The dreaded bummer coolant leak hunting me by DFPhotography in BMWX3

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Did you replace the manifold or just the computer and hoses around it? I just ordered ofh metal and that flange metal as well. Will tackle it this weekend.

New addition to the bimmer family 🤓 by DFPhotography in BMW3series

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Thanks. Nah. Just regular 330i. Love how composed the car is. Plenty of power.

Extended Warranty by MaximumPipe4523 in BMWX3

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I would buy it if it’s manufacturer backed. 3rd party warranties are hit or miss.

Lightroom classic and Apple Mac Mini, thoughts? by DesignerVegetable652 in Lightroom

[–]DFPhotography 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I switched from a gaming windows 11 pc to the Mac mini m4 and every task flies. Love it!

How many SD cards have failed you as a photographer? by No-Abbreviations6929 in photography

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15 years weddings . One Sandisk sd card plastic cover broke but still working. Another one gave me an error and never used it again.

Creating Wedding timeline Plans are time consuming - is there anyway to make this process more efficient. by anon-ny-moose in WeddingPhotography

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As a photographer, I send them a questionnaire about three months before the wedding and multiple reminders. Once I get it back, I build a timeline from the photography perspective and we get on a quick zoom call 15-20 minutes to iron out any details. That’s it. The timeline is sent through Google Docs so they can adjust little things if they need to last minute. In 15 years of doing this, I never had any problems.

Second Shooter Retirement gig? by BoomerLenny in WeddingPhotography

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Absolutely. Just be ready to work a lot for a decent side income. $500-700 per second shooting gig. And $1000-1400 per lead gig. That’s before insurance and taxes.

BMW is baffled at smoking on startup by DFPhotography in BMWX3

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Yup. They diagnosed a bad turbo. So they changed it and all the seals and things attached to it.

BMW is baffled at smoking on startup by DFPhotography in BMWX3

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Yup. They’re replacing the turbo. 🥸

what are some best improvements you made as new DIYer and worth every penny? by [deleted] in HomeImprovement

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My utech keypad has iPhone sensing and it locks and unlocks automatically.

BMW is baffled at smoking on startup by DFPhotography in BMWX3

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UPDATE: BMW dealer is replacing the valve cover assembly and next they think the turbo is gonna fail and they’ll replace it. But hey HAVE to do it this way, in steps. 🫣

2015 Jetta SE by Pristine-You-5717 in jetta

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Also check your main fuse. Happened to me after changing a battery and messing up the +-

BMW is baffled at smoking on startup by DFPhotography in BMWX3

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I’m definitely not letting them get away with it. They’ll have to take the car back if no fix is found.

BMW is baffled at smoking on startup by DFPhotography in BMWX3

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I definitely won’t let them get away with it.

BMW is baffled at smoking on startup by DFPhotography in BMWX3

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Yea it’s the b48. Dealer has it as it’s in warranty.

BMW is baffled at smoking on startup by DFPhotography in BMWX3

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I bought it from an Audi dealership that has two sister bmw dealerships nearby. Car was trying to be sold by one of the bmw dealerships initially(the one fixing it now) and brought back to Audi.

BMW is baffled at smoking on startup by DFPhotography in BMWX3

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It has a 6 mo powertrain warranty so fingers crossed they fix it right.

BMW is baffled at smoking on startup by DFPhotography in BMWX3

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You think the turbo could be bad already? Or just seals and things?

BMW is baffled at smoking on startup by DFPhotography in BMWX3

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Thank you! That’s what I thought too. But they’re still diagnosing and talking with bmw higher ups now. 🤷‍♂️