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Monday, 31 May 2021

E30 318i M40: Camshaft and valve condition

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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 ...
Sunday, 14 March 2021

F10 530d: N57 EGR / Cooler related fault-code scan results

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 Been getting the 'Drivetrain' malfunction message on my F10 530d iDrive and figured it likely to be EGR (exhaust-gas-recirculator) ...
Sunday, 1 March 2020

BMW M54 Engine Wiring Harness Diagram Illustration

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Illustrated diagram showing the engine wiring-harness configuration on BMWs with the M54 6-cylinder petrol/gasoline engine family, showing c...
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Sunday, 24 May 2015

E60: New engine tune-up Part 4 - Waste-gate + Pressure-converter.

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After the last tune-up [ here ] the stifled boost remained. Up to about 2000rpm the power was ok, but after that, when the real boost is exp...
Friday, 24 October 2014

E60: Split Vac-line, some boost, weird noises.

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The turbo whine and lack of boost has persisted, so I took off the inlet-manifold again to check the vacuum-lines and found one has snapped ...
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Sunday, 20 July 2014

E46: Inlet full of oil! Re-con time.

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Removed the inlet-manifold to check the CCV [crankcase-ventilator], crankshaft-sensor and main wiring-loom / connections. It didn't look...
Sunday, 3 February 2013

E21 316: M10 Distributor/Ignition Timing: Strobe Light Ahoy!

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So my adventures into re-timing the spark-plugs continue with the purchase of a Gunson Xenon timing strobe-light! I went for the cheapest ki...
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Monday, 14 January 2013

E21 316: M10 Misfire Woes:

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Went on a Maccies run with some work colleagues on New Year's Eve and I may have been pushing the old girl a bit hard, when a horrible c...