Recent content by airman2482

Just changed my gearbox fluid. Used the vent hole in my 2017 i3-REX. 500mL. GL5 standard. Didn’t use BMW oil. The local dealer does recommend changing the gearbox fluid at 50,000 miles. When asked - the BMW shop manager/foreman responded with - “Liqui Moly makes good stuff. Through ETK BMW...

Since I started in Law Enforcement, I’ve become increasing skeptical of “news reports”. Not that they could be true, but I’ve found many media outlets embellish the situation or omit pertinent facts so the situation can be perceived as entirely different seemingly for the purpose of the reader...

The one thing I am concerned about is a fire in or around the REX. I never looked at the schematic, but hopefully there’s a one-way check valve in the gas line feeding the REX.

Interesting.. but the part left out by the “Tesla recommendation” is “if no appropriate extinguishing method is available” (ftom the circular Tesla distributes to public safety) Science is science.!

That’s if the “eyewitness account” was accurate. She makes a claim. Claim not verified. The whole story seems real, but without the facts from an actual investigation, the story is hearsay. I’m not saying the fire didn’t occur, it’s the conclusions that are arrived or derived from someone’s...

Yes, the wheel appears to be an i3 wheel, and appears authentic, but… the allegation of BMW mischief, although seemingly sincere, as the article the i3 owner makes, is just that…. An allegation. Her claim of BMW “BMW were due to take the vehicle away …..” is what she claims. There’s always...

The story about the i3 starting on fire posted originally is bogus. No record of any vehicle fire involving an i3 with any fire department. The pictures supplied aren’t even consistent. —— As for the story you just posted about an i3 vehicle fire, out of curiosity - where did this happen...

I keep an aviation 5 pound Halon extinguisher in the back of my car. However, if there was a battery fire, I’d exit quickly and get back away from the fire.

Yup. 80% is “an urban myth”. BMS systems charge by a few factors including temperature, current level, voltage, cell balancing and a few more factors depending on the type of cell, and BMS system. The less control the layman has, in many cases, the better. Display something which...

Same as what I do. My i3 came with 20” wheels, I buy a new set of Bridgestone EP500 every couple of years, I have the old EP500 set on standby in case I need a tire or two if there’s sidewall damage (unrepairable) and a new front tire spare which I rotate. I bought a used - in “mint condition”...

I’ve bought TPMS sensors for a few dollars each on eBay and they work fine! Just an FYI

I second this! I have a single spare front 155/60-20 and a single 175/55-20 spare mew set of tires I rotate through every year or two. I got “bit” a couple years ago with a sidewall puncture and had to buy a new front tire after using the green “goop” to temporarily fill the tire to get back to...

I just bought 4 EP500 (2 155/60-20 and 2 175/55-20) tires for about $750 (including a $60 Discount Tire rebate if one orders 4 tires) on eBay. The $60 rebate is good until 12FEB2024. Just an FYI.

ALL US States have rules for tinted windows and which windows can have tint installed. The “certain” situations are if it exceeds the law in the particular State you’re in, you get a “fix-it” ticket and the vehicle can be towed (not operated on public roads until the condition is remedied) -...

I was a volunteer fireman in my city, one of the largest in the US with the population of almost 100,000. We had class D extinguishers on every rig. Basically a bucket of chemical that looks like sand with an extra sack or two on the side. Whenever I see a “news broadcast “or TV show...