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What did you do to your F07/F10/F11 today?
kirk replied to F10 530d's topic in F07/F10/F11 2010-2017
picked it up after its EGR cooler replacement... noticed it had a hole in the top of the air filter box - they claim it was there when I dropped it off.. more BMW mysteries -
here's mine from a cold start:
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What did you do to your F07/F10/F11 today?
kirk replied to F10 530d's topic in F07/F10/F11 2010-2017
yep the colouring of roads was always there - I think it may just be in the details. I checked on the in-car "hats enabled" and it was there.. in keeping with the what-did -you-do-today - I got all the wheels re-balanced! turns out if you leave summer tyres in your shed half the year they may need bedding in! -
What did you do to your F07/F10/F11 today?
kirk replied to F10 530d's topic in F07/F10/F11 2010-2017
tested live traffic for a bank holiday drive - no extra info as far as I could see. Another option saved! Sadly we noticed engine was rougher when cold than normal - a bit subtle. Having a look it seems to be vibrating more than normal - Hmmm may have to choose an indie to take a look. Recommendations in the southampton area? -
What did you do to your F07/F10/F11 today?
kirk replied to F10 530d's topic in F07/F10/F11 2010-2017
Paid 1£ to try out Online option... it really isn't worth it - glad we didn't spec the car with lots of these dated options. Next to try will be traffic updates - to see what that does - more outr of curiosity really! -
Thanks for the rreplies everyone!
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oops yes of course its oil temp thanks! it certainly gets to about 105C but I've seen posts where this happens too. I should check with the "hidden menu" ..
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Phew cheers. Its chilly here so about 6 outside. I will read it properly in a couple of weeks
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Enjoying a gentle drive up Applecross hill I noticed the temp gauge reaches the last 0 of 100C. Do 520d engines heat that much so quickly?
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I had a screw in a tyre full of foam stuff all the way back from Glasgow to Southampton - managed about 58mpg.. its a nightmare not being able to replace RF tyres while away!
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We're on 44mpg average over many thousands of miles... and happy with that as we had a petrol 525 before! I have noticed that eco-pro can be used effectively only on certain routes - so its more of a hypermiling game toy. Is there any info on what out DPF cleaning chucks out? does it mean our particulate/carbon footprint is just bursty?
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I swapped to the pirelli sottozeros on the same wheels - saves tpms expense and you get a balance every year They've been superb in the -5C mornings and up to the Alps...
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I noticed the engine takes more miles/time to get up to temperature in the winter - this means the mpg suffers for longer. Also driving around small roads at 30 isn't its best zone for mpg. The usual mpg "hypermiling" techniques work: looking ahead and not accelerating so much you have to brake, "coasting" off the accel into queues/junctions, never kicking down, cruise control on 50 or 70 zones etc...
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Our standard lci 2014 520d SE with no bt option and business satnav plays music from phones OK. Just don't expect any app or google maps send to car stuff.
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Hi We are also new to this b47... And yes the dpf clean cycle sounds like a deep exhaust note. We were not surprised by the 50mpg motorway drives and a reasonable 44 into the city... But it took a while to find out the exact features of an SE... eg connected drive is just does emergency and services. Cheers