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markw
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Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:02 pm

After many moons of looking, picked up a (slightly ratty) 325i Touring last week. However - oil pressure light is flickering, and could really do with someone taking a look at it as soon as possible... Anyone know of someone round Leicester/Coventry who might be able to take a look, and also maybe give the thing a much-needed service at the same time?

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Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:24 pm

There's a place in Coalville which is ran by an old boy who knows is stuff. Not got a number for him i'm affraid.
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Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:43 pm

theres also a bmw specialist in loughborough. which is about 10 mins from leicester..
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Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:13 pm

I visited the place in Loughborough once...walked into the office and no-one was about. Garage doors were wide open and no-one was in there either, with lots of various BMWs parked up. The key cabinet, with all the keys conveniently labled with reg-numbers, was wide open in the unattended office...

Maybe I was being piccy, but I decided not to leave my car with them.
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Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:15 pm

I've been past that place quite a few times and never liked the look of it, either looks like Dazzle says or looks closed down.
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Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:08 pm

Thanks guys. I'm guessing this is the bloke?

Coalville BMW Specialists
81 Park Rd
Coalville
LE67 3AF
01530 837806

Will try giving him a bell in the morn'...
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Yep he's the one, how'd you get on?
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Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:36 pm

Thanks for asking. Dropped it in to him this afternoon; he's going to try and take a look tomorrow morning. Hoping that it's oil pressure sender, and that the 'dry bearing'-type noise at 1.5-2k revs is unrelated (and cheap to fix!). Keeping fingers crossed...
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That's good, he's normally really booked up when i've been to see him. Very helpful and knowledgable bloke!
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