BMW CCB Brake Maint
Carbon Ceramic Brakes (CCB) are not new, but they are relatively new to BMW cars. The new BMW F80 M4 and the F82 M3, along w the M5 / M6 [...]
Porsche 991 911 GT3RS
PORSCHE 991 GT3RS If you want proof that Porsche listens to its customers, and learns from its prior models, then look no farther than the just introduced Porsche 991 911 [...]
BMW / MINI Motor Oil – Major Shift
BMW / MINI Cooper Engine Oil Supplier Change For as many years as I can remember, BMW, and later BMW & MINI, have defined the ONLY engine oil of choice [...]
Let’s Get Blasted
Let's Get Blasted - Intake Valve Cleaning Service using Walnut Shell Blasting Tool EXAMPLE below of a dirty intake tract and valves and a perfect candidate for walnut blasting cleaning [...]
Do Street Tires Age Out?
Do Street Tires Age Out? On the side of a DOT tire, there are a whole bunch of markings.? They must mean something.? They do. And we will often examine [...]
MINI Cooper S R53 Engine Mount
This is a view by BRR on the engine mount used in MINI Cooper S models from 2003 to 2006, including the convertible / cabriolet. The models are - MINI [...]
Porsche Settlement – Cayenne Pipes
Porsche Cayenne Plastic Coolant Tubes Class Action Lawsuit PROPOSED Settlement. BRracing has reported and shown the issues with many of the early year Porsche Cayenne plastic coolant pipes. The issue [...]
Novitec Rosso Ferrari F12
New from NOVITEC ROSSO? (Oct 7, 2013): A sporty designer outfit and 774 hp for the Ferrari F12berlinetta An athletic design in combination with outstanding aerodynamic efficiency, high-tech forged wheels [...]
US DOT bans ATE Super Blue Brake Fluid
Press release from Continental / ATE regarding a decision by the DOT on the ability to sell ATE Super Blue in the United States - August 15, 2013 Effective immediately, [...]
BMW F82 M4 Coupe
BMW F82 M4 Coupe Official Release Pebble Beach/Munich. On 15 August, surrounded by both current and historic BMW models, BMW M tonight offered a first outlook on a high-performance sports [...]
MINI High Pressure Fuel Pump (HPFF)
MINI Cooper S R56 High Pressure Fuel Pump (HPFF) If you have been reading our wwws and Facebook page, you know well the issue w the BMW High Pressure Fuel [...]
BMW Revises Oil Change Interval
BMW Revises Oil Change Interval We had just posted and documented the change MINI Cooper had made on the oil change interval (decreasing it to 10,000 miles from 15,000 miles), [...]
Porsche IMS Class Action Suit – Settlement
Many of you know, and you can read here in our www more about the known issues w the Intermediate Shaft Bearing (IMS), but Porsche has settled a class action [...]
MINI Cooper PS Pump – Warranty Extension
MINI Cooper Power Steering Pump - Warranty Extension Do you own a 02-05 MINI Cooper, or a 02-05 MINI Cooper S, or a 2005 R52 MINI Cooper or Cooper [...]
MINI Changes Oil Change Interval
MINI Oil Change Interval We have written before about our concern relative to the high mileage interval between oil changes on most BMW and MINIs. Now MINI has apparently seen [...]
BMW / MINI Cooper Fuel Filters – Lifetime?
BMW / MINI Cooer Fuel Filters - Lifetime? We seem to be coming across a set of items that used to be normal service items on cars, that are now [...]
NHTSA Probe of Porsche Engine
(Reuters) (April 30, 2013) - Porsche 911 cars are the focus of a defect investigations by U.S. safety regulators, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday. Defect investigations [...]
Porsche Center Lock ISSUE
UPDATE - April 9, 2013 We had previously reported about a formal announcement from Porsche about the 997 center lock hub assembly.? Now we have the official update and service [...]
Mini Cooper S R56 – engine woes
SERVICE Alert If you own, or know someone who owns a MINI Cooper S (R56) car, from 2006.5 to 2011, read on with great interest or concern. With the push [...]
New Ferrari Supercar – Laferrari
Here is the Press Release from Ferrari on their new Supercar.? Some amazing facets and facts.....enjoy.? (See our photo gallery under "cars" to see more photos of this best Ferrari [...]
