Monthly Archives: December 2016

X3 snow chains damage

Posted on December 30, 2016 by bmwtechnician

 This is what not to do when putting on snow chains,,,this is a X3 rear parking brake harness to the right rear brake actuators,,,,which is bolted on the rear brake caliper on the newer cars,,,,,I guess the customer went to … Continue reading →

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E89 Z4 convertible top harness

Posted on December 28, 2016 by bmwtechnician

 Let the fun begin,,,,E89 Z4 with hard top convertible,,,,the convertible top stopped working,,,,so I had to open the rear trunk with the computer and release the hydraulic pump pressure,,,,so I can move the top panels,,,to gain access to the top … Continue reading →

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Bleeding the coolant

Posted on December 24, 2016 by bmwtechnician

ok here’s a video on how to bleed the cooling system,,,remember you must have the door latch lock and do not grab the door handle and unlock it,,,once the door latch open up the water pump will stop bleeding,,,because the … Continue reading →

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G12 instrument cluster blank

Posted on December 19, 2016 by bmwtechnician

 This picture sucks I know,,,,but this is a picture of a G12 instrument cluster,,,the problem is that the engine is running and nothing comes on,,,,the whole instrument cluster is blank,,,only during the start up does the parking,abs,DSC,and check engine light … Continue reading →

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G12 rear axle boot

Posted on December 16, 2016 by bmwtechnician

 I know what the hell is this,,,,well after working on German cars now for over 31 years now,,,,we have finally redesigned the axle boot ,,,,this is a new G12 750 the new body style,,,while I was working on this car … Continue reading →

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F30 accident

Posted on December 13, 2016 by bmwtechnician

 Sorry guys but it’s been slow at work,,,,nothing to interesting going on during the holidays,,,,just another accident car. At least it doesn’t look like any front suspension damage right now,,,,you never know once you look under the car what you might … Continue reading →

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New X3 damage

Posted on December 10, 2016 by bmwtechnician

 Here’s a little car damage today,,,,customer took a bran new X3 loaner car,,,,and it came back looking like this,,,,not a good day,,,,this really sucks. At least no one was hurt,,,,airbags didn’t deploy,,,,,the right front suspension also got damaged,,,,the right front tire … Continue reading →

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N63 catalytic converter

Posted on December 8, 2016 by bmwtechnician

 Ok here are your typical catalytic converter on a N63 or N63tu,,,,customer said check engine light came on,,,,we found rich mixture faults and bank 1 catalytic converter low efficiency ,,,,performed a catalytic converter test,,,but that didn’t help,,,so welcome to modern … Continue reading →

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expansion tank leaking

Posted on December 4, 2016 by bmwtechnician

 I know we all know what this is,,,,,if you have owned a BMW for sometime,,,,,you probably have replaced one in your life time. I know we have all seen these expansion tank crack on the side and start leaking coolant everywhere … Continue reading →

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