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Monthly Archives: September 2016
E46 drivers airbag recall
Look what finally got delivered from BMW ,,,,,we are finally getting the drivers airbag recalls in for the E46,,,,,this has been a long wait for a lot of people. Here the other side,,,,it came with the wiring harness for the airbag. The … Continue reading
Dinan stage 1
Big surprise while working on a 2014 3 series with a N20 engine,,,,the customer said the cigarette light was not working,,,,so I removed the cover to gain access to the fuse box,,,,,and look what if found someone installed a Dinan … Continue reading
I8 no front hood shocks
Ok here the very expensive I8,,,,BMW cutting edge car with all the winged doors open. Here the front hood open,,,,which BMW says you must open and close using 2 people,,,,or you can damage the front hood,,,,notice the front radiator and the … Continue reading
Pot hole damaged
This is interesting 2015 428 gran touring,,,,the right rear upper support arm bolt broken,,,,just the head of the bolt broke,,,,the customer said he hit a pot hole,,,,,the right rear rim is slightly bent,,,,but not to bad. Here the big problem the … Continue reading
N55 cylinder headgasket leaking
We don’t see this very often on a N55 about 25k miles,,,,the cylinder head gasket leaking oil,,,,leaking from the rear of the head by cylinder 6,,,this was a pretty good leak at that,,,,running down the rear of the engine and … Continue reading
X5 E70 blower motor
This was interesting,,,X5 E70,,,,,customer said the a/c blower was noisy ,,,,,sure enough it sounded like a thumping noise behind the dash,,,so I removed the blower which sit on the passenger’s side under the dash behind the glovebox area,,,,and look what … Continue reading
M5 spark plugs
Here your typical 2014 M5 engine,,,yea right good times,,,spark plugs are due,,,,what a pain in the ass,,,,you have to remove both DME units and the turbo coolant resvoir to gain access to the spark plugs. Here you can see I disconnect … Continue reading
I8 Halloween color
What do you think about the new custom color for the I8,,,,,I know it’s not Halloween yet,,,,but we are ready for my new trick or treat ride. Don’t worry this is not a custom paint,,,,this car has been wrapped orange,,,,something … Continue reading
E65 VVT module
I know this is old news for some of you guys,,,,but there still are some E65 drivers out there that like their cars,,,,ok the unit in the back is the VVT module,,,,this model controls the valvetronic motors,,,,but you have to … Continue reading
N20 valve cover cracked
I know no big deal,,,,a stupid valve cover off of a N20,,,,it was a big deal,,,,we had a lean fuel mixture,,,we first thought we had the typical fuel injectors,,,but spark plugs looked good,,,,we then noticed some oil on top of … Continue reading
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