20Feb2014
BMW 650i Exhaust Install
Had this nice little 650i come into the shop for a little maintenance and a big sound improvement 🙂 Some basic stuff such as brakes, fluid flush, oil changes etc were in order and taken care of quickly. Then it was on to the exhaust. Time to get rid of this neutered system! We chose to go with Magnaflow’s full system which provides a great sound on these 650i’s! The old exhaust out. Unless you are on jackstands and can …
27Mar2013
We Be Chumpin RennsportKC
Yup, it’s that time of year again. Chump car racing! A couple weeks ago we ventured down to Hallet for the Luck of the Irish twin 7’s. We had a few small issues from last year which I took care of for this season, and the car ran flawlessly on Saturday, taking us to a 6th place finish out of about 35 cars. Sunday was not so kind, as she made it through 3 hours, then Kris “Hammerfist” Loveless overheated …
Had this little M3 come in for a quick repair after the droplink bracket broke off the strut tower. So I put it up in the air to see if the strut was saveable. As you can see, a chunk of the metal broke clean off and of course the drop link came off with it. Now, I’m a little fuzzy on the story, something about “Refueler, Dave, The Destroyer” and “Get A Bigger Hammer, Chuck” using torches, 12 foot …
14Dec2012
BMW 330Ci Maintenance
Picked up the BMW the other morning for service as the owner had complained about having an burning smell in the cabin at stop lights. Up on the lift to check it out! Found the leak was pouring out of the valve cover gasket at the front of the motor, so a replacement was needed! But, on the way to the shop, I noticed the car was not getting up to operating temperature. Figured likely a stuck thremostat. Pulling apart …
11Nov2012
BMW Chump Car Maintenance RennsportKC
Since I was stuck waiting on parts for the 964 and GT3, I decided to tackle some maintenance on the chump car. First thing to do was to tackle the engine mounts. Our fan shroud kept popping off during the race, and I kind of figured it was likely due to the motor mounts being shot and the engine moving around enough that the fan was hitting the shroud. Easy problem to fix though. From the looks of them, they …
After knocking out the oil pan job on the 745Li, I tackled the door check. The owner had left the door open and the car rolled backwards into the garage door which bent the door forward. Luckily, all it broke was the hydraulic door shock which keeps the door from swinging too far open and causing damage. How the sheet metal wasn’t bent, I don’t know. Off comes the door panel to replace the shock. Here you can see the …
Had this nice ’05 745Li in the shop this week for a fluid leak from the transmission. After cleaning everything up, I noticed the drain plug was slightly loose, so I tightened that up, drove it and rechecked it. Unfortunately it was still leaking, apparently from the front corner of the pan, so time to pull the pan and repair the leak. Pan off the car. The hole on the left closest was the culprit, and while I figure the …
Had this little BMW Z3 come in on the hook the other day as steam was rolling out the hood! Typical BMW cooling system failure, and this one took out pretty much everything it could! BMW cooling systems are their weak link, and IMHO, they should be gone through every 60-70k miles. Up and ready to go. The cause of this issue was a failed water pump bearing. But wait…..it took out more than just the water pump. New pump …
ZZZZZZZZZZZ, I know. The problem with getting behind on blogging is that I have about 200 pictures on my camera that I have to sort through and turn into posts. LOL. I must admit, with the heat wave we have been having, motivation is down. This little BMW had 116k miles on it and it was time to get rid of that Cadillac float. The answer, a set of Bilstein shocks and struts. The old sachs struts were shot. Well, …
Got the BMW swapped out at home with the dragon the other day so I could spend some time in the evenings working on it (read in the A/C). Good thing is she started right up in the trailer and drove onto the lift, so maybe we will get lucky with the head. Cross your fingers. Valve cover gasket off. Nothing looks cooked too badly on the cam lobes that I can see so far. Not sure what is going …
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