Hi all.
Sorry for the delay. The car ended up being at Portslade BMW for a couple of months so only had it back a few weeks.
The technicians couldn't replicate the fault and they couldn't therefore find a way to do a compression test under warranty. In the end I decided to play it safe and pay for the test myself, these were the results;
Cylinder 1:9% -- Cylinder 2: 12%
Cylinder 3:12% -- Cylinder 4:9%
Cylinder 5:8% -- Cylinder 6:10%
Found cylinder 3 and 4 slightly higher, but not indicative of a fault or failure.
Driven the car a couple of times since having it back and to be fair to the garage, I can't now replicate the fault either! These test results don't mean much to me but Portslade said it doesn't show a fault as you can see. Now my AUC warranty has expired I've decided to extend the warranty anyway.
Glad to have the car back, got the mirror housing replaced and repainted while it was there and had the MOT done.
Just so you all know, it sounds like most the the Portslade staff you guys know and lov,e have now moved to Chandlers Hailsham.
Got a few things I'd still like to do to the car; Tyres are 6 years old so considering replacing them with Cup2's and and potentially doing a trackday in it, (which might get me wanting to upgrade the brakes). At some point I need to re-lacquer the sill plates, replace the steering wheel trim and the shift paddles. It could also do with a nice professional detail and polish to get rid of some light scratches and etching.
Had the car a year now and love it to bits, looking forward to many more years and miles with it.
Sarsonic
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