BMW E61 M5 Touring
Discussion
longintheleg said:
Schermerhorn said:
That warranty is like a golden ticket!
I've had to use it 5 times in 10 months!
What have been the issues with yours?I've had to use it 5 times in 10 months!
It's always good to hear what other owners have experienced as then I know exactly what I'm in for.
My C5 RS6 is also a costly beast to run.
VANOS pipe
VANOS valve
Parking sensors
Thermostat which bizarrely lead to the stalling of the car
Pending clutch issue which is 50:50 on the warranty but I think I'll get that sorted myself for less than £1200 rather than paying nearly £3000 for BMW prices.
I'm sure more things will occur into ownership
Schermerhorn said:
Brake fluid over-flow (by supplying dealer)
VANOS pipe
VANOS valve
Parking sensors
Thermostat which bizarrely lead to the stalling of the car
Pending clutch issue which is 50:50 on the warranty but I think I'll get that sorted myself for less than £1200 rather than paying nearly £3000 for BMW prices.
I'm sure more things will occur into ownership
Can you explain abit more about the stalling of your car mate? I'm having something similar myself.VANOS pipe
VANOS valve
Parking sensors
Thermostat which bizarrely lead to the stalling of the car
Pending clutch issue which is 50:50 on the warranty but I think I'll get that sorted myself for less than £1200 rather than paying nearly £3000 for BMW prices.
I'm sure more things will occur into ownership
M6beast said:
Schermerhorn said:
Brake fluid over-flow (by supplying dealer)
VANOS pipe
VANOS valve
Parking sensors
Thermostat which bizarrely lead to the stalling of the car
Pending clutch issue which is 50:50 on the warranty but I think I'll get that sorted myself for less than £1200 rather than paying nearly £3000 for BMW prices.
I'm sure more things will occur into ownership
Can you explain abit more about the stalling of your car mate? I'm having something similar myself.VANOS pipe
VANOS valve
Parking sensors
Thermostat which bizarrely lead to the stalling of the car
Pending clutch issue which is 50:50 on the warranty but I think I'll get that sorted myself for less than £1200 rather than paying nearly £3000 for BMW prices.
I'm sure more things will occur into ownership
I've been told to keep an eye out on it, as if it comes back it could be idle control actuator.
Try Comma Petrol D-Tox as it has worked for some people
Also....don't use the air con as much as that can mess with it quite a bit too. I still use my air con but not as much as I used to do.
AW10 said:
Schermerhorn said:
Also....don't use the air con as much as that can mess with it quite a bit too. I still use my air con but not as much as I used to do.
WTF? With that logic perhaps not using the car would be best - unlikely to develop any faults.Whenever I use the air con, the idle pulsing was more pronounced. I can only think it was related to the thermostat as that is what was replaced and went away. The pulsing is still there now and then but if i turn the heaters on it runs perfect on idle.
Wierd I know.
Schermerhorn said:
Honestly it baffles me too....to the point where I think I must have a bump on the head because it makes so little sense.
Whenever I use the air con, the idle pulsing was more pronounced. I can only think it was related to the thermostat as that is what was replaced and went away. The pulsing is still there now and then but if i turn the heaters on it runs perfect on idle.
Wierd I know.
That's bizarre!Whenever I use the air con, the idle pulsing was more pronounced. I can only think it was related to the thermostat as that is what was replaced and went away. The pulsing is still there now and then but if i turn the heaters on it runs perfect on idle.
Wierd I know.
Mine's been pretty good too:
new clutch and flywheel (not covered by warranty so paid for by me for roughly £1250)
VANOS solenoids (never showed as a fault but diagnosed via DIS - replaced under warranty but made no difference that I could see/feel)
pre-cat oxygen sensors (one had a heating circuit fault - replaced by me for £60 each)
new diff seal (paid by me as the cost of £196 was less than my excess)
I went with the maximum excess of £250 as I was after cover for catastrophic costs, not the smaller inevitable bills. So far the warranty has not paid for itself but then again someone has to fund the likes of ecains63's claims!
new clutch and flywheel (not covered by warranty so paid for by me for roughly £1250)
VANOS solenoids (never showed as a fault but diagnosed via DIS - replaced under warranty but made no difference that I could see/feel)
pre-cat oxygen sensors (one had a heating circuit fault - replaced by me for £60 each)
new diff seal (paid by me as the cost of £196 was less than my excess)
I went with the maximum excess of £250 as I was after cover for catastrophic costs, not the smaller inevitable bills. So far the warranty has not paid for itself but then again someone has to fund the likes of ecains63's claims!
It's good to hear some fairly positive comments.
From what I've read on here and M5Board, at some point in the cars life, you'll need to replace the throttle actuators as they're pretty much guaranteed to fail it seems.
Apparently some have failed with mileage as low as 30k....incredible.
This and rod bearings seem to be the most expensive issue to repair.
From what I've read on here and M5Board, at some point in the cars life, you'll need to replace the throttle actuators as they're pretty much guaranteed to fail it seems.
Apparently some have failed with mileage as low as 30k....incredible.
This and rod bearings seem to be the most expensive issue to repair.
Mine is the same, covered under BMW warranty and i've not had to use it yet, same as my last one as well! Doh!
As i said on a previous post, you only ever hear the negatives on the internet, the positive experiences far outway the negative but if someone's car is working fine they generally don't come onto the internet to tell one and all about it hence the bad experiences look like problems plague every car ever made!
As i said on a previous post, you only ever hear the negatives on the internet, the positive experiences far outway the negative but if someone's car is working fine they generally don't come onto the internet to tell one and all about it hence the bad experiences look like problems plague every car ever made!
batmanreturns said:
Mine is the same, covered under BMW warranty and i've not had to use it yet, same as my last one as well! Doh!
As i said on a previous post, you only ever hear the negatives on the internet, the positive experiences far outway the negative but if someone's car is working fine they generally don't come onto the internet to tell one and all about it hence the bad experiences look like problems plague every car ever made!
Tis very true.As i said on a previous post, you only ever hear the negatives on the internet, the positive experiences far outway the negative but if someone's car is working fine they generally don't come onto the internet to tell one and all about it hence the bad experiences look like problems plague every car ever made!
Hopefully you won't be needing to use that warranty during your ownership.
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