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09-23-2020, 09:39 AM | #1 |
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Did a 60K tune-up yesterday. Was surprisingly easy
First time. The car was hesitating sometimes when accelerating. 56K on the ticker so I decided to do a full tune; plugs, coils, cabin filter, engine filter. Checked out a few on-line videos which provided some helpful tips. Took me about 3 hours. Removing all the junk near the rear of the engine was an annoyance but easy. Engine air filters on most newer cars are just a PIA. I long for the old days when the air filter was held in by a wingnut. Car is running smooth as silk.
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09-24-2020, 10:08 AM | #3 |
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Did the same routine a little while ago at 96K, myself. Yes, it was relatively easy. I skipped the coils, might do that on the next plug replacement if they don't give me trouble before that. They are easy enough to address if they go in the meantime.
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09-24-2020, 01:23 PM | #4 |
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Personally, I'd always change both on this car
With a 60K mile plug interval and the fact that you have to remove the coils to replace the plugs, it costs you nothing in time, just the cost of the coils. I wouldn't trust any coil for 120K miles.
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09-24-2020, 06:33 PM | #5 |
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Which model/engine do you have? There is a note on Arizona Autohaus web site refering to N54 coils having had a BMW manufacturing change that makes it necessary to modify the plug support sprue as older harnesses were off center. This sounds risky, but only an issue if you happen to have an older model harness.
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09-24-2020, 07:35 PM | #6 |
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I'll be doing a lot of this on my 128i this weekend - I'm at 50.5K. All fluids other than gearbox (already did that). Air and cabin filters. While the fluids are drained and the airbox is out, the OFHG preventatively. Oddly enough, it's original, even though the oil pan and valve cover have been done already. So have the plugs and coils. I blame that on the Texas heat and slow Austin traffic - that is where it came from.
Also replacing the super dusty OEM BMW brake pads - can't stand the grime anymore. I'll live with less bite to not have black wheels. Then I need to run the wiring for the BT mic and antenna, and figure out the MULF2 coding. Fun... Figure better to do this in my well-equipped shop in Maine than in my tiny garage in Florida where the car is going to live starting in a couple of months. Need to change the oil, flush the brake fluid and change the diff oil on my 328i too while I am at it - bought a 5L jug of Pentosin LV so might as well do both cars at the same time. 48K on that one. Did the rest of it last year on that car. It will need rear brakes "soon" but at 1.5K-2Kmi a year "soon" can be a really long time!
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09-25-2020, 08:54 AM | #7 | |
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As my sig says - a 2011 128i convertible
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after you've removed the plastic stuff a few times, you can do it in a few minutes, MAKE sure you put all the rubber's and the engine tray back correctly, OTHERWISE you will get water leaks into the engine bay, don't ask me how I know this
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09-25-2020, 09:00 AM | #9 |
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plugs YES
coils - hmm was told that it's a waste of money replacing the coils until they go, but do a full set of plugs for sure. if the plugs are worn they take the coild with them |
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09-25-2020, 09:02 AM | #10 |
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117k on orginal coils, well 3 changed out during the course of ownership, got mine at 25k
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OP has an E88 N52k
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09-26-2020, 07:08 AM | #12 |
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N54 w51K with a super slight valve cover leak. Did the OFHG, OCHG, tensioner, pulleys, belt 5K ago. I’ll do the plugs while I’m in there. I’ll prob only change the coils if they got oil damaged. The engine bay is tight but with patients and the right length tools, it gets done.
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09-26-2020, 09:48 AM | #13 | |
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Depends on your tolerance of failures
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If I lived in the East where towns are much closer together and you are rarely more than an a half-hour away from any car part, I might feel differently. IMO, if you can't afford $115 every 60K miles (less than $2 per thousand miles) to replace the coils when you do the plugs, you can't afford a BMW. But then I have the same problem with folks that claim the can't afford the extra few $ a week to get max performance out of their car with premium fuel when they spend $5 a day at Starbucks. To each his own. |
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09-27-2020, 10:18 AM | #14 | |
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TBH
Everyone is different, my car is not too much older than yours, when a coil goes, usually you can still drive but it get's a bit lumpy so you could get home. (3 times I've had coils go and one I managed to drive carefully for a week LOL) usually on our 6 bangers, a coil wont leave you stranded Things like this I get from dealer, OEM, there about $100 odd bucks each. I dont mess around with other parts, unless I have no choice. I did look into this a while ago when 1st one went and common concenus was no need to change all of them out. So in 5 /6 years I've never have and only changed out as they come. Of course if your situation is different and your using cheaper components then it doesn't matter Quote:
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09-28-2020, 07:18 AM | #15 | |
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The only reason my coils were cheaper is I did not buy from a dealer
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