What’s your favourite tool when working on your BMW

vrooooom · 08-19-2021, 08:59 AM

I was looking at getting some extra ratcheting wrenches and got thinking …what’s everyone most commonly used tools when working on your car?

F87source · 08-19-2021, 11:32 PM

For bmw torx and etorx sockets, then some hex sockets and hex driver bits, alot of various extensions are nice too, and various adapters to adapt upt oand from every drive (1/4", 3/8", and 1/2"combination possible. Then some torque decent wrenches from 5 nm to 250 nm.

Then of course the bmw oil filter housing tool and a thin wall spark plug socket - I do not like the magnetic ones (I prefer the ones with the claws) because it picks up magnetic particles which can potentially get stuck on the spark plug or fall into the cylinder.

I also do not use power tools or impact drivers ever. This is how you get stripped threads, I always hand thread bolts then use a ratchet or a screw driver for every single bolt then a torque wrench for every single bolt that needs it unless the torque spec is below 5 nm then it is hand tightened.

EDWYER · 08-23-2021, 10:03 AM

This small tool has been very useful for me.

DrKevM5 · 08-23-2021, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by vrooooom

I was looking at getting some extra ratcheting wrenches and got thinking …what’s everyone most commonly used tools when working on your car?

Wow…

tenkies · 08-23-2021, 12:02 PM

This cordless ratchet was a good buy. So much faster removing bolts than using a standard ratchet and when I reinstall bolts I hand thread first then use the cordless till it gets just snug and then switch to a torque wrench.

M Fifty · 08-23-2021, 12:39 PM

Various sizes of Trusty Persuader, and Torque Wrenches...

chiefsubjugator · 08-23-2021, 03:16 PM

Cordless impact wrench, battery powered ratchet, quickjack and all the safety gear (eyewear, gloves, kneee pads, boots).

Enabled · 08-24-2021, 02:46 PM

ENET cable

F87source · 08-24-2021, 03:54 PM

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So true.

Money helps too because for some reason you always have to run to the shop to get more tools and parts, which are never cheap.

vrooooom · 08-24-2021, 07:10 PM

The more i read the forum, the more i end up wanting to do some mods.

Rick4345 · 10-10-2021, 12:55 PM

Torque wrench.

///M TOWN · 10-12-2021, 02:04 PM

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vrooooom New BMW owner 325 Rep 842 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW M2 LCI Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Philippines iTrader: (0)	What’s your favourite tool when working on your BMW I was looking at getting some extra ratcheting wrenches and got thinking …what’s everyone most commonly used tools when working on your car? __________________ 2018 BMW M2 LCI BM3 Stage 2 + MPE + FTP charge pipe + MST V2 Inlet + TurboSmart DV + CSF FMIC + AA Hi-flow Downpipe + Turner Rear Shifter Bushing + Wiechers Strut Brace + Bilstein B16 PSS10 + Apex VS-5RS
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F87source Major General 7240 Rep 7,420 Posts Drives: Bmw M2 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: . iTrader: (1)	For bmw torx and etorx sockets, then some hex sockets and hex driver bits, alot of various extensions are nice too, and various adapters to adapt upt oand from every drive (1/4", 3/8", and 1/2"combination possible. Then some torque decent wrenches from 5 nm to 250 nm. Then of course the bmw oil filter housing tool and a thin wall spark plug socket - I do not like the magnetic ones (I prefer the ones with the claws) because it picks up magnetic particles which can potentially get stuck on the spark plug or fall into the cylinder. I also do not use power tools or impact drivers ever. This is how you get stripped threads, I always hand thread bolts then use a ratchet or a screw driver for every single bolt then a torque wrench for every single bolt that needs it unless the torque spec is below 5 nm then it is hand tightened. __________________ Click on the link below to see a compiled list of every review I have ever written: https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...2#post30368242
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tenkies Second Lieutenant 147 Rep 266 Posts Drives: 2017 M2 LBB 6MT Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Socal iTrader: (0)	This cordless ratchet was a good buy. So much faster removing bolts than using a standard ratchet and when I reinstall bolts I hand thread first then use the cordless till it gets just snug and then switch to a torque wrench.
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chiefsubjugator Private First Class 91 Rep 135 Posts Drives: 2020 M2C 6MT LBB Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Northern California iTrader: (0)	Cordless impact wrench, battery powered ratchet, quickjack and all the safety gear (eyewear, gloves, kneee pads, boots).
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Rick4345 Lieutenant Colonel 470 Rep 1,658 Posts Drives: 2022 WRX World Rally Blue Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somewhere iTrader: (13) Garage List 2022 Subaru WRX GT [0.00]	Torque wrench. __________________ Rick
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