Porsche PDK Transmission – Now REPAIRABLE
Porsche PDK Transmission - Now REPAIRABLE This post / blog article talks about the ability to repair a Porsche PDK transmission for certain models / generations. We have had many [...]
Fluid Service Series – Brake Fluid
With more and more cars incorporating "conditional based service warnings", we felt it wise to review the basics of brake fluid and brake fluid service or flush. We will first [...]
Why We Use MOTUL Fluids
When we started BRracing, we positioned ourselves to be a better alternative than the dealer. Better service, better experience, better or bigger scope of services, less expensive, more convenient, more [...]
Oil Changes – Does Frequency Make a Difference?
Oil Changes - Does Frequency Make a Difference? There seems to be a lot of contradictory information on oil changes. (The picture above was from a BRracing customer who did [...]
Oil – It’s all the same isn’t it?
Engine oil - when its synthetic...its all the same isn't it? For the longest time...BRracing prided itself on offering the same engine oil that the dealership offered for their customers. [...]
MINI Cooper R53 Auto Tranny Issue
MINI Cooper Automatic Transmission Issue For years, we have seen many MINI Coopers in the R53 / R52 line, and some models of the R56 line (up to 2011), with [...]
Brake Rotors – Which One?
BRAKE ROTOR OPTIONS - Which One is Right For You? When customers are adding or upgrading their brake system, we often get asked the question about which brake rotor type [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tire Markings – Why All The Fuss?
TIRE MARKINGS If you go to any club race, semi-PRO race, or PRO race, and look at the sidewalls of tires, you will likely see all sorts of markings on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
