Posts Tagged ‘bmw’

Bmw brake pads replacement

Posted: 8th October 2018 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Gopro, Start
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Here is video, how you can replace brake pads and rotors on your BMW.  

  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, […]

  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, Start
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  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, Start
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   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 […]

BMW transfer case knocking

Posted: 6th November 2017 by viljem_r in BMW X3 e83, Cars,bikes, vehicles, Garage, Start
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Suddenly my bmw started knocking when i was turnig left or right at slow speeds. I thought there is some problems with bushings , rear differencal. Eventually I realized that my rear shocks are broken. So I replaced them with new one. But that didn’t solve my issues with knocking. I was praying that it […]

I own bmw x3 e83 2007 for more than year now. It has 2.0d 110kw or 150KM engine in it. I bought it second hand with full service history and 130 000 km on tacho. I like the car. It drives great, it has very good 4 wheel drive. It can go anywhere in snow […]

  BMW m47 engine has 2 thermostats. One is main thermostat other is egr thermostat. Egr thermostat is easy to replace, main thermostat is a bit more work. If your temperature is not aprox 85-90 c in a few km then you have thermostat problem. Another indicator of bad thermostat is  blocked dpf, high consumption, […]