Recent content by f355spider

I'm sure the guy is doing what he claims. It works perfectly fine...until it doesn't.

I'm quite certain the oil report will be fine. I would have slightly more concern with brake fluid (hydroscopic) and coolant (additives get consumed in contact with metals). At four years, I would change all the fluids for peace of mind.

I have purchased oil a number of times on eBay over the past 18 months. (Though most of my oil purchases are directly from Walmart.com or Amazon.com and continue to be) 1) The eBay sellers are always slow to ship...one to three weeks before shipment, so be patient or plan ahead. 2) About 1/3...

2007, owned since 2010, when we bought it with 25k miles. Has 413,000 miles now. Been simply awesome. I'm going out to wash it now... I do have to polish the headlights every 5 to 6 months though to keep them clear. I have debated buying a new pair...about $650 or so, if you wait for a...

Same for me, I've had too many bad experiences with wheel damage at Costco and Discount Tire. Just not worth the hassle, even if they cover the repairs. Plus, specialty tires and OEM BMW star marked or Ferrari "K" spec formulations. Tire Rack's two year road hazard warranty has come in...

If you had purchased a week ago, you could have avoided the $7 a jug price increase at Walmart and other retailers. :(

I have been active on the bimmerfest forum for over 20 years and have seen a couple threads where cars with low mileage on the oil go four plus years on the oil change and the oil filter pleats had torn in a couple places. Not sure how common that might be, but showed that filters don't...

Agree with you on that...but you can purchase additional o-rings from the dealer and online parts sellers. I always keep a spare on the shelf only because I once opened up a filter box and the o-ring was deformed and required (on a Saturday) to drive across town to the BMW dealer to procure a...

Oil degrades with age?

Meguires Gold Class for me...used to get it at Costco. I got a bunch three years ago when the local Target store closed and everything was 50% or 60% off. What does the Project Farm guy recommend? :)

Who's wasting time? Not me. I filed for $40 and I'm just waiting for the payment.

Heat can definitely cause intermittent voltage regulator issues, high or low. Seen it before. I would be concerned with 16.8 vt taking out some electronics...Its not expecting to see higher than 15vt. But if the car is not worth it...just drive it and not worry about it.

Interstate AGMs are supplied by Clarios and I see Mexico, Korea, China, USA and Germany. Someone said they recently saw India too. The German ones are made by Varta. Varta also supplies OEM to Mercedes, BMW and other German car makers. I've had good luck with the Varta and and the Korean made...

Do you recall the country of origin sticker on the Interstate AGM?

After warranty, LL-01 or LL-04, assuming you are looking for a boost in HTHS.