Recent content by JAJ278

By the way. If you change the engine mounts, which I would recommend, go for something like Powerflex. I installed their standard fast road ones and the improvement in gear selection was amazing.

I’d say $1500 is pretty cheap. Mine was a lot more than that.

Having had mine done at 65,000 miles, with no previous evidence of problems, I would recommend you get it done. Mine was just starting to show some bearing wear and we caught it in good time. All the work was done with the engine in the car, including the bearings , with a full top, bottom and...

At least you could try that and see if it makes a difference?

I did the same thing and my crackle went. I think he was correct about my car, but he still wanted to sell me something more expensive.

I get the same thing and it seems to be down to some form of interference from my Bluetooth transmitter, which again I get whether it is in use or not but just plugged in. The advice I got from a car audio 'expert', was that add on devices never work as well as hard-wired devices and That the...

Do you run any aftermarket Bluetooth transmitters in the car?

BP Ultimate always. I have used Shell Vmax previously but stopped when a friend of mine, who prepares rally cars for some very serious competitors, told me that BP is better for injected cars and Shell for carb cars. I have absolutely no expert knowledge of this, but I know he knows what he is...

I agree. My daily drive from work to home takes roughly 40 minutes. Yesterday evening it took me nearly three hours and half a tank of fuel.

Just had two new CATs fitted to the Z4M after the originals were destroyed by a misfire and fuelling issue. After we got the cause sorted we ordered a new set of CATs from BMW. The first delay was two weeks, ETA moved back for no good reason, The second delay was another month, ETA moved back...

Now you see I just wouldn’t enjoy heat like that. No green eye at all!

Totally agree with you Paul. My 3.0 was an auto with paddle shift, so that was even easier. But I do love the six speed manual in the M.

I've owned 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and now 3.2, and as they say, there is no substitute for displacement. For most legal driving conditions in the UK you aren't going to use the full potential of even a 2.0, but what I found is the larger engined cars make driving more relaxed and smoother. When you...

That sun does it every time.