ochithunder:
Bike iko though I donāt ride it much not because I donāt want to, but because I donāt get time. Ill take a better photo evening. I am thinking of getting one with 26" wheels if that is the largest size available for bikes.
You see, I got quite interested in being able to repair the car myself so got into self education on BMW diagnostic tools. In the last months I have learnt a lot about such tools like INPA, NCSexpert, tool32, WinKFP, Rheingold ISTA+ and Rheingold ISTAP. I can now do my own diagnosis, repair and software upgrades (silly I know, that a car needs regular software upgrades:)) With time my friends have come to learn this so I become a mini garage in my free time!
I acquired an ICOM, ENET cable and K+DCAN cable. I can basically diagnose any BMW from the 1980s to the current G series!
[ATTACH=full]126810[/ATTACH]
You can see me very busy at work, wheels out, discs out. My discs had developed serious brake judder. This 1.8ton contraption needs excellent brakes. Out with the old, in with new discs, pads, wheel speed sensor and ABS sensor. Total worktime 2Hrs
[ATTACH=full]126811[/ATTACH]
Here I was hunting some superknock fault code. Never found the source of the problem but changed my plugs just because I had a spare set. I wanted to reach the knock sensors but it was too involving and usually when I open anything with a gasket, I replace that gasketā¦ I did not have the intake manifold gasket so I chickened out. The superknock errors are intermittent, far between, sometimes I can go weeks without them. When they occur you feel a very slight hesitation at around 3000rpm with throttle fully open for a micro second then it is gone. Most people would never even feel it since it feels like a locking up of the torque converter. I can however detect it simply because am usually very keen particularly when in the mood for post 200kph dashes on nice empty stretches of road
The bike is in the background. Here I was hunting down a rat that had nested behind the grill next to the night vision camera. I had smelled something funny, looking in I saw a nest like structure. Hunting this was a two day mission. Removing this grill was hell and I could not find a proper DIY guideā¦ Nest removed, rat traps now all over the garage to prevent this happening again. Got an exterminator to treat the compound. Why they choose this car and leave all others I would never know!
[ATTACH=full]126815[/ATTACH]All put back together, new discs, no rats, ready to go.
Now this is passion my fren. Personally I have never gone past adding coolant na maji ya wiper to my problembox. How do you open up all those parts and put them back together?
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system
September 19, 2017, 9:32pm
23
Heheā¦@uwesmake Kipara?
No. 2
:D:D:D
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kermit
September 20, 2017, 6:01am
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ochithunder:
Bike iko though I donāt ride it much not because I donāt want to, but because I donāt get time. Ill take a better photo evening. I am thinking of getting one with 26" wheels if that is the largest size available for bikes.
You see, I got quite interested in being able to repair the car myself so got into self education on BMW diagnostic tools. In the last months I have learnt a lot about such tools like INPA, NCSexpert, tool32, WinKFP, Rheingold ISTA+ and Rheingold ISTAP. I can now do my own diagnosis, repair and software upgrades (silly I know, that a car needs regular software upgrades:)) With time my friends have come to learn this so I become a mini garage in my free time!
I acquired an ICOM, ENET cable and K+DCAN cable. I can basically diagnose any BMW from the 1980s to the current G series!
[ATTACH=full]126810[/ATTACH]
You can see me very busy at work, wheels out, discs out. My discs had developed serious brake judder. This 1.8ton contraption needs excellent brakes. Out with the old, in with new discs, pads, wheel speed sensor and ABS sensor. Total worktime 2Hrs
[ATTACH=full]126811[/ATTACH]
Here I was hunting some superknock fault code. Never found the source of the problem but changed my plugs just because I had a spare set. I wanted to reach the knock sensors but it was too involving and usually when I open anything with a gasket, I replace that gasketā¦ I did not have the intake manifold gasket so I chickened out. The superknock errors are intermittent, far between, sometimes I can go weeks without them. When they occur you feel a very slight hesitation at around 3000rpm with throttle fully open for a micro second then it is gone. Most people would never even feel it since it feels like a locking up of the torque converter. I can however detect it simply because am usually very keen particularly when in the mood for post 200kph dashes on nice empty stretches of road
The bike is in the background. Here I was hunting down a rat that had nested behind the grill next to the night vision camera. I had smelled something funny, looking in I saw a nest like structure. Hunting this was a two day mission. Removing this grill was hell and I could not find a proper DIY guideā¦ Nest removed, rat traps now all over the garage to prevent this happening again. Got an exterminator to treat the compound. Why they choose this car and leave all others I would never know!
