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  1. I concur. I possess two customised vehicles: a Jaguar XKR and a factory C4 Corvette, both equipped with stainless steel sports exhausts. However, my spouse has prohibited me from making similar modifications to the CL, as it would fundamentally alter the car's character, which I regard as inherently elegant.
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    The same occurrence occurred for me yesterday, immediately followed by the Alarm!
  3. Affirmative. The BMW two-year or 20,000-mile service interval is just a strategy to present maintenance expenses as reduced, which, in my view and that of many others, is detrimental to the engine.
  4. Examine the maintenance records and identify further oil changes, namely those scheduled for every 12 months or between 7,000 to 10,000 miles. Locating a vehicle that has undergone maintenance indicates that the owner valued it and did not just use it.
  5. A buddy upgraded to Endless pads (ME20) on his GTS while monitoring it and saw a significant improvement compared to the factory pads. He further updated to the Endless brake fluid. He said that they are quite noisy in the vicinity.
  6. My E91 originally had Sachs under the MSport specification. I replaced them with Bilstein B4 as an OEM-spec substitute when they need replacing, and they perform well, similar to the original Sachs. I conducted extensive research and verification of component numbers to ensure their equivalence to Msport specifications, since they vary from SE specifications.
  7. It is exhausted. 2007 may represent either a late N46 (the last models were on 57 plates) or an early N43. N46 engines were notorious for oil consumption due to faulty valve stem seals and piston rings. Regardless, the cost of repairs will exceed the car's value. The responsibility is on the dealer to resolve this matter in one manner or another.
  8. Extract it and examine it. or do a search on https://partsouq.com/
  9. That would be very hard to do. The coils are positioned just above the cam covers.
  10. Indeed, it is precisely what I am referring to. If there is sufficient compression in the cylinders, the engine should start, which leads me to consider the Crankshaft Position Sensor (CPS) as the potential cause. If you possess the capability to scan codes using the 38pin, you may discover further information. Perhaps a security system or an inertia switch might be the cause.
  11. The reason I believed it to be the CPS is because of the timing. If the timing were to be altered, it would probably cause the valves to deform and result in a loss of compression in one or more cylinders.
  12. Assuming you have all the necessary components, such as spark gasoline and air, the engine should begin. If the engine fails to start, my hypothesis is that the issue is in the crank sensor. An effective scanner will activate codes exclusive to it.
  13. The onboard service indicator will activate when maintenance is required. However, in my view, the intervals between services are too lengthy, which may lead to problems with the lower engine components and timing chains. No technician will provide oil changes at a lower cost than extra ones, and throughout the time I had my 640d, I performed an oil change every six months. Fortunately, I had the privilege of having friends who run a garage, allowing me to use their ramps and get oil at discounted trade pricing. I would not exceed a maximum duration of 12 months or a mileage of ten thousand miles, whichever occurs first, for leaving oil in the engine. At now, I own a recently designed M4 model, while my spouse owns a newly designed 118i model, both of which come with a BMW guarantee. This implies that we are obligated to get them serviced as needed, including regular oil changes at the halfway point. Consistently, I use an authentic filter and high-quality oil. Thank you
  14. I discovered on my prior Sportage. While driving in France, I encountered several oncoming automobiles that were signalling me by flashing their lights. To address this, I adjusted the headlight levelling switch downwards by a few increments, which effectively resolved the issue and prevented any further flashing.
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