325 cabrio questions help needed

Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:13 pm

guys im having a problem just wondering if anyone else is having the same problem ..

1. my window wipers tend to come on when the feel like it

2. my window washers tend to also spray and stay on untill i put the wipers on ... very annoying

3. my fuel gauge is not working since i have put the new clocks in ??

4. my heat gauge works when the engine is switched off when the keys turned to acc .. and when the engine is then running it moves down to cold (only gives a reading when engine is not running ) any ideas ??

Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:40 pm

dont know about the fuel gauge but as to the wipers i had the same problem and found a fuse had stuck underneath the relay and was shorting it out,,,so its likely to be a relay problem...thre oblong black one in the fuse box

Sun Jul 02, 2006 2:12 pm

Expand on 2. Are you saying that all the time you are driving you have either the washers or the wipers running??
Fot the temp and fuel gauge - stick your old clocks back in and see what that does.

Sun Jul 02, 2006 2:19 pm

for wipers i would be suspecting the wiper stalk/switch wiring faulty, if he has changed the clocks he may have disturbed something.

mrlee

Sun Jul 02, 2006 3:26 pm

firstly the clocks that i bought the car with were for a 316! and my car being a 325i the tacho was reading wrong! in saying that the fuel gauge did work and so did the temp gauge which are not working now with the new clocks

would it make a difference if my clocks were from a german left hand drive cabrio ??

the problem with the wipers has been there always even with the old clocks in or the new ones ... i might check the relays !!

and yes the wipers come on when the feel like it just at random as do the the washers jets !! again im hoping this is relay related

Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:17 am

ok checked the fuse box guys gave the relays a bang or 2

and notice my speedo has start working which i didnt beflore but i thought it was because of the cable not connected !! but heres the catch now the speedo now moves but bounces up and down doesnt give an accurate reading !! and my fuel gauge still doesnt work and heat gauge works some times

i dont know anymore !!!

i have 3 main problems with this car

1 the sub frame is damaged if i let of the clutch to fast theres a massive bang noise its been checked by a mechanic and said its the subframe

cant seem to get one anywhere

2 the clocks are driving me mad

3 the wiper and washer jet are coming on on there own

4 the engine is noisey but i can live with it

5 the car is still on uk plates and i bought it and lost my log book and now cant change it on to irish plates without it !!!! im going mad !!! i cant remember the last owners name what the hell do i do now !! my vehicle registration office here in ireland are aware that i am the owner of the car but i still need the book JUST GREAT ANY IDEAS FOLKS ???

Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:40 am

Doc-Dori wrote:ok checked the fuse box guys gave the relays a bang or 2

and notice my speedo has start working which i didnt beflore but i thought it was because of the cable not connected !! but heres the catch now the speedo now moves but bounces up and down doesnt give an accurate reading !! and my fuel gauge still doesnt work and heat gauge works some times i dont know anymore !!!

i have 3 main problems with this car

1 the sub frame is damaged if i let of the clutch to fast theres a massive bang noise its been checked by a mechanic and said its the subframe

cant seem to get one anywhere

2 the clocks are driving me mad

3 the wiper and washer jet are coming on on there own

4 the engine is noisey but i can live with it

5 the car is still on uk plates and i bought it and lost my log book and now cant change it on to irish plates without it !!!! im going mad !!! i cant remember the last owners name what the hell do i do now !! my vehicle registration office here in ireland are aware that i am the owner of the car but i still need the book JUST GREAT ANY IDEAS FOLKS ???

Im sure if u applie for a new log book the DVLA send a letter to the previous owner to ensure its alright to release the log book to you

Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:50 pm

1/ Which subframe - front or rear, and what's wrong with it? Only thing I know of that gets damaged on the actual subframe is the anti roll bar mounts can get damaged on the front frame.
2/ Seems like your new clocks are faulty. 316 and 325 clocks are identical. They are matched to a car by the little white coding plug which fits into the lower front of the clocks. Fit the 325 one to the 316 clocks.
3/ Faulty switch is most likely, but by no means definite. Disconnect it and see if it makes a difference.
4/ You can live with it, but will the engine live?
5/ DVLA at Swansea should be able to work from the reg. number. New V5 will cost you Ã‚£38, IIRC.