Gear issue

[mikpeirce]

Colin,

Located Hatfield, Herts. I don't know of any like owners and I'm unsure if there was any difference to the front wheel drive set-up.


cheers,

Kev

Hi Kev,

Same town as me. I take it yours is the silver saloon with x-power back boxes.

There is a clutch bleed nipple in the pipe beside the bell housing, which I have bled mine with, although it was so tight I had to securley hold the pipe and had to be extremely carefull when loosening the bleed nipple.

It is a 2 man job to bleed this pipe as you'll need to lift the pedal back up after depressing to bleed. Also make sure you have the clutch master cylinder cap securely tightened when carrying out the bleeding as otherwise when depressing the pedal you'll just launch the fluid straight out of the top of the master cylinder.

When finished, if you have cruise control, you'll need to reset the clutch pedal cruise switch, which is on a ratchet and needs pulling back into contact with the clutch pedal once it has found it's natural height.

[2V8s]

hi,

yes does sound like hydraulics - read through the thread that re-tread posted. I got mine sorted in the end with a couple of new seals for the master cylinder (about £15 all in from BMW).

If its the master cyclinder, then you will be able to see/feel fluid most likely around the bottom of the cylinder where the pipe from the bulkhead connects to.

I hope for your sake it is this end because if its the slave cylinder then this is an engine out job to get to!.

But also check the bleed nipple as others have mentioned (behind passenger road wheel under car) and also, do check you have fluid in the reservoir! if its too low then air could have gotten in.

Usually, pumping the clutch would be likely to help a little in the interim? biut once it completely goes, as mine did, then you cant change gear at all.

Be warned - once the problem has been found and resolved, bleeding the system is not easy and takes time, patience and sticking to method.

[torque2me]

Have a read of this thread Kev.

https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc26...ead.php?t=6336

Re-tread,

Am not able at the present time to view this. Could you perhaps e-mail me with the contents in text form?


regards,

Kev

[AndyG]

Re-tread,

Am not able at the present time to view this. Could you perhaps e-mail me with the contents in text form?


regards,

Kev

It's 3 pages long.

When are you going green?? then you will be open to a world of info.

What area do you live??

[torque2me]

It's 3 pages long.

When are you going green?? then you will be open to a world of info.

What area do you live??

GReeen? I've bought huge numbers of wind turbines and such crap that I don't have enough pennies to sort this out quickly ;-) Seriously though, due to corporate policy it is considered good form to not only be present for a set number of hours, but to ACTUALLY work those hours. Even more seriously, my computer system will only except pure text and rubbish such as Micro$oft's Word (and their text editor) imbeds garbage which rings alarm bells on the old virus checker, which results in a big boot into the bin. I will need to save the form onto some flash drive (probably have to hide it in an orifice to get it past security) and send to Tim when appropiately rendered.

Yours exhausted,

Kev

[torque2me]

Hi Kev,

Same town as me. I take it yours is the silver saloon with x-power back boxes.

There is a clutch bleed nipple in the pipe beside the bell housing, which I have bled mine with, although it was so tight I had to securley hold the pipe and had to be extremely carefull when loosening the bleed nipple.

It is a 2 man job to bleed this pipe as you'll need to lift the pedal back up after depressing to bleed. Also make sure you have the clutch master cylinder cap securely tightened when carrying out the bleeding as otherwise when depressing the pedal you'll just launch the fluid straight out of the top of the master cylinder.

When finished, if you have cruise control, you'll need to reset the clutch pedal cruise switch, which is on a ratchet and needs pulling back into contact with the clutch pedal once it has found it's natural height.

X-power Gray. Don't know if the boxes have been changed - I always thougth they were the originals :-/

Do you know off-hand if the fluid is silicon or DOT4 (+)?

[torque2me]

hi,

yes does sound like hydraulics - read through the thread that re-tread posted. I got mine sorted in the end with a couple of new seals for the master cylinder (about £15 all in from BMW).

If its the master cyclinder, then you will be able to see/feel fluid most likely around the bottom of the cylinder where the pipe from the bulkhead connects to.

I hope for your sake it is this end because if its the slave cylinder then this is an engine out job to get to!.

But also check the bleed nipple as others have mentioned (behind passenger road wheel under car) and also, do check you have fluid in the reservoir! if its too low then air could have gotten in.

Usually, pumping the clutch would be likely to help a little in the interim? biut once it completely goes, as mine did, then you cant change gear at all.

Be warned - once the problem has been found and resolved, bleeding the system is not easy and takes time, patience and sticking to method.

I'll do a thorough check when time permits but I'm used to seeing master on the bulkhead and slave on the side of the gearbox - a quick look in the engine bay of a ZT-260 doesn't give much away.

Do you have any part numbers for the BMW seal kits (not the seals that swim and eat fish).


regards,

Kev

[ColinE]

Brake fluid is DOT4 not silicone

If you complete the questionnaire Tim sent you on registering you'll go green and get access to a wealth of information

[torque2me]

Hi mate

Sounds to me like a clutch issue
Yes we do have hydralic master and slave cyclinders on our car for the clutch

I've had simular issues sounds to me like a leaking master cyclinder which is under the dash with the pedals. if you put your hand down around that area you may find bit of oil around there.

I could be wrong tho best get checked out by a garage

Tom,

A bleed did the trick. Now my cruise is not working but I don't know when it failed. Perhaps it has never worked from new - I have never had the need to use the unnnecessary accessory.


regards,


Kev

[AndyG]

Tom,

A bleed did the trick. Now my cruise is not working but I don't know when it failed. Perhaps it has never worked from new - I have never had the need to use the unnnecessary accessory.
regards,

Kev

Check the switches on the clutch and brake pedals.