Beemer Lab

Clutch reservoir suddenly low on fluid? Gearbox housing covered in it? Sounds like a popped slave-cylinder. Not to worry, this has to be one...

VIEW/DOWNLOAD CONTENTS: Index How to Use this Manual Symbols Wire Size Conversion Chart Systematic Troubleshooting Diagnostic Connector Powe...

I’d been messing with my AFM in order to get the car running ok when cold and when I finally fixed the massive air leak on the inlet manifol...

Yes, this is set at the factory and they say it should never be messed with, but as the youngest M40 engined BMWs are approaching 30 years o...

After all the diagnosis and testing from THIS POST , I found the cause of my rough idle and stalling out when cold was a damaged paper gaske...

I had checked and re-checked the idle control valve [ICV], the air-flow meter [AFM], ignition system, tested for the fuel pressure, performe...

The temperature gauge in the dash has not worked since I bought the E30, which was a little worrying on my 250 mile drive home, but the car ...

Next on the agenda to find the culprit of the rough running and stalling idle was to examine the injector condition and the plastic tips. Th...

I whipped the rocker cover off to check if there was a dropped valve or broken spring that might be contributing to the poorly idle, but no ...

This video shows the symptoms of an air-leak in the induction system, where unmetered are drawn in after the throttle-body causes a terribly...

My E30 had little or no hot air from the blower inside the cabin. I have heard it is common for the two hoses running to the heater matrix t...

With the E60 alive again and a new house project costing the earth, I can't justify keeping two Beemers on the road so the stalwart E36 ...

Got round to changing the oil and filter on the Compact, as I've been running it for a month with the mayonnaise filled concoction left ...

Just as on E46, the two bolts holding the handbrake down hold the right side of the arm-rest bracket. The third threaded-hole is covered b...

Well, the new head gasket is on and the car is running like a bag of spanners. I think the slapdash chain refitment may have knocked the tim...

Well, it's been a busy month again in Beemer Lab and I've just bought a new house which hasn't helped. Firstly, I finally remove...