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Preventive maintenance, part 1 – under the hood.

This is the first in a series of articles designed to help you save money by showing you how to perform some basic inspections yourself. Not only will you save by not paying someone to perform the inspection, you’ll be able to identify potential issues/repairs before they become an expensive problem. In this article we

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When to change power steering fluid – 1999 M Coupe

Q I loved the article on do-it-yourself preventive maintenance in the last issue! I just checked the power steering fluid on my ‘99 M Coupe and have a question about the color. It’s grey without even a slight reddish hue, but it doesn’t look too old or beat up. Could it be a different type

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Broken rear shock mount

Q The right rear shock on my 85 325e was making a lot of noise so I took a look at it. It appears the shock has broken away from where it was mounted. It also looks like it may have taken a small piece of metal with it when it broke. I’m not positive

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Pitted plastic headlight lenses

Q 120,000 miles of road debris had pitted the headlight lenses on my 98 750il.
Is there a polish I can use to make the pitting go away?
Pete M.

A We offer as great polishing kit that addresses this specific problem. We tested it on a headlight assembly from a 92 325i. It made a very noticeable

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