When was it serviced last? If you want to rule out the basics open the oil filter housing and have a look at the filter. For the sake of a tenner it's probably worth changing while your there. Blocked or collapsed filters can cause oil pressure issues.
Yeah I'll get that looked at at the weekend I think.Originally Posted by michael320
I only bought it on Monday, was from my dads mate's son, my dad, his mate and his son are all mechanics and I have the full service history of the car, I know it's not so long since the last service (will find out exact when I get home) I will say one thing, the car was lying up for almost a year VERY rarely driven, as he just NCT'd it last year and then his missus got a diesel car and he was just using that the whole time.
He got a fresh nct on it for me , I have almost 12 months on it, it sailed through the NCT and the report was very good
Unfortunately this a common misconception by the general public
Valid Nct = Good car
This im afraid is not the case an nct to me means absolutely nothing a worthless piece of paper that has no bearing on the actual condition/maintenance of the car
It is a relief not having to go the test centre for a year though
Welcome to the site
this shows what condition cars pass NCT in Dublin
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Plenty of life left on that just needs a skim
skim wont help ,need good grind and might get shaving disc of it :hehe!:Plenty of life left on that just needs a skim
well i brought it to the garage today , he called me about an hour later with the bad news
there is some sort of metalic shavings or something in the oil, and it's a tell tale sign of something bad about to happen. (as you can tell i'm not that mechanical lol)
good thing is, his sister is going to give me a 100% refund,
he said the car could last for years like that but he didn't want to take the chance on it.
oh well, it was nice being a BMW owner for a few days
Happy days, what will you go for next?
i'd like to find something similar ,
this was a lovely mint coupe with a mint cream leather interior , it was just perfect
I came from driving a 2001 A4 which I loved, I initially didn't like the BMW (preferred my A4) but now i'd like another E46
Excellent, glad that didn't put you off BMWs
May I suggest a 325ci if at all possible, fantastic car and bar the cooling system should be a solid reliable car
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