[ATTACH=full]126815[/ATTACH]All put back together, new discs, no rats, ready to go.
This car is very lucky to have an adoring owner. Big up!
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I guess you replaced the rotors just to feel like a german engineer. Huwezi niambia hiyo gari ya juzi ilikuwa na rotor mbaya. Juu ya nini?
system
September 20, 2017, 6:49am
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ochithunder:
Bike iko though I donāt ride it much not because I donāt want to, but because I donāt get time. Ill take a better photo evening. I am thinking of getting one with 26" wheels if that is the largest size available for bikes.
You see, I got quite interested in being able to repair the car myself so got into self education on BMW diagnostic tools. In the last months I have learnt a lot about such tools like INPA, NCSexpert, tool32, WinKFP, Rheingold ISTA+ and Rheingold ISTAP. I can now do my own diagnosis, repair and software upgrades (silly I know, that a car needs regular software upgrades:)) With time my friends have come to learn this so I become a mini garage in my free time!
I acquired an ICOM, ENET cable and K+DCAN cable. I can basically diagnose any BMW from the 1980s to the current G series!
[ATTACH=full]126810[/ATTACH]
You can see me very busy at work, wheels out, discs out. My discs had developed serious brake judder. This 1.8ton contraption needs excellent brakes. Out with the old, in with new discs, pads, wheel speed sensor and ABS sensor. Total worktime 2Hrs
[ATTACH=full]126811[/ATTACH]
Here I was hunting some superknock fault code. Never found the source of the problem but changed my plugs just because I had a spare set. I wanted to reach the knock sensors but it was too involving and usually when I open anything with a gasket, I replace that gasketā¦ I did not have the intake manifold gasket so I chickened out. The superknock errors are intermittent, far between, sometimes I can go weeks without them. When they occur you feel a very slight hesitation at around 3000rpm with throttle fully open for a micro second then it is gone. Most people would never even feel it since it feels like a locking up of the torque converter. I can however detect it simply because am usually very keen particularly when in the mood for post 200kph dashes on nice empty stretches of road
The bike is in the background. Here I was hunting down a rat that had nested behind the grill next to the night vision camera. I had smelled something funny, looking in I saw a nest like structure. Hunting this was a two day mission. Removing this grill was hell and I could not find a proper DIY guideā¦ Nest removed, rat traps now all over the garage to prevent this happening again. Got an exterminator to treat the compound. Why they choose this car and leave all others I would never know!
[ATTACH=full]126815[/ATTACH]All put back together, new discs, no rats, ready to go.
You just mentioned it,software upgradeā¦mine need it like yesterday but i havent given it much thought.What do I need to perform one?
Unajua uliitwa beta male jana
system
September 20, 2017, 7:54am
28
Na nani and what does that mean?
:)
Yours is also Bavarian? You need a program called ISTA/P and a connecting cable. It can also be done with NCSexpert but I am not very conversant with that.
Talk nicely, I may be able to help, you would have to DIY with my guidance so that if you brick an ECU you donāt blame me.
I am trying to get my hands on Mercedesās diagnostic tools so I learn how to do those too.
system
September 20, 2017, 9:38am
31
ochithunder:
Yours is also Bavarian? You need a program called ISTA/P and a connecting cable. It can also be done with NCSexpert but I am not very conversant with that.
Talk nicely, I may be able to help, you would have to DIY with my guidance so that if you brick an ECU you donāt blame me.
I am trying to get my hands on Mercedesās diagnostic tools so I learn how to do those too.
Ooooh nope.I still do Japanese jalopies.A premio to be preciseā¦It has some program on the gps area that keep restarting sometimes affecting the reverse camera
ochithunder:
:)
just that and they are damaged?. My very young friend bought a small BMW and I liked it a lot except for the wooden cart suspension. I especially liked the quality of the body and body parts.
I aha, Japanese I cant help more so considering they do everything in their language!
Yes, just that but I must say I had challenged them quite a lot and the pads were nearing their end life so I think that accelerated issues. All good now.
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ochithunder:
Bike iko though I donāt ride it much not because I donāt want to, but because I donāt get time. Ill take a better photo evening. I am thinking of getting one with 26" wheels if that is the largest size available for bikes.
You see, I got quite interested in being able to repair the car myself so got into self education on BMW diagnostic tools. In the last months I have learnt a lot about such tools like INPA, NCSexpert, tool32, WinKFP, Rheingold ISTA+ and Rheingold ISTAP. I can now do my own diagnosis, repair and software upgrades (silly I know, that a car needs regular software upgrades:)) With time my friends have come to learn this so I become a mini garage in my free time!
