As a Product Consultant I spend a lot of time driving hire cars to and from the various mine sites I need to visit. The last time I traveled I was granted an upgrade by the hire car company. They presented me with a new 320i Exec. During my 320i experience I couldn't believe what the car had to...

My daughter's 323 suddenly and without warning has failed to start. There is lots of power. The key is turned to START, but there is no noise from anywhere. I would expect to hear a relay click or something -- my Ford F150 makes all sorts of noises inside the dash from relays and such. My...

I have just replaced the front right xenon light bulb on my e60 BMW. And after I turned on the lights it was obvious that the light wasn't blue but rather bright yellow? Now, the seller convinced me that the xenon bulb is the same as before and that it will turn to blue after some 100 hours of...

My 528 runs great but the temp guage will suddenly start rising and light up the red zone in the guage - it stays that way for about a minute at the most and then returns to normal. It may do this once or two time I drive the car out. I have noticed that this tends to happen on an undulating road...

while the economy is going down the drain right now. That being said is it a good idea to buy a new car? I do like the 2009 BMW 1 Series http://ibmwblog.com/2009-bmw-1-series/ how about you think?

I have a Blue Point air impact wrench that's not give the sort of torque it should, it struggles to undo wheel nuts. It's running from a decent size air tank at 6 bar. I plan to strip it down and degrease it then recoat all the parts with air line grade oil. Is this the right thing to do or am I...

A friend of mine has a 5-series BMW, I think it's a 2000. We were discussing my laptop-based OBDII/CAN code reader that I use on my own car, and how useful it was. He said he's wary of buying one, because he thinks he needs to get one that fits the special BMW round port in the engine...

Hi all. I have a '97 Z3 with the 2.8 I6. The car has about 131k miles on it. Ever since colder weather has moved into my area (30s, 40s F), I've had a problem when starting the car. It starts immediately and the idle jumps above 1000 rpms. Then a few seconds later, the idle drops, the...

I'm getting water in the rear foot wells on my 2002 E39. A search on the web suggests that it's a common problem with the inner door seal, with a realatively simple fix. One article suggests using 3M Super Weatherstrip Adhesive, but I haven't been able to find a supplier in the UK. Could...

I fitted power windows to my '87 E30 from a wrecked car. I followed wiring diagram I have, and now I can only open or close the windows while ignition is on. I added fuse #17, but there is +12V (from the unloader relay K5) only when ignition is ON. Is this how it is suppose to be? It seems wrong...

how does one obtain the transmission "codes" for a 1998 BMW 740i. i'm getting a "Check Engine" light and my transmission is in Fail Safe mode. is there a computer diagnostics technique that shops use to determine the exact problem with my transmission? will the codes relating to the transmission...

I have a 1994 530i that has been running quite well in the three years I've had it. However, recently I've been having a bit of a problem. The car idles rough and almost dies. Then it speeds up (ostensibly the computer is giving it gas to prevent the engine from dying) and then the check...

Over the past week or so, I will be driving down the road and all of a sudden, the fan stops blowing. With or without the air conditioner, there is no air flow. If I keep fooling around with the buttons, eventually it will come back on and it is blowing cold. Does anyone know what the problem...

Hi, Just recently I've noticed a droning noise that sounds like it's coming from the rear of my car. The frequency of the noise picks up with speed and is unrelated to engine speed. It's not a grinding and I can hear it pretty much all the time while I'm moving. I've checked the tyre pressures...

Im looking in to buying a 92 525i wit 129,000 miles on it. I was wandering if its worth buying or is it just going to be a money pit at this point. Its a sweet looking car but Ive never owned a bmw and am not sure what to expect as far as engine live and overall longevity of the car. Having owned...

i live in london and have a e46 325ci,i've noticed when i go over bumps there's a knocking noise coming from the passenger front wheel,when i drive on smooth roads it's ok,what could the problem be?

I've got a '99 528 sport wagon with about 50K miles. Recently the ABS light started coming on after 10-15 minutes. The dealership tried replacing one of the sensors, but found it didn't fix the problem. They are recommending replacement of the control unit. Does this make sense? Thanks.

Got caught in a bad sandstorm coming back from Palm Springs last week. I slowed to a crawl until I was out of it, but the next day I noticed my windshield was noticably pitted/sandblasted. When driving into the sun or lights at night, it's pretty hazy from the damage. My insurance will replace it...

Car has 90,000 miles. I run with 89 octane or better almost all the time. This was definitely true for this last incident today. I have had the car about 13 months. The first misfire codes (Cyl #2 and Cyl #5) occurred at fairly high revs in 2nd gear in last October. Since them I have have same...

What i want is this: a station wagon or sedan with plenty of backseat legroom (my toddler is rather long) so that I don't have to pull the passenger front seat forward to accomodate a child seat (a 2 month old toddler in winter clothing does NOT fit into a rear facing child seat) preferably with...