[jpnh]

Originally Posted by f22_shayan

yea ill keep you guys posted, and its at Bob Smith in clabasas

So, what did they give you as a loaner while they replace the motor?

[Shayan55]

Originally Posted by EEBreh

Just curious, did you break in the original engine?

Well i got it with 1500 miles. So im not 100% if it was broken in or not

[Shayan55]

Originally Posted by jpnh

So, what did they give you as a loaner while they replace the motor?

Lol they gave me a base 320 hahaha

[jpnh]

Originally Posted by f22_shayan

Lol they gave me a base 320 hahaha

That blows

They should give you at least another M235/M240

[Shayan55]

Originally Posted by jpnh

That blows

They should give you at least another M235/M240

Yea i know right? And like my car is pretty loaded. They could have given me a car with electric seats at least.

[walnuttea]

Originally Posted by f22_shayan

Yea i know right? And like my car is pretty loaded. They could have given me a car with electric seats at least.

If you have a good relationship with the dealership you can always ask for an upgrade. I almost always ask for their high-end cars and get them pretty much every time

[Shayan55]

Originally Posted by walnuttea

If you have a good relationship with the dealership you can always ask for an upgrade. I almost always ask for their high-end cars and get them pretty much every time

yea they usually let me upgrade too, but this time they literally just didnt have anything else :/

[Shayan55]

update! so the dealership received the new motor today, so im guessing that they should be done with the install and everything by next week?

[walnuttea]

Originally Posted by f22_shayan

update! so the dealership received the new motor today, so im guessing that they should be done with the install and everything by next week?

Any news on what went wrong? Glad to hear about the new engine

[Shayan55]

Originally Posted by walnuttea

Any news on what went wrong? Glad to hear about the new engine

other than my oil pump failing and seizing my engine sadly no, and thank you!

[amw896]

That's crazy. Question though, were you driving it at least kinda rough without it being warm? I would think if the pump failed, the engine would cut power to prevent damage but wow!

[Shayan55]

Originally Posted by amw896

That's crazy. Question though, were you driving it at least kinda rough without it being warm? I would think if the pump failed, the engine would cut power to prevent damage but wow!

Nope. I always let it warm up before i go at it

[Dylan86]

If an oil pump is destined to fail, there's nothing that can be done. Thankfully these type of things usually happen within the first few thousand hours of running time, so in most cases, warranty eats the bill. Had an oil pump failure on a '12 GTI with about 30k kms on it, they put the new motor in within two weeks and back up she went.

[Shayan55]

Originally Posted by Dylan86

If an oil pump is destined to fail, there's nothing that can be done. Thankfully these type of things usually happen within the first few thousand hours of running time, so in most cases, warranty eats the bill. Had an oil pump failure on a '12 GTI with about 30k kms on it, they put the new motor in within two weeks and back up she went.

yea im just happy that it happened now and now after my warranty is up because honestly i dont know what i would do if i had to pay for a new motor haha, honestly might have thought of an LS swap lol

[Dylan86]

Originally Posted by f22_shayan

yea im just happy that it happened now and now after my warranty is up because honestly i dont know what i would do if i had to pay for a new motor haha, honestly might have thought of an LS swap lol

lol, you have a brand new engine, so it's like a whole new car for you . Sad how a simple thing like a chain failure, or gear, which drives an oil pump can cause a total engine loss. The tolerances are so low on these newer engines, they leave no room for error. My GTI ran low oil pressure for abour 12 seconds as I pulled off of the highway, and it was done, instant rod knock...Back in the day I had a Rabbit 1.8 8v and I ran it dry three times, and overheated it twice to the point it wouldn't start. After repairing the issues, the engine was still strong, and burned no oil.

[jpnh]

Originally Posted by f22_shayan

yea im just happy that it happened now and now after my warranty is up because honestly i dont know what i would do if i had to pay for a new motor haha, honestly might have thought of an LS swap lol

Have you considered extending your warranty?

A basic drive train warranty from BMW to go past 3 yr/36 to something like 6/7/8 100k isnt astronomical.......

If you go to the gold/platinum it starts getting waaaay up there.....4k plus

[BentZero]

Do they reset the odometer in this case?

[pikcachu]

Originally Posted by BentZero

Do they reset the odometer in this case?

That would make no sense.... the rest of the car still has the same amount of miles

[jpnh]

Originally Posted by BentZero

Do they reset the odometer in this case?

No manufacturer ever resets/replaces the Odometer when a motor is replaced/rebuilt

Mileage is measured/tracked on the chassis/VIN.

[BentZero]

Originally Posted by jpnh

No manufacturer ever resets/replaces the Odometer when a motor is replaced/rebuilt

Mileage is measured/tracked on the chassis/VIN.

Ah, okay. So just subtract mileage at the time of replacement from current odometer reading.

[Shayan55]

Originally Posted by BentZero

Ah, okay. So just subtract mileage at the time of replacement from current odometer reading.

Yea thats a question i had. But then i figured that the odometer measures chassis miles lol

[BentZero]

Originally Posted by pikcachu

That would make no sense.... the rest of the car still has the same amount of miles

In my experience ppl equate odometer reading to engine wear. Not much else. If you have proper paperwork I guess it doesn't matter much.