Blown engine E9* M3 coupe
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As per the title really. Driving home on Monday evening and the car felt a bit lacklustre. It seemed to lose all power then almost immediately recover. Decided to give it a spirited run on a short dual carriageway near home and then the horrible noises started. Limped the remaining mile or so home and called BMW for recovery.
An hour later they arrived and when the car was moved the engine oil was nicely all over my drive.
New engine being fitted as we speak under warranty. Has anyone else had or heard of this? Car is a Sept 2011 vehicle with 33500 on the clock.
An hour later they arrived and when the car was moved the engine oil was nicely all over my drive.
New engine being fitted as we speak under warranty. Has anyone else had or heard of this? Car is a Sept 2011 vehicle with 33500 on the clock.
Wills2 said:
It's rotten luck but quite rare, even though they are getting it sorted it would spoil the car for me so I understand the thoughts about changing for another car.
Great excuse!
I've never needed an excuse, but would prefer to spend the money on bike racing this next few years. I really can't find a car that I want out there currently. Great excuse!
No Idrive messages at all. I even did a full Idrive check when I got home and it said everything was OK.
I did have the car in a couple of times as it seemed to bog when I put my foot down. It was a momentary thing but it got a lot worse then went pop.
No idea what went wrong and it won't mean anything to me even if they told me.
I did have the car in a couple of times as it seemed to bog when I put my foot down. It was a momentary thing but it got a lot worse then went pop.
No idea what went wrong and it won't mean anything to me even if they told me.
New engine in and car returned today. Apparently the engine would retail at £14,000 + VAT. Glad I'm not paying.
Thoughts on what to do now. I need to get the engine number changed in the V5 and wondering if that gets logged anywhere?
Road testing an M4 on Saturday, had a sit in one tonight and it feels very different to the M3, it feels a bit 4 series rather than M car, but let's see how it does on the test drive.
Thoughts on what to do now. I need to get the engine number changed in the V5 and wondering if that gets logged anywhere?
Road testing an M4 on Saturday, had a sit in one tonight and it feels very different to the M3, it feels a bit 4 series rather than M car, but let's see how it does on the test drive.
Update as requested by one poster on here:
The car is in tomorrow for it's running in service, so I can finally let loose with the new engine. I'm expecting good things.
There have been a few niggles, not least a regular warning saying "increased battery discharge". Multiple visits to the dealer and multiple attempted solutions, none of which worked. A new battery was fitted again under warranty, which has now fixed it.
Final piece is that whilst the dealer, Williams, have been good, BMW have been a bit disappointing in my opinion.
Firstly, they expected me to pay for the running in service at £470. That was made even more unpalatable having spent £700 on a service and some bits n bobs less than a month before the engine blew. They have relented, but only because I complained. BMW weren't listening to the same argument from Williams.
Secondly, the extended warranty is a bit of a weird one. The new engine effectively comes with a warranty that expires in a few weeks once the car hits 3 years of age. That's quite scary when you consider the cost, so they have offered me a 50% discount on the extended warranty, but again it took me to complain rather than it being offered up front.
I have to admit to having checked out the C63 AMG and the new Jag and have decided that BMW won't be getting any more of my money on bikes or cars. That should be a disappointment to them, as I've probably done at least £250k in the past decade on cars alone and another £50k on bikes in the past 3 years, let alone the servicing etc. It probably won't be though and my disappearance to a competitor won't even be noticed.
The car is in tomorrow for it's running in service, so I can finally let loose with the new engine. I'm expecting good things.
There have been a few niggles, not least a regular warning saying "increased battery discharge". Multiple visits to the dealer and multiple attempted solutions, none of which worked. A new battery was fitted again under warranty, which has now fixed it.
Final piece is that whilst the dealer, Williams, have been good, BMW have been a bit disappointing in my opinion.
Firstly, they expected me to pay for the running in service at £470. That was made even more unpalatable having spent £700 on a service and some bits n bobs less than a month before the engine blew. They have relented, but only because I complained. BMW weren't listening to the same argument from Williams.
Secondly, the extended warranty is a bit of a weird one. The new engine effectively comes with a warranty that expires in a few weeks once the car hits 3 years of age. That's quite scary when you consider the cost, so they have offered me a 50% discount on the extended warranty, but again it took me to complain rather than it being offered up front.
I have to admit to having checked out the C63 AMG and the new Jag and have decided that BMW won't be getting any more of my money on bikes or cars. That should be a disappointment to them, as I've probably done at least £250k in the past decade on cars alone and another £50k on bikes in the past 3 years, let alone the servicing etc. It probably won't be though and my disappearance to a competitor won't even be noticed.
Copied directly from their email. I'm no Consumer Rights solicitor, so no idea if it's right or wrong
BMW Customer Services said:
I appreciate that you do not wish to purchase a full warranty, as you believe that the new engine that you have had fitted comes with a parts warranty. Unfortunately, when a part is replaced under warranty, a parts warranty is not provided, we would however, always recommend that you purchase an Insured Warranty policy. In light of your experience, I would be willing to offer 50% towards a BMW Warranty policy of your choice
Well that's a joke. Maybe I was expecting too much. Since getting the new engine I have had electrical gremlins galore.
Constantly getting the "Increased Battery Discharge" warning. Solutions so far have been a full recharge, new battery, new tracker all to no avail. All of this means that, since my engine blew in early July, the car has spent more time in the dealers than it has in my hands.
Pissed off doesn't begin to describe it. Today is the final straw and if not fixed when I get it back then I proceed with the legal route that's already been set up.
BMW Cust Services are a joke of a dept with little grasp of the impact this is having. I've told the dealer that I intend to pursue it legally unless they buy the car off me for retail price.
Oh and the original engine "had swarf in it" which I presume is bits of the engine grinding off.
Constantly getting the "Increased Battery Discharge" warning. Solutions so far have been a full recharge, new battery, new tracker all to no avail. All of this means that, since my engine blew in early July, the car has spent more time in the dealers than it has in my hands.
Pissed off doesn't begin to describe it. Today is the final straw and if not fixed when I get it back then I proceed with the legal route that's already been set up.
BMW Cust Services are a joke of a dept with little grasp of the impact this is having. I've told the dealer that I intend to pursue it legally unless they buy the car off me for retail price.
Oh and the original engine "had swarf in it" which I presume is bits of the engine grinding off.
An update. The car has been fine, since they realised, as was correctly posted in here, that the battery wasn't discharging and it was a faulty sensor that needed replacing / resetting. That was until this week, when I noticed the car was a bit noisier than usual, so was going to book it in for a quick once over, but was beaten to it by a lovely engine fault warning. I'm either a car engine destroyer, which would amaze me using one of these on UK roads, or there's a more significant fault hidden somewhere within this car.
f
ked off with this whole piece is an understatement.
Note the restricted rev range and the warning about driving style.
f
ked off with this whole piece is an understatement. Note the restricted rev range and the warning about driving style.
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