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Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 2:52am On Jun 15, 2022 |
9icetoo: What problem |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 2:53am On Jun 15, 2022 |
showietee: Thank you . Honest people don't usually make money in this profession .that's what I've observed |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by showietee: 6:35pm On Jun 17, 2022 |
Antihelminth: Growth sometimes does not usually start with money but honesty and truthfulness When you earn people truth, things will fall in place in the long run. The question is, how many people really want to sacrifice that much? 2 Likes |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 7:53pm On Jun 17, 2022 |
Dear diary ..I'm getting tired of my boss I want someone to teach me without berating me . Someone that would explain things to me when I ask any type of question ..not telling I've not gotten to the level of knowing such things Someone that would teach me something without becoming ng afraid that I would be better at doing it than them .. Anyway who can link me up with another BMW mechanic or Mercedes Benz ..ive substantial experience I just need more experience.. I'm willing to pay for it 4 Likes |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 8:00pm On Jun 17, 2022 |
showietee: Honesty .. Truthfulness nd patience .. Alot of patience |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by aieromon(m): 8:09pm On Jun 17, 2022 |
Antihelminth: Be patient and learn by observation. Remember that you have the advantage of online resources and videos. Don't mess up this opportunity. 4 Likes |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 8:16pm On Jun 17, 2022 |
aieromon: I would not leave yet . I'll try find a better place before I finally leave him . I love that work.. it's the only job I see myself doing if school does not work out 2 Likes |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by 9icetoo(m): 4:00pm On Jun 18, 2022 |
Antihelminth:You may need to go over to the Mercedes thread to find out. Such comparisons though funny to you doesn't always end well. You are working on one of the most unreliable vehicles out there. Don't start a fight with the reliability kings. I'm following your progress, don't turn others off. Cheers. 3 Likes |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 5:35pm On Jun 18, 2022 |
9icetoo: I wouldn't want to argue with "Benz or nothing" gang or the Toyota fan boys 3 Likes |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by homeboy205: 6:54pm On Jun 18, 2022 |
Antihelminth: Patient brother, patient 2 Likes |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by 9icetoo(m): 3:04am On Jun 19, 2022 |
Antihelminth:Nice to know. All the best 1 Like |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 9:18am On Jun 20, 2022 |
This was a case of oil leaking from the gear box ..it's an automatic gear box and there's this seal behind the converter ..once that seal is broken ATF would leak from that place .. You'd have to keep topping the fluid or change it .. Once the fluid begins to shorten in auto transmission the change in gears wouldn't be as smooth .like while you're in traffic and you want to move it sorts of disengages before it engages . My observation in BMWs tho 2 Likes
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Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 9:18am On Jun 20, 2022 |
It was a BMW E36 straight six .. Sort of like the performance version ..I wouldn't exactly assume it's a csl ...csl are mostly coupe .. I'm not sure what it is but it has a 6 speed zf transmission which where mostly fitted to the e46 It's a woman that owns it .she didn't know the rate gem she was driving lol .. As she was asking me waec questions
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Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 9:19am On Jun 20, 2022 |
Removing the gear box was hell .. We had to use a crane . Completely remove the exhaust and radiator ..a job requiring hours took us two days . Clearly a case of lack of better tools
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Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 9:19am On Jun 20, 2022 |
Saw this .. some Nigerian panel beaters should be arrested 1 Like
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Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 9:37am On Jun 20, 2022 |
This is what the gear box seal looks like
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Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 9:39am On Jun 20, 2022 |
Just a fun picture of 330ci .with over heating issues .. Broken water can .. I wonder why they remove the thermostat ..my boss says it's because of weather bla bla bla .. But I think changing the thermostat is better than. Removing it completely Because even cars in Saudi Arabia have thermostat .so that weather bull shit does not make sense to me 3 Likes
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Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 10:12pm On Jul 09, 2022 |
I like this new level of calmness I'm at Customers might be breathing down on my neck why I've not done they cars t enough ..and I'll be calm and doing what it's suppose to be done .. I usually get distracted before albeit confused before .. Not anymore 4 Likes |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 7:12pm On Jul 10, 2022 |
Someone said I was learning purely based on observation ..I'm just imagining if there's something like that in Nigerian apprenticeship system 5 Likes |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 7:13pm On Jul 10, 2022 |
I don't know why when I'm stressed I look ugly lmaooo idk .. I'm at the lowest point of my life (story for another day ) lemme make memories 5 Likes |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by chukel(m): 5:20pm On Jul 11, 2022 |
Antihelminth:a big lie. If u are good at what you do in any profession, you make money 3 Likes |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 2:40pm On Jul 12, 2022 |
chukel: Okay boss |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by udomma1005(m): 2:35am On Jul 13, 2022 |
Antihelminth:"people of God" 1 Like |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 6:17pm On Jul 13, 2022 |
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Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by okoroemeka(m): 8:05pm On Jul 13, 2022 |
Antihelminth:so how was the timing eventually set?German engineers has a way of making simple tasks to be complicated and difficult with overzealous overengineering. |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 8:01pm On Jul 14, 2022 |
okoroemeka: In setting the top cylinder timing ..there is a hole on the chain sprocket .it's a twin cam engine so each of the sprocket has one hole . Those holes should be facing up at an angle of 90° holding it at that position is usually a problem since during setting there's a 16" bolt that needs to be tight after setting .BMW recommends we use a new one.becauee when the car is in motion it might lose So on the fly wheel there's a hole .that we put an Allen key there .someone held it in place making sure it does not move . Then on the cam shaft there's a four corner edge that needs to face up too 90° as well ..we used 22 spanner to hold it in place .. Then .making sure those two holes on the sprocket alighn well..we put a wire .like forming a rectangle without the lenght .into those holes and then those 16 bolts were tight ... The block engine timing is the usual .1and 4 up ..2 and 3 down . In the YouTube video we watched he internet guy used a tool we can't get in Nigeria soooo we improvised . I'm not sure youll get it .unless you've had small experience on something like that I forgot to mention that the valvetronic does not need any timing setting ..you simply leave it as it is ... 5 Likes |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by AutoMoTech(m): 9:43pm On Jul 14, 2022 |
Antihelminth: keenly following your thread bro. very nice one. i currently work more on Mercedes Benz too. though I do more work on diagnosis and electrical system. 2 Likes |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 12:49pm On Jul 15, 2022 |
AutoMoTech: Wow cool ...the electricals are complex .I think you should do both .most cars these days you can't do anything on them without scanning them . I'm also learning the diagnosis aspect of the job . Weldone bro . |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by AutoMoTech(m): 8:25pm On Jul 15, 2022 |
Antihelminth: yeah trying to work out something. hoping to connect with a BMW/VW TECH we can work together and i can learn from. but to a large extent their systems are very similar. |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Antihelminth: 12:08pm On Jul 16, 2022 |
AutoMoTech: Same with Benz yes ..but not vw ..I've not really had any experience on newer ones tho.. Good luck with that boss .. |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by aieromon(m): 1:35pm On Jul 16, 2022 |
Antihelminth: What tools are you using? |
Re: BMW Mechanic Diary by Franzinni: 4:53pm On Jul 16, 2022 |
Nicely put together ... I love bmws since I was a child .. I have owned about 4 of them till date and I never regret having them... looking through your thread brings back memories.. it's made my day. 1 Like |
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