Having a problem with intermittent starting. It will crank just fine but
no spark. Last time this happened I metered the coil and found that when
I measured from the - side to the engine block whle having someone turn
the key it magically started. I am getting 12V - 13V from both ...

Hi BMW fan,
I have a few question to ask you folk.  Here's my car description, 1996 328I
BMW with 165K miles on it.  Everytime I drive, I felt a heat coming from the
engine under the dashboard on both driver and passenger side.  What cause it

I have been told by a service manager  for BMW cars in the USA that the PDI
costs are paid for by BMW company. He says the customer should not be
charged PDI . Has anyone else ever heard this in Canada

I jusr purchased a 1993 bmw 3251, where is the oil dip stick, and
transmission stick. I see one on right rear of engine. But cant tell if
its oil or transmission. What does the 5 service lights that light up when
you start engine.

I am working on filling in my tool collection with some nice, high end (high
quality) tools. I have found Wiha for most of the precision hand tools.
However, I am having trouble locating a German company that makes socket
sets and wrenches.  A friend of mine told me there was an ...

Just got off the phone with the Service Advisor from my BMW dealership.
...needs new brake pads and needs new rotors.
He said that 30k-50k is the useful life of BMW rotors, that the rotors
and pads are usually replaced as a set.

I am undecided between 2 very similar cars.
1. 316i compact-1997 101,000 on the clock bmw service history untill 45,000.
2. 316i compact- 1998 120,000 on the clock with full Bmw service history.
There is very little difference in price but 20,000 in milege.  I have been

Can anyone direct me to a mail-order source for Mille Miglia wheels for my
330ci? Tire rack.com doesn't carry this brand of wheels any longer (straight
from the horse's mouth). TIA

I have an E38 740.
When I unlock via the remote key, the Central locking only unlocks drivers
door
Any ideas??

Hi all, can anyone offer an opinion as to how much use the Bentley
service manual would be for someone working on a UK 730i.
The book is fairly obviously biased towards the US market and I'm
guessing that the small M30 engine never made it across the pond in

I've had some mods done recently with the suspension and the car handles a
lot better now such that I tend to drive it a bit faster and now I'm
starting to find the limits of the braking capacity. Not that the standard
brakes are bad by any stretch of the imagination, they're not, ...

What is in the BMW coolant?  Can it be mixed with regular ethyl glycol, like
Prestone or some generic brand?  What if you are on the road and need
coolant?
Thanks

Is there a place where I can source the Bluetooth retrofit kit, for a 2000
E38??
I would prefer sourcing in the UK, but if overseas, that would be OK,
providing they ship to UK

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http://www.geocities.com/coffeesykes/FSBMW.html

Witch do you think is better?
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