I wanted air filter which can be maintained. I found pipercross air filter online for 40 eur. You must clean it every 30 000km. Stock filter is recommended to change every 30 00km and it costs aprox 20-30 euros. K&N costs more than 70 eur. It also looked like engine can’t get enough air into […]
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Installing pipercross air filter in BMW
Posted: 17th September 2019 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: airfilter, bmw, DIY, e83, e90, filter, flow, m47, m47n2, performance, pipercross, px1429, remmap, x3
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BMW 3FF0, P3263 error in DDE
Posted: 3rd May 2019 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: 3ff0, bmw, carbon, dde, diesel, DIY, dpf, egr, fix, garage, ista, m47, maf, p3263, power, repair, soot
Sudden loss of power and black smoke from my diesel. WTF!? I connected scan tool and get dtcs. OK I will disconnect a MAF and buy new MAF some other day. Well I wasn’t that lucky, same issues. Time to use tow service again. After a while car didn’t even want to start, that was […]
Painting your old rims
Posted: 28th March 2019 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: bmw, clear coat, DIY, e46, e83, garage, paint, respray, rims, rimz, spray, vrcustoms, wheels, x3
I was tired my old casual silver rims. New rims cost a lot, so respraying them was a wise solution. First I cleaned rims good with wheel cleaner. Iron x or K2 roton are good solution in combination with brush and pressure washer. Then I sanded them with sand pad to remove all the dust […]
Bmw keyfob repair
Posted: 12th February 2019 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: battery, bmw, case, DIY, e46, e83, fob, key, not repaired, programing, replacement, x3
At some point your diamond shaped bmw key will stop working. Or it will be battery or maybe something will brake in it. The cheapest way is to cut it in half and replace broken parts. Then you can purcashe battery and key fob on ebay for few eur. Just solder it back. This […]
BMW X3 front control bushing replacement
Posted: 23rd October 2018 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: arm, ball, bmw, brake, bushing, car, control arm, DIY, e83, front arm, garage, joint, replace, shaking, shop, vehicle, x3, x5
As you may heard bmw have a lot of problems with shaking brakes. You feel it when you brake at speeds around 100 kmh or less on your steering wheel. I replaced rotors and pads when they were worn, but I still had some shaking. There was no play when you grab and pushed a […]
BMW x3 transfer case oil replacement
Posted: 28th August 2018 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: atc, bmw, change, DIY, e83, offroad, oil, transfer case, x3, xdrive
If you own a bmw you know that transfer case is one very sensitive thing, especially on x3 or e83. You should replaced every 60 000 km, but this is how it looks on my after 1 year or 15 000 km. You need 0.7 liter of oil, bmw original oil costs a lot, […]
Painted valve cover
Posted: 14th June 2018 by viljem_r in Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: 2.0, cover, DIY, p11, paint, primera, spray, valve
There is nothing better than seeing painted valve cover when you pop up the hood. This is from nissan primera p11 2.0. Sprayed with temperature resistant paint. First cleaned with degreser and scoth brite pad .
BMW headlight gasket DIY
Posted: 3rd May 2018 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: bmw, DIY, e83, gasket, headlight, light, rubber, seal, x3
Another BMW thing that will decompose over time is headlight gasket. It is actually another stupid invetion from BMW. It costs 15 eur per piece. So I went to a local shop with seals and bought seal for just 3,5 eur. Here are some pics:
Bmw shift knob respray
Posted: 3rd April 2018 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: bmw, chrome, DIY, e83, knob, shift, x3
After a while chrome will start to come off from your shift knob. This is very annoying. So I dissaseble it and respray it mat black, because it is from plastic you need to apply primer on it otherwise paint will come off.
BMW m47 egr blanking
Posted: 17th January 2018 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, StartTags: 2.0, bmw, bmw x3, diesel, DIY, egr, m47, x3
I cleaned egr and intake manifold 2 times on my bmw. Because I need to replace my glow plugs and also solve some thermostat leak, I also decide to block egr valve. I bought blanking plate on ebay. I drilled 6,5mm hole in it, because I hoped I won’t need remapping again. I also […]