Is extended warranty a must?

SoCalRPM · 08-08-2018, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by xcusem3

I'm located in Calgary, AB and the local dealer has always been stellar! The BMW NA class action suit doesn't account for Canada but I'd be more than willing to send all the paperwork and correspondence to someone who is part of that suit to help a fellow s65 owner out..

For the sake of all your S65 brothers and sisters, if you're willing to, it couldn't hurt!

xcusem3 · 09-25-2018, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SDPLV

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Originally Posted by xcusem3

I went the CPO extended warranty route through Bmw on my low mileage '13 and all I can say is thank god I purchased it!! To date I'm approaching $11k in warranty work.

Here's what's been replaced so far:
-o2 sensors (3 times)
-coils
-plugs
-injectors
-entire wiring harness for the s65
-new ECU ($2800 for the unit, no lab incl)
-entire exhaust incl cats (no rear section though)
-TA's
-6 oil changes

*going for rod bearings in 6 days... still have another year left on the warranty

You got a lemon bruh.

I bought it with only 7400kms on the clock.. it's been over a year and 18k kms since the check engine light has come after that work was done, it almost all got replaced at the same time, came down to a bad ECU.

Also for anyone interested I just picked the car up from the dealer with brand new rod bearings done fully under warranty. Yes bmw will preventatively do rod bearings!

Z K · 09-25-2018, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by xcusem3

Also for anyone interested I just picked the car up from the dealer with brand new rod bearings done fully under warranty. Yes bmw will preventatively do rod bearings!

The dealer would just replace the bearings with new stock bearings which will not solve the bearing problem.

xcusem3 · 09-25-2018, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Z K

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Originally Posted by xcusem3

Also for anyone interested I just picked the car up from the dealer with brand new rod bearings done fully under warranty. Yes bmw will preventatively do rod bearings!

The dealer would just replace the bearings with new stock bearings which will not solve the bearing problem.

So, at least they replaced them under warranty with a fresh set...

Z K · 09-25-2018, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by xcusem3

So, at least they replaced them under warranty with a fresh set...

That doesn't change anything.

Bearing failure is not because of wear. It is a fault in the OEM design of the bearings itself. That is why engines blow up with 5k miles as often as those with 100k miles.

Just putting in new BMW bearings does not change the likelihood of bearing failure. You are just replacing a defective part with another defective part.

tooloud10 · 09-28-2018, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Z K

That doesn't change anything.

Bearing failure is not because of wear. It is a fault in the OEM design of the bearings itself. That is why engines blow up with 5k miles as often as those with 100k miles.

Just putting in new BMW bearings does not change the likelihood of bearing failure. You are just replacing a defective part with another defective part.

I don't understand. If the RB issue isn't because of wear, then why does everyone post pictures of their old bearings when they replace them? If I'm not supposed to be observing wear in these pictures, what are we supposed to be seeing?

330ciprem · 09-28-2018, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by tooloud10

I don't understand. If the RB issue isn't because of wear, then why does everyone post pictures of their old bearings when they replace them? If I'm not supposed to be observing wear in these pictures, what are we supposed to be seeing?

Every mechanical component goes through SOME amount of wear and tear.

What he meant was that the OEM bearings see accelerated bearings and crap way before they should. That drips down to the reason that they don't have enough clearance.

Aftermarket bearings add the clearances and slow down the bearings to a bearable extent (see what I did there?

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