{"id":2113,"date":"2011-03-10T18:39:09","date_gmt":"2011-03-10T18:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mukerji.co.uk\/?p=2113"},"modified":"2011-03-10T18:52:04","modified_gmt":"2011-03-10T18:52:04","slug":"m5-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mukerji.co.uk\/m5-update\/","title":{"rendered":"M5 update"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the various cold snaps of the past two winters the M5 has refused to start due to a completely flat battery. I don’t blame it for this: it often goes for 2 to 3 weeks without being used, and the battery is dated 2004. When I bought the 330d’s drilled discs<\/a> from BMW I noticed that they were offering 30% off all batteries in February. So right at the end of the month, I took the plunge and gave them \u00a3130 for an enormous 28kg 110Ah monster.<\/p>\n

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New one on the left, oldie on the right. Same part number after 7 years – quite unusual in my experience! Due to the lack of a spare tyre, the battery fits quite neatly under the centre of the boot floor, and it takes just 3 13mm nuts to hold it in.<\/p>\n

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On other matters, I’ve found a disappointing spot of rust on the back of the car. I’m sure that wasn’t there just a few weeks ago! The paint hasn’t yielded yet (despite looking like it has in the picture below). There’s another spot elsewhere so I’ll give the car a once over and consult a body shop later in the year.<\/p>\n

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I did give the car a rather satisfying clean though, removing lots of grime from the rubber seals around the windows and within the boot lid space.<\/p>\n

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As a final thought, we’ve got a silly situation now where the 330d’s brakes look more bling than the M5’s. Given that the M5’s discs are rather worn, and I’m toying with the idea of making the M5 tackle some circuits later this year, I’ve found some tasty items on C3BMW<\/a>. Discs, pads and sensor have come to \u00a3475 – I shall report back in due course!<\/p>\n

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