Rob,   How do you feel about the fact that BMW AG just shut down newTIS.info? Would this be considered a violation of the R2R laws? As you are a BMW guy (and a budget minded one) I am sure you have seen the value in this free online site that offers repair instructions, torque specs, even functional descriptions of systems on the vehicle. Sure it was nice to have for free, but is BMW really in violation of the current R2R law?    -cheap BMW guy ... View more

I quite enjoy your articles, as of the struggle of owning and trying to keep up on maintenance for several aging German cars is real 🙂 My OCD has to make a small correction though- "The six-cylinder E30’s M20 engine is the only engine BMW built that uses a timing belt instead of a timing chain". Although the M20 is by far the most common, the M21 diesel engine that came in "24TD" models available here in the US (such as the E28 524TD) had a timing belt as well. Keep up the good fight for old German metal, sir.  ... View more