Monthly Archives: May 2016

N55 high pressure fuel pump long crank

 Picture of a high pressure fuel pump on a 2012 F10 N55 engine,,,customer complaints of long crank during start up,,,integrated fault memory,,,no faults,,,,I then performed fuel rail pressure test was ok,,,,performed fuel injector leakage test ok,,,performed fuel pressure holding pressure … Continue reading

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F12 LED Cornering module

  F12 2014 right side headlight removed,,,customer said right side turning light malfunction,,,,checked and found several faults for right side turning light,,,,checked operation and function test,,,found turning Cornering LED light was malfunctioning. This is the whole headlight removed,,,,you have to loosen the right … Continue reading

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E46 M3 Gertrag trans and clutch

 Ok eat your hearts out E46 M3 guy’s,,,,Gertrag Manuel 6 speed transmission,,,,customer complained about grinding into gear,,,,especially in the upper gears,,,,test drove vehicle,,,,noticed it was stiff to get into gear,,,,kind  of  ratchety feeling,,,,like you can feel the transmission synchro jamming,,,,,not … Continue reading

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N55 eccentric sensor

 Picture of a eccentric camshaft sensor on a N55 F10 2012 with about 50k miles,,,,check engine light on,,,,also noticed the engine didn’t idle to good,,,it had a rough idle,,,,also the power of the engine was low,,,,when the eccentric camshaft sensor … Continue reading

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silly exhaust

 I don’t even know where to start with this picture,,,,I just saw this car sitting in are parking lot today,,,,,and noticed the custom exhaust,,,,,I looked under the car and that pipe goes all the way to the front of the … Continue reading

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F10 DMTL pump and dust filter

 This is the charcoal canister and daylight pump and filter,,,,location inside right rear wheel well area,,,,customer said check engine light on 2012 F10 535,,,,found DMTL leakage fault,,,,I performed the DMTL leakage test,,,,no leaks found. I also smoke tested the system. checking … Continue reading

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Z8 nice car

 look what came in to the shop today,,,,we don’t see these to often,,,this one is really pretty only 15k miles,,,customer does not what the car parked outside in the sun at anytime,,,,so we keep inside at all time,,,,we can’t even … Continue reading

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E46 M3 with supercharger

 Don’t see to many of these anymore,,,,especially in a dealership,,,this E46 M3 was all tricked out,,,with special brakes and suspension,,,the supercharger was done nicely,,,,the whole set up of the car was done the right way,,,,it nice to see that once … Continue reading

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N20 turbo update

 So from my last post I replaced and  updated the engine oil feed line on a N20,,,,,the new oil line had a built in check valve,,,well after I was done,,,the next day we started the car up and it was … Continue reading

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N20 oil feed line update

 I know I’ve talked about this,,,,but maybe someone hasn’t seen it yet,,,,besides this was my fun for the day,,,,N20 smoke during cold start up in the morning,,,,it’s a blue smoke,,,smells like burnt oil,,,,it will smoke for about 20 to 30 … Continue reading

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