The black rear signalling unit (that contains four light bulbs)in the
car's body (as opposed to the trunk lid) has a black pastic rectangular
plug from the electrical harness that plugs into it. Because of some
electrical/heat damage the unit sustained I now need to replace the ...

hi, this is the first time posting here so please accept apologies if i
screw up on protocol...
I have been driving an 1994 E34 , 520i manual for the past 5 years , an
amazing car and perfectly stable taking corners at 140km or higher by

Over the last week, I replaced the cambelt on my M20 engine, as well as
disassembling the "fuel side" (manifold, injectors throttle body etc) to
clean it up and replace some cracked hoses etc. Now, after starting it
up, the engine is "hunting" on idle, has a flatspot on ...

Hello everyone i'm new to the site. My engine is running fine but when the
car is in drive or any other forwrd gear i have the tiniest amount of
power to the wheels.It seems like the clutch is slipping. it's fine in
reverse so i'm baffled as to what the problem might be. i've been ...

feeling vibration in my '98 M3 during braking.
Can / should I have the rotors machined to remove run out? Or just
replace?

My E39 520i 97 Manual definetely has a transmission problem. It started
as a problem with 3&4 gears but now its all the gears. Now the problem
is lack of drive in any gear. I'm needing to rev the engine alot higher
to get any drive output, so I know its one or the other, hopefully ...

I purchased  a new cabin air filter for my 1994 BMW 318i at the dealer and
was told it is located under the panel beneath the glove box.  Well, I
removed the panel and nothing there looks remotely like it would house the
filter.  Can someone out there provide either a schematic or ...

i have a 1995 325is .. and the heater control doesnt work.. not the
heater control but the fan control  .. at first only level 4 fan worked
.. i had heat and cooling .. but all the lower fan speeds did not work
.. now none of them do .. neone know how to fix this?

I own a 2001 E46 325ci and today my aircondintioning stopped working.
Im not talking about the "snow flake" sign, NO Air comes out the vents
what so ever! the display shows full speed but the vents remain quiet
and no air comes out?

I've got a fitted BMW GSM carphone in a 1998 540i.  As recommended by
someone, I bought a SIM card and stuck it in the slot without pressing it
from the credit-card-sized holder they come in.  After getting it the right
way up the phone seemed to accept the card.  However, it just ...

I am trying to figure out a problem with a friends car. It is an E30
325i.
 Symptoms :
 Car will start and run for a bit (10 minutes or so) and then

I have a leak in the power steering system of my UK model 1993 530i.  I've
traced the leak to a what looks like some sort of sensor located on a
hydraulic manifold thing located on the LH side of the engine compartment,
underneath the ABS control unit.  It has pipework around it ...

When i start my car it makes a ticking noise which seems to be coming
from the engine. It only lasts for about 5 - 10 seconds. then it stops!
I have 1500 miles left, so still a while untill my service. Can anyone
shed some light?

I have a 1987 325i with the limited slip differential. It isn't clear in the
manual what oil (plus additives??) to use in this rear end. Can anyone
recommend the right stuff to put in. Thanks so much in advance.
Peter

On putting the transmission into D or R, a couple of seconds later the
car jerks slightly.  The handbook says to wait for it before moving and
I assumed it was it going into gear.  However I discovered the other day
that the car will move forward (or back) almost instantaneously ...