What r/BmwTech is talking about this week

Comment down below People always say “buy an i6 BMW they’re the best” … ok but what if I want something else? If I had to guess I’d probably say the m43b19 (port fuel injection, no Valvetronic) or...

Like the title says, these two have stopped working. I've tried switching the car off and on again, reset iDrive (i was desperate). I've read its probably the wire in the stalk snapping, has...

Hello to anyone interested I’m a certified tech for BMW and have been debating leaving the trade. I’ve been a tech for about 5 years now and when I started things were going pretty well I...

I have a 2021 BMW X5 sDrive40i with the 3.0L B58 engine and around 50k miles. I took my car to a BMW dealership in California for routine maintenance today, and the technician found what they...

I tried creating a rma for a 2month old 5w-40 liquimoly order and it says item not eligible for return or lifetime guarantee replacement. Last time I sent oil back for credit was 4 months ago has...

I’m looking for advice on how to proceed/escalate this issue. I brought my ‘23 M850i into service due to a failed heating element in the driver’s side armrest. The service advisor told me upon...

2017, 5 Series Touring, 42k miles I got my car back today after having the TPMS sensors replaced - as part of the diagnostics the dealer has flagged 'suspected mileage manipulation' - they have...

So was at college football game last night, traffic nightmare when over and took an hour to get out of parking lot. Car was on and idling - when finally out of lot and started to accelerate a lot...

Noticed quite a bit of disagreement around replacing components based on mileage rather than actual condition. Water pumps, thermostats, VANOS etc seem to come up frequently. Is there a point...