Rumour: BMW to recall new M3 and M4 due to conrod issues.

LukasAT · 12-12-2014, 10:33 AM

Rumour: BMW to recall new M3 and M4 due to conrod issues. Replacement engines on the way accprding to the rumour.

GTBoard postet that yesterday. Someone heard about that?

X2Board · 12-12-2014, 10:35 AM

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Blindside_137 · 12-12-2014, 10:36 AM

New engines? Wat

Lups · 12-12-2014, 10:37 AM

Only M3?

Edit: The M4 was hidden too well. Sorry for being an idiot again.

Xerxes480 · 12-12-2014, 10:39 AM

What's a conrod?

fortressmaximus · 12-12-2014, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Xerxes480

What's a conrod?

Connecting rod that connects piston to crank/crankshaft

LukasAT · 12-12-2014, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xerxes480

What's a conrod?

its the connection from the piston to the crank/crankshaft

ASAP · 12-12-2014, 10:41 AM

Highly doubt it... the last 3 gens had these issues, doubt they screwed up a fourth.

Boostin FD · 12-12-2014, 10:53 AM

I call BS.

JTO24 · 12-12-2014, 10:55 AM

GT3 aspirations?

In all seriousness, I'm very skeptical of this claim.

modkrazy · 12-12-2014, 10:57 AM

No way...

If true, get your shit together, BMW. What's next, more subframe failures?

Here is a thread by someone who was supposedly affected (AND got his car keyed, life is a real bitch sometimes).

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...ne+replacement!

Stevens21234 · 12-12-2014, 11:00 AM

lol if this ends up being true. time to sell if so. recall requiring an entire new engine is ridiculous.

Stevens21234 · 12-12-2014, 11:38 AM

hopefully it's an isolated incident. it sounded like all M3s and M4s were impacted when I read the post in this thread

Pinkoboe · 12-12-2014, 11:41 AM

I recently completed European Delivery of an early November build date M4, and she is currently on a ship in the middle of the Atlantic on her way home. It looks like there is only one report of this issue so far, so I am not entirely freaking out yet, but if my new car needs a new engine with only 300 miles on the odometer...

That said, I will not allow myself to freak out until there is more evidence that this is a real issue.

Tony007 · 12-12-2014, 11:50 AM

My M4 is supposed to arrive at the port on the 21'st. I have a call into the service dept to check if this is real issue and if so see if my VIN is affected.

eff 80 · 12-12-2014, 12:01 PM

IF just IF there is a true recall and you have say 1300mi on the ODO, would a full refund from BMW be an option?

( my guess is no)

JoeFromPA · 12-12-2014, 12:02 PM

I'm sorry but I don't buy this. No offense to the poster, I don't buy the dealership account.

A dealership reached out to a very particular person with a notification that a batch of pins - no doubt manufactured long before since the guy had taken delivery of the car - were too short. How exactly did they determine that a batch of pins manufactured likely >3 months prior were too short? We don't know, but it's possible that type of retroactive QC was found. And too short is a major and easily identifiable design issue.

I'm guessing that if the dealerships understanding is accurate that this will impact a very small number of vehicles, that those owners are being contacted right now, and that this is no big deal to the vast majority of owners.

Vigilant · 12-12-2014, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeFromPA

I'm sorry but I don't buy this. No offense to the poster, I don't buy the dealership account.

A dealership reached out to a very particular person with a notification that a batch of pins - no doubt manufactured long before since the guy had taken delivery of the car - were too short. How exactly did they determine that a batch of pins manufactured likely >3 months prior were too short? We don't know, but it's possible that type of retroactive QC was found. And too short is a major and easily identifiable design issue.

I'm guessing that if the dealerships understanding is accurate that this will impact a very small number of vehicles, that those owners are being contacted right now, and that this is no big deal to the vast majority of owners.

Is there a service bulletin? Would BMWUSA have a recall based upon VIN#?
My M3 by all accounts is running well.

This is the last thing I need to worry about...

Tony007 · 12-12-2014, 12:11 PM

Just got a call back from the service dept. They advised that my VIN (Nov 14 production date) is clear as far as this alleged issue. Furthermore, he advised they have not received any bulletin regarding M82 engine recall.

SakhirM4 · 12-12-2014, 12:12 PM

I don't know if this rumor is true or not, but the "sky is falling, sky is falling" mentality that permiates the forum is really amazing. Someone can come on here and make a negative statement and half the forum immdiately contemplates selling their F8X. Truly amazing!!!

solstice · 12-12-2014, 12:20 PM

What''s the big deal if it's a full engine swap? I wouldn;t like to have my engine disected into pieces and parts replaced but a full swap? No problem with that. Oh wait, I guess it means to have to go through break-in again...

