Hey folks -
I am brand new here - I am considering the purchase of an old Series 1.
I note in the service book it seems to have been serviced at a BMW "Cost Center", specifically W13. The google shaped cloud suggests this is an internal name for THORNE in England, that matches up to a stamp on the cover.
The current owner is quite absent from the technicalities of her car, I wonder what I can do with the VIN. Will anyone be able to give me a bit more information about what might have been done. Specially I want to know whether the services done at "W13" (between late 2017 and late 2021) relate to the notoriously annoying timing chain on this N47 engine. Was there ever a "soft" recall on the tensioner, I see some folks mentioning that online.
Can a dealer access the Electronic Service History (ESH) database? Will they do it for a prospective new owner?