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It’s a 2014 VW Passat in silver, the spray paint that’s on there at the moment has only been there a week or so tops. My car is waxed so I would imagine the paint shouldn’t stick too well. I’ll try a bit of lacquer thinner on an inconspicuous area under a rubber seal or something to see if it...

I’ve recently had my car vandalised with rattle-can graffiti, there’s no damage to the actual bodywork just red spray paint all down he side and hood of my car. Any tips to get it off without damaging the factory paintwork? Had one suggestion that lacquer thinner will do it and someone else...

I did have that thought but I've bought the same oil plenty of times and it always is the darker color, the pale one seems to be the odd one out 🤷‍♂️.

This isn't about a specific oil or brand but has anybody come across the same oil from the same brand to be two different colors? I was changing the oil on my car and needed two jugs and one is a different color and odour to the other. One is very Pale with a weird hue to it (Blue / green hue)...

Hi there, i changed both sets of rotors and pads on my BMW 4 series as the old ones were pretty budget and squealed like hell! It’s about 6 weeks later and I’ve just started to get a shimmy / vibration in the pedal in the car when braking at higher speeds (60mph+) the steering wheel doesn’t...

Planning on doing a brake job on a BMW 430, I’ve got terrible brake squealing when coming to a stop, I realised I have no brake grease so went to pick some up at the local parts store. They gave me a can of “Granville” Ceramic Brake Grease, this is all they had. Apparently can be used on the...

I’ve been doing quite a bit of DIY work on a BMW an Audi recently. They’re a nightmare to work on but one thing I’ve noticed is all of the fasteners are like new, they all come undone and never round off or corrode. Anything Japanese I’ve worked on usually has zinc plated hex fasteners that...

Made a bit of a dumb mistake a couple of weeks ago, I was changing the differential oil out of my BMW 5 series and stupidly put the open container of gear oil in the rear footwell, about a quart of oil leaked out all over the carpet! I’ve cleaned it up used a carpet cleaner with degreaser...

I’ve driven gas cars for quite a while now, I’ve just bought a BMW with a Diesel (N47 2.0L). Engine is great and love the fuel economy (60+ MPG) but have noticed it takes twice as long to get heat in to the cabin! is This a trait of Diesel engines being more thermal efficient? After 20+ minutes...

That’s good to know! You must be familiare with this ‘fine’ engine😂! Timing chain replaced as a precaution a few weeks ago! My specific engine didn’t come with swirl flaps from the factory, I discovered this when cleaning the intake manifold plus there’s no actuator! I did replace the glow plugs...

I was replacing the charge pipe and intake seals on my BMW N47 Diesel engine, whilst the intake was off I thought I’d have a look at the Turbo. The turbo seems fine and produces boost without any issues (apart from the boost leak I just fixed). I noticed there appears to be some marks on the...

I've got a BMW 3 series with the 2.0 diesel engine, the engine is notorious for timing chain issues and got the chain changed this week. You have to take the transmission off and the shop where it was done asked if I wanted to supply a new clutch as they had to remove it anyway. I bought a OEM...

Thanks, I just got off the phone from my insurance agent, they've booked it to go in to tomorrow for repairs. By the sounds of it they'll be looking to recover costs from the land owner.

Yup, I told the landowner and he called. Clean up crew was despatched and road closed.

I was driving in a rural area today and there was a decent size puddle close to the sidewalk (3-6 inches deep), there was oncoming traffic so I couldn't avoid it. After going through it I could smell diesel! I pulled over and found out it was diesel / heating oil from a tank that had ruptured...

Engine was warmed up and it was taken at idle after a 20 minutes drive. It seems to look fairly similar regardless of engine speed

About 6 months ago I had a pending P0420 code that I cleared and it never came back, I was convinced that the code was due to me stupidly adding a can of what turned out to be 2 cycle mixed fuel to the tank a week before the code appeared. Today I connected one of those cheap ELM327 scanners to...

Yep got there in the end. It was a pain but its all flushed now. Would have been much easier if If there was a block drain but there isn't with this engine.

The temps are about 28F at the moment so your theory is probably right. I just got back from a 20 mile drive on steep road with some 20% inclines with the heat off and when I got back the radiator was hot and the coolant I was using to flush had mixed. I think in the future I'll do this in the...

I decided to change the coolant on my little Suzuki Jimmy 1.5L (M15a), it hasn't been changed in over 2 years. The engine has never overheated and the temp gauge is always rock solid at around 185F when warmed up. On the workshop manual Suzuki recommends running the engine up to operating temp...