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Hey I read the update - congrats on figuring it out even if it did end up costing you some money, I bet you're happy to have it all behind you.
How much did the new engine go for and what was the labor involved in installing it? (If you don't mind me asking). Enjoy the car |
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02-09-2016, 09:00 AM | #47 |
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Sucks to hear that you money shifted, but glad you took the advice and got it sorted out.
Everybody f#cks up sometimes. I tore a Corvette in half once, so you know - there could be worse outcomes. You should turn your old engine block into a fancy coffee table. Don't consider it a lost engine, just a classy furniture upgrade.
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That would be like saying "Don't buy a BMW because I did a burnout so long the tires popped".
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B47...ew?usp=sharing This is absolutely disgraceful. How can this be legal? I guess they think he can afford the repairs since he can afford a M6? As I wrote- real winners up there in NJ at BMW NA. |
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02-11-2016, 10:46 PM | #59 |
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I wouldn't say for the good in their hearts, I would say that it's in their interest to fluff the details (as they absolutely do at times) to get reimbursed by BMW for the repairs AND to retain this customer's loyalty to the dealer and the brand. Nothing is in the dealer's favor in these situations so I don't understand why they are so inconsistently brash at times.
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I will try to respond to all the questions that were asked.
The engine cost me around 6k. It came from a 2015 M235i that was hit on the rear left side and had about 81 miles on the clock. Cost me 20 hrs at $109 to put the motor in plus $100 for fluids. As far as responsibility goes, like many members on here said, I was was at fault. Driver error isn't covered under warranty. You can only try and hope BMWNA will cover the repairs, but they're not responsible. This engine hasn't won numerous awards for no reason, its pretty reliable and can last beyond 100k miles. It didn't fail on its own, so I can't hold BMWNA responsible or be angry at them for not replacing my engine under warranty...although I hoped they would. As far as the dealership situation goes, my car got towed to BMW of Springfield, Address: 391-399 Rt 22 E, Springfield, NJ 07081. The Service Consultant I dealt with was William DaSilva. He was extremely arrogant, rude, and never returned any of my phone calls. I actually had to show up to the dealership to find out my car wouldn't be covered under warranty. The attitude he had was that I basically had to pay to get my vehicle repaired or I had to remove my vehicle from their premises...even though I was in communication with BMWNA. His manager was of no help, either. I understand I was at fault for the damage caused to my engine, but their attitudes were just disgusting. From what I was told, I'm out of an engine warranty but all other warranties are still on my car. DME caught the engine at 8674.5 revolutions per minute. Last edited by KesS1000rr; 02-12-2016 at 01:11 AM.. |
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Glad you sorted it out man. I had a spun rod bearing on my '12 GTI due to a well known oiling issue in the 2.0l. VW denied any powertrain warranty due to the ECU being tuned. My ignorance and excitement for being tuned so early into ownership (15k kms, first year), cost me about $5k which at the time was very cheap. Even though they knew it wasn't related at all to the tune, the implementation they use to flag your vehicle bricked me from any support from VW Canada, So I feel for you. I'm all about tuning boxes now, while under warranty, and ECU tuning when out of warranty, if worried about large expenses like catastrophic failures.
Will the shop split the head and block on the old motor and take some pics ? That'd be awesome D Last edited by Dylan86; 02-12-2016 at 01:51 AM.. |
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Does the bmw not have a rev limiter on manual transmissions - I know a friend who was at the track and made the mistake of 3 to 2 on his Mustang and the car sputtered and basically shut down - I guess it has to do with the response time of the limiter but I cannot believe a car like BMW would not have that built it with a margin for error - hell they over engineer everything else.
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Perhaps your friend did not actually overrev with his errant gear change. Or overrev enough to cause damage. Or perhaps he is confused about what happened. But rest assured a Mustang can be money shifted as well as any other car. |
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