Can i try and do this circuit board fix and still drive the car?
I dont mind trying this myself but i cant afford the car being
down at all.

Right after i did a valve job on my car two of my coils burned out within a weeks time.I replaced them and its been fine ever since.A mechanic at the dealer said it could of been one of three things.Pressure getting in from the head/valve cover split/some funkey voltage spike in the system or just c...

thats funny mine does the same thing.I tried some tape around
the latch ,it seemed to help.

Its behind a plastic cover that swings down.

ill try the battery first see if that does the trick.thanks

My check engine light has been on since i finished my valve job.The car runs fine but the scanner showes me a p0011 code.It says camshaft position actuator a- bank 1 timing over-advance.Im thinking its the intake cam because thats the one with the variable timing.So i guess i back that cam ccw one t...

The temp on the car seems fine,i drove it all week and the temp needle stayed right in the middle where it should be.Im not sure how to check on the electrical power,that would seem to be controled by the computer.I guess ill pick up another one and put the new one in 4 ,and if it goes it should be ...

Last weekend i finished putting my top end back together with a fresh valve job.My no.4 coil was bad so i replaced it,but i put the new coil in no 1 and put the no 1 coil in the #4 spot.After driving about 150 miles the car started running rough.The code scanner told me that the no 4 coil is bad, i ...

Well i finally got the car together this weekend.Id like to thank you guys for the help,the car runs like a top. This whole process actually turned out to be easier than i thought once i made up the fixtures to put it all together. The scans from the haynes manual saved the day.After assembled every...

wow,thanks guys this is big step forward for me.Ill be able to make this stuff up this week.Ive done this to other cars in the past mostly american and 2 bmw's.This is my first dual cam engine and its been quite a learning experience.