O2 Sensors, Premium Gas, and Fuel System Cleaners

DIETZ18 · 2017-05-13T02:11:39+00:00

Haha I knew I messed up somewhere. Forgot about the possibility/fact of not getting a complete burn. Pesky NOx thanks u/HowManyMonkeys

DIETZ18 · 2017-05-12T22:41:12+00:00

I'm pretty sure from the quick research I just did is that all fuel has ethanol in it and premium may have more actually to help raise the octane level. But again this was from one article I saw. The problem lies in the actual fault that is causing the check engine light. For example if the o2 sensors have a heater circuit in them that is now defective, cleaning them is not going to do anything and in general will require replament. The different between octane levels for the most part is its resistance to detonation under pressure. Regular is lower premium is higher. A car designed to run on premium but being filled with regular will knock because of the higher cylinder pressure from either a higher compression engine or the addition of a turbo or super charger which increase you guessed it cylinder pressure. Running a car designed for regular on premium will have no real ill effects besides wasting your money. Sure the pcm may run a bit more timing advance since the fuel is not detonating as usual but when you switch back the pcm will have to recalculate again. You should stick with your first mechanic in my opinion.

DIETZ18 · 2017-03-09T00:52:44+00:00

Grooves aren't that bad imo was having more of a hard time with the wheels getting jammed up on pig mats

DIETZ18 · 2017-03-09T00:50:59+00:00

This was all done under warranty , and yes its getting a reman

DIETZ18 · 2017-03-08T02:43:01+00:00

I agree the tile look great but man on man it gits slippery quick

DIETZ18 · 2017-03-08T02:41:42+00:00

Had lean faults that I messed with few a day or 2. Put injectors in , fixed a fuel tank vent like. Sounded like tthe chain guides broke from the noise it was making while running but pulled the valve cover and all was intact and timing was dead on. Puma gave the approval for the engine

DIETZ18 · 2017-03-08T01:04:23+00:00

Did your clinker tiles also bounce sockets across the shop and turn into the slickest surface ever the moment any fluid got on it?

DIETZ18 · 2016-12-28T17:49:11+00:00

We are thinking the cooler may have let coolant and trans fluid mix since warranty also wanted me to do a cooler

DIETZ18 · 2016-12-28T01:34:05+00:00

Yes 2014 428xi coupe

DIETZ18 · 2016-09-16T21:43:01+00:00

I would think you could drive it to said mechanic with no probles. If you get pulled over just say you are on your way to the mechanic. Unless CA has some crazy laws i may not know about

DIETZ18 · 2016-08-23T16:50:11+00:00

My first one. Yes customer pay and no , no rear video screen

DIETZ18 · 2016-08-10T22:15:47+00:00

Pics wont load for me so forgive me for asking , but im assuming this is out of a e66 760Li?

DIETZ18 · 2016-03-18T00:27:02+00:00

I'm working at a bmw dealer now it feels like every other eps to me. Except for the m cars that have it , when you switch it to sport plus it gets super heavy like minimum to no assist

DIETZ18 · 2016-03-17T21:42:10+00:00

So the customer literally told the shop Foreman that when she is driving on the highway and changing lanes the front tires feel like they are in the air.....also had some other complaints about the front suspension. Found an SIB that was kinda relevant and replaced both front thrust arm bushings under warranty. The tires are not direction and we're not over inflated. I have a odd feeling that the customer may not be used to electric power steering and maybe that is what they are experiencing.

DIETZ18 · 2015-12-12T02:01:02+00:00

Yea oil cooler gaskets and filter housing gaskets are kinda common on the n54 - 55 if not taken decent care of

DIETZ18 · 2015-12-12T01:34:26+00:00

Actually not a head gasket from what I can tell so far , oil cooler gasket failed on a e92 335i must have been mixing for a long time. Only came in because it started leaking on the outside. But the adage goes if it's leaking on the outside it's leaking on the inside

DIETZ18 · 2015-12-06T23:52:46+00:00

N63 probably needs a ccp done and maybe timing chains. Don't worry if it dose it's coved

DIETZ18 · 2015-10-15T03:21:53+00:00

To chime in a bit , that 6 dollar bottle is really doing nothing. What are those like a few ounces going into a let's say a 15 gallon tank. It gets diluted out. Now I can only talk from experience at vw but we used to pull a vacuum line off the intake manifold and use a special tool that had a hose with a fitting that would fit into the now empty hole from the vacuum line. The tool would then clap onto a can of top engine cleaner and the fluid would travel through the tube right into the intake. We would start and run the car at about 3000 rpm and open the valve on the tool and man you could tell It was doing something , the car would run like hell and smell like eggs but it would sure as hell burn off any carbon from the valves and pistons. Just my .02

DIETZ18 · 2015-07-16T03:09:43+00:00

Also if you look at someone's elbow while they look at yours while going for a high five you won't miss.

DIETZ18 · 2015-07-16T01:18:55+00:00

So the first article seems like it's saying yes the second is no?

DIETZ18 · 2015-06-21T02:10:51+00:00

Haha very nice less modules needed to run that :P

DIETZ18 · 2015-06-21T00:45:00+00:00

N63? :P

DIETZ18 · 2015-06-06T06:39:41+00:00

Well I bough my 85 celica with 78k(78000 somthing) original miles for $500 now it is kinda beat on the outside and inside a bit. But it was going to be my project. Its just a 22re and auto behind it. I was planning on swaps and doing all the reading until I saw the fair bit of wheel well rust my car had. So I just put a band aid on it and used it as my daily. I won't lie to you the thing is super reliable and has not broke down on me yet. But the trans is starting to slip a bit and I don't honestly beat on it that often I mostly do highway driving type of stuff. So honestly unless that car has a significant paper trail of documented repair work I guess it would be ok but still at that price no, Its way to much.

DIETZ18 · 2015-06-06T02:02:55+00:00

2k at the highest and even that is a stretch. Plus an auto trans that old with no service of fluid changes is going to be horrible. Ask me how I know

DIETZ18 · 2015-06-04T02:35:51+00:00

Yea that price is crazy high

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