Car Chat

Started by FoMoJo, August 26, 2014, 05:59:31 AM

68_427

Quotewhere were you when automotive dream died
i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


MX793

Quote from: Galaxy on July 06, 2016, 04:58:15 AM
Yes. It was first introduced with the A380 but is now available on other aircraft.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/how-the-autopilotflight-director-tcas-works-327318/

"The Airbus solution is to integrate the TCAS resolution advisory with the flight director and the autopilot, so if the autopilot is engaged it will fly the resolution advisory, and if it is not the pilots have only to follow the flight director - with which they are totally familiar - to carry out a successful manoeuvre."

Of course, TCAS only works if both planes have transponders.  It doesn't use radar or visual data to determine an imminent collision and adjust accordingly.  I also believe that autopilot will fly a plane straight into the side of a mountain if left unattended.

Regardless, "autopilot" has been around for decades without any sort of collision avoidance.  It was still called "autopilot".
Needs more Jiggawatts

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12,000 RPM

Quote from: Raza  on July 06, 2016, 04:52:00 AM
My friend just had an issue with the ignition coil and ignition lead on his Polo GTI (recent model, maybe 2-3 years old). They covered the coil, but he had to pay for the lead (£70 for the lead, the coil would have been £310). This was an issue on my 1.8T Passat. This issue still hasn't been fixed?
The more exciting the technical challenge the better Germans are at it. This is why only until very recently they struggled with shit like cooling systems and window regulators. That's the kid of stuff they put engineers on probation on.
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Raza

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on July 06, 2016, 06:19:38 AM
The more exciting the technical challenge the better Germans are at it. This is why only until very recently they struggled with shit like cooling systems and window regulators. That's the kid of stuff they put engineers on probation on.

Haha, that feels so true.

He did correct me.  It's a 1.2TSI, not a GTI.  I wonder if that's at all related to the old 1.8T; at least the coil packs, anyway. 
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Quote from: the Teuton on October 05, 2009, 03:53:18 PM
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68_427

Probably ly not, but the Germans can't do coilpacks.  They just can't.
Quotewhere were you when automotive dream died
i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


giant_mtb

Coil packs, man.  How do those work?  :rastaman:

MexicoCityM3

Quote from: 68_427 on July 04, 2016, 09:40:49 PM
All of which is stated by the car when the OWNER enables autopilot, which is turned off/locked when one purchases their car.


EDIT:  @MCM3 watch for the new episode of MT Ignition in a couple weeks.  It's a review of the base 991.2 with manual trans and they loved it.  Matt Farrah also loved his 991.2 C4 S test car saying he would basically not be able to buy a 991.1 now if street driving is part of the occasion.

This C&D 991.2 base Carrera review just came out. The performance is extremely impressive.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2017-porsche-911-carrera-test-review

Considering this is basically the same price as an M3/M4 down here, it looks like a no brainer over those (except for the practicality aspects).
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12,000 RPM

Wow, that is serious performance. Jeez. This thing is like a cough slower and WAY grippier than a 458 Italia. Sounds and looks better too IMO. They are not playing around bros.
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MexicoCityM3

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on July 06, 2016, 06:23:04 PM
Wow, that is serious performance. Jeez. This thing is like a cough slower and WAY grippier than a 458 Italia. Sounds and looks better too IMO. They are not playing around bros.
Yeah. It's a big leap over the 991.1

They found it faster than a 991.1 GTS.

I figure in a 991.2 S I'd be easily faster than all the GT3s / GT3 RSs at the club. Heck, I'd probably be faster than anything this side of a racecar/488/McLaren/Turbo.
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12,000 RPM

O you would definitely curb stomp any naturally aspirated 911 up there short of a fully built race car. No question about that. Just a question of if you can stomach either the sunk cost or waiting. You just know these things are going to be like 1/2 the price in 3-4 years, and every bit as good.
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MexicoCityM3

My "track" rims have been on the 1M for a long time now. Tonight I decided I wanted to get the OEM ones back on for a while since there won't be any track events for the next couple of rims.

Mission aborted after I spent more than an hour trying to remove a front spacer that won't budge. I hammered it with a flathead screwdriver trying to wedge it between spacer and hub. I also couldn't find any WD-40.

So gave up for tonight. Will probably take it during the week to a tire shop.
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68_427

Quotewhere were you when automotive dream died
i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


MexicoCityM3

Take a wild guess....




This happened only 240 miles from my home. You can imagine. Had the car on a flatbed to the dealer there.

Doesn't look good........

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68_427

Quotewhere were you when automotive dream died
i was sat at home drinking brake fluid when wife ring
'racecar is die'
no


MexicoCityM3

Quote from: 68_427 on July 10, 2016, 09:37:35 PM
SMG?
Aka "Red Cog of Death"

Tranny stuck in neutral, car won't start.

