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  1. General BMW Discussions
    Hi! I know nothing about cars and I have a BMW 3 series 316i from 2008. Recently I got a blinking yellow engine light and my car started losing engine power and the car and gearstick started shaking. I have no idea what this could be and I was wondering if someone could help me? I’ve also been...
  2. Car Audio, ICE, Car Alarms, Mobile Phones, I-Drive
    Hi All, This is partly a repost from a separate forum site, regarding the 330e's (specifically the 2016 F30 330e) tendency to avoid returning to electric mode when driving. user "Julian204" over on thef30 bimmer post forums created a short and sweet post on these identical symptoms and some...
  3. Auto Electrical Forum
    I am experience a percipient random failure on my X5 E70 3.0d on a 59 plate. Car starts and drives fine, however randomly the engine will just completely stall out no warning lights just total loss of power. If I try and restart immediately by just pressing start/stop button car doesn’t start...
  4. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    Hi all, I have an E39 with engine M54B30 which has the weirdest engine rattle. I uploaded a video for you all to hear. After a minute or so the rattle gets lesser and when the engine is warm it is as good as gone. The car almost has 500.000 km on it and thought it was the timing chain and...
  5. E83
    I have a head scratcher! Hoping the community can give me some pointers! I have an X3 E83 2.5i with the m54 engine. Currently my car drives like a slug! Max speed 45 mph and forget going uphill. It does start and tick over fine but when driving it won't rev passed 3.5k revs and takes about 10...
  6. E91
    Not sure if this is normal or not and if not, what would cause an how would i fix. while removing rocker cover, 1 of the bolts sparked like the battery would of, have now remove battery while change rocker cover gasket, I've remove all lines in way to access rocker cover an unbolted live line...
  7. E34
    Hi there, I recently changed my dead fuel pump and a perishing crankshaft position sensor on my 1993 520i E34 (M50tu engine) but since doing so the following issues have arisen: The ignition used to turn and activate less than second after turning the key. Now though, the ignition is prolonged...
  8. General BMW Discussions
    Hi Everyone. So I bought a BMW 1 series at the end of December advertised as Approved Used, two weeks ago had some minor smoke coming from the engine so BMW technician came to investigate. Turned out that there was this thick oil in the head cover gasket (picture below) so took it to the local...
  9. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    Hi there! I am about to invest in a gorgeous Oxford Green E39 523i Touring that a friend of mine is giving away, which will take over daily driving duties from my '93 E34 520i. However, there are some issues that need addressing with the E39. Chief among which is the engine. A rough almost...
  10. E39
    Hi there! I am about to invest in a gorgeous Oxford Green E39 523i Touring that a friend of mine is giving away, which will take over daily driving duties from my '93 E34 520i. However, there are some issues that need addressing with the E39. Chief among which is the engine. A rough almost...
  11. General BMW Discussions
    Hi guys, I'm new to this forum. I want to swap my E36 Coupe 316i engine to a 328i engine. It's a manual gearbox (I'm guessing I also need to swap this for a stronger one? ZF?) What exactly do I need for this swap? And is it hard to do? I always do work on my own cars, but I've never done an...
  12. BMW 3 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 3 Series
    Hi 👋 I'm having quite a serious and frightening problem with my 2006 320d e90. Every time I take a right hand corner at a relatively high speed in second gear, my car accelerates by giving very noticeable bumps forward. I tried to pass the corner in neutral and the engine revs by itself (up to...
  13. General BMW Discussions
    Hi all, new here and in slight panic mode! 2016 F31 320d manual, 82000 miles, owned nearly two years. Clutch has had a small vibration when depressed for months. No slippage or smell noticed. Vibration gradually got worse over a period of 2 or 3 weeks maybe 200 miles driven, with a bit of a...
  14. BMW 3 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 3 Series
    Hello! I have problem with oil pressure in my bmw. This kind of problem appers only on cold engine. What I need to check first? Do you have maybe this problem in yours bmw? Thank you for help, have a nice day. Peace!
  15. Technical Guides for the E90, E91, E92, E93, F30.
    So these last few days my 335i N54 E93 has been playing up where I would go WOT or sometimes around 4-6k rpm and car would throw a CEL lights and go into limp mode and misfire on Cylinder #5 after buying all New NGK Coils and plugs and Fitting today I tried pulls again at WOT and tonight was the...
  16. Technical Guides for the E90, E91, E92, E93, F30.
    Hi, My deflection pulley snapped today on start up. I'm so confused regarding trying to find a replacement. I have attached the photos of what mine looks like, but I cannot find any version of it at all. Please could someone help me as I am really confused. My VIN number is...
  17. BMW 1 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 1 Series
    Hi, I have had my BMW 118D since it had 20,000 miles on the clock. Like clockwork, as soon as it hit 70,000 miles last week the engine got quite a bit louder. I've tried to ignore the noise but it's impossible to. When I accelerate the noise gets louder. I have took a video of the sound with...
  18. E90
    BMW 318i n43 engine misfire on cylinder 3. I Replaced all the usual stuff, coils, spark plugs and fuel injector, however none of it worked. The engine is chuffing heavily and if u look closely u can see the fuel injector seems to have Exaust fumes coming out of it (at least that’s what it smells...
  19. BMW Garages and Parts Retailers
    Hi all, I have a bmw 1 series 116d, 2004. which is making a very weird sound from the engine when i accelerate, its sort of like a strange whirring sounds with a hint of gurgle. It also seems down on power, especially on hills and inclines . Does anybody know of any decent mechanics in derby...
  20. Diagnostic Hardware and Software Discussion forum
    Engine management line turned up randomly today. Service is overdue by 5k miles (motorway miles) got this read today fella said it was EGR. Any help regarding this.
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