r/BMW • • 5d ago

Maintenance Monday: Ask all your maintenance questions here!

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Hitting a mileage marker and want to know what preventative maintenance is due? Unsure what part to get to replace a OEM fluid, or just don't know what fluid to get to begin with? What's that creaking sound? Ask all your maintenance and repair related questions here!

When posting, questions are highly encouraged to use the following template to the best of their ability:

  • Year:
  • Model:
  • Chassis:
  • Mileage:
  • Description of issue:
  • Steps to reproduce:
  • Photos/Video/Sound clips of issue:

r/BMW • • 16d ago

Monthly Circlejerk

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Come and get your weekly dose of circlejerk! Hate something? Rant here! Love something that others hate? Get downvoted loved here! Want to get a complete stranger's validation for a random internet opinion? Get upvoted here!

All low effort memes, rants, "DAE think BMW lost their way", etc , about the listed circlejerk topics belong here. Individual posts will be removed!

Circlejerk List


r/BMW • • 6h ago

New to me m440i xdrive

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485 Upvotes

Comes pretty loaded with M Performance exhaust and oyster interior + vented/heated seats.
When it comes to mods, I added just small cosmetic ones such as facelifted grille, front lip, trunk lip + wheel spacers. 73K KMs


r/BMW • • 6h ago

Cars & Coffee at a BMW Dealership on Belgium

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70 Upvotes

r/BMW • • 2h ago

Worth buying these now adays? M550i xdrive? Any tips or advice from current or previous owners?

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31 Upvotes

What do I need to know?


r/BMW • • 9h ago

BMW i3 vs 2 series GC

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113 Upvotes

the new one looks so much better imo


r/BMW • • 19h ago

Got my 16 year old daughter her first car! 2011 328i xDrive

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575 Upvotes

Title!!! It was an older couple that owned it and they gave to me for practically nothing because it needed a couple of repairs. I run a euro shop, so it was cheap for me to do.

On the lower end mileage wise and ridiculously clean.

Needless to say, she is now forever ruined when it comes to driving anything other than a BMW.

She’s got A’s and B’s in all honors/early college classes as a junior in high school and will graduate with an associate’s degree, so she earned it. ❤️


r/BMW • • 6h ago

Found the bimmer parking

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31 Upvotes

r/BMW • • 3h ago

The reason why the Tourings are made for

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16 Upvotes

Do you have genuine BMW accessories?


r/BMW • • 52m ago

[OC] E46 Core

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• Upvotes

Surprised I was able to snag this plate


r/BMW • • 15h ago

Shop looks good today😍

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57 Upvotes

E92 335is F80 M3 E36 M3


r/BMW • • 11h ago

Anyone Else Play this Computer Game Sometimes?

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29 Upvotes

The price of 91 octane hurts the wallet a little. Every once in a while I'll run this just to see what it can do.


r/BMW • • 1d ago

621K mile 323i in the shop today

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656 Upvotes

Had the pleasure of working on this 99 323i today. Leaking pretty much every fluid but runs great!


r/BMW • • 1h ago

Repair Help First time posting here, got notice from dealer about "engine mounts collapsing"

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I usually keep up with the recommended repairs but this one JFC

Recommending that my original engine mounts from the vehicle are collapsing and need replacing

$3,300

For now I'll pass.

Can I get this done much cheaper elsewhere

I can maybe get them down to $2,900


r/BMW • • 19h ago

M-ish Driving my BMW on the Airport Tarmac

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42 Upvotes

Being able to drive my M440i on the airport Tarmac for work is an experience to behold. It's hard not to just punch it and do some donuts.


r/BMW • • 36m ago

Buying Help Easy fixer?

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Looking at a stock 325i with 170k miles, its only 4k but my main concern is this code listed P1415 and P0102, i already plan on doing exhaust work if that should fix it since i think its related to airflow or the sensor based off a tiny bit of reading unless someone dealt with this issue being a bigger concern? Would it be able to drive reliably?


r/BMW • • 1h ago

Repair Help Locking issue rear passenger side door only opens

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Hi,

My read passenger side door only opens from the outside. It locks and unlocks with central locking and there doesn’t seem to be anything obviously faulty.

Any ideas or suggestions? Its a g20 LCI model

Thank you!


r/BMW • • 1d ago

TMI alert! Woman Says Ex Used BMW's App to Stalk Her and Control Car Features, Then Dealership Told Her to Buy a New One

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r/BMW • • 2h ago

Repair Help BMW 328iX, N51 p2096 code, help?

