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Ulrich, I was planning on pulling the plug and seeing if metal shards are on the magnet; you and I think alike ;) What sucks is currently, I'm working on our 1994 Chevy B30 "class b" RV, getting her ready for a summer trip....and she's the only car we have with a proper class-3 hitch... Alcina...

Update: I WAS able to finally downshift after Alcina sat for a while. However, it was a struggle to get her down in gears, and I had to have the engine running, slowly letting off the clutch to let each gear disengage and downshift. Also, it sounds like something is rattling in the gearbox...

Hello all. So, I'm having my first mechanical issue with Alcina, and it concerns transmission shifting. I just got back from an afternoon ride, limping home in 6th gear. No matter how hard I pressed, the downshift fork REFUSED to move the gears down! I even used the useless tool kit and...

🤣 I misread "values" as "valves". My bad. Mike

Ulrich, Our bikes need to LEARN new valve clearances after adjustment? 😦 How does one go about teaching said bike about said adjustments? I have a GS-911 FYI. Mike

BMW knows that ethanol-added fuel exists, therefore IMHO, I don't see any reason why normal 93 ethanol-added pump gas wouldn't be just fine. However, if you are SUPER-a*al about ethanol in your fuel, you can remove the ethanol at home with a large gas tank with a petcock at the bottom, water...

Something to double-check on is whether any moly grease got on the inner head of the caliper rod. Reason being is any amount of grease in the bottom of the bore will cause hydro-lock on the pin, preventing full travel length to occur. I've been guilty of doing this before, and now take great...

Here's some gouge concerning sales of used vehicles by dealerships: https://carconsumers.org/blog/2019/03/04/it-is-against-the-law-for-car-dealers-to-sell-used-cars-with-unrepaired-safety-recalls/ TL;dr: there's no federal law against it, but state laws vary. Mike

I recently adjusted my valve clearance and practiced what I preached here. Works like a charm (obviously). The practice of using degreasing soap on gaskets is something I do for valve cover gaskets and any other "reusable" gaskets (e.g. transmission pan gaskets). Oil has capillary action, so if...

Virtually anything that's a limited run will always command a premium price. I thought that was a well-known truism. Mike

My tried and true method of keeping ALL chrome spotless is "0000" steel wool. If you have rusty chrome, WD-40 and "0000" steel wool works WONDERS. Chrome is harder than steel, so as long as you use the "0000", not the "000" or less steel wool, it'll work like one of those "Mr. Clean" Magic...

This motorcycle is ECU controlled, meaning that there's obviously, no carburetors to adjust. What I'd look at is your valve clearances on the affected side. Are they in spec? This is the only item I'd think to inspect, but ALSO verify there's no tears in the intake boot that's allowing...

Then, it sounds like the dealership doesn't want to do the job. A free service that ties up a service bay makes them no money. I'd agree with 1911tex, in that the 8-12 hours is likely a time window that you need to accommodate, but allows them a few minutes within that window to quickly do the...

This might have changed, but allegedly, Max BMW, Bob's BMW, and San Diego BMW are the biggest volume sale dealers for BMW in the continental US. As a result, those dealerships get better merchandise to immediately sell, opposed to needing to special order. I was told that "fact" by a sales rep...

Nope, shouldn't be an issue at all, as Anibal stated. "Rev-shift" is a common practice in competitive racing, where racers will simply rev their engines, and let the gear "slip" into the next shift. With practice, it's MUCH faster to shift like this. As for the occasional non-clutch shift? It...

8 -12 hours for ANYONE to update firmware on an ODBII connection is simply unreasonable. Every time I've ever updated BMW firmware via ODBII...even a FULL MS43 firmware re-code on my old E46 didn't take more than a couple minutes, and that's the ENTIRE Bosch engine computer being updated...

While this is a "cheap" head unit. It would certainly be worth it for you to message the seller first and ensure that your phone is compatible with this unit. Just a CYA. Mike

I just looked at Bob BMW's website. It looks like they have a good inventory of R18's. https://www.bobsmotorcycles.com/ It might be that "Big" BMW is slimming down inventory in regions the R18 doesn't sell well??? Mike

I watched the videos in your link and...it looks pretty good for a pure model. One thing though: While I can't speak to this model specifically, I can give my experience on a AUTO version of these Android Auto/CarPlay units. I purchased a couple of them several months ago for our vehicles and...

I took out the bottom plugs during my spring maintenance recently. The plastic cover (#5 in the microfiche below) just pulls out. The rear (closest to the engine body) of the plastic is a formed "C" that mates to a rubber grommet (#6 below). It simply pulls off and pushes back on, sort of like...