Top 5 Most Reliable BMW Engines
BMW is instantly recognized just about anywhere in the world. Some of the best performance cars of all time, such as the E30 M3, and the McLaren F1 come with the blue and white badge on the hood. On the other hand, BMW often falls victim to jokes about its subpar reliability and constant breakdowns. […]
Is the BMW M56 Radiator the Same as the M54 One?
The BMW M54 was introduced in 2000 to replace the M52 engine. Over its six-year production run, the M54 would power the E39 5-Series, E60 5-Series, E85 Z4, and most famously, the E46 3-Series, amongst other models. As it turned out, this engine failed to comply with the stringent emissions norms in four U.S. states, […]
BMW M54 Engine — Everything You Need to Know
The BMW M54 engine, produced from 2000 to 2006, was one of the most competent engines the German manufacturer has built over the last few decades. The fact that it powered everything from the E46 3-Series to performance-oriented models like the E85 Z4, E53 X5, and E65 7-Series is a testament to its capabilities. The […]
Top 3 BMW Hatchbacks We Never Got to Drive
Due to different regulations in the European and North American markets, as well as diverse customer preferences, there are exciting hatchbacks that unfortunately never made it to the US. These include the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, the VW Polo, and the Subaru WRX hatchback, which was in recent years discontinued for North America. In this article, we […]
Should You Get a BMW E65? Let’s Find Out!
By the turn of the millennium, the BMW 7-Series was in its third generation, with its replacement all set to debut. The flagship executive sedan had garnered quite an impressive reputation, and enthusiasts were looking forward to what the German manufacturer had in store. Unfortunately, what came about happened to be one of the most […]
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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 […]