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      06-16-2016, 09:01 AM   #45
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My battery warning came in today. It is about 3 years since the last one. I will replace and see if that improves things
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      06-17-2016, 09:10 PM   #46
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My battery warning came in today. It is about 3 years since the last one. I will replace and see if that improves things
You're kidding ... I am still on my original battery. Coming up nine years. I regularly charge it, and it always charges to full.
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      06-18-2016, 08:58 AM   #47
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Ditto re the oem original battery! 9 years and counting... Go the trickle charger!
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      06-29-2016, 04:40 PM   #48
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Any updates. Mine has improved the last week for no reason. Fuel tank is full and back in she'll 98. No more battery warnings so I have ignored that.
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      06-30-2016, 05:24 PM   #49
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The car's been residing at Prestige for the last three weeks. New coils and plugs have just arrived (yesterday), so once they're swapped in, I'll update.

Interestingly, I had started driving it daily and noticed that the first start crank time was improving (last two starts were "normal"). The erratic idle immediately after start is still there (20 secs or so), however.
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      06-30-2016, 05:54 PM   #50
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Wow thats painful. Mines still screwy if I start with lights and AC on
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      07-05-2016, 02:14 AM   #51
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Dealer apparently has a few M3's in with this problem and they apparently claim it's quality of fuel in winter. Mine's done it for abut 2 years, even in summer, but last couple weeks I've started it 2-3 times and it was pretty good
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      07-05-2016, 02:45 AM   #52
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No issue with BP Ultimate here in Perth... Mine's been running sweet all through winter...
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      07-07-2016, 07:12 PM   #53
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Last 2 days mine has started perfectly fine. It had also been sitting for days beforehand
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      07-08-2016, 09:25 PM   #54
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I have updated the first post with another video. New coils and plugs are fitted, and the car has the same tank of petrol as in the previous vids.

Fires instantly, but the "rev hunt" is still there.
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      07-09-2016, 12:54 AM   #55
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Mine has suddenly fixed too... No issues except the usual lumpy first start but fires up first go.
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      07-26-2016, 07:10 PM   #56
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Mines gone evil again now the cold weather has come back. I also ran a bottle of liquimolly injector cleaner through to no avail

I noticed the poms are now having the same problem
http://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/showthread.php?t=158470
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      07-26-2016, 10:12 PM   #57
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Don't shoot me for this but could it have something to do with the viscosity of 10w60 at these colder temperatures? Does anyone running say mobile 1 0w 40 have this issue?
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      07-27-2016, 02:01 AM   #58
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It is a common problem when the air density is high. No fix. So don't waste your money. It's not the /// cars suffering, the problem is across the BMW range. Warm weather will give some relief.
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      07-27-2016, 02:03 AM   #59
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Don't shoot me for this but could it have something to do with the viscosity of 10w60 at these colder temperatures? Does anyone running say mobile 1 0w 40 have this issue?
I've been running virgin olive oil lately 0w-00. No problem
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      07-27-2016, 05:53 AM   #60
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Interesting... I've been running baby oil in winter and its smooth as silk.... Except for my feet slipping off the pedals from time to time
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      07-27-2016, 06:15 AM   #61
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You guys should definitely give up your day jobs.....
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      07-27-2016, 06:54 AM   #62
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A very simple diagnosis.

Get a BMW battery retainer changer and leave it change for a few days and start it!
You will know whether you need a new battery or not, and return the BMW battery retainer.

Even you don't drive the car, E92 consume a lot of electricity from the battery.

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      07-27-2016, 08:14 PM   #64
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Interesting... I've been running baby oil in winter and its smooth as silk.... Except for my feet slipping off the pedals from time to time
This is a conversation we can have on Sunday - baby oil vs virgin oil ...
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You guys should definitely give up your day jobs.....
Looks like Phil is bored and wants company ... hmmm
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      07-27-2016, 08:17 PM   #65
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A very simple diagnosis.

Get a BMW battery retainer changer and leave it change for a few days and start it!
You will know whether you need a new battery or not, and return the BMW battery retainer.

Even you don't drive the car, E92 consume a lot of electricity from the battery.
I use a charger regularly and my battery is still the original and coming up nine years. I don't have the issues discussed here.
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      07-27-2016, 09:26 PM   #66
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I had an unstable idle on my car that looked very similar at startup to your video which smoothed out as the engine warmed. I found that my oil cap was not sealing well and was leaving oil mist/residue on the cam cover. A good clean up of the cap and inner rubber seal sorted both the oil misting and also the idle issue - worth a check!
Here's a post from the UK forum. Not sure if it has legs, but my oil cap has a shitty seal. Anyone else ?
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