MINI driver’s question
I have a problem with the battery and lights. At a standstill after locking the car from the remote control after some time the lights come on by themselves, the light indicator is at position 0. After a few days of standstill I had a discharged battery. What is the cause of such a malfunction?
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BMW driver question
I have a problem with my BMW 428i. The engine is shaking at idle, making suspicious noises, there is excessive fuel consumption and the catalytic converter is heating up. Diagnostics show that there is too much fuel. My question is whether this engine model (N26) also had a faulty valve train?
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BMW driver question
Since I can’t find a clear answer on the Internet, I have a question for you. What is the original allowable paint thickness on BMW?
The problem was on the BMW 1 E87, but it occurs on all models.
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European regulations, allowing cars to be serviced at any point
The most important regulation that every passenger car owner should be familiar with is the directive on automotive dealers and service and spare parts, known by the German acronym GVO.
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BMW driver question
Today I noticed water in the battery compartment, it was never there until now, even when I replaced the battery with a new one, it was always dry. I am wondering how it got there. I checked everything:
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BMW driver question
I discovered in the on-board computer menu that my engine is not reaching the optimal temperature. I first replaced the main thermostat (Motorad), but it was still around 75-85°C.
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BMW driver question
I have a rather strange question. I’ve owned an F30 with an automatic transmission for a year now, and in sport mode when braking at an intersection and then after adding gas there is this slight jerking feeling.
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BMW driver question
I have a problem with the central lock or keys. The car does not open from the remote when I stand further than a meter from the Diversity (central locking module). Until a week ago I could open it easily from ten meters away. The wiring harness OK. What could be the cause?
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BMW driver’s question
When the car is turned off and the whole audio (DVD, changer, radio) is closed/open, it cycles on every 1 min or so. The DVD player in the trunk turns on and you can hear it working, its LEDs also indicate this. After a while it turns off (current consumption drops to 0.5 A) and starts up again. Current consumption is then at about 3-2.5 A, and so on and so forth.
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BMW driver question
I have owned a BMW 5 Series F10 with the N53B30 engine (205 hp) for less than three months. I bought the car from the first owner with a mileage of 53,000 km with a defect in the fuel injectors identified by the service department.
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