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RE: car talk - 8/11/2013 2:48:00 PM

TallullahHk

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I read the fix and I completely understand what he did. I, personally, am not comfortable messing with the wiring.
I've never wired an appliance and I'm not about to mess with the wiring on a vehicle that has a notoriously fussy electrical system.

Changing a light bulb and the oil versus messing with electrical wiring are apples vs oranges. I'll leave that to the professionals.

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I actually did and mentioned in my original post that I did not find any frayed (or broken) wires.

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Yes, I did. And I don't know that it is exactly my issue or the fix
As I mentioned in my original post, it's above my skill level.

Thanks though.

You can change the bulb and do an oil change but can't pull the wiring thru the hole in the trunk to see if a wire is broken??

But if you read the "fix", the guy just run a bit of wire from the right side to the left side and it worked.
That's no more difficult than wiring a new plug onto a kitchen appliance.

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RE: car talk - 8/11/2013 2:53:49 PM

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It'll get fixed eventually. Not by me, by my mechanic. She's passed inspection with it blown - two rear bulbs and a clearing of codes + the friendly back road inspection shop = pass. I've got another year before I need to worry about it :)

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RE: car talk - 8/11/2013 8:37:47 PM

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I have been a car enthusiast for a long time. I think you should read
the following pages concerning oil filters. Mr. Lawrence began over nine
years ago looking into oil filters by buying them and then cutting
them open on a lathe to see what they were made of and how they
were assembled. If you wish you could skip straight to the recommendations
page but I include some of the other information so you can make up your
own mind.

All About Oil Filters

Oil Filters Revealed

Oil Filters Revealed: Opinions and Recommendations

I have never met Mr Lawrence but I have followed his recommendations
with excellent results. As have several other people I know.

I will do this thread a favor and stay off my soapbox about cars and
repair costs. It's better that way.

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RE: car talk - 8/11/2013 8:49:14 PM

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Thanks for the suggestion. I did a quick scan and he doesn't mention Mann which are OEM bimmer filters and the choice of my mechanic and parts peeps. I'll do a closer read tomorrow.

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RE: car talk - 8/11/2013 9:31:06 PM

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both I and my friends have owned BMWs. One friend bought
an early 320i. A nice little 4cyl, 5 speed. Excellent for his purposes.

One problem he had was that the car would rattle and tap when it
was first started after sitting overnight. I recommended to him that he
switch oil filters. Specifically I recommended he get the WIX or a NAPA
since Mr. Lawrence talks about the superiority of thier anti back flow valve
so they don't drain overnight and have to be refilled before the car gets oil
pressure. He did and the problem went away, even if he had it parked as
long as a week.

Prior to this he had been using genuine BMW oil filters, part # 11 42 1 278 059.
It is printed right on the filters, I still have 2 of them in their original boxes which
say Made In Austria. We have no more use for them so they sit on the shelf.

I had another friend who was a retired engineer who did his own oil changes on his
Cadillac. He used Fram. He had the same rattle until fill problem until I showed
him those pages and then he switched and his problem went away.

As I said I have found those pages to be valuable, that includes when dealing with BMWs.

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RE: car talk - 8/13/2013 11:22:31 AM

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The oil has arrived! Time to get dirty :)

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