I have a 1995 740iL BMW with a M62 series engine. I am getting a tapping noise in my lifter area on the drivers side of the engine. We thought we had collapsed lifters, but we replaced all 16 on that side. I took it to the BMW dealer and all they could tell me is what i thought it was. They had no...

well not that new . any bad experiences ? i have an E36 may get a new one. whats the chasis desination for it ? thanks

Hi there I've become rather bored of the family Ford that I bought brand new when being sensible, in anticipation of my son being born last year. I'm therefore looking for a slightly older BMW for around the £5-6K mark as I have had several in the past. I had more or less decided upon a 318ti...

Another good site is www.tirerack.com You can call them and their CS/tech guys are always good. "Nicholas Andrade" > wrote in message ... > Hello group, > > I've been lurking for a couple days and figure I'd say...

i am a car owner that has little experience with DIY repair. i want to remove my alternator and replace it with a new one, but i need a step by step as to how. any help that can be given would be appreciated.

I just ordered new brakes, rotos, brake sensors for my 98 528I ....I started with to change the rotors with the psgr side front wheel...to my disbelief, the brake sensor assembly is missing all together. I thought someone did cut off all together which is not the case. the entire assembly is...

hi im a new bmw owner and seem to have a problem with the suspension it sits over about 30mm lower on the drivers side ,the car is standard apart from the wheels and their 17s so the height is very noticable at the rear the drivers side rear sitS about 10mm in the arch.i have replaced the rear...

Has anyone ever had success stopping a head gasket leak by adding an additive to the oil? Car has over 230,000 miles - I am looking to do things cheaply but do not want to harm the car because it runs very well. - Ben

My father has a 1994 E34/M50 that keeps blowing the fuse for the internal lights. It seemed as if the problem was with the switch for the trunk lid, but it doesn't appear that's the case. Apparently there's a short somewhere, but we're having trouble tracking it down. Here's what has...

I have a 1996 518i fitted with the BMW T2 alarm system which hasn't worked for some considerable time. Recently, I have suffered from flat batteries in the morning and having checked the battery and the charging system (both ok) I have a sneaky feeling that the alarm is draining them...

Check out www.dtmpower.net, they have a lot of good threads on upgrading and other great information about your e46.

I may be buying another used beamer. The 92 525 has a timing belt I know. That is a good thing I would guess. Does anyone know whether or not this was a "good model/year" - that had no unusual problems. Thanks in advance. - Ben

This will probably qualify as a dumb question, but here we go: I have a 1990 325i. It has a light in the center of the dash that reads "Check". Lower on the dash, in a line with several other lights is a light that reads "Check engine". My question is are these the same or different? If they...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew if floor mats from a 1999 BMW 328 SE Saloon would fit a 2003 BMW 330ci Convertible. Many thanks.

could any one tell me where i could get a cheap m3? and any possible pictures? cheers.

Hi I am still suffering from an unpredictable acceleration / surge in power at low revs on my 2001 330ci I was digging through alt.autos.bmw and I found...

The right side vents on my 2000 323ci blows warm air when the ac is on. I checked the freon charge and it is ok. I think that the heater is partially on but only on the right side. I have been told there are two sides to the heater and a valve might be sticking. Does anyone know where the valve is...

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