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...

Rear O/S calliper was sticking on this 2005 E90. A re-conditioned genuine unit was sourced for just £45 with the old one being returned in e...

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...

Had to bite the bullet and buy a replacement speedo / odometer for project E30 this week as after many different attempts to fix the origina...

After fixing the major oil leak from the rocker-cover gasket [ THIS POST ], I noticed there was still some oil pooling on the under-tray and...

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...

The bulb had blown in my E30’s digital clock, so I decided to repair it with a quick and easy LED upgrade. It’s another bulb load of power t...

With the car still misfiring a bit, I turned my attention to the plugs and HT leads. All appear fine. The coil works because there is a spar...

Despite paying road-tax and insurance on the E46 Touring it's been laid up for 6 months and with an improvement in the weather it's ...

*Front strut-assembly replacement guide here -  https://www.beemerlab.org/2017/09/f10-530d-front-shock-strut-spring-top.html * Time to do th...

Sean at work has a 1er with nearly 200k miles on the clock, through you would never tell as most of the parts have been replaced since he go...

 My run-flats that came with the F10 have been run practically, well, flat. They were an advisory on my previous MOT and the last 12 months ...

Here is a detailed fuse box guide for BMW F10 etc. as none seem readily available. I will update as I go... * PDF download here. * ENGI...