Beemer Lab

At the end of 2018 when I replaced the clutch on the F10 I threw on a new slave-cylinder while I was there, but I used a cheap spurious part...

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...

Now the E30 is running well I took it out for a test run and noticed that all of a sudden the gears were grinding a little bit. Checked the ...

You will need: Short / stubby ... wrench. One-way valve type bleeding-kit. DOT4 regular brake/clutch fluid. Clutch-bleeding on the...

SYMPTOMS: Clutch pedal appears to collapse / become loose / twist to one side suddenly when depressed. Clutch pedal feels loose / co...

Changed the injector seals last Sunday and gave the ports another good clean. The mist has stopped, but it still did not want to fire. Ther...

Remove inlet-manifold, rail, injectors and rocker cover. Improve fit of fuel-rail return pipe. Clean injectors. Clean out injector ports...

Replace snapped T-piece on injector leak-off pipes. Torque up crank-pulley and HP-pump. Refit drive-belts. Refit radiators / coolers. R...

Attempt to lift gearbox underneath car. Lift engine back out. Fit gearbox to engine. Remove bonnet / A/C-duct. Lift engine and gearbox...

Had a lost day yesterday when the engine didn't arrive. It only turned up at 1.30pm today, so I will have to concentrate on swapping ove...

Drop prop-shaft. Remove slave-cyl. / gearshift linkages. Drop gearbox. Lift engine out. Remove parts for new engine. Once the prop w...

Remove headlights and front crash-bar. Remove starter motor. Remove oil filter / cooler. Photograph and disconnect vacuum hoses and wiri...