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If you are the owner of a motor vehicle then you have probably experienced the costs incurred of having a car service and engine tune up or some sort of vehicle repair done to your vehicle. Some mechanical workshops offer a flat rate for a major service. This sounds fine but you should realize that once the work is in progress the motor mechanics will inevitably find other mechanical or electrical Auto Parts that require attention or that will need replacing. Provision should be made for these unforseen problems and the basic car service specials that were advertized are surpassed.

Motor vehicles break and that costs money to repair together with intensive labour. Car service is an essential part of motoring and with inflation rising you need to get value for your money. There are always ways to combat excessive costs if you stick to a few basic rules. Probably one of the most basic and logical places to have your motor vehicle serviced would be at a car service workshop, closest to where you live or work. One of the biggest problems with having a mechanical repair or car service done at an out of town service and repair centre is, that should you experience a problem due to the mechanics negligence or a spare part malfunction or complete failure, you would then be required to limp back to the car service workshops to have them look at the problem.

To elaborate on this and to make matters worse, you may get stuck on the side of the road and need a tow truck to recover your vehicle and have it transported back to your car service workshops. Should the problem be to the account of the mechanic then usually they will pick up the costs. If not you would be required to fork out more money. This scenario is all too common and therefore you should look at getting yourself an extended warranty policy that will cover a large chunk of the cost which could easily run into tens of thousands of rands depending upon the make and model of your motor vehicle. Motorite Insurance is one such company that you should look to.

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Blueprinting BMW Engines

Blueprinting BMW Engines or any other Engine Blueprinting is the art of defining tolerances to an acceptable minimum and in other words most production or newly manufactured engines are but almost blueprinted. This means that the designs of any engine patterns and drawings, ultimately land up in the tooling specialists department. This is a far from perfect scenario in the engineering assembly process. Not every component at the end of the assembly line meets the intended blueprint specifications of the designers due to many accumulative and acceptable problems to a lesser degree and most is attributed by the fact that in the engine manufacturers production line and the machine tools that cut the metal components become dull and untrue.

The internal combustion engine is a hostile and complicated piece of machinery to most of us and when one adds up all the inaccuracies you arrive at with different figures, sometimes without realizing, and often the mistakes can balance one another out. When the engineer arrives at the completed part or assembly, sometimes the original figures can be arrived at as the original blueprints.  This however this is guesswork in the making and more often all these combinations arrive to produce components in the production line that are often less ideal than one would expect from a competent vehicle manufacturer.

It is commonly quoted, “A production assembly line is no place for a perfectionist engineer”. So the vehicle manufacturers and their engineers are willing to accept engine components that are almost right and somewhat close enough to last long enough to warrant a reasonable guarantee for the money. In the assembly margins of error there still must lie a reliable means of determining whether the parts are a close enough to coincide with one another in the harsh conditions of an internal combustion engine. This is what an accepted tolerance figure is for when blueprinting engines.

Blueprinting is a proven scientific formula of eradicating incorrect dimensions and instituting critical dimensional figures based on all the above mentioned acceptable minimal clearances assigned to tolerance. Some tolerances are more critical than others and this is what blueprinting is about. It’s possible for the individual machine operations to be within tolerance, yet the final part may be out of specification. In many instances acceptable tolerances cover such a wide range that it’s a mind game as to how and why  any production engine is able to live a long and a productive life. If an engine is assembled in an sub orderly fashion with acceptable assembly parts it becomes evident that engines have amazing tolerances for abuse.

Blueprinting therefore is simply making certain that all of the factory tolerances fall within factory specifications and realize that blueprinting an engine means not only checking clearances but correcting them as well as you start the process of elimination. The term ‘blueprinting’ embraces a tremendous range of engine knowledge and the skills required to successfully build a blueprint motor. Even the most professional engine builder will continually discover ways to improve and find new tricks and techniques that will evolve in his ever growing scientific experimentation and make his motors more reliable and powerfull.

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BMW Used Engines

If you are looking for a good used engine for your BMW there are many things to consider before laying out your hard earned cash. Firstly, are you going to get the kind of BMW engine you would expect from a used engine supplier or auto scrap yard and then how will you know exactly what the condition is when buying the engine especially if you are not a competent mechanic and someone who understands the used automotive business sector. Buying an engine carries risks and should be carefully explored.

