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03-25-2014, 07:19 PM | #1 |
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Dealer Says New Head
About three weeks ago I started having extended cranks (not so much at cold start up, but routinely upon warm restarts). I wasn't particularly concerned as the car is still under warranty and I had a few minor nagging issues that I wanted to have the dealer address anyway. Well, last week I got the dreaded CEL and "drive train malfunction, drive moderately" warning so I immediately brought the car in for service.
Just before dinner the SA emails me and says "our foreman has determined that you need a new head as the injectors are loose. BMW has authorized the repair and we will get it completed ASAP." Not exactly what I wanted to hear, but I sure am glad that this happened on their dime. That said, should I be concerned about the long term health of the car? I did notice that my mileage was pretty ghastly before this went down, but I am usually in sport-mode and it's mostly local driving. I have only owned the car for about 6 weeks and I LOVE it, having just completed phase one of my mods. Hopefully, this is a routine procedure and shouldn't cause me any anxiety, but I would love to hear what you guys think. Thanks! |
03-27-2014, 10:09 AM | #5 |
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Hmm.....i would confirm its just one head/bank that they are replacing.
2011-2013 550's are notorious for injector issues so i would push for all the injectors to be replaced with the latest and greatest as well as both heads being swapped out. Hell for me i think I would even try to get a new crated motor because i don't have much faith in the bmw mechanics doing such a big job. Alan
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