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Why Cars Need to be Maintained and How Regular Car Maintenance Ensures Longevity of Your Car
There are two types of drivers out there – ones who see cars as a piece of machinery that gets them from point A to point B, and those whose interest in cars goes deeper than that. Both will use cars extensively on a daily basis, but cars belonging to the latter, last longer on […]
Bad Ball Joint Noise Diagnosis — Causes, Symptoms and More
Bad ball joint noise – something you definitely don’t want to hear when driving down the road. Especially if you’re far away from home or worse, civilization. Ball joints fail from time to time. It’s not a matter of if, but rather when. Because of that, it’s good to know how to recognize the ball […]
Everything you Need to Know About Brake Fluid
When is the last time you’ve checked your brake fluid? If it took you a few seconds to answer this question, you’re among the numerous drivers who overlook what is arguably the essential fluid in a vehicle. Today we’ll go over the most important details regarding brake fluid. We’ll explain how this fluid works, different […]
DIY: MK7 Cabin Air Filter Replacement (GTI)
The cabin filter, also called dust and pollen filter, is an easily overlooked service item with factory recommendations of changing every 2 years or 40k miles. It doesn’t impact the drivability of the car and since the filter gradually gets dirty over time it is not as though one day a light will pop on […]
E46 M3 Engine Belt/Pulley/Tensioner DIY
This is a DIY for the replacement of the main and AC belts, pulleys, and tensioners on my 2001 BMW M3. My pulley(s) started to show signs of failure in Nov/Dec 2015 when they would intermittently squeak at about 83,XXX miles. At a track event, my mic was placed in the engine bay, and you […]
Installing a pair of GKN E30 axles on the Black Flagged BMW
There may come a time when the drive axles on your E30 need to be replaced. They could be rusty (like mine were). The CV joints might be toast (since they’re not independently rebuildable). Or maybe you hit a rock or slammed one on a curb at the track. Whatever your reason for needing to […]
5 Popular “Performance” Mods That Make Your Car Slower
If you spend any amount of time in social media car groups, you’ll come across tons of people looking to do performance modifications to their cars, or showing off the ones they’ve already done. Sometimes, this can be cringingly bad, as a fundamental lack of understanding on how these systems work contributes to performance mods […]
Removing E30 Hubs To Install New Bearings – Black Flagged
Taking the wheels off your car is one thing, but removing the hubs from your old, rusty e30 is a whole other story. I already had the car jacked up from a previous session—one in which I crawled under the car and laid for a bit too long wondering why I had purchased a car […]
Rusty Brake Calipers – How to Bring Them Back to Life
Rusty brake calipers are a byproduct of time, plain and simple. Endless cycles of rain, sun, dry and wet conditions, cold and hot weather are guaranteed to leave a mark. A rusty set of calipers won’t affect your braking performance too much as long as the rust is superficial. All of the important bits are […]
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