I have a m54b25 engine which burns oil and smokes occasionally. After a fresh oil change and about 100miles in and the yellow oil light comes on the dash. I recently put forte oil fortifier and forte valve stem seal conditioner which are oil additives. Now I put over 150miles on the car and the...

Just happened driving home. Thankfully, the brakes still worked fine. When I got home I ran the OBDFusion. Nothing came up in errors. Any thoughts? Thanks very much. Todd (PS, THE SEARCH FUNCTION ON THIS FORUM IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. IT LITERALLY WOULD NOT LET ME SEARCH "ABS" BECAUSE IT SAID...

This is all because of those hated P0491-2 codes... After trying everything in my power to dislodge the vacuum solenoid from the back of the manifold (including trying to snap off the damned clip), I'm just going to do the intake manifold removal and attend to the CCV stuff, the gaskets and...

Folks, I have a 2002 325i with 186k miles. The past two days some strange happenings have occured. I'll relate them here: 1st event- Driving home at night I tried to turn on the bright lights. They did not come on. I left the switch in the bright position and some seconds later they came on. I...

Hey guys, I am turning 16 in October and have $5,000 in hand right now. I want to spend a maximum of $6,000 on the car itself. I am looking for a 325i from 02'-04', but I need some advice on maintenance costs. I know BMW's are very expensive to maintain as my dad has an 07' 750i and my mom has a...

Sorry if this is in the wrong section or if this has been discussed already, I have been searching for some time and cant find what I'm looking for. I'm looking to purchase a 2002-2003 325i with around 100k miles, I see great reviews on edmunds and kbb as well as msn autos, but I also find a...

ought a 2002 325i with 100k miles for $7900 w/ $4k down from a Volvo dealership and was told it was owned by a service tech and so all maintenance was done regularly. Clean Carfax. Drove nice. Hadn't been out on the lot yet because it was a trade in. Was going to be inspected in the am and...

Hey guys im new to the forums. I am thinking about buying a E46 2 owner car and second owner bought from carmax. It has 165k miles do you think it will last me for 1 or 2 years without any major problems? Called up bmw and they said car has been well maintained at their dealership. Automatic and...

I want to paint my style 96 rims on my 02 silver 325i and was wondering if anybody has done it?