335i BMW warranty questions
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Morning PH and happy Friday,
I'm in the market for a 335i convertible with a budget of £14k.
I know very little about the N54 engine so have been in a Google frenzy trying to do as much research as possible before making a purchase. I just wanted to gather the thoughts of the PH BMW folk to get your opinion/feedback before going any further.
From what I can see there are three issues to be concerned with on the N54 engine:
- High pressure fuel pump failure.
- Carbon build up
- Turbo Wastegate component failure/rattle.
My budget would put me in an 08 car on circa 45k miles so I would expect the above issues to either have started manifesting themselves already or not be far away.
I have received a quote from BMW and their comprehensive warranty with zero excess would be £58 per month which I would definitely go for.
My questions are:
- Was the HPFP a factory recall? Can I check to see if it's had it done by calling BMW?
- If not, would the BMW warranty replace it should it fail?
- Would the carbon build up issue be fixed under warranty? From what I gather reading online they would only fix it if it triggered the engine management light but wondered if anyone had first hand experience of this.
- A remap would be very tempting given it would push power up to circa 375 bhp. I assumed that a remap would invalidate my warranty? Would a remap lead to any other issues or concerns?
Apologies if this has been done to death.
Cheers in advance for any help.
I'm in the market for a 335i convertible with a budget of £14k.
I know very little about the N54 engine so have been in a Google frenzy trying to do as much research as possible before making a purchase. I just wanted to gather the thoughts of the PH BMW folk to get your opinion/feedback before going any further.
From what I can see there are three issues to be concerned with on the N54 engine:
- High pressure fuel pump failure.
- Carbon build up
- Turbo Wastegate component failure/rattle.
My budget would put me in an 08 car on circa 45k miles so I would expect the above issues to either have started manifesting themselves already or not be far away.
I have received a quote from BMW and their comprehensive warranty with zero excess would be £58 per month which I would definitely go for.
My questions are:
- Was the HPFP a factory recall? Can I check to see if it's had it done by calling BMW?
- If not, would the BMW warranty replace it should it fail?
- Would the carbon build up issue be fixed under warranty? From what I gather reading online they would only fix it if it triggered the engine management light but wondered if anyone had first hand experience of this.
- A remap would be very tempting given it would push power up to circa 375 bhp. I assumed that a remap would invalidate my warranty? Would a remap lead to any other issues or concerns?
Apologies if this has been done to death.
Cheers in advance for any help.
Thanks for the comments. I ended buying an E93 on Saturday. Its an 07 plate on 60k miles with fbmwsh.
The 08 plate on less miles that I saw in the morning was very tatty. The one I bought felt like it was brand new.
The snag being, as its over 60k miles BMW now want £109 a month for fully comp with no excess! If I change the excess to £100 it drops to £70 so ill probably do that for peice of mind.
The 08 plate on less miles that I saw in the morning was very tatty. The one I bought felt like it was brand new.
The snag being, as its over 60k miles BMW now want £109 a month for fully comp with no excess! If I change the excess to £100 it drops to £70 so ill probably do that for peice of mind.
Well after a mammoth 4 weeks of happy ownership I had my first issue with the 335 at the weekend.
Driving back from the coast an hour into the journey I got a "bong" and the orange engine management light came on. No noises or perceived loss of power as far as I could tell. I pulled over at the next services, turned the engine off and let it rest for 10 minutes, started it up and the engine management warning had gone and I got the "check -ok" message. The engine sounded fine and no further issues for the next hour of motorway driving.
Should I overly worry? I'll put the car into the garage to be checked our and have the codes read ASAP but hoping the fact the light went off after a restart means it's nothing to be too concerned about. Appreciate it could be 1 of 200 issues so not expecting an accurate diagnoses, more blind reassurance
Driving back from the coast an hour into the journey I got a "bong" and the orange engine management light came on. No noises or perceived loss of power as far as I could tell. I pulled over at the next services, turned the engine off and let it rest for 10 minutes, started it up and the engine management warning had gone and I got the "check -ok" message. The engine sounded fine and no further issues for the next hour of motorway driving.
Should I overly worry? I'll put the car into the garage to be checked our and have the codes read ASAP but hoping the fact the light went off after a restart means it's nothing to be too concerned about. Appreciate it could be 1 of 200 issues so not expecting an accurate diagnoses, more blind reassurance
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