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Well, since apparantly no one has ever successfully done this themselves, I guess I'll be the first. I've searched and searched, and any time someone asks for a DIY people change the subject like someone just asked about unicorn blood.
So I'm in the middle of this right now. Let me tell you, it sucks. Huge pain in the ***. Again, BMW in their infinite wisdom places these sensors behind the gad-damn motor. Sure, they're high up alright, but there is convenienly a plastic black wall containing all the engine wires and harnesses in it running like less than an inch from the two screws you need to get to.
And yes, I said SCREWS. Not allen head, but good old fashioned phillips-head screws torqued down like they hold the car together or something. Oh, and they're Chinese, so they must strip extemely easy as well.
FML.
Needed to take a coffee break and a rant seemed appropriate. Anyone here (dare I ask) ever done this themselves, without removing the engine? Trying to avoid doing that...
So I'm in the middle of this right now. Let me tell you, it sucks. Huge pain in the ***. Again, BMW in their infinite wisdom places these sensors behind the gad-damn motor. Sure, they're high up alright, but there is convenienly a plastic black wall containing all the engine wires and harnesses in it running like less than an inch from the two screws you need to get to.
And yes, I said SCREWS. Not allen head, but good old fashioned phillips-head screws torqued down like they hold the car together or something. Oh, and they're Chinese, so they must strip extemely easy as well.
FML.
Needed to take a coffee break and a rant seemed appropriate. Anyone here (dare I ask) ever done this themselves, without removing the engine? Trying to avoid doing that...