timing chain failure AFTER the BMW fix
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Its done about 20K since BMW did the work now on 180k - of course I don't know what they actually did.
I've got someone going to have a look at it, but I'm assuming it's junk.
I'd not heard that the crank was an issue - I had heard that the camshafts were a problem and I know that there have been several revisions of camshaft on the engines.
edit: just had look on realoem - looks like the crank was revised in 2014 so if that is the issue there are a lot of engines out there with is waiting to go pop.
I really thought that having had the QE done was making it safe.
From my point of view this is a real s
tter. I sold it to a friend of the family before xmas and it went bang on him on the A1. I've just done a bank xfr to refund him. Need to have a look at if its worth breaking or selling as is.
I've got someone going to have a look at it, but I'm assuming it's junk.
I'd not heard that the crank was an issue - I had heard that the camshafts were a problem and I know that there have been several revisions of camshaft on the engines.
edit: just had look on realoem - looks like the crank was revised in 2014 so if that is the issue there are a lot of engines out there with is waiting to go pop.
I really thought that having had the QE done was making it safe.
From my point of view this is a real s
tter. I sold it to a friend of the family before xmas and it went bang on him on the A1. I've just done a bank xfr to refund him. Need to have a look at if its worth breaking or selling as is.Edited by TooLateForAName on Sunday 14th January 10:48
The B47 arrived in 2014, and really, it's only the early stuff that had wrongly machined crank sprockets. It depends on whether the whole lot was changed as often it's only the top one. It may also be the oil pump chain that's snapped, done its swiss roll impression and taken the lower chain with it.
180'000 isn't such a bad run for one of these stters though. What model is it? (E90-F30)
180'000 isn't such a bad run for one of these s
tters though. What model is it? (E90-F30)TooLateForAName said:
Its done about 20K since BMW did the work now on 180k - of course I don't know what they actually did.
I've got someone going to have a look at it, but I'm assuming it's junk.
I'd not heard that the crank was an issue - I had heard that the camshafts were a problem and I know that there have been several revisions of camshaft on the engines.
edit: just had look on realoem - looks like the crank was revised in 2014 so if that is the issue there are a lot of engines out there with is waiting to go pop.
I really thought that having had the QE done was making it safe.
From my point of view this is a real stter. I sold it to a friend of the family before xmas and it went bang on him on the A1. I've just done a bank xfr to refund him. Need to have a look at if its worth breaking or selling as is.
From your mileage sounds as if less than 2 years ago wont this be covered by BMW parts warranty. Not going to be an easy claim but they must have record of work done. If you let someone else look at it BMW will immediately wash there hand of any responsibility for any claimI've got someone going to have a look at it, but I'm assuming it's junk.
I'd not heard that the crank was an issue - I had heard that the camshafts were a problem and I know that there have been several revisions of camshaft on the engines.
edit: just had look on realoem - looks like the crank was revised in 2014 so if that is the issue there are a lot of engines out there with is waiting to go pop.
I really thought that having had the QE done was making it safe.
From my point of view this is a real s
tter. I sold it to a friend of the family before xmas and it went bang on him on the A1. I've just done a bank xfr to refund him. Need to have a look at if its worth breaking or selling as is.Edited by TooLateForAName on Sunday 14th January 10:48
hilly10 said:
That’s epic mileage
Not really. first owner did 120K in 3 years which isn't that uncommon for an exec company car. I've had loads of cars with similar mileages. Saab 9000, Audi's, peugeot partner, etc.With modern engineering, manufacturing and lubricants there is no reason that a car engine shouldn't be capable of 200K +. For an engine to terminally lunch itself is pretty piss poor.
Remember that this is a chain - supposed to be reliable. There are lots of cars out there with belts that have a change interval of 140K.
twokcc said:
From your mileage sounds as if less than 2 years ago wont this be covered by BMW parts warranty? Not going to be an easy claim but they must have record of work done. If you let someone else look at it BMW will immediately wash there hand of any responsibility for any claim
I'd have thought this too. Is it less than 2 years since the repair?hilly10 said:
Nowt wrong with Skoda, my mates company only run Superbs and Octavias all have trouble free high mileage lives.
Abso.utely nothing wrong with skoda, we have ran ours for ten years now. My point is that BMW are supposed to be a premium German brand and yet we keep hearing the woes of BMW owners regards these major mechanical issues.I own a BMW as well and it’s a lovely car to drive, streets ahead of our skoda.
bmwmike said:
Considering BMW's history with using chains you'd think they'd not make such a feck up.
They have a few hiccups under their belt, like boot floors than fall out of E46s, manifold swirl flap issues and of course the dreaded security bypasses.That said, they are not the only German brand to have issues.
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