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I own a 2001 X5 3.0i and have been having problems for the last couple of winters with the front door lock freezing up, especially the drivers door! I do not have any problem with the door freezing to the rubber trim or door gasket but the lock will freeze and be hard to
Continue reading 2001 BMW X5 3.0i Front Door Lock Freezing Up – E38, E39, E53
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car year: 1993
car model: 325is
Hi, I have just put new lowering springs in the car. However, the front struts don’t want to go back in. The problem is getting the strut to line back up with the knuckle. I just can’t seem to get it. Am I missing something? Should I remove the nut for
Continue reading BMW E36 and Z3 Front Strut Replacement – Lower Bracket Alignment
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The clutch on my 1998 1.9L Z3 chatters a little when letting the clutch out. This started about a year ago happening when the car is cold and clears up once the car begins to warm up. However, I notice that it seems to be getting a little worse. The car has 66,000 miles on
Continue reading BMW Clutch Chatter – 1.9 Z3, 318i, 318is, 318ti, 318ic, E36 E36/7
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How many quarts of oil does it take when changing oil in a 2003 530I series?
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When performing an oil and filter change on late model BMW 6-cylinder engines, the oil refill is 6.5 liters or 6.9 quarts.
This applies to all 6-cylinder
Continue reading BMW 6-Cylinder Oil Change Refill Capacity – M52, M54, M56, N52, N54, S50, S54
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car year: 1997
car model: 328is
My BMW has failed emission test and I have 2 codes. Can you tell me what those codes mean and the part to fix it? P1423 and P1421.
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These two codes are for the Secondary Air System, bank-1
Continue reading BMW Fault Codes P1421 P1423 – Secondary Air
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My BMW is running on the cool side, the temperature indicator just makes it out of the blue area on the dial, as I recall it used to run pretty much straight up, half way between the red and the blue. I am only worried about the engine running too cool and maybe loosing
Continue reading 1998 BMW 323i E36 M52 Thermostat – Low Engine Temperature
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I have been getting a slight sweet smell in the car for a few minutes then it would go away ( antifreeze). Today there appears to be some vapor on the window at the far left of the dash. – it does go away but my fear is the heater core. I don’t appear
Continue reading 1995 BMW E36 325is Leak In Heater System
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318 TI
It appears I have a huge coolant leak, but can’t see up from bottom.
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First, we must determine what general area the leak is coming from. Is the leak from the front of the engine, rear of the engine, radiator area,
Continue reading BMW M42 M44 Coolant Leak – 318i, 318is, 318ic, 318ti, Z3
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1997 M3
I was wondering if you might know what would cause the light to come on other than the pad in the seat. There is a devise that looks like it may be a relay, part # BMW6577-8367242 and also another devise
Continue reading 1997 M3 BMW E36 SRS Airbag Warning Light
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How do I replace the external temp sensor on my 1993 325 I convertible? When I turn on the car the OBC says it is -22 degrees in the car……
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The -22 degree reading is typical when the external air temperature sensor is faulty (or missing). The sensor is mounted in the passenger side
Continue reading 1993 BMW E36 325ic External Temp Sensor Reading -22 Degrees
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