Today we have a lovely M3 in for a inspection II Service. Here’s a few shots as the work is carried out. BMW list the manual gearbox oil as lifetime, you can see its condition pictured below as we are changing the oil. This car has covered just 52k miles and the oil looks worn. […]
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Philips E39 M5 inspection II service
Today we Have Philip’s M5 in for an inspection II service. Here’s a few shots of some parts of the service being carried out. Diff oil drain using 75W140 LSD specific differential oil by Millers Oils. Fuel filter. The metal fuel pipes Are often starting to corrode on E39’s so be sure to take a […]
Bmw X5 E53 4.4i automatic transmission fluid and filter
Hi everyone. This is a guide on how to replace your transmission fluid on your X5, it also includes the filter replacement. First off. The fluid is considered by BMW as lifetime fluid and not replacement necessary. With a fairly high rate of automatic transmission failures it’s becoming more common to replace at maximum 60k […]
Z3M Roadster brake inspection
The brakes on this gorgeous Z3M look old and tired, and the braking performance is below what we expect for an M car. Time to strip out the pads and see what’s going on. The car is running EBC redstuff pads. These pads should be a good inprovement over standard spec pads, but the brakes […]
Jacks BMW E46 M3
Jacks lovely low mileage example of a pampered E46 M3. The perfect colour combo?
BMW E46 316i and 318i M43 engine oil filter housing leak
Today we have Georgina’s 316i in to repair the large oil leak from the oil filter housing. This problem is very common on the M43 engine and we’ve seen cars with as little as 20k miles showing early signs of oil leaking from the filter housing where it joins into the engine block. as you […]
Bmw E39 M5 rear top mounts
This M5 has developed some light insulated suspension clonks from the rear of the car. Time for some new shock absorber top mounts. New top mounts to be fitted. To access the mounts the rears seats need to be removed. And the shock absorber unbolted at the bottom where it joins the rear suspension. Now […]
BMW E46 Automatic transmission fluid change ATF
Today we are servicing the automatic tranmission on this E46 325ti Compact. The car has covered only 46000 miles, and drives faultlessly. BMW claim that the ATF is ‘lifetime’ oil and never needs replacing, however we all know that in the real world even the best specification oils degrade, and what exactly does Lifetime mean? […]
Welcome to the Power Developments new website
Its been a long wait but the new website is finally here. We welcome anyone to post any comments or suggestions, or if you just want to say hi! Be sure to check out this blog regularly for updates, how to guides, and other interesting stuff. The PD Team.
