I am new to this forum, but have been a BMWCAA member for over 12
years. Anyway, I was driving home last night in my e30 and I hit a
fender (a car fender was laying in the road) and it ripped the Aluminum
cover off my Catalytic convertor. The motor is an M42 and the car is a

Can i connect an Ipod to a BMW Reverse unit? is there an adapter for that?
My car is a 320D, 2000, Europe
thanks!
jnuno

Hi all, the exhaust system on my UK 1990 320iSE has seen better days
and needs renewing soon.
Currently it is the non-cat 3 part system with a mid-box and the single
outlet silencer. The question is whether I can install a 2 part system

I am thinking of getting a new BMW 325 SE (2006 Reg), which looks OK,
with good reviews and safety features, But it costs £29K with decent
leathers and paint job.
But I have an 18 year old, E30 320i BMW, which is still fun to drive.

one front caliper is not releasing fully..  binding and squealing.
70k miles up on an 1993 car, ABS and vented disks.
whats a likely casue?  rusty cylinder/piston?
is it nessessary to replace both front calipers as a pair,  even

From http://www.540i6.com/inspectionchecklist.html it says
"Remove and install front and reat(sic) disc brake pads, check overall
thickness. "
Presumably - they are simply re-installing the old pads if they are thick

Hi. my '97 540i was just totalled (by a toyota!) and i am looking to buy a
2003 530i.  BUT in my 540i, I put in something like $280 in @$%@$%@
cupholders over the two years.  Y'all know those cheapo plastic ones that
come out and then crack of a larger cup is placed there, and ...

My car has not been driving as smoothly as normal so I open up the hood
to find that the fan is missing about half of its blades.  The have
snapped off somehow.  My question is this:  Is it dangerous to drive
the car like this?  And how could this have happened?  Also, is this a

1990 525i, independent says I need a new engine computer.  The "brain"
seems to be telling the injectors to dump extra fuel into 3 of the
cyliners and gets the car to stall out.  Does anyone know how much one
would be and what it would cost to do the job.  He is saying that the

i have a bmw 520i 1996 auto,i am getting the temp gauge warning light come
on after 15 to 17 miles into a journey, i am losing no water and have been
told that the impellas have become detached off the back of the water pump
hence the mileage done before it starts to overheat and ...

can anyone tell me what M-number the engine for the M3 GTR e46 has?
I've searched everywhere, but cannot find it any place...
Thanks for the help!
Ilir Dibrani

I know this question has been asked a 1,000 times before but there still
doesn't seem to be a definitive answer!
I have a 2004 BMW M3 with a cassette head unit, 6 CD changer, Harman Kardon
speaker upgrade and Bluetooth mobile prep.

I have a '92 touring manual, M50 engine, 180k miles. All the gears work
fine, but when changing, if I'm not very careful with matching revs,
there is a soft-but-weighty thunk, feels like it's underneath me, maybe
a bit behind me. Could this be a worn sycnromesh, or something to do

I have an older BMW (1989 25is).  My power steering is low.  I have no idea
where to put new fluid under the hood.  I see coolant, oil, transmission
fluid but where's the power steering?  I don't want to put it in the wrong
place and all hell breaks loose.  I don't have a manual as ...

dont mean to post steal but ive just put up a opst with a very similiar problem with a 318td, all the same symptoms accept i lost my rag and managed to snap off the wiper stork. i did the check that v guest suggested and all the needles moved round the clocks and then came back, ...