the bimmer pub

BMW X5 Electronic Throttle Drive Can’t Thrive and Stay Alive — Because the DME Was Speaking Jive…

Oct 2020

Getting through a simple driveability concern (or a seemingly simple one…) can turn into a big problem for the shop and the customer very quickly if we are not well studied in our electrical theory and testing strategy on BMWs

Urea Passive Tank Sensor Code And Regeneration 2010 BMW X5

May 2020

We’ll explore the location of the passive tank, why a bad sensor can’t just be replaced and the Regeneration process.

BMW F15 X5 No Code Suspension Diagnosis

Feb 2020

BMW F15 X5 – NO CODE suspension Diagnosis – Customer complaint: “car rides rough.” Vehicle is riding low in the back. EHC returns no codes.

Damage from a Frayed Serpentine Drive Belt

Nov 2019

We’re going to show how the owner was able to save their car’s engine after the crankshaft sucked the belt into the engine and what we did to repair the car and get it back on the road better than ever.

the bimmer pub october 2019

Oct 2019

In this issue: BMW Cooling System Overview • Diagnosing Fuel Delivery Issues • A Thoughtful Approach to Diagnostics • Engine Oil: Decoding the alphabet soup • Sales and Service Booms from 25 Years of “The BMW Effect” • Promote Shop EV Service Readiness!

Promote Shop EV Service Readiness!

Oct 2019

As BMW begins rolling out several new models of its advanced EVs, why not make everybody who visits your shop aware of your readiness to be right on top of the new EVs.

“The BMW Effect”

Oct 2019

Twenty five years after BMW came to the United States with full scale manufacturing, service and support, its entrance is known as “The BMW Effect.”

Engine Oil: Decoding the alphabet soup

Sep 2019

Today the choice of engine oil is not a simple exercise, even within a single marque like BMW. Different engine families have different requirements, and those requirements are spelled out in great detail in BMW service literature.

A Thoughtful Approach to Diagnostics

Sep 2019

BMW’s newer modular engines are quite complex, both in construction and operational theory, especially in the case of Gasoline Direct Injected (GDI) engines. The industry is now acutely aware of the carbon issues plaguing these GDI vehicles.

BMW Cooling System Overview

Sep 2019

BMW cooling systems have been keeping repair technicians and enthusiasts busy for a long time. Cooling system issues almost seem like the Achilles heel for BMW vehicles as they are quite common. As far back as the E30, clogged radiators and blown coolant hoses were common.