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WOW, so easy to change! and the dealer wanted around $180 to change it (including the $75 filter). I will do that and the engine filter this weekend. Now, tell me why that Micro filter has to be changed with the brake fluid change? the dealer was telling me that both need to be done at the same time.
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I normally park my car inside of a garage... but on a few winter days... when I parked outside... on cold starts... I noticed a miss fire or two, only on cold start and ONLY for the first few seconds after starting. No stored ecu codes though. So I am not sure IF it was the old plugs/coils(85K miles) or carbon buildup. Since then no problems... so when I change my plugs(in the near future) and coils(soon) I will see what the culprit is. Dackel
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BMW quoted me $1000 to change coil packs and spark plugs for all 6.
Ordered the parts and the tools on Amazon for ~$300. Took one hour and 20 minutes my first time doing this, and that includes also emptying the Burger Motorsports Oil Catch-can (which is hard as shit to unscrew - that right there probably took 15 minutes). I'm not mechanically inclined and this was easy to do. I would urge anyone who is having problems with this and knows it to be their spark/plugs and coils to watch a few videos on YouTube, get it down in your brain, and just do it. It's not hard, and you will appreciate the work you've done. The problems I was experiencing are now completely gone. Rough idle is now smooth. High idle of about 1000RPM is back down to about 600RPM. Hesitation on acceleration is gone and it feels like a new car again. This post, write-up, and plethora of videos as greatly instrumental in me saving $700~$800.
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I recently replaced my spark plugs and coil packs on my 135i. I took this time to also replace the pollen filter and run some AC Klima cleaner down the evaporator. I forgot to take pics of that... but it was very simple... I just ran some Klima spray down the interior fan drum - on the passenger side. Once the pollen filter has been removed - the fan is exposed... I just ran the plastic hose down to the fan and ran the fan on HIGH.
Replace the spark plugs is fairly easy. I would suggest you get the special spark plug socket. I went with a Mahle pollen filter and BMW-Bosch spark plugs bought at a local BMW dealer. I ordered my new coil packs from OEM Bimmerparts. I went with the Eldor coil packs since they are the OE brand that BMW uses. https://www.oembimmerparts.com/BMW-1...7273ser1kt.htm When I removed my old plugs I noticed some crud down in those holes... so I taped a 10mm fish tank hose to my vacuum cleaner and used a little non flammable(very important! when using with a vacuum cleaner!!) brake cleaner and suck'd away. You can see that most of the "crud" was gone. It also helps to have a magnetic wand near by when removing those two rear 6mm hex(allen) screws that secure the pseudo valve cover. For some reason that left rear screw always manages to drop into never never land. Having a telescoping magnet can work wonders! Also... use a 1/2 six in extension as leverage when removing the old coil packs from the "holes". Sometimes they can be really stubborn! Here are my pics...
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I think around 50K miles. I know I should have replaced them sooner but LIFE just kept getting in the way. I also have a tune so I really went way too long on them.
One thing I noticed on my first test drive after the new plugs and coils... man does my PE now pop and crackle much more!! A sweet (good)side effect of changing ones worn out plugs. Dackel
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So my car is just hitting 80k miles. I called my dealership, where I have had all service done up to this point (I have the extended maintenance plan, which expires in one month) and asked when/if my plugs and coils have been changed. My plugs were changed in December, but they said my coils have never been replaced.
What is the normal interval for coils? I thought around 50k, but apparently not? I am considering trying out the MHD tune, and they recommend changing out the plugs and coils first and gapping the plugs to .022. Since my plugs were just done, they don't need replacing, but what is the stock gap? Isn't is around .025? Do the plugs come preset to recommended OEM gap? If I get the MHD and replace my coils, I can just re-gap the current plugs. This should be fun - last time I changed my own plugs was on my '93 Saturn back in college over 20 years ago.
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I changed my plugs out just a few days ago (37k miles) and the plugs that were in there may have been fairly new. All plugs were still gapped at 0.032 and looked very clean. The car still hesitates and stumbles when I have the HVAC on. I'm pretty sure it's just over-engineering with the computer trying to compensate for the HVAC system. -Sam |
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I changed my coils out bc I was changing my spark plugs and it just made sense to do so. Quote:
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Checkout zx10guy awesome thread on the DCT lag... My DCT lag, idle issue, and lurching problems. http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1402323 and also check your battery coding... DCT delay fixed https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1251909 Dackel
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