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I'm struggling with a front suspension problem on a BMW E39 530i Touring car. The front ground clearance is way too high, about 3-4 cm compared to the serial. According to the VIN, the car was serially equipped with the S227A (Sport suspension lowered ride-height) suspension option.
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Is it normal to have smoke in large quantities coming from the air purge line? My car has almost 300,000 km on the odometer, it doesn't take oil, the turbo seems to be passing a little. I use Castrol 5W30 oil. Below is a video of the symptoms that concern me.
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I would like to know if the engine operating temperature of 100 degrees is normal? I would like to add that the car warms up to this temperature, after driving only a dozen kilometers.
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I own a BMW 3. It drives very nicely with the current power, but I would still like to add 50 hp. How much does it cost to replace the engine and can you guys find me an engine or do I have to look on my own? What is the best engine to put in so that I don't have to replace the exhaust, steering and
Series 3
In Poland, statistics on vehicle imports and their average age show that we drive vehicles that are 10-15 years old from the date of manufacture. After a period of harsh winter operation, a variety of defects are revealed with the arrival of spring, among which we have selected the ten most common.
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I own a BMW with an automatic transmission. When I start the car in the morning, I feel jerks when shifting gears (there is cold oil in the transmission). Should I be concerned? The second problem is the vibration of the brake pedal during a long drive (about 1000 km) and at speeds of about 80-100 k
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I own an E39 with an automatic and for some time now when downshifting, more or less at 60 km/h I feel jerks in the transmission. In addition, when accelerating quickly, while the engine speed is at 5000 - 4th gear jumps in. In my manual it says that the oil in the transmission is not changed, is th
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The DPF was replaced in the BMW. After almost 2 months, the light came on. I filed a complaint with the mechanic, who stated that "the lambda probe and glow plug controller are defective". After replacing these parts, trying to burn out the filter does not work. Does this mean that the filter needs
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Some time ago in my car there was a problem with the right front door. Once they close, once they don't. Along with them, the right mirror stopped working. I can change the alignment, but when I put it in reverse gear, the mirror should lower, but it doesn't. Do these two malfunctions have anything
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I have a question about led lamps. It is about the daytime running lamps so-called rings - one of the lamps (right) has a different shade of burning ring, the other lights up normally. My question is, are there any inverters or bulbs that are responsible for these rings?
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I recently replaced the timing gear (chain) and oil pump chain. After this repair, the car started to vibrate a lot when adding gas. I knew that the clutch and dual mass were not in the best condition either, so I replaced them, but the vibration remained.
Series 3
This question plagues new BMW owners. It is especially relevant when the car was imported from abroad and does not have a Polish manual.