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Sticky BMW door handle? Cause and fix for the tacky door pull handle

Sticky BMW door handle? Cause and fix for the tacky door pull handle

Is the handle on the inside of your BMW door sticky? Does it show fingerprints that will not come off, or is the black layer peeling down to the plastic underneath? Then you are certainly not alone. I...

Sep 24, 2026

Replacing the BMW M3 F80 S55 valve cover: why we do not replace just the gasket

Replacing the BMW M3 F80 S55 valve cover: why we do not replace just the gasket

Replacing the BMW valve cover gasket: gasket or complete cover? A leaking valve cover on a BMW is a regular occurrence. At first glance the solution seems simple: replacing the valve cover gasket , re...

S55 Valve cover

Sep 12, 2026

BMW brakes by itself in rain or with the wipers on: DSC/ABS MK100 problem explained

BMW brakes by itself in rain or with the wipers on: DSC/ABS MK100 problem explained

BMW brakes by itself in the rain or when the wipers are on Some BMW drivers experience a strange and sometimes frightening problem: the car suddenly seems to brake by itself when it rains or when the ...

ABS ATE MK100 Automatic braking DSC

Jun 28, 2026

BMW B38 VANOS 130304 or P13C9

BMW B38 VANOS 130304 or P13C9

At BimmerStore we received a BMW 1 Series F20 116i with the B38 gasoline engine with a fault on the variable camshaft timing, better known as VANOS. The car had covered about 151,000 km, which is roug...

130304 B38 P13C9 VANOS

Jun 22, 2026

Why you should never keep driving with a check engine light on – case study MINI One 1.6i N13

Why you should never keep driving with a check engine light on – case study MINI One 1.6i N13

Case study: MINI One 1.6 with fault code 287D – why a blown head gasket is a consequence, not a cause When a check engine light comes on, many drivers think they can keep driving for a while. This exa...

Check engine light Engine rebuild Fault code 287D Head gasket MINI One Overheating VANOS

Jan 4, 2026

BMW E93 full of faults – how we found and fixed the causes with in-depth diagnostics

BMW E93 full of faults – how we found and fixed the causes with in-depth diagnostics

All fault codes on arrival At the first readout of the BMW E93 we came across a long list of faults. This immediately confirmed that the car did not have just one problem, but a complex set of faults....

29F3 29F4 29F5 2DED 2E8B 2E8E 2EF7 30E9 5DB0 5DB2 93AE 93AF 93C6 9CB4 A54E ABS & airbag BMW E93 Electrical diagnosis FRM module IBS & BSD S0337 Water ingress

Sep 9, 2025

MINI 1.6i N16 misfire

MINI 1.6i N16 misfire

De 1.6 benzine motor, en ook de 1.4 benzine motor dat gebruikt wordt in MINI's en BMW's tussen de jaren 2007 en 2016 zijn ontwikkeld door PSA (Peugeot & Citroën). Er worden variaties gemaakt afhankeli...

2775 2781 27BA 27BD Misfire N12 N13 N14 N16 N18

Mar 1, 2025