Author Archives: bmwtechnician

Ok here I have the intercooler removed on a S55 engine,,,,the customer complained that’s he is losing coolant for intercooler ,,,so I pressure tested the cooling system and found the intercooler is leaking internally.Here a picture inside the intercooler,,,you can … Continue reading →

This was scary a F30 ,,,,,customer said the car got into a slight accident hit the curb and the insurance company fixed it,,,,they replaced the left front tire and wheel and had the car aligned and told the customer the … Continue reading →

Here a little video of the new Z4,,,,let me know what you think.

Here is the list of cars that have the 7/70 timing chain extension

Here’s a new type of starter for you,,,,this was on a X5 phev with a N20 engine,,,now we all know the starter has small drive teeth that spin the flywheel,,,,well we dint do that on this engine because the flywheel … Continue reading →

Here is the latest update you might find when you bring your car in for service on G12 and G30,,,turbo oil lines update. This is a picture of one of the old turbo oil lines as you can see the … Continue reading →

Here’s a picture of the intake manifold off on a new B48 engine,,,customer came in car has no power and check engine light on,,,I checked faults and found coolant temp sensor and bank 1 knock sensor short circuit no signal,,,decided … Continue reading →

Got this the other day,,,,E90 came in with check engine light on,,,,I could tell some kind of backyard mechanic has been working on this car and trying to fix the problem,,,,but they made the problem worse. The faults were lean … Continue reading →

Here are pictures of the new B engines with a old style mechanical water pump,,,,as you can see some white dried up coolant leaking from the water pump. here are some more pictures of this fine new design water pump,,,,I … Continue reading →

Customer came in and said he ran over something,,,so I checked out the damage and saw customer tore away the lower fuel tank support bracket,,,the mounting bolts were tore away from the body,,,the customer is lucky no orange high voltage … Continue reading →