Little car, looong engine.

"for Michigan" (formichigan) 06/23/2018 at 14:41 • Filed to: BMW, 1-Series, Straight 6

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I get the impression that doing spark plugs on this car is going to be difficult.

Look what I found in my wheel well today. Pretty sure this was left there by the guy who did the PPI . Glad that clunk and subsequent rubbing noise weren't something more serious…

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > for Michigan 06/23/2018 at 14:47

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That's a squeaky clean bay, sir

for Michigan > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/23/2018 at 14:51

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It was not that way when I showed up at the dealership. In fact, there were maple leaves hiding in the cavities back by the a pillars. (And the salesman had the balls to tell me it had been garaged its whole life after I had seen that .)

They did a nice job cleaning it up before I picked up the car, though. Glad I’m not starting with 8 years of grime in my attempt to keep this thing presentable.

dogisbadob > for Michigan 06/23/2018 at 14:58

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finders keepers :p

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > for Michigan 06/23/2018 at 15:02

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The engine reminded me of this

“Straight six in the front, manual gearbox in the middle and drive going to the rear. Page 1 Chapter 1 of the Petrosexual handbook”

- Jeremy Clarkson (BMW 1M coupč)

His Stigness > for Michigan 06/23/2018 at 15:08

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It’s not very hard, it’s just tedious. I’m sure there are plenty of videos out there to help guide you.

for Michigan > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 06/23/2018 at 15:22

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If only my knee could live up to daily-driving a stick...

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > for Michigan 06/23/2018 at 16:07

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I feel like everybody else knows, but I don’t, so I’m gonna ask- what is that thingy?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > for Michigan 06/23/2018 at 16:08

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I found a 12mm snap- on end wrench under my seat, I keep forgetting to return it to the mechanic.

diplodicus forgot his password > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 06/23/2018 at 16:26

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E82 pretty sure he's got a 128i not a 135i.

for Michigan > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 06/23/2018 at 16:59

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If you’re asking about the car, Diplodicus is right.

If you’re asking about the thing I found in my wheel well, it’s a light. The power button on the front cycles between a single LED on the end and two different brightnesses of the LEDs on the front. The base is magnetic and swivels and there are magnets and hooks on the back as well.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > for Michigan 06/23/2018 at 17:03

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I meant the light, should have been more specific. I figured it was probably a light, but it looked pretty funky to me. Oh well.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > for Michigan 06/23/2018 at 17:32

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4th gen Camaro laughs  at your easy spark plug job.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 06/23/2018 at 17:33

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I have one of those

for Michigan > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/23/2018 at 17:36

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DipodomysDeserti > for Michigan 06/23/2018 at 17:39

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That whole plastic fairing that holds the cabin filter comes out giving you access to pretty much the entire engine . It’s pretty easy, but you have to make sure not to strip out any of the little plastic screw holes that old everything down.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > for Michigan 06/23/2018 at 17:47

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That’s the price you pay for this sleek sexy look.

Seriously though, t he packaging on those things is ridiculous. The first  two feet of the car are in front of the slam panel.

for Michigan > DipodomysDeserti 06/23/2018 at 17:49

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I thought it might, but it looked like there could be sheet metal under there, so I wasn’t sure.

for Michigan > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/23/2018 at 17:49

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A E R O D Y N A M I C S

for Michigan > His Stigness 06/23/2018 at 17:50

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YouTube is my shop teacher.

DipodomysDeserti > for Michigan 06/23/2018 at 17:58

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Once you get the cabin filter lid off there are about six screws that hold the hard plastic bottom section on. You also have to disconnect two sensors on each side of the housing. Once that is off you can remove the cross braces (need a torx bit), which then allows you to remove the rear engine cover, thus giving access to the rear spark plugs. Just make sure you have a thin walled spark plug socket, as a standard spark plug socket won’t fit. BMW’s are surprisingly easy to work on. There’s a few weird quirks here and there, but they were definitely designed with maintenance in mind.

Make sure not to force any of the covers when putting everything back together, as they are also designed to keep water out of certain electrical components. If they’re in their wonky you’ll have i ssues.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/23/2018 at 20:07

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The hand book or the 1M Coupe?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 06/23/2018 at 20:27

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“ Straight six in the front, manual gearbox in the middle and drive going to the rear”

daender > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/25/2018 at 21:47

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That alone is what turned me off from owning a 4th-gen, otherwise I would’ve bought a used V6 manual hardtop.

functionoverfashion > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/25/2018 at 22:02

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Looking at the size of the hood relative to the size of a 350, I would never have imagined ANY part of the engine would be hard to access. That’s like... short-sheeting a bed. It looks all nice and spacious until...