Timing Chain Oil Pump Drive Chain Warranty Extension (N20/N26)

128GP · 12-14-2017, 08:10 AM

Just got a letter from BMWNA, theyre extending coverage on my 2013 F30 to 7/70k for the above. Anyone else get the letter? Anyone have premature failure of their chain? Im at 45k miles, no issues with the F30 beyond fluids and tires.

sspade · 12-14-2017, 08:13 AM

Exact same sitch... 39k on mine, no issues yet...

Wish my damn letter would arrive ?

Billfitz · 12-14-2017, 09:11 AM

Old news, extensively covered here:
http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=422

128GP · 12-14-2017, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Billfitz

Old news, extensively covered here:
http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=422

your link, links to the general board.

Billfitz · 12-14-2017, 09:49 AM

It links to the N20/N26 forum, where there are numerous threads on this subject going back years, many of them recently updated with the information about the warranty extension.

madmortar · 12-14-2017, 01:22 PM

Got my letter yesterday.
But yes, like 5 threads on the topic

Basswacker · 12-20-2017, 07:53 PM

95k miles on mine with 0 problems. Knock on wood

ooshnoo · 12-20-2017, 09:14 PM

I got my letter yesterday, but it's a moot point for me, as I'm CPO'd until 100,000 miles.

nedmon · 12-21-2017, 06:50 AM

Any ideas about what driving behaviour might , ah, accelerate chain deterioration and require chain replacement within the warranty period.

bavarianride · 12-21-2017, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by nedmon

Any ideas about what driving behaviour might , ah, accelerate chain deterioration and require chain replacement within the warranty period.

One option is to keep revving the car past red line during cold start.

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128GP First Lieutenant 40 Rep 323 Posts Drives: AW 328i 6sp RWD M Sport Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Timing Chain Oil Pump Drive Chain Warranty Extension (N20/N26) Just got a letter from BMWNA, theyre extending coverage on my 2013 F30 to 7/70k for the above. Anyone else get the letter? Anyone have premature failure of their chain? Im at 45k miles, no issues with the F30 beyond fluids and tires.
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sspade Major General 2465 Rep 5,457 Posts Drives: F30 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Stevenson, WA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2016 BMW 320i [7.87] 2014 BMW 328i [6.83]	Exact same sitch... 39k on mine, no issues yet... Wish my damn letter would arrive ?
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Billfitz Lieutenant General 8216 Rep 16,054 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	Old news, extensively covered here: http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=422
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Billfitz Lieutenant General 8216 Rep 16,054 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	It links to the N20/N26 forum, where there are numerous threads on this subject going back years, many of them recently updated with the information about the warranty extension.
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madmortar Captain 181 Rep 785 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW 328i M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Savannah, GA iTrader: (0)	Got my letter yesterday. But yes, like 5 threads on the topic
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Basswacker Private 30 Rep 59 Posts Drives: 2013 328i M-Sport package Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Carver MA iTrader: (0)	95k miles on mine with 0 problems. Knock on wood __________________ 2013 328i M-Sport Estoril blue W/335 M-Performance exhaust Carver, Mass
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ooshnoo Lieutenant Colonel 873 Rep 1,677 Posts Drives: 2014 428i and 2018 X5 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Buford, GA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 BMW X5 [0.00] 2014 BMW 428i [10.00]	I got my letter yesterday, but it's a moot point for me, as I'm CPO'd until 100,000 miles. __________________ ___________________ 2014 F32 428i M-Sport 2018 F15 M-Sport
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12-21-2017, 06:50 AM	#9
nedmon Enlisted Member 7 Rep 38 Posts Drives: 1998 528i Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Ct USA iTrader: (0)	Any ideas about what driving behaviour might , ah, accelerate chain deterioration and require chain replacement within the warranty period. __________________ Nedmon 2015 535ix 2016 X3
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