Posts Tagged ‘bmw’

Here is video of thermostat replacement on my 318ti with m42 engine

I bought a Optimal aftermarket crankshaft sensor for my BMW. It was decent price. So full of expectations I replaced oem part. It’s simple procedure. Then suprise! Car won’t start! After some research I found out that pins are not the same. Optimal should be quality replacement parts from germany. Now I don’t know am […]

MotoGuzzi stock cable 80 eur piece!? They lost their minds. You can buy aftermarket NGK caps, which are maybe even better and make cables at home for less money. Here is list of spark plug caps, they are available in car stores. Here is a guide how to find your cap. https://www.sparkplugs.com/Data/Documents/NGK_Resistor_Covers.pdf

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]