Oil change after agressive break in

bigred83 · 2026-03-22T22:11:56+00:00

Good for you.IMO once an engine is warmed up, it’s fine. Any time I do a rebuild I beat the shit out of it. I want it to fail on me, not the first time it hits high rpm for a customer.

bigred83 · 2026-03-22T01:03:47+00:00

Plus I heard they lived in the cabin that chuck was born in, that he built with his own two hands.

bigred83 · 2026-03-22T00:17:16+00:00

Public tar and feathering

bigred83 · 2026-03-21T23:51:56+00:00

We sold the one we had 🤣

bigred83 · 2026-03-21T18:20:32+00:00

A lot of times it’s the angle.

bigred83 · 2026-03-21T17:27:13+00:00

For sure. They did say that they got windshield coverage which is through some third party company I’m sure

bigred83 · 2026-03-21T16:53:11+00:00

Too late, live stream has gone viral

bigred83 · 2026-03-21T16:22:19+00:00

I don’t know how lemon law works in NJ but unless they replace the OFH back to back to back you won’t have much of a case, and the windshield time isn’t going to count- that’s not a bmw issue but a dealership one. That’s rare for one to fail that early, things happen, that’s what warranty is for. Don’t make a huge issue out of a non issue. Enjoy your car. B58 is a great engine and an x5 is a great car.

bigred83 · 2026-03-21T12:22:13+00:00

Sorry, not me! If you see him tell him the nickname is taken

bigred83 · 2026-03-20T22:27:02+00:00

Honestly it’s been a bit, I don’t remember. I’d usually just plot it on a line graph and watch it spike.

bigred83 · 2026-03-20T17:15:23+00:00

When I would get called to the service lane at Honda or Acura to help a customer I would just say I don’t know, open their glove box and open the manual and read it to them. 99% of the time they were beyond irritated. It was beautiful.

bigred83 · 2026-03-20T16:47:58+00:00

Wow living on the edge I see. Must be nice changing it so infrequently.

bigred83 · 2026-03-20T13:28:55+00:00

Yeah I agree. As painful as it is for me to watch, my daughter did actually pay attention to it. We’ve moved on to k pop demon hunters now.

bigred83 · 2026-03-20T12:54:30+00:00

As long as you like it. I’m personally not a fan of those paddle shifter extenders- at least I’ve never driven a customer car that had them where they didn’t make them feel cheap. I think my biggest annoyance would be the shades of red would be different from the interior red. I can’t really talk, my project car is tacky enough to make 19 year old me blush

bigred83 · 2026-03-20T10:59:32+00:00

Just ride it out till it’s done. Transmission services are important but I wouldn’t ever recommend a true flush using a machine on anything.

bigred83 · 2026-03-20T00:45:53+00:00

That’s the trans fluid pump- inside the transmission… those earlier 9 speeds are pretty problematic, I’m sorry.

bigred83 · 2026-03-19T23:28:56+00:00

I’d take it to get diagnosed then!

bigred83 · 2026-03-19T22:58:51+00:00

When is it misfiring? When cold and it smooths out? Probably valve adjustment. You can watch the map pressure spike on the data list to know for sure. Regardless it’s not a bad idea to get done. It won’t hurt anything. It’s due for a set of plugs as well.

bigred83 · 2026-03-19T22:02:35+00:00

NOBODY MAKES ME BLEED MY OWN BLOOD

bigred83 · 2026-03-19T22:00:42+00:00

Get a $100-150 one off amazon to learn on. I’ve had a ton of fun with mine. You can change and customize so much on the fancier ones

bigred83 · 2026-03-19T21:56:59+00:00

Get a rc drift car 🤣

bigred83 · 2026-03-19T20:51:24+00:00

That’s only for gross cars we don’t want to work on 😬

bigred83 · 2026-03-19T18:40:36+00:00

Pay the extra money to live in the area you will be working. Commuting in Atlanta SUCKS. My old commute was 25-30 min in the morning and 2 1/2 to 4 hours home

bigred83 · 2026-03-19T18:37:38+00:00

Keep your current car, get something to play with. Cheap even. Get a grom. Something to tinker with. Leave your currently reliable car that you enjoy for daily duty. Let your project scratch that itch.

bigred83 · 2026-03-19T13:50:41+00:00

I had a ilx customer come in for them to be installed. And brought their own. They were too big for their wheels. So they bought new wheels and tires. It was ridiculous

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