I've been obsessively researching this on forums the past couple of hours. Conclusion is I can't really tell until codes are read tomorrow.

Could be anything between a bad battery (cheap) and a new hydraulic pump (GTFO expensive) with lots of in-between possibilities.

The silver lining here is that a club friend immediately suggested a specialist Indy shop that has fixed successfully his M5's transmission before and that is *only* 120 miles from where the car is now, halfway to Mexico City.

I'll decide tomorrow if I leave it at the dealer where it is or ship it to that other place.

I knew this could/would happen eventually but it still sucks big time. I love that car.
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mzziaz

Quote from: MexicoCityM3 on July 10, 2016, 09:45:47 PM
Aka "Red Cog of Death"

Tranny stuck in neutral, car won't start.

I've been obsessively researching this on forums the past couple of hours. Conclusion is I can't really tell until codes are read tomorrow.

Could be anything between a bad battery (cheap) and a new hydraulic pump (GTFO expensive) with lots of in-between possibilities.

The silver lining here is that a club friend immediately suggested a specialist Indy shop that has fixed successfully his M5's transmission before and that is *only* 120 miles from where the car is now, halfway to Mexico City.

I'll decide tomorrow if I leave it at the dealer where it is or ship it to that other place.

I knew this could/would happen eventually but it still sucks big time. I love that car.
Crossing my fingers for it being something cheap
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MexicoCityM3

Quote from: mzziaz on July 11, 2016, 02:56:12 AM
Crossing my fingers for it being something cheap
Thanks!

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'14 MINI Cooper Countryman S Automatic (For Sale)

Raza

Quote from: MexicoCityM3 on July 10, 2016, 09:45:47 PM
Aka "Red Cog of Death"

Tranny stuck in neutral, car won't start.

I've been obsessively researching this on forums the past couple of hours. Conclusion is I can't really tell until codes are read tomorrow.

Could be anything between a bad battery (cheap) and a new hydraulic pump (GTFO expensive) with lots of in-between possibilities.

The silver lining here is that a club friend immediately suggested a specialist Indy shop that has fixed successfully his M5's transmission before and that is *only* 120 miles from where the car is now, halfway to Mexico City.

I'll decide tomorrow if I leave it at the dealer where it is or ship it to that other place.

I knew this could/would happen eventually but it still sucks big time. I love that car.

:(
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Quote from: the Teuton on October 05, 2009, 03:53:18 PM
It's impossible to argue with Raza. He wins. Period. End of discussion.

FoMoJo

Quote from: MexicoCityM3 on July 10, 2016, 09:45:47 PM
Aka "Red Cog of Death"

Tranny stuck in neutral, car won't start.

I've been obsessively researching this on forums the past couple of hours. Conclusion is I can't really tell until codes are read tomorrow.

Could be anything between a bad battery (cheap) and a new hydraulic pump (GTFO expensive) with lots of in-between possibilities.

The silver lining here is that a club friend immediately suggested a specialist Indy shop that has fixed successfully his M5's transmission before and that is *only* 120 miles from where the car is now, halfway to Mexico City.

I'll decide tomorrow if I leave it at the dealer where it is or ship it to that other place.

I knew this could/would happen eventually but it still sucks big time. I love that car.
Just wondered, did this happen after you were parked and went to start it again, or on the move?

Hope it isn't too expensive.
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MexicoCityM3

Quote from: FoMoJo on July 11, 2016, 09:50:22 AM
Just wondered, did this happen after you were parked and went to start it again, or on the move?

Hope it isn't too expensive.

Thanks. Copy / paste of my m5board post:

Hi,

Car is at the dealer getting codes pulled. I decided on starting a thread just to describe my exact symptoms and - hopefully eventual - solution as this gets worked out.

* I've searched and I know at this point it can be any of a myriad of things *

Car: 2008 M5, late 2007 build.
Mileage: 64,500 KM

Symptoms:

- Heard a "different" softer whine from the SMG pump last morning when I went to start the car. It went on much longer and softer than usual if that makes sense.
- After a block, yellow cog came on. I stopped and started the car. It went away.
- After another couple of blocks, red cog came on when coming to a stop. I again stopped the car. It wouldn't start anymore and the transmission was stuck in neutral. All warnings in the iDrive went away. I couldn't start it on many tries (engine didn't even turn). Had it towed to the dealer on flatbed.
- This happened while on a trip 240 miles from my home. So I am managing this remotely with the dealer there.

