I am storing my 330i for the winter and need some advice. It is stored in an
indoor heated parking lot. I have performance Continental tires installed.
The dealership said that i should inflate the tires to 43PSI, and I should
run the car for half hour once a month or so, and drive ...

Does anyone know a fix a very dim radio display without changing the
whole unit?  The radio is the standard U.S. Alpine-built cassette
unit(with trunk CD controller and WX band)in cars from 1996 until the
end of e36 cars.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks!!

I have a 2004 330 xi, and this morning, in the first deep freeze it's
met (I'm in Toronto and we hit -23 C this morning), the car wouldn't
start. When I turned the key, I heard the starter whirl and engage the
flywheel, and it turned the engine over once before quitting. On

On the M20 based B27 eta engine/auto gearbox combination,
is there a "recess" in the end of the crankshaft for a spigot bearing??
I'm converting my E28 525e from auto to manual over christmas
and would like to confirn this >small< but important detail.

You may recall my mate's 525iX 93 broke it's timing chain the other
week. Well yesterday a guy contacted me to say his M50 320i 92 did the
same thing. Let's hope it's not a trend!

2002 X5.  In the rear left trunk where the CD changer goes is a plug (not
the 2 and 6 pin CD changer plugs) similar to a female RS 232 or parallel
printer cable. I didn't count the number if pins. Is this plug possibly for
the NAV unit? If not, what?

Apologies folks,
I just need to let off some steam. I had the really enviable task of
changing the microfilter on my 95 E34 518i SE today. Only took me three and
a half hours to do! Had the old microfilter out in about 20 minutes. Spent

2001 X5 3.0i.  Driver side front caliper is leaking brake fluid.  Better
to rebuild the piston and seals or replace the whole caliper?  Is it a
big job to rebuild (rebuild kit is < $20.00)?

What do you do when your car has a recall?  How does this work with a BMW?
I have a BMW 318 I 1984
The following are recall for this car.
Bulletins for 1984 BMW 318i (E30) L4-1766cc 1.8L SOHC (M10)

Apologies for the crap subject line................
E36 323iSE 1998 'R' reg UK, 94000 miles
Problem is as follows:
Above the air-con/climate and RDS units there are two 'dials', one simply to

My drivers side windshield wiper stopped working today. Being in a hurry
I didn't bother removing all the snow and ice from the windshield before
driving away, and then when I tried using the wipers only the one on the
passenger side worked. After stopping I realized the one on ...

I wonder if somebody can help me. I am from South Africa and own a 1999
320i BMW (E46) that have done 200 000 km. My problem with the car is
that it jerk when I am driving at low revs and want to accelerate. This
happen at revs below 2000. I noticed that this happened more when the

Hey All,
Just a quick question, can anyone confirm that an '02 X5 with the cold
weather package has heated washer jets?
I've looked all over the internet, some places say yes, and some places say

Howdy,
I plan on repairing some minor abrasions to my summer rims during the
holidays, and have been recommended to use paint by Wurth.  Any idea where
I might be able to purchase Wurth products in the Kitchener-Waterloo area?

I'm in the UK.
Earlier this year I bought a 1993 525i SE Touring (don't ask me about E
numbers, I thought they were food additives).
Brilliant car, fast, smooth and a joy to drive but the radio/cassette