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If you haven't heard about Features on Demand (FoD) yet, this will be an informative article to read. In the next few minutes we'll cover a brief history building up to today's paid service apps now offered by many car manufacturers. These apps have the potential to bring in huge monthly revenue for the automotive industry. FoD is a concept in the automotive industry where car manufacturers offer subscription-based access to customizable features in vehicles. Instead of having all the features b …

Wise Auto Tools: Along with other makes, I've worked on BMW's at Carmax, when I worked first as a reconditioning tech and then later as a retail tech. To beat the book time, I used an air chisel sometimes to help remove old control arm and trailing arm bushings without removing the arms completely from the car. You have to be really careful not to damage the new bushings when installing them. There's also a risk of marring the surface that the bushings press into, especially when using a crude m …

Summary: Best recommendation for aluminum oil pan thread repair kit. Aluminum oil pans are used on most BMW’s (as well as many other brands) today to reduce the over-all vehicle weight. However, drain plug threads on BMW aluminum pans are weaker than steel threads. The threads are more likely to wear from oil changes over time. When drain plug threads are stretched, stripped or otherwise worn – over-sized drain plugs or piggy-back plugs can be used as a temporary fix. One problem with using …