Harrison Pulls His First Engine

Harrison has been working at AAS for about 2 months. He goes to mechanic school in the mornings and comes to AAS in the afternoons. Harrison has been well received at the shop. The crew likes working with Harrison and they say he is eager to learn, helping out with brakes, oil changes, and even hoisting an engine out of a car.

See Harrison next to the 1st engine he ever pulled from a car? A milestone in his career! Keep up the good work, Harrison. Good job! 

2012 BMW 650i Convertible - Engine Replacement

A champagne colored 2012 BMW 650i convertible was towed into the shop. We knew the engine was blown. We discovered there was coolant filling the right-hand side of the throttle body. When we drained the oil, coolant came pouring from the oil pan, then oil followed. We dropped the oil pan and saw bits and chunks of metal in the pan. 

BMW engine looks to be intact...but we'll discover that it isn't

To remove the engine, we had to remove the front bumper and radiator support.

We know there is a catastrophic internal problem because the engine would not turn - it was locked. We had to remove the transmission to get to all the torque convertor bolts. 

This is what a 650i looks like with no front bumper, engine, and transmission. The design of this car is even more interesting when taken apart. 

Coming up, Part 2 - read just how catastrophic the engine failure is and see the new BMW engine!