freezing in the morning mine like to give lots of errors, ABS, TPW, Air Bags, DSC oh yer and the gearbox. Also only fires on 4 maybe 5 cylinders.
After 15 - 20 second shes running smooth. I think the glow plug are on there way out. as for the ride, it's a lot stiffer and creaks. after a couple of mile it softens up.
For the pass 3 year it's been the same. It's just the cold. when it get warmer (touch wood) there no problem.
After 15 - 20 second shes running smooth. I think the glow plug are on there way out. as for the ride, it's a lot stiffer and creaks. after a couple of mile it softens up.
For the pass 3 year it's been the same. It's just the cold. when it get warmer (touch wood) there no problem.
Thanks for making me feel better
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