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 ...

Nice 1980 placard from BMW UK advertising their family of 6-cylinder engines, from the later E21 320 to the M1's M88 and explaining the...

Illustrated diagram showing the engine wiring-harness configuration on BMWs with the M54 6-cylinder petrol/gasoline engine family, showing c...

Here's another quick engine comparison, this time the E21 and original E30 flagship models, the 323i. BMW introduced the E30 323i in 198...

Up to 1977 BMW used 4-cylinder engines for its original 320 and 520 models, evolving from the trusty M10 used in the 2002. After 1977 they b...

 After about 650 miles in the E46 Touring the radiator light came on. Just the amber warning, to let me know it was getting low, not the r...

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

The clutch on my F10 has felt like it's on the way out for about a year now and over the last month or two I've noticed it startin...

Superb 136-page document from BMW showing the tightening torque for every different bolt / screw on your car. It covers generic torques for...

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...

Well this has been the most fruitless weekend to date. First I discover the simple sump cannot be removed without lifting the engine and low...