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Luxury BMW SUV so why? door handles frozen on 4.4i
Its not a very good advert for BMW. Sorry for the rant everyone. |
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BMW = The Ultimate Fixing Machine...lmao.
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Did someone pour water onto them?
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No, no-one put water on them, just got to -5, do they not sell x5's in cold climates?
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My fav is
BMW = bring money will ya As for the door handles, most/some posters have indicated that its to do with frozen water being on the parts. The solutions I've seen are usually a variant on getting rid of the popsicle effect.
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Mine opened w/o problem at -30C a couple weeks back. I try to ensure I don't wash the X at least a couple days prior to cold snaps...that's a recipe for stuck doors and handles! I noticed they were a bit harder to open than normal (I guess expected at that temp) so I plan to shoot some silicon lube onto the latch and handle release mechanisms this weekend. Haven't done that in the 7 years I've owned it but figure it's about time.
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Thankyou for the tip I will try that.
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I'll save you the pouring through hundreds of posts on this and various tries to fix...
Get some pure antifreeze and put it in a spray bottle. Pop the little cap off inside the door (open door look about handle high and you'll see it). Spray liberally....don't be shy. I have tried many things, short of taking door apart, and this is the only one I have found that consistently works. |
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I am using wd40 to lube the doorhandles and locks for years. (also on my old e46, alfa romeo's)
Allmost never had a problem.
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BMW = Break My Wallet
WD40 = Water Displacement This might be a good idea to try to get residual moisture out of the mechanism.
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