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I’ve had this code awhile now on my 2011 328iX, so I finally dropped it off to a shop (not BMW, but a well established euro shop. also worth noting I just had an exhaust leak fixed a little while ago, so i’m truly not suspecting that)

The shop tells me they find P2096 and it is likely a faulty downstream O2 sensor.

they swap out the O2 sensor, great. a little under $450.

two days later, i’ve driven it about 40-45 minutes total. engine light comes back on. just not ideal.

I scan it with my little shit OBD reader, same exact code. i wonder to myself “could life get any better?”

i’m 20, I don’t have all the money in the world, my warranty company didn’t cover the sensors.

so i’m stressed, im wondering if anyone knowledge on here has dealt with a similar issue and has any idea what the issue may really be?

aswell, the shop should have another go at it again without me paying right? I really hope so. just really aggravating, and can’t call the shop til monday.

if it means anything the shop is Bergen Autowerks, in Franklin Lakes NJ.


r/BMW • • 1d ago

New car, who dis first car, 2019 530i in alberta. 103k km

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60 Upvotes

love the g30!


r/BMW • • 3h ago

Maybe you guys have some smarter insights?

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Issue with transfer case shudering. Only at low speed, low power corners, when rolling into the corner and applying low power.

Car is G26 2022 M440ix . Mileage 92k km 57k miles.

900km ago changed front and rear diff fluid, transfer case fluid and transmission service. I had no issues before outside gear shifting being slightly more rough than freshly serviced.

TC fluid - ravenol DTF-1.

Rear diff fluid RAVENOL VGO SAE 70W-80 LS (It's G5 fluid, but explicitly says it's compatible with G4, which was needed)

Front diff RAVENOL DGL SAE 75W-85

Issue happens randomly, not always. I turned off VTG to isolate the issue and it was gone. TC was filled perfectly by the ISTA procedure, opening the valve before and filled until fill plug dripped and calibrated. Immediately after service there was no issue, maybe 100-200km later shudering appeared, only during specific conditions are met. TC angle was 15.7 deg, immediately after service 15.5 deg, now it's 15.3 deg.

The question - TC on the way out? Change TC oil to bmw OE oil? Anyone else had this issue? I've seen only the other way round, before the oil change, not after.


r/BMW • • 3h ago

My 2018 430i convertible just hit 100k, what should I know?

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This is my first car, my daily, and my first BMW. Bought it with 60k something miles. She’s at exactly 99k miles right now

I recently replaced one of the coolant hoses, as well as the o rings on the coolant caps due to a coolant problem. I also do more-than-regular oil changes. I didn’t know how to do any car related maintenance, so it’s also a sort of test bed for me

I’m a-soon-to-be college student in an expensive major, so I want to save money by getting the repairs out of the way before they’re a problem. What else should I do?


r/BMW • • 4h ago

Repair Help Odd Battery Behavior, please help!

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My 2009 BMW 335i battery is behaving in a way that I’ve never experienced in any of the nine BMWs that I have owned over the decades.

The error message is something to the effect of “excessive battery discharge when the car is not running.” It further advised to turn off all accessories that might be draining the battery, which I do by hitting the ignition button one extra time after turning off the ignition.

This has gone on for about three months, even though Indy BMW master tech said that the battery is operating at about 30%

I’ve had zero problem starting the car, as long as I make sure to switch off all the accessories as described above.

BMW tech says I need a new battery but since something ancillary is obviously draining the battery, is replacing the battery itself going to solve the problem?

Just before this battery issue began, the BMW Tech replaced my headlights and one of the smaller lights.
I’m getting the message that there’s a problem with my right cornering light.
Do any of you techies know what is going on?
I don’t want to just replace the battery if that will not fix the problem.
Thanks for any help!!


r/BMW • • 23h ago

Build Help Is the finish of the alloys too dark for the car?

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Wondering if it clashes or if it works with the Brooklyn grey exterior + oyster leather interior. I can see the case for both sides. It’s the shop’s version of Shadow Chrome (on Apex VS-5) and the picture was taken on an overcast day during the afternoon


r/BMW • • 1d ago

Buying Help 2005 BMW 325i - a nice daily for almost $9k?

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Looking at picking up this 2005 BMW 325i with a factory manual transmission. Seller is asking $8,750.

Already spoke with the seller, and he’s willing to get a PPI done. Told him I’d move forward if everything checks out.

Just wanted to get some opinions from E46 owners. Is the price reasonable? Planning on using it as a daily driver. I'm coming from a 98 Acura Integra that needed some work & that I heavily invested into to get it mechanically sound so im no stranger to heavy maintenance on older vehicles.

Appreciate any input!

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Milage is 144k miles