The trend in the automotive industry (and this is not just BMW, but every manufacturer) has been to increase service intervals to reduce the cost of ownership artificially. The issue with this is those intervals have been proven to be detrimental to the long term reliability and service life of...

If your oil filter housing is leaking on your N51, N52, N54, or N55 BMW engine, you need to take care of it as soon as possible. If it's left unattended, it is known to result in catastrophic failure. Rather than costly repairs, use this guide to save yourself immeasurable amounts of headache and...

Maybe you just rebuilt your BMW E36 engine's bottom end, or you're looking to do some basic engine work. If you touch the timing at any level, you will need to reset the engine's timing. In this article, I talk about how to time a single VANOS M50TU, M52, S50 or S52 BMW engine. Some of these will...

Camshaft installation on BMW M50/S50 and M52/S52 engines (and the M52TU/M54/M56) engines have people afraid due to the length of the camshaft and the possibility of snapping one during removal or installation. However, there's no reason to worry; I'll show you how to do this safely and without...

The ZF 8HP, also known as the ZF 8-Speed, is not a standard automatic transmission. It's actually a breakthrough for transmission performance in general as it not only provides lightning-quick smooth shifts, but it also offers a wide range of potential applications. In fact, the 8HP transmission...

Recently, I ran into a predicament which I had never had before involving BMW VIN decoding. One of our members from OST messaged me the VIN of a 1973 BMW 2002tii. He said that he was having issues identifying the car with RealOEM or ETK.CC. Typically these websites, and BMW, need the last 7 from...

This DIY is going to be centered around handling the replacement of a valve cover gasket (and associated gaskets) on N51 and N52N engines. Unlike early N52 engines, which used a magnesium valve cover and had an external crankcase vent valve, the updated version features a plastic valve cover with...

If the ABS/DSC lights just illuminated on the instrument cluster of your BMW, it can be panic-inducing. After all, there's what, roughly seven warning lights that all illuminate simultaneously on the instrument cluster, more warnings on the iDrive, and an alert sound (as if the lights didn't get...

Window regulators on the BMW E36 leave much to be desired. But then again most BMW window regulators leave much to be desired when it comes to their reliability. In this DIY, I'll walk you through my method of installing these window regulators as well as a few tips to ensure that the regulators...

Polyurethane front control arm bushings (in this specific case, Revshift bushings) are much easier to install than their OE counterpart; however, a small modification is required on offset polyurethane FCABs since they can physically spin in the bushing retainer. It's an easy DIY, is satisfying...