I acquired an ICOM, ENET cable and K+DCAN cable. I can basically diagnose any BMW from the 1980s to the current G series!
[ATTACH=full]126810[/ATTACH]
You can see me very busy at work, wheels out, discs out. My discs had developed serious brake judder. This 1.8ton contraption needs excellent brakes. Out with the old, in with new discs, pads, wheel speed sensor and ABS sensor. Total worktime 2Hrs
[ATTACH=full]126811[/ATTACH]
Here I was hunting some superknock fault code. Never found the source of the problem but changed my plugs just because I had a spare set. I wanted to reach the knock sensors but it was too involving and usually when I open anything with a gasket, I replace that gasketā¦ I did not have the intake manifold gasket so I chickened out. The superknock errors are intermittent, far between, sometimes I can go weeks without them. When they occur you feel a very slight hesitation at around 3000rpm with throttle fully open for a micro second then it is gone. Most people would never even feel it since it feels like a locking up of the torque converter. I can however detect it simply because am usually very keen particularly when in the mood for post 200kph dashes on nice empty stretches of road
The bike is in the background. Here I was hunting down a rat that had nested behind the grill next to the night vision camera. I had smelled something funny, looking in I saw a nest like structure. Hunting this was a two day mission. Removing this grill was hell and I could not find a proper DIY guideā¦ Nest removed, rat traps now all over the garage to prevent this happening again. Got an exterminator to treat the compound. Why they choose this car and leave all others I would never know!
[ATTACH=full]126815[/ATTACH]All put back together, new discs, no rats, ready to go.
Mbona germans hupenda slanting engines i.e a V engine with only one leg.
ochithunder:
Bike iko though I donāt ride it much not because I donāt want to, but because I donāt get time. Ill take a better photo evening. I am thinking of getting one with 26" wheels if that is the largest size available for bikes.
You see, I got quite interested in being able to repair the car myself so got into self education on BMW diagnostic tools. In the last months I have learnt a lot about such tools like INPA, NCSexpert, tool32, WinKFP, Rheingold ISTA+ and Rheingold ISTAP. I can now do my own diagnosis, repair and software upgrades (silly I know, that a car needs regular software upgrades:)) With time my friends have come to learn this so I become a mini garage in my free time!
I acquired an ICOM, ENET cable and K+DCAN cable. I can basically diagnose any BMW from the 1980s to the current G series!
[ATTACH=full]126810[/ATTACH]
You can see me very busy at work, wheels out, discs out. My discs had developed serious brake judder. This 1.8ton contraption needs excellent brakes. Out with the old, in with new discs, pads, wheel speed sensor and ABS sensor. Total worktime 2Hrs
[ATTACH=full]126811[/ATTACH]
Here I was hunting some superknock fault code. Never found the source of the problem but changed my plugs just because I had a spare set. I wanted to reach the knock sensors but it was too involving and usually when I open anything with a gasket, I replace that gasketā¦ I did not have the intake manifold gasket so I chickened out. The superknock errors are intermittent, far between, sometimes I can go weeks without them. When they occur you feel a very slight hesitation at around 3000rpm with throttle fully open for a micro second then it is gone. Most people would never even feel it since it feels like a locking up of the torque converter. I can however detect it simply because am usually very keen particularly when in the mood for post 200kph dashes on nice empty stretches of road
The bike is in the background. Here I was hunting down a rat that had nested behind the grill next to the night vision camera. I had smelled something funny, looking in I saw a nest like structure. Hunting this was a two day mission. Removing this grill was hell and I could not find a proper DIY guideā¦ Nest removed, rat traps now all over the garage to prevent this happening again. Got an exterminator to treat the compound. Why they choose this car and leave all others I would never know!
[ATTACH=full]126815[/ATTACH]All put back together, new discs, no rats, ready to go.
What about us of lesser cars, can we pay you a visit at your DIY centre?
:)
Got (pirated) workshop manuals, a ton of documentation, DIY vids and VAG diagnostics kit/software. But I lack the practical hand
I once tried to change a light bulb and I botched that as well.
1776
September 22, 2017, 10:38am
39
Ochi bado nangoja mbicha za bike
Germans build them as light as possible to save weight. I had gone for a trip and buddies were trying to keep up. I had to keep braking, stopping and waiting. Unfortunately I had forgotten that driving hard and braking hard cooks the discs. Every time I stopped to let them catch up I would hold the brakes rather than use Park, thus inadvertently allowing the discs to warp. By the time I came back it was a juddering mess. Lesson learnt!