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    Plugged heater core. BMW F32 435i

    VERY unusual to have a BMW with a blocked core. Are you able to scan the vehicle for BMW fault codes?
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    Dont use metal valve caps.

    Aluminum TPMS sensors and metal valve caps is no bueno. And even a little salt to the mix and you get galvanic corrosion, then us techs are having to drill out the sensors. See this all the time. PITA.
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    3PMSF tests outlined

    I know a couple of engineers from Transport Canada who largely developed this standard. Have been told by them that many tires with the 3PMSF rating are actually worse than many all-season tires.
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    Downsizing...can you really???

    Sold my 4 bedroom house in suburbia hell and moved into a 800 sq.ft 1 bedroom condo in the city. Could not be happier. Plan on moving into the country at retirement, just not sure what country.
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    Tesla is about to explode?

    OMG! They might hit 2% market share.
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    Furnace Filters

    They are great, until they get even slightly plugged. The 3M filters are terrible. What MERV rating filter you use also largely depends on your furnace. All furnaces will have a maximum MERV rating. I know my Trane HE heat pump says max MERV 11. I use MERV 8 mechanical (NOT electrostatic)...
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    Windshield replacement 2013 Honda Civic ?

    ????? All windshields in the last 50 years are laminated.
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    2015 BMW N20 X1 UOA 5K MILES NON-EURO OIL

    RE: fuel dilution. Have you had the N20 DME programming recall done yet? It addresses running rich and fuel dilution.
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    What will wear items be in electric cars once common?

    1.5 million km with basically one battery replacement, under warranty. And still going. https://insideevs.com/news/559261/tesla-models-p85-1500000-kilometers/
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    BMW branded LL01 oil?

    https://www.bmw.ca/en/topics/offers-and-services/service-workshop/bmw-accessories.bmw-m-twin-power-turbo-bmw-longlife-01-sae-0w-40-1000-ml.html
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    BMW branded LL01 oil?

    Yes, we still have the LL-01 0W40. We still get it by the drum.
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    Brakes for 2014 Honda CR-V AWD

    Just step on the pedal harder?!?
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    Ordering vs buying off the lot

    Guess my next new car will have to be a Porsche, or an i4. ;)
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    Ordering vs buying off the lot

    After doing EU delivery of a custom ordered car, and picking it up right at the factory, I don’t think I could buy a new car any other way now. It was truly the event of a lifetime that I will never forget.
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    ATF service: 2016 BMW 528i Xdrive

    I have never seen an automatic requiring replacement except for leaking due to porosity of the casting.
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    Bought a Toyota even more boring than The Critic's

    Best car for a new teen driver is one with no back seat and a large center console. ;)
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    What will wear items be in electric cars once common?

    BMW batteries are cooled using AC refrigerant. There is a network of evaporators inside the battery compartment between the battery packs.
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    What will wear items be in electric cars once common?

    Tires and suspension components will wear faster due to vehicles nearly double the weight.
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    "Cold" tire pressure.

    And when are we going to stop with this Nitrogen nonsense?
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