BMW TechDrive Features Archives

Whether you know it as an air mass meter or a MAF, no input is more important to performance than that which informs the engine management computer of how hard the engine is breathing.

BMW’s Tech Information Site

Sep 2005

Those of us who've been in the auto service business for many years first got used to finding our specific service information in printed manuals -- a huge, ponderous and clumsy mountain of paper. There was a period back about a quarter of a century ago when it looked...

A Clear Path to Accurate Internal BMW Engine Diagnosis

May 2005

Yeah, we know. You don’t get as much internal engine work as you once did. But you still get some, and the prices involved in these repairs today are so incredibly high, you’d better be very sure you’re right about what’s wrong.

Cut the Confusion: External Versus Internal BMW Model Designations

May 2005

Here's the scenario: A new customer arrives smiling. He says he's heard good things about your work, and he'd like you to take a look at his beloved BMW. Sure, you say, no problem. You walk out to the lot with him and -- hmm -- it's a model you've never...

In The Tank – Just a Fuel Pump? Give Them the Respect They Deserve

Happy Birthday OBD II – Emission Control System Becomes Diagnostic Tool

Use the Right Juice – BMW Fluids

BMW Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) – Keep the Rubber On the Road

BMW Cabin Filters – Protection at the Micron Level

BMW Rack & Pinion for Performance

Keep the Fuel Flowing – BMW Fuel Line from the Gas Cap to the Injector Tip

BMW Cooling System Service: Adventures in the Temperate Zone

Diagnosing BMW Air Mass Meters

BMW’s Tech Information Site

A Clear Path to Accurate Internal BMW Engine Diagnosis

Cut the Confusion: External Versus Internal BMW Model Designations

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