Most scrap yards and engine suppliers will give you a standard 30 day start up guarantee for your engine that usually comes from an accident damaged vehicle write off. Try to find out if the engine you are buying is still in the body of the car as this will give you vital clues as to what condition the car was in before the accident occurred. By looking at various components like the condition of the tyres, steering wheel, drivers seat and the clutch and brake pedals will show certain levels of wear and tear that will indicate an estimated amount of mileage the vehicle had done to someone with a keen eye. You can then make an assumption as to how well the car was maintained also by the general appearance of the car. A dirty engine most probably has oil leaks and this will also indicate that the owner did not service the vehicle regularly. This would be first prize when buying a used engine because you can see what the overall condition of the vehicle is in.

If you are buying an engine ‘off the floor’, then you need to be a bit more careful because you don’t have the car to look at. The first thing to check is to make sure the engine turns over and then check the dipstick by looking at what colour the oil is and more importantly where the level of the oil level is at. Most scrap yards and used engine dealers will assist you with all the above to make a sale nationwide.

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BMW Engine Exchange

If you are looking for a good BMW Engine then you should consider having your existing motor reconditioned or remanufactured back to OEM specifications. Either the engine  is going to be restored back to original by remanufacturing all the components by a motor engineer by fitting genuine BMW replacement parts which can be an expensive process or fitting a used engine. Considering that a new engine from the dealership will cost you at least three times the price of a reconditioned engine.

If the vehicle is out of the manufacturers warranty but is in good overall condition and the engine is completely damaged then you are faced with making a decision of whether to buy a new engine from a BMW dealership or buy a used engine either straight out of an accident damaged car or get an engine on an exchange basis for your old engine and fit it straight into the vehicle or strip down and remanufacture back to new. Those are your basic options, the choice is yours.This can be done by either using the genuine BMW parts or use pirate copied replacement parts. Your options are endless and careful consideration should be paid to; what the you are spending versus what the vehicle is worth and what you would be able to sell it for once the car is fully restored.

There are many engine builders and engineers that will recondition an engine for you and some BMW specialists that will supply you an engine on an engine exchange basis with a guarantee. Buying BMW engines on exchange saves you time and at least you are reassured of getting a good engine with certain guarantees in place, instead of buying a used engine from a scrap yard or second hand engine supplier, not knowing the service history and over all condition of the engine.

An engine can overheat during its lifespan and when this occurs the pistons and cylinder head are negatively affected although the vehicle still performs to a lesser degree without you ever knowing the full extent of the damage that was sustained during its lifetime. One important way to find out is to have a compression test done that will give you a pretty good idea and reassure you of the purchase you are going to make. However, it all depends on what your budget allows you to spend and where you are getting the engine from.

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Scrap Yards Parts

Quality aftermarket auto parts are widely used and have proved to be reliable and save you money. We all know that the original dealership auto parts market is costly, but you get what you pay for. Original auto parts go a long way.

Today most accident damaged cars find their way to an auto scrap yard and are stripped of the salvageable parts and then eventually what’s left over is sent to a metal re-cycling facility. Using second hand parts located at a Scrap Yard is a concept that most people need to get used to.

Many insurance companies are implementing the used auto parts or the new aftermarket motor spares approach and are insisting that good used auto parts be salvaged from scrap yards vehicles or aftermarket automotive parts be fitted to automobiles that are out of the ‘warranty period’.  Parts such as fenders, bonnets, suspension parts, engine components and similar assemblies and components are fitted as replacement parts. The parts are individually quality checked and guaranteed.

Scrap yards parts and aftermarket new spares shops, offer quality used auto parts and should not be overlooked. The choices are many provided the spares are fitted by qualified personel.

Insurance companies have taken this aftermarket and re-use second hand auto parts approach to new levels within the industry to accommodate the end user, the insured. It is a win, win strategy that helps everyone, bringing down insurance premiums and attributing to the re-use and re-cycle way of thinking to beat climate change and global warming.

The clock is ticking, everyone has a duty to dispose of materials responsibly and orderly. Every used vehicle part must be used to the fullest. As global warming escalates, so does it accelerate.  Scrap yards are the re-cycling centres of the world. Automotive scrap yards recycled enough used auto metals since 1997 to reproduce 13 billion new vehicles. The auto scrap yard process is relentless and any good used auto spares can be located at a scrap yard.

If you require new or used spares  please fill in the Parts Request Form on the Home page. All parts requests are sent to our participating scrap yards and spares suppliers nationwide. Whoever has the parts will call you back. Looking4spares is a a free service and always will be! Should your parts be located at long distance our ‘Safe Trade Account, payment protection facility’ can be used to protect both the buyer and the supplier of the parts.

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