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A luxury German auto & motorcycle maker producing such vehicles as 330i, 540i & x5

Founded in 1916 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, BMW had earning exceeding $88.2 Billion in 2014.

BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke, or Bavarian Motor Works in English) is a Germany-based company which currently produces automobiles and motorcycles, and produced aircraft engines until 1945.

The company was founded in 1916 and has its headquarters in Munich, Bavaria. BMW produces motor vehicles in Germany, Brazil, China, India, South Africa and the United States. In 2015, BMW was the world's twelfth largest producer of motor vehicles, with 2,279,503 vehicles produced. The Quandt family are long-term shareholders of the company, with the remaining stocks owned by public float.

Automobiles are marketed under the brands BMW (with sub-brands BMW M for performance models and BMW i for plug-in electric cars), MINI and Rolls-Royce. Motorcycles are marketed under the brand BMW Motorrad.

The company has significant motorsport history, especially in touring cars, Formula 1, sports cars and the Isle of Man TT.

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What is the difference between BMW 318i, 320i, 325i etc?

I'm wondering what the difference is between the different model numbers in the BMW 3-series. Also, what is the difference between the E30, E36 and E46?
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accidentally placed oil in the atf reservoir in a BMW 520d. How do I fix it?

I accidentally placed engin oil in the atf reservoir in a BMW 520d. How do I fix it? I have to ask that what effect on my car and how i remove all the ATF oil and how to refil new oil. BMW E39, 520d, Model 2001 Thanks
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Is a BMW E30 a hard car to start learning to fix on?

I like BMWs but I want an automatic. I know how to drive a 5-spd but others will drive the car that do not. That is an old car. I know that automatic transmission is going to die. But, I've always wanted to work on cars, just not all cars. I…
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Good resources for BMW repair, diagrams? Besides Mechanics.stackexchange.com

I have a 2003 BMW 325i and I wanted to know where I could find good technical documentation on it. I presume there is a maintenance manual or a Climber guide. Being that this is the age of the internet are there any resources on online that you…
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BMW 2008 328i Sedan iDrive GPS Navi LCD display - how to connect video RCA to it

Does anyone know how to connect a video RCA to the BMW iDrive LCD display? I opened it up and saw this 12-pin connector but there's no RCA hookups anywhere. I wanted to connect a rear view camera to it. I looked on eBay and people are selling these…
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What do the BMW engine naming conventions represent?

I have always assumed the BMW vehicle naming conventions represented the engine size, e.g. a BMW 118d suggests it's a 1 series model with a 1.8 litre diesel engine and similarly a 320i suggests it's a 3 series model with a 2.0 litre petrol…
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How to diagnose BMW MOST bus fiber optic for a break in the loop

Got a BMW e93 with no sound, center console displays "No Warning Tones" message. Searching the web, came to conclusion that there maybe a break in the fiber optic MOST bus loop. Car has been previously poorly repaired before getting to me - not sure…
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BMW 318i overflow tank issues

Having an issue, but I will clarify as to the vehicle in question fist. 97 BMW 318i 4cyl, 140,589 miles auto. Items replaced recently include the thermostat and the water pump less then 500 miles ago. So, I'm having some issues with the radiator…
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Exhaust white smoke heavy now won't start 2001 325i BMW

smoke think from exhaust now won't start BMW 325 I 2001 brought recently from private owner
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What's the safe RPM range for a car?

I'm going on a holiday, with my 2008 BMW 116i (122HP). The redline is at about 6500rpm, but i don't know exactly. Driving at highway speeds, the engine revs are around 3500rpm. Is this safe for the engine for a longer time?
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Replacement of tyres on a BMW X1 XLINE

My car is fitted with pirelli tyres of size 225/50/R18 when taken delivery of the vehicle. The tyre has been creating frequent problems like bursting, punctures etc even on highways. Can I replace these tyres with Apollo/ MRF tyres of size…
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Motor Vehicle key detection

I am creating a system whereby when a key is inserted to the ignition cylinder of a car without the my knowledge i am notified. Am ok with the whole preocess except how to actualize the detection part. What can i use to detect that a key has been…
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xenon balast and igniter testing

I have a BMW E46 with EOM xenon headlight, but they stopped working. I checked and BMW xenon headlights have two pieces: balast and igniter. Is it possible to determine which one is broken? I added the scheme: balast is 15, igniter is 16
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Modifying BMW 1.16i to have more horsepower

I'm planning to increase the horsepower of my BMW 1.16i along with some additional make-up modifications. If I'll be making the horsepower upgrade, it will happen using the official software from Evotech via the official distributor of Evotech in my…
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How reliable is a second hand 2011 bmw 335i?

not sure if this is the forum to ask this sort of question... I'm thinking of buying a 2011 bwm 335i with 16K KM on it. What sort of issues do these cars have normally? Should I stay away from this one, I'm just worried that I get it and turns out…
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