Additional *maybe* relevant info:

- Car is on original battery
- I was listening to the radio at high volume on the previous night at loud volume (I don't do that very often)
- I haven't noticed any battery symptoms like missed click/date or anything like that
- I haven't had any problems with the SMG since I bought the car 20,000km and 2 years ago. It very ocassionally will do a kick on a shift but it very rarely happens.
- No previous red cogs of any kind
- I had the DSC pump rebuilt and replaced a couple of months ago to fix an ABS/DSC fault (fixed successfully)

The story so far:

- Instructed the dealer to pull and send me the codes and check battery voltage

I will update the story as it unfolds. Hopefully it'll be short. Car is out of any kind of warranty.
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12,000 RPM

Treatment: Convert to manual
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MexicoCityM3

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on July 11, 2016, 11:46:38 AM
Treatment: Convert to manual

No. That'd be uber expensive and an extremely complex job to pull off. This car was built with the SMG in mind, the manual was an afterthought. It is exhilarating when it works (which has been the case for the past two years).
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MexicoCityM3

#623
Update. Get ready for this.

Dealer quoted $6,500. They want to replace the whole SMG hydraulic unit and the clutch. They sent me the ECU codes and it is most likely the pump.

I'll have the car towed to the Indy that a club member recommended tomorrow. I am ordering the pump motor only and a few relays for ~400US to start. My research on forums so far shows that most of the time that's all that's needed.

Expenses so far: $30 for tow, $170 for dealer diagnostics, $250 for tow tomorrow to Indy, $450 for parts.........

If I manage to keep this below $2500 total I'm golden. Meaning that I budgeted for shit like this when I got this car.
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'08 M5 E60 SMG  Space Grey
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'16 GT4 (1/3rd Share lol)
'18 M3 CS
'16 X5 5.0i (Wife)
'14 MINI Cooper Countryman S Automatic (For Sale)

12,000 RPM

Oh BMW :lol:

I could understand if it was like the shifting mechanism, but the pump? How hard is it to make a pump that doesn't break? I bet it's buried deep in the transmission too :lol:

Keeping my fingers crossed for it to be a cheap fix, that really sucks.
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MexicoCityM3

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on July 11, 2016, 06:55:14 PM
Oh BMW :lol:

I could understand if it was like the shifting mechanism, but the pump? How hard is it to make a pump that doesn't break? I bet it's buried deep in the transmission too :lol:

Keeping my fingers crossed for it to be a cheap fix, that really sucks.

Well, I already had to rebuild the DSC pump a couple of months ago. So I guess it's something about BMW not being able or caring to build a long lasting pump!

This pump in particular can be replaced without dropping the transmission. Almost any other problem and they'll have to drop it.
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'18 M3 CS
'16 X5 5.0i (Wife)
'14 MINI Cooper Countryman S Automatic (For Sale)

MexicoCityM3

Ok, so after some more countless hours spent browsing the M5 forums i am pretty confident it's gonna be either the pump motor ($400) or the full pump ($4,000).

On a side note: an amazing part of owning these cars is the community around them. We have a club member here who owns about 8 different M cars. His E60 V10 was in this same Indy shop and got fixed today (he recommended the shop).

He was just texting with me that he told the shop owner to hold on to his car so that he can use his car's parts to correctly diagnose mine because he has no urgent need for it! I was left speechless. This kind of amazing community is a big part of what keeps me owning these cars, problems and all.
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'18 M3 CS
'16 X5 5.0i (Wife)
'14 MINI Cooper Countryman S Automatic (For Sale)

Rich

Quote from: MexicoCityM3 on July 11, 2016, 08:52:01 PM
This kind of amazing community is a big part of what keeps me owning these cars, problems and all.

:lol:
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12,000 RPM

Quote from: MexicoCityM3 on July 11, 2016, 06:58:10 PM
Well, I already had to rebuild the DSC pump a couple of months ago. So I guess it's something about BMW not being able or caring to build a long lasting pump!

This pump in particular can be replaced without dropping the transmission. Almost any other problem and they'll have to drop it.
That's a relief. Hopefully it will be easy peasy and this pump is the actual problem.
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Raza

Quote from: MexicoCityM3 on July 11, 2016, 06:49:27 PM
Update. Get ready for this.

Dealer quoted $6,500. They want to replace the whole SMG hydraulic unit and the clutch. They sent me the ECU codes and it is most likely the pump.

I'll have the car towed to the Indy that a club member recommended tomorrow. I am ordering the pump motor only and a few relays for ~400US to start. My research on forums so far shows that most of the time that's all that's needed.

Expenses so far: $30 for tow, $170 for dealer diagnostics, $250 for tow tomorrow to Indy, $450 for parts.........

If I manage to keep this below $2500 total I'm golden. Meaning that I budgeted for shit like this when I got this car.

$30 for a tow?  It cost me like $60 to tow my car 15 blocks!
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Quote from: the Teuton on October 05, 2009, 03:53:18 PM
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