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Re: Ticking after off engine / Brakes hard to step after hols My tick tick sound comes from underneath due to cooling of the heat shield and the catalytic convertor(I think). Perhaps yours is too. As for the hard to depress brake pedal, mine is also like this and has been like this even after...

Re: E90 323 under carriage has "tuck" sound after driving My E90 also has this tuck tuck sound. I noticed this happens mostly in the morning and is sometimes quite loud. In fact with the engine running and door opened, u can hear it too. But during the day or at night, it is generally absent...

Re: E90 320i: replacing transmission Hi guys n gals, just gotten back my car. PML only took 2 days to replace my transmission, steering column (steering lock issue) and fix some rattling caused by the rear safety belt anchor. They also reprogrammed the software with the latest. All in all...

Re: E90 320i: replacing transmission Lets just say my car doesn't drive like it consistently should. I am still waiting for the parts to be shipped in to exact the replacement. For the record, I am not very confident it will actually solve my car's problem since PML was pretty clueless from...

Re: E90 320i: replacing transmission They SA informed me that they will need 2 weeks to order the tranny in. Not so sure as in whether this is a conditioned one or new. Maybe I will find out from my SA. So long as PML provides the relevant warranty, I guess it is ok. My car exhibits some...

My car is pretty new and PML has diagnosed that I need to replace the transmission as the way the car drives is not "right". Something about the adaptation going off. I have dug the internet to find out more about the ZF transmission and it seems that the electronics that controls the hydraulics...

Re: What petrol best for E90 320i An update. I tried Esso8000 and the difference is visible. The power and torque at lower rpm is definitely better than when I tried Shell 98 :) But my mileage suffers slightly. So I guess you win some you lose some. haha. Think will switch to Esso for a while...

Re: What petrol best for E90 320i Sorry to sound so stiff on a Monday morning. Chilling.... haha. Anyway, when I tried coming down from V-power to 98, the "unsmoothness" can really be felt. I always feel that my car has got something not right so now it is spending time with PML service...

Re: What petrol best for E90 320i Thanks for the advice. I didn't know you can use cooking oil in petrol engines. Maybe you have tried but no thanks. Lets keep this thread to the subject. Rgds, Shaun

Hi, just curious as to what you guys pump for your car. And if you tried the various grades (octane rating) or brands, care to share your experience? And which fuel should you avoid? Of course all these are your own opinions, no right or wrong :) Rgds, Shaun. Shell V-power - can...

Re: Idle RPM ya. they did a s/w upgrade but the cars still idle quite badly at times. The hunting will come on if I switch the aircon to internal circulation mode. The vibrations can be felt inside the car and is especially strong when someone opens the door to come in or go out. I will bring...

Re: Idle RPM ok. typo error :) should be 800rpm as per pointed out. Anyway, my car has a slew of problems but mostly minor fixes like creaking sound from doors, headlamp washer not fixed correctly etc. But my biggest and foremost issue has to do with how the car drives. Something is just not...

Hi owners, can I know what are your E90 320i's steady RPM at idle? Mine used to be at around 7000 but the SA said it should be between 7500-8500. They did some reprogramming and now it hovers around 8000 with some kickback felt as the rpm hunts abit occasionally. Just want to tabulate...

Re: E90 320i: Cannot start car Sorry for the misinfo, I found the pdf from E90Post forums. I have included the link to the thread. Somewhere in the middle is the link to the pdf :) PML told me they need 2 days but hopefully with this, they can finish changing a little pipe in a few hours...

Re: E90 320i: Cannot start car Thanks. I found out from bimmerfest forum. I downloaded a pdf from BMWNA describing the issue and the part to replace. :) Seems like just a minor issue which will not affect the brakes, so I am cool. And I didn't know that if you press the start button more...

Re: E90 320i - Transmission jerky when slowing Some update. I brought my car in today to complain about this and also the rear rattle sound. The assistance tested my car but say normal. But he did notice the rattle and say it is from the door. Due to some aging of the plastic which creaks...

Has anyone experience this before. I couldn't depress the brake pedal to start the engine. The OBC shows an ! sign. I took out the key, re-inserted it and try again, The brake pedal is still very hard but I could get it to yield a little for the ignition to start. Once the engine started, the...

Re: Wrong gear on slope Thanks. I just need to know this is abnormal. PML will always claim this and that is normal and frankly I am sick of it. I was hoping for more owners will similar experience and has gotten PML to fix it to come forward and describe what has been done to their car so...

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Re: Fluctuating RPM @ idle then engine stalled? When you said about writing to BMW, how do you do that and who do you write to?