by admin on December 13, 2009
BY what i know ATF stands for Automatic transmission fluid so if I have a manual why does the car need it?
PS Im only 18 and am just starting to get to know cars
18 years of age is not a bad start. And I think you are on the right track for being interested in things like cars. Unlike some people who are much older who do not even know how to open the hood, much less how to add coolant or oil or add air to the tires.
But do not think that all BMW manual transmissions use ATF since they do not. Even BMW automatic transmissions do not all use ATF.
Why BMW uses and recommends different kinds of oils is a complex question which lesser mortals like us should not bother with. Forget about the why. Just use what is indicated on the label under the transmission, or what is officially recommended as per TIS or EPC
(BMW repair procedures and parts catalog). Sometimes comparable oils can be bought outside of BMW and naturally they are cheaper.
And you should have mentioned the year and series of your BMW for a more rational discussion of the subject as it relates to your car.
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by admin on December 2, 2009
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by admin on November 15, 2009
we will be using our bmw year round in CT, rather than mounting and dismounting the tires, (they are runflats), for each season i am thinking of buying some rims and mounting the snow tires on them. my concerns are; should i run a smaller width snow tire?, should i stay with the 16" rims or could i run a set of older bmw rims (i know of a set from a ‘95 318is for sale)?, or would those rims even fit?, would running smaller rims mess up any computers or handling of the car? i don’t know if the older rims would be compatable with runflat tires or not. how do you handle this with your bmw? thanks in advance, car dude.
i would go with standard size rims and tires you will have to get rims for a car with pressure monitoring if you dont want to constantly see a warning when you have winter tires on. (there is a sensor in the rim that monitors pressure. snow tires make a bid difference and i recommend them although with AWD you can get away with all seasons. i have an Audi Quattro and i have gone through winter both with snows and all seasons and you can do it with the all seasons but the snows are recommended for breaking especially.
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