My big German boat! BMW 740IL

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Sometimes it seems like there is always something going on with this car as much as I love it. I was going through the car wash (i know, automatic car washes are bad). During the blow dry section the hood vent flew off! The car wash employees were able to find the inner support pieces but not the painted top part. I had to come in the next day after they had a chance to look when the wash was off. Thank goodness the part was unscathed. Considering all the moving parts and cars that roll through there I was very happy. The grill was held on with pins which were only a few bucks off amazon. 

It survived!

Since I'm coming up on 100k miles I figured I'd get some maintenance in. New spark plugs, changed the oil, and added a K&N air filter. There was a little oil in a couple of the spark plug wells, so some new gaskets will be needed in the future. Plugs looked good, engine seems to be healthy. 

This should get me a little more powaaa. 

Here are the writeups for those. 

https://www.diyauto.com/manufacturers/bmw/generations/7-series-1/diys/spark-plug-removal

https://www.diyauto.com/manufacturers/2/generations/942/diys/oil-change-diy