Recent content by gaijin

HA! MUCH better - thanks. Funny, a magazine review of the 2010 M3 said the same thing I did: Dash lights too dim w/ HLs on in the daytime. Guess they couldn't figure it out either.

OK, I've had my 2010 M3 for a year now & I've had it with the damn dash lights. Is there a way to keep the dash lights bright enough to actually read the damn gauges when you've got the headlights on during the day? It's driving my f'ing nuts.

I found this in the service book Tightening torque (Nm {kgfm, ftlbf}) 1522 {1.52.3, 1116}

Yeah. I know what your saying but the car was already in the shop and in pieces 15 miles from home and 25 mi from work. It's not like I have a flatbed so I can go pick it up & take it home and a 2nd car I can drive while I order the coil and wait 3 days for it to show up... and yeah - I'm gonna...

actually I think that's what they used - it was more than just a coil - it was a threaded cylinder... not jiffy lube but close enough - I know, I'm a dummass but I was in a hurry - needed to get it done before a road trip, wife was on me to do other stuff to get ready for the trip... blah...

OK here's the story: Original estimate (revised): 8 hrs labor to pull and reinstall the head at $110/hr clear the error codes $95 (but they'll waive this charge) 1 hr at the machinist plus helicoil $150 new coil and wires $85 plugs $20 + tax so we're at $1,200. Sweet...

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I wish! I don't have the tools or skills for that The shop labor book says it's 8 hrs to replace a head. Shop rates around here are $100-150/hour. Plus $70 for a head gasket and whatever else... looks like I'm hosed. man, for 1,500 seems like I should get a new head, an added turbo, wash...

Noob here. Wasup everybody? (I also posted this in the Protege garage but I need a quick answer so I'm double posting...) I just blew a plug out the top of the block on my 2003 P5 w/ 80k. The garage says they don't think they can helicoil it cuz the plugs sit so far into the block. They say...