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.........and if colour blind??!!....
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Simple fix, FrankCM......I get that every morning when I look in the mirror......
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007...why better than the original Alfa one?
Well Frank, its because BMW has a much better reputation than Alfa reliability wise. Even if the Alfa one is a nicer colour no one will see it being in the boot!
(how's it going? We met at Greypaul Nottingham a couple of years ago- you were in a Fiat 500 I think)
Cheers! Message to short? Well the weather is bad and so is the recession but we have a new Pope so hopefully our cars and other aspect of life should get better.
I've been having problems with the CC light coming on and off periodically - so if in Neutral when it happens you are stuck as I've found out a couple of times.
When the light comes on its normally followed a second or two later by the electronic suspension light.
Have had a look in the GS Spyder RHS above the battery and my F1 relay is BLACK (!?!) in colour not red or grey - 50A. Definitely the right relay though. Also not attached to the body as with coupe due to the roof mechanism.
Have ordered BMW part and hopefully that will fix things otherwise its off to Shiltech.
Hi Dave,
I had my cc light coming on intermittently last week, when I took it in to autoshield it turned out to be the brake light switch, which apparently is a know cause of this happening. They replaced e switch and all is fine now. My first thoughts had been the pump,relay or fluid.
Hi Dave
FYI - I had similar symptoms and I thought it self resolved, but a few months later my pump got me stuck in the middle of nowhere.
Normally the symptoms you describe are because the brushes in the pump wear down and thus the pump doesn't engage to change gear.
I got my pump for about £220 new (Alfa part from one of the many suppliers out there for the original equipment part), relay was £18 and about an hours labour.
Would personally swap it given my new found knowledge and being stuck on the side of a road for 3 hours in the middle of nowhere.
PS: Like the Maserati/Alfa combo!
Surely the pump will only engage when pressure is required to build up, not on any specific gear change. I'd *expect* (although I have no evidence other than logic) that it would not spin the pump at at least one door opening / ignition on cycle. Of course, it may happen after the CC lights start flipping up
An hour's labour for the relay is robbery. In fact the £18 is pushing it I'd estimate 10-15 minutes to swap the relay out.
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