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 Posted: 22-January-2007 at 18:37 |
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Mick, no news yet from BMW. My insurance have also sent their 'expert' to site. Still waiting !! |
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Mick525i
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Posted: 16-January-2007 at 21:54 |
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Well any update??? Did BMW pay up??
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Posted: 10-January-2007 at 19:51 |
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Fingers crossed they sort it out... And trade it in for a propper BMW. Running on petrol. Mick Edited by Mick525i |
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Posted: 10-January-2007 at 19:11 |
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Thanks for the replies and comments guys. What's happening now is that BMW Group France have sent a specialist to inspect the removed parts to determine the cause of the problem. My insurance legal department are also involved and keeping an eye on things. I am waiting to hear the results in the next week or two. |
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Posted: 10-January-2007 at 19:04 |
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Mick, actually that explains why I was asked if I had added oil to the Engine. However, I would have thought that I would have noticed some performance degradation, which I had not. Either way, it is clear now that those are symptoms that indicate one or other problem and the BMW garage should have checked in more detail. |
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Posted: 03-January-2007 at 22:54 |
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I agree, Bosch have a lot to answer for, especially injectors and diesel pumps!!
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Ditto for me. When Diesels go wrong, they go wrong big style Keep us posted on the outcome please? Andrew |
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Posted: 02-January-2007 at 15:59 |
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The engine itself is fine - it's all the Bosch crap attatched to it. BMW
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Posted: 01-January-2007 at 16:14 |
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I know a bloke who's Landrover Discovery ran on it's own oil although in that case it was down to a blown head gasket. I hope BMW pay up. I have to say all the talk of BMW diesels having problems really put me off getting an oil burner. |
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Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel.
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Posted: 31-December-2006 at 20:35 |
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This same thing happened me in a Merc Truck. The engine had been reconditioned and while driving on the motorway at 50mph it took of at full power on the Engine oil through the Turbo as described. What caused it was the fuel injector was under the rocker cover. It had a small leak and as a result over filled the sump with too much "oil" The trubo sucked it up. I managed to stop the engine on the clutch. (saved the rebuilt Engine) What I am getting at is it possible that the car was over filled with oil?? If you let it run on till it ran dry of oil the the motor is lunched
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Posted: 27-December-2006 at 00:59 |
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I work in a commercial Mercedes dealership and I have known one or two diesels to go in this way. The turbos 'pick up' and begin to run by sucking oil through and burning it in the engine causing it to run regardless of whether the ignition is on or not. It happened to a technician who had to stall the vehicle (he was driving down the road on a road test) and had to leave the vehicle to be recoverd from a pool of oil. As this vehicle was about 5 years old and had 150,000 on the clock the customer had to fork out (also this wasn't a known problem as is recognised in this case) I hope you have a better case, looks like you should be, given the circumstances. Good luck Mike |
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530da E39, Jan 2002, 140,000km Now, here's a thing. I was driving in the South of France a few weeks ago when the car lurched and started to belch huge volumes of smoke. Damn turbo gone again I wail !! Oh yes, but not only. Something caused the engine to start running on its sump oil. Turning the key off made no difference, the engine was running flat-out. I got the wife out of the car and we stood watching as it flooded the surrounding area with smoke and slowly burned itself out to a grinding halt. One dead and totally useless engine. Ground awash with black oil under the engine and at the rear from the exhaust. We managed to get it towed to a garage where it is now being examined by an 'expert' who will determine the exact fault (hopefully). This will determine if it is the fault of BMW Group (part manufacture) or of the BMW Garage I used in Paris, where the vehilce was, only a few days before, for a (believe it or not) suspect Turbo fault. Info on the net suggests a ECU problem. http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/index.htm?p_make=BMW&am p;am p;h_make=BMW&p_model=%2044 Turbo trouble with early 530s caused by ECU programme allowing higher boost than safe for turbo. Cured by replacing turbo, reprogramming ECU and thoroughly cleaning turbo inlet manifold and pipe work because a blockage can cause the engine to run on its sump oil and self-destruct. Some of you may remember my first Turbo problem and that BMW Group kindly paid for the parts as the vehicle was just out of warranty. I would have assumed that they would have reset the ECU, but I was not informed. I am hoping that they will be even more generous this time as the estimate I got for a replacement engine (and ALL other associated parts, fitting and test) comes to 16,000 Euro, which just happens to be about its worth over here. I'll update with any news, but would be interested to hear of any similar problems.
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