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This is a difficult and unfortunate one. Because there IS a non-OEM modification present (and close to the engine), BMW has the freedom to consider this claim to their benefit. Keep us updated! Good luck.
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01-26-2018, 08:06 PM | #3 |
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Really sorry to hear about this. I wonder if a contributing factor may have been the downpipe flowing significantly more air and thus leaning out your A/F ratio. DME fuel trims can only do so much. I'd think JB4 would be a prerequisite if you wanted to run downpipe / go FBO.
You may consider getting your car out of there, swapping in your stock downpipe, and testing your luck with a different dealer. Good luck and keep us posted. |
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01-27-2018, 02:51 AM | #4 |
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If the car is at the BMW dealership everything is already documented.
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01-27-2018, 05:35 AM | #5 |
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I can't see how a catted dp can cause this issue, does not add up to me. Motor sounds like it was factory defective. There is a thread on these motors having mysterious coolant leaks.
They will have to prove that dp caused the issue before they just claim it's the fault of the dp. To me it does not make sense. It is a very popular mod . Don't let them easily convince you your at fault for something that was probably and more likely a factory defect. Sounds like a defective head gasket issue for sure. Please review this thread especially the last few pages http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1292652
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01-27-2018, 06:21 AM | #7 |
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If your SA is being nice enough to have u remove the downpipe, I'd do it before the engineers show up. Tow it to a shop to have them install the oem DP and tow it back to the dealer. My 2cents
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01-27-2018, 06:50 AM | #9 |
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So moral of the story is avoid dp. JB4 appears to be safer as any problems are easily solved by removing jb4 with no permanent damage. Check engine light will clear itself after a couple driving cycles, or simply turn off jb4 and set back to factory defaults. Much like coding a vehicle. SAs won't bother if you leave jb4 in vehicle but car runs normally at time of service.
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01-27-2018, 06:54 AM | #10 |
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did you notice white smoke first?
did you notice your temps going up? did all these symptoms appear all at once? were there any engine codes that indicated superknock what likely happened is engine malfunc (likely too lean) of some kind which lead to your block cracking/damage w/coolant leaks into your exhaust and overheating hopefully it wasnt the block cracking but the coolant in the exhaust is not a good sign sorry to hear that well ya cant turn back time but if you wanted xtra power I'd have just put a light piggyback tune on instead of a performance catted dp what brand catted DP was it BTW did you have any tunes on at all? what octane were you running? obviously in light of the ridiculous high cost of an engine replacement, it'd be worth it to visit all possibilities to try and squirm out of this you could tow it to another dealer (w/oem dp of course) but the info is already in the system for your car so all dealers should be able to see.. but you could try you could roll the dice to find a good indep shop for a second opinion and see if you can avoid the $$$ of an engine replacement and fingers crossed the block isnt cracked |
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Off topic......but I can't figure why some of the forum members here mod OEM engines that are still under warranty ?
When something like this happens it seems it would have been cheaper over the long run to buy an OEM car/engine that is designed and delivered from the factory for the performance one seeks. |
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There are also folks that the OP can talk to in knowing how to handle this situation with the motor damage but I am sure the DP did not cause a head gasket to blow which seems to be the issue. The B58 issues are surely but slowly popping up and coolant leaks was certainly one of them.
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01-27-2018, 11:32 AM | #13 |
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The less you say to the dealer the better. You do not have to mention any mods therefore giving them ammunition to screw you. But I will repeat the car sounds like it has a defective head gasket or coolant leak issue. Excessive knock can cause a head gasket to blow especially if the car has a defective knock sensor again not your fault. Don't play victim,be vigilant and tell them they have to fix your car man! You can call Dinan and ask them as well about the SW causing an issue but it is unlikely. Blown motors and transmissions in new cars happen daily man. BMW is not immune to that. People have posted it here on the forums.
Have you had any CEL's in the past? I'm telling you your mods did not cause this issue.
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You 're good man! If they threaten your warranty you threaten that you will have to get counsel involved even if its just writing a letter.
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01-27-2018, 12:14 PM | #17 |
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This is 1000% true!! White smoke loss of power means engine failure in my books. If the car over heated or missfired cyl 6 and 1 almost surely means head gasket failure or bad injector. The white smkoe can mean head gasket or sometimes even crankcase ventilation failure.
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Thats not the OPs concern!! That's BMWs problem.
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Best of luck OP, I'm afraid you're going to need it.
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The fact that you were running the non-warrantied Dinan tune raises a red flag. Unfortunately, they can most likely see that. It's not the catted DP that's gonna screw you, but the Dinan sport tune. Best of luck OP.
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As some poster have stated no way can bmw reject the warranty over the cat as they could never prove in the courts that an exhaust cause a block failure but if they detect a tune then your screwed.
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01-27-2018, 04:07 PM | #22 |
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Op just get the car fixed ,insist they fix the car,no need to mention the tune. Unless.the car was running super advanced timing which would have thrown a CEL first, I still say manufacturers defect . Keep us posted.
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