# BMW Dopers: My new M Series engine! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 27, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765 "2015-11-27T21:12:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765/1 "2015-11-27T21:12:07Z")
Here it is . . . ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765/2 "2015-11-27T21:15:54Z")
Ack, image trouble. Hold on . . . ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765/3 "2015-11-27T21:25:09Z")
[![](https://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah143/Jennshark/Front_zpshckkmfof.jpg) ](https://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah143/Jennshark/Front_zpshckkmfof.jpg) My new **M** aple Series engine! ---
**Author:** ![excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e8c25b/32.png) [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765/4 "2015-11-27T23:00:16Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > [http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah143/Jennshark/Front\_zpshckkmfof.jpg](http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah143/Jennshark/Front_zpshckkmfof.jpg) > > My new **M** aple Series engine! Looks more like a **sycaMore** Series to me! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765/5 "2015-11-27T23:12:04Z")
Be prepared to leaf people in the dust! ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765/6 "2015-11-27T23:30:47Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > [http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah143/Jennshark/Front\_zpshckkmfof.jpg](http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah143/Jennshark/Front_zpshckkmfof.jpg) > > My new **M** aple Series engine! I just contacted BMW in Germany. Evidently one has to add a few Walnuts to keep it in warranty. That is one reason why BMW’s are so expensive to maintain. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765/7 "2015-11-28T00:39:13Z")
> [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](#): > > Looks more like a **sycaMore** Series to me! Upon closer inspection, **M** ethinks you’re right. ---
**Author:** ![botsgotme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765/8 "2015-11-28T11:59:45Z")
Does it come with the self-destructive electric water pump? The one that costs $800 to replace? ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765/9 "2015-11-28T14:33:15Z")
> [@botsgotme](#): > > Does it come with the self-destructive electric water pump? The one that costs $800 to replace? Oh, yes! Also featured in this **M** oney Series is replacement of the plasti-radiator. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765/10 "2015-11-28T14:43:05Z")
Be careful about getting acorns in there. The squirrels like eating both them \*and \*remarkably expensive wiring harnesses. ---
**Author:** ![Terry\_Kennedy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@Terry\_Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terry_Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765/11 "2015-11-29T02:56:58Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Be careful about getting acorns in there. The squirrels like eating both them \*and \*remarkably expensive wiring harnesses. BMW has a [fix for that](https://www.glaver.org/transient/4238en.pdf). Intended for weasels, but should work on squirrels, too. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765/12 "2015-11-29T16:51:28Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Be careful about getting acorns in there. The squirrels like eating both them \*and \*remarkably expensive wiring harnesses. Could I harness the squirrels into the wiring and have them use their little hands to tighten the hardware on my radiator fan? Do they have to imported from Munich to do so? The manual says they have to be OEM squirrels . . . ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmw-dopers-my-new-m-series-engine/738765/13 "2015-11-29T17:09:31Z")
You need the left-handed squirrels from Munich for that application. Right-handed squirrels from the Spartanburg plant are only used on the air filter hold-down nuts. Different factory tools are used for each installation and a special programming adaptor is also required. See your Authorized BMW Service Center for more details. Bring a large suitcase of unmarked bills and a first-born child. A blond one. With papers.