BM Automotive News

By daved March 9, 2022
With Spring now in full bloom, now is the ideal time for an air conditioning recharge service on your BMW or Mini to beat the summer rush. With the latest automated air conditioning equipment are able to gas all vehicles from 1992 right up to the newest of vehicles. The majority of the pre 2016 […]
By daved July 30, 2021
We at BM Automotive Solutions are used to working modern BMW and Mini models right up to brand new models fresh out the show room. But did you know we also cater for what we now refer to as modern classics, BMW’s from the 80’s, the 90’s and the early 2000’s. As well as the […]
By daved February 19, 2021
BMW Vanos is variable camshaft timing, this has been with us since the 1990’s. Over this time the application has been refined and we find it now to be a reliable system, however we can still experience faults even with the newest of cars. Vanos is fitted to all of the following Models: Mini R56 […]
By daved December 21, 2020
We now offer full on site DPF servicing and cleaning, this includes completely blocked DPF filters. This can be done on any BMW or Mini diesel, on site. Typical service and cleaning can be done within 2 hours. We can carry this out without the need to remove the filter from the car, saving on […]
By daved September 18, 2020
The BMW 6 cylinder petrol engine B58, is fitted in 140i/240i/340i models and more. As with the majority of engine oil filters on BMW models for the last 30 years, the oil filter is a paper element that is inserted into a housing, accessible by removing the oil filter housing lid. It locates into the […]
June 26, 2020
BMAutomotive Solutions is now in its ninth year of trading and offers a high dealer level of service at a fraction of main dealer costs. The business is located at Four Ashes, just five minutes from Junction 2 of the M54, and offers many facilities including a whileyou- wait service with a waiting area offering […]
May 7, 2020
BMW introduced DPF – Diesel particulate filters around 2004 and eventually phased them in to the entire diesel range. If you drive a post 2006 BMW diesel then you probably have a DPF fitted! A Diesel particulate filter gathers, diesel particulates. These particles (carbon) get caught in the filter and begin to build up, eventually […]
May 7, 2020
Many breakdowns we see on a day to day basis can be prevented by regular servicing using quality filters, spark plugs and engine oil. A few real life examples of this, which we have experienced in the recent months are: Engine oil “coking up” This is when the golden oil that you use on a service starts […]
May 7, 2020
As of May 2018 a removed DPF is now an instant MOT Fail, the check is not only visual but the emissions test limits have been drastically lowered. If your vehicle has had the DPF removed, contact us for solutions to get your car legal. One of the more common sets of fault codes we […]
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