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Weekend Work On The 'ol Sixer

M6 Jacked Up In the Garage My 22-year-old celeb sixer keeps me busy, and is at the age where I have systems dropping like flies.  After the winter we had, I have some serious catch-up to do.  I've begun a punch-list and it's not pretty.  At the top of the list was the fuel system.  Last time I heard, it's a bad thing to strongly smell gasoline around the rear end of your car.  I was just one step away from a mobile molotov cocktail... and it's been like that most of the winter.  Add that to my blown brake bomb (item #2 on the list), and my car was a jihadist's dream.  I actually took to wearing a Kamikaze headband when I drove. 

So, it always feels good to complete a project.  Especially when you get even more done than you had originally set out to.  I actually had great luck in this project (for once), as everything went just as I expected it to.  My goal was to seek & destroy the obvious rustmonster attacking my gas tank (suspecting the filler neck, since that's the most common circumstance), and to inspect the entire rear-end fuel system.  This complements my work 2 summers ago on the front-end fuel system where I completely refreshed the front lines, pressure regulator, injectors, and injector rail.  

If you care to see how I did it.  Jump.  If you don't... uhh... don't!

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My Bimmer Making Flippy-Floppy

BMW M6I have noticed for some time that my car has taken to "Steering Itself" a bit.  Yes, as I drive along the road, the car slowly meandered left, then right in little bits, forcing me to constantly correct its steering.  I once described it by saying that I no longer steer the car, but rather suggest in which direction it should steer itself!  

I finally got 'er jacked up, and had a look.  Good thing I did, though sadly I drove it in this condition for pretty much the whole summer.  I'll begin the explanation of my diagnosis with a question:  "Is it important to have all your tie rod bushings well bolted & torqued in your steering system?". 

The answer: Yes!

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