How and When to Perform Valve Adjustment on Your Bimmer?
If you drive an older BMW, chances are that you’ll need to adjust your valves periodically to keep the engine running smoothly. To do this, you’ll need to remove the valve cover gasket and go hands-on with your valve train. Needless to say, not many owners perform this procedure themselves. However, the truth is that […]
Is BMW E32 7-Series the New ’80s Classic?
One of the most influential models in BMWs reputation as a luxury car manufacturer is the 7-Series. This executive sedan has always been at the very forefront of the space, offering unmatched comfort and technology. By today’s standards, the older generations of the car may seem like rather simple machines, but in their prime, they […]
BMW 3.0 CSL E9 — The Car That Changed the Game
From 1968 to 1975, the BMW E9 range of coupés were assembled at the Karmann factory in Rheine. The E9 was the successor to the popular New Class Coupés and over its 7-year production run was available in four guises. While all of them hold a respectable position in the German manufacturer’s storied history, the […]
Restoring a BMW E9 3.0 CSL – How Expensive Can It Get?
It’s no secret that BMW E9 3.0 CSL is one of the most important cars this company has ever designed. It gave life to the dull 2000 CS new generation coupe that was already losing steam by the time the 3.0 CSL came about. More importantly, this car cemented BMW’s name in the world of […]
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BMW Coolant – What to Get and What to Avoid
Coolants, or antifreeze as it’s sometimes referred to, is a fluid that plays an integral role in regulating the running temperature of your engine. When an engine is running, it produces extreme amounts of heat that, if not managed, can cause catastrophic damage to various parts of the engine. The cooling system, including the coolant […]
BMW VANOS Explained — What It Does, Why It Fails and How to Fix It
Variable valve timing was a true game-changer when it first appeared. Born as a means to achieve the ultimate performance, but also efficiency, VVT was quickly adopted by almost every major car manufacturer out there. This, of course, includes BMW who dubbed their approach to variable valve timing as VANOS, or Variable NockenwellenSteuerung in German. […]
BMW N52 Engine – Everything You Need to Know
By the mid-2000s, BMW had built itself a reputation for developing excellent examples of naturally aspirated inline-six engines. At the turn of the millennium, it revealed the M54 (and the performance-oriented S54 shortly after) and cemented itself as one of the best in the business when it came to the six-pot layout. Needless to say, […]
BMW N51 Engine — All You Need To Know About SULEV
The N52 succeeded the highly-successful M54 and powered multiple BMW cars between 2004 and 2015. While it became one of the most reliable and popular inline-six engines BMW ever made, it had a lesser-known sibling called the N51. Interestingly, the N51 is near-identical to the N52, powering the same cars and available during the same […]