BMW i8 Vehicle Check warning popped up. I found something wrong!
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If you receive a Vehicle Check noticed on your BMW i8 iDrive, or a call from the BMW Service Center to have your car checked, it should definitely be checked out because parts do wear on this car after a certain period of time or mileage. If you want to save about $300, then do it yourself with this video. Here are the Service Manual steps that you should follow:
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I started by checking the horn, headlights, flashers, instrument lighting, passenger compartment and glovebox lighting as well as the blower fan. For outside lighting, I checked the headlights, turn signals, brake lights and number (license) plate lighting. I then checked the quality and effectiveness of the BMW i8 seatbelts. Finally, I checked the windscreen (windshield) washer and wiper effectiveness.
Following that, I checked the tread depth of the tires with this gauge:
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I was looking for even tire wear. If the tires wear unevenly, it may be the result of some serious suspension or pressure problems. See this link for diagnosis:
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I then proceeded to check all the joints in the suspension, the tie rod ends and the axles. I found a leak of CV Joint grease leaving a pin hole in the CV Boot. Thanks to Evan from @thicgarage for sharing his experience with his Axle CV Boots in his Mercedes and recommending what I should look for. I'm under CPO warranty so I'm going to take the car in to have that repaired.
I finally reset the CBS system, so that I no longer was alerted of the Vehicle Check on the iDrive. By pressing the Start/Stop button without any of the pedals depressed, resets can be done by pressing and holding the Trip Reset button for 10 seconds. Select the item with a 3 second push and clear it with another 3 second push. Confirm using the BMW i8 iDrive.
Other videos mentioned in this video, for your convenience:
How to change your i8 wipers:
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Accessing the fluids under the hood of the i8:
• BMW i8 Hood/Bonnet Lif...
The tires I used on the i8:
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Using the QuickJack with the i8:
• My QuickJack Review wi...
Inspecting under the body panels of the i8:
• BMW i8 inspection UNDE...
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Another great video, in the UK we have mandatory annual checks after 3 years and then every year call an MOT test, which has to be done by a Ministry Of Transport approved test centre, and that does pretty much what your inspection has done, however you never see everything, it like playing with the car without getting my fingers dirty!..lol well done Pat.
Cheers pat hope your kk Just literally came out of my local beemer dealer after a service and still left with a vehicle check message … watched ya video and jobs a good 👍🏻 Stay safe and appreciate your genuine help …
@georgewellington1975
2 жыл бұрын
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As always informative, instructional and entertaining. All the best with your channel. A refreshing format with a focussed and passionate address of your i8. I know I would love one and although no longer manufactured, it's still an amazing proof of concept. Maybe one day if finances permitting a late model with extended warranty and I will be very happy to apply many of your mods.
Very valuable video. I am sure mine will come up soon. Awesome resource too with service manual link! Can you post a link to the thread measure tool you used?
@PatsGarageOnline
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Docta! Please see the description for the depth measuring tool in the description. It's relatively inexpensive and I take it with me to measure tires on used cars I'm considering purchasing. It's great to negotiate the price down when I show the salesperson the true depth.
@DoctaM3
4 жыл бұрын
@@PatsGarageOnline Thanks Pat. I looked at the description but I guess I must have missed it.
@kiduswardsnowden_bd
3 жыл бұрын
@@PatsGarageOnline very important video Pat! Is the checklist specifically for i8 or is it for any bmw/car?
@PatsGarageOnline
3 жыл бұрын
@@kiduswardsnowden_bd That Vehicle Check checklist is the same for all BMW vehicles.
Great Car!
Bummer on the CV bootie. That is a messy job so good you can get that done. Look around a bit more to see if you can determine the cause. They should last quite a bit longer that that. That is strange. The grease in there is black so sounds like that is what you are seeing... Nice job going through everything! Thanks! F
@PatsGarageOnline
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Franny. I posted on the i8 FB group and 5 other people told me they had the same exact problem. Some had it happen under factory warranty and the shop replaced both axles because when one goes, the other is expected to go. That bothers me. There's no individual boot that can be ordered to replace this one. It's an entire axle swap, from what they've told me, because the part manufacturer doesn't sells the boot separately. I spent an hour under there yesterday and can't find the cause. It just looks like a pin hole. They may decline me warranty replacement (claiming debris hit it) so I have to decide if I'm going to seek out a universal boot or pay them $4k for the $1300 part plus labor and alignment IF they tell me they won't cover it.
@stevemain9582
4 жыл бұрын
@@PatsGarageOnline What! had to replace both axles! that sounds crazy im sure that it must be possible just to get the correct rubber gaiters..i would hope that someone has managed to find a correct replacement gaiter, as it must just be just something like the diameter of each end and the width..BMW must have a supplier in germany.
@PatsGarageOnline
4 жыл бұрын
@@stevemain9582 Many other i8 owners have been through this same problem. The axle manufacturer will not provide any details on the boot.
Hi Pat, Can you advise me how to reset the Vehicle Inspection lights on my 2017 BMW i8 please
@PatsGarageOnline
2 жыл бұрын
See 18:50 in this video
@hussilveridico3002
Жыл бұрын
@@PatsGarageOnline thank you for your advice....a message now sometimes pops up saying: (thermic) engine error (drive train...can't restart) + RBS malfunctioning (unable to do brake retrieval)...but when I restart All Is again clear (no error at all)!!! Please help me! Thank you
@PatsGarageOnline
Жыл бұрын
@@hussilveridico3002 These are general errors that don't point to a specific problem. The only way to diagnose the issue is to have BMW check it out, unfortunately.
So when you took it to the dealer did they find the leak, what was it and how much was it. Great video by the way.
@PatsGarageOnline
3 жыл бұрын
I took it to the dealer and let them know that the CV Joint had a pin hole. They confirmed and replaced the entire axle under CPO warranty, at no cost to me.
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