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BMW guides and advice from the workshop

BMW guides and advice on common faults, engines, coding and servicing: what we see at our Ostwald workshop, explained with prices incl. VAT.

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BMW guides and advice: workshop reference guides

Each guide details the symptoms, models concerned, workshop method and prices incl. VAT, kept up to date.

  • Open BMW engine front with a new timing chain fitted

    BMW timing chain replacement in Strasbourg

    Chain noise, worn tensioner on N47, N57, B47, B57, M47 or M57: diagnostics of the timing system's actual condition, followed by complete kit replacement with published prices incl. VAT.

  • Reception at the Askwert Motors workshop in Ostwald

    BMW FRM module repair in Strasbourg

    Indicators, windows, central locking or lights suddenly fail? FRM module repair at the workshop or sent by Colissimo, anywhere in France.

  • Reception at the Askwert Motors workshop in Ostwald

    BMW N47 engine problems: models and servicing

    Timing chain, bearings, clogged intake: the N47 diesel's weak points, models fitted and what the workshop checks before a fault becomes costly.

  • Reception at the Askwert Motors workshop in Ostwald

    BMW coding in Strasbourg

    Coding is the software stage of every retrofit: option activation, hidden functions, coding after module or battery replacement, with published prices incl. VAT.

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Engine bay of a six-cylinder BMW, with a connected remapping computer displaying a power and torque curve
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BMW Stage 1 or Stage 2 remap

BMW Stage 1 or Stage 2 remap in Strasbourg: mapping alone or modified parts, differences and mandatory diagnostics before tuning at our Ostwald workshop.

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  • Centre of a BMW 3 Series F30 dashboard: iDrive NBT Evo screen showing the Apple CarPlay home screen

    NBT Evo CarPlay activation

    NBT Evo CarPlay activation in Strasbourg: BMW and MINI system, iDrive version and compatibility checks. At our Ostwald workshop or remotely on some cars.

  • New ZF automatic gearbox filter sump and fasteners, ready to fit during an oil change at the workshop

    ZF 8HP oil change interval and 6HP

    ZF 8HP oil change interval and ZF 6HP in Strasbourg: why lifetime oil wears out, warning signs and when our Ostwald workshop changes the gearbox oil.

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