LukasAT · 12-12-2014, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SakhirM4

I don't know if this rumor is true or not, but the "sky is falling, sky is falling" mentality that permiates the forum is really amazing. Someone can come on here and make a negative statement and half the forum immdiately contemplates selling their F8X. Truly amazing!!!

I just quoted a source in the internet and was wonderinf if someone else heard about that. I also dont believe that its true. just saying

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12-12-2014, 10:36 AM	#3
Blindside_137 Lieutenant General 8972 Rep 10,971 Posts Drives: E90 M3, G80 M3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (2)	New engines? Wat
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12-12-2014, 10:39 AM	#5
Xerxes480 First Lieutenant 130 Rep 353 Posts Drives: 2018 Porsche Macan GTS Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Redmond, WA iTrader: (0)	What's a conrod?
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12-12-2014, 10:41 AM	#8
ASAP Lieutenant General 12724 Rep 10,077 Posts Drives: '26 G80x M3 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Highly doubt it... the last 3 gens had these issues, doubt they screwed up a fourth. __________________ N54->N55->S55->B58->S58
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12-12-2014, 10:53 AM	#9
Boostin FD Bored all the time 420 Rep 2,188 Posts Drives: Batmobile Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Kirkwood iTrader: (2)	I call BS. __________________ Current: 2014 991 Turbo RS Past: 15 GT3, 17 R8 SC, Two 16 M4 GTS’s, Two 18 GT350R's, Two 13 RS5’s, 13 M3, 10 R8, 15 M4, 09 M3, 04 M3, 09 S5, 02 M3... It all started with an RX-7 (FD).
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12-12-2014, 10:55 AM	#10
JTO24 never could compete with Lloyd Braun 6898 Rep 5,832 Posts Drives: 2025 G80 M3 6MT Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: South Jersey iTrader: (8)	GT3 aspirations? In all seriousness, I'm very skeptical of this claim. __________________ Current: 2025 G80 M3 6MT \| Boston Green \| Tartufo Former: 2022 G80 M3 6MT SG \| KO, 2018 F87 M2 6MT \| AW, 2016 981 Cayman 6MT \| JB, 2015 F80 M3 DCT \| TZB \| GB, 2013 E92 M3 6MT \| MW \| FRB
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12-12-2014, 10:57 AM	#11
modkrazy Lieutenant Colonel 178 Rep 1,536 Posts Drives: m3 Join Date: May 2014 Location: tx iTrader: (1)	No way... If true, get your shit together, BMW. What's next, more subframe failures? Here is a thread by someone who was supposedly affected (AND got his car keyed, life is a real bitch sometimes). http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...ne+replacement!
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12-12-2014, 11:00 AM	#12
Stevens21234 Lieutenant 118 Rep 524 Posts Drives: F80 + 991.1 GT3 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	lol if this ends up being true. time to sell if so. recall requiring an entire new engine is ridiculous.
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12-12-2014, 11:38 AM	#13
Stevens21234 Lieutenant 118 Rep 524 Posts Drives: F80 + 991.1 GT3 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	hopefully it's an isolated incident. it sounded like all M3s and M4s were impacted when I read the post in this thread
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12-12-2014, 11:41 AM	#14
Pinkoboe Second Lieutenant 215 Rep 252 Posts Drives: 718 GTS 4.0 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (0)	I recently completed European Delivery of an early November build date M4, and she is currently on a ship in the middle of the Atlantic on her way home. It looks like there is only one report of this issue so far, so I am not entirely freaking out yet, but if my new car needs a new engine with only 300 miles on the odometer... That said, I will not allow myself to freak out until there is more evidence that this is a real issue.
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12-12-2014, 11:50 AM	#15
Tony007 Second Lieutenant 56 Rep 198 Posts Drives: 17 M3 ZCP Join Date: May 2012 Location: Leesburg FL iTrader: (0)	My M4 is supposed to arrive at the port on the 21'st. I have a call into the service dept to check if this is real issue and if so see if my VIN is affected.
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12-12-2014, 12:01 PM	#16
eff 80 Private 16 Rep 99 Posts Drives: MW/SS F80 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	IF just IF there is a true recall and you have say 1300mi on the ODO, would a full refund from BMW be an option? ( my guess is no)
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12-12-2014, 12:02 PM	#17
JoeFromPA Brigadier General 1984 Rep 3,045 Posts Drives: '15 AW M3 6MT Stripper Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: SE PA iTrader: (0)	I'm sorry but I don't buy this. No offense to the poster, I don't buy the dealership account. A dealership reached out to a very particular person with a notification that a batch of pins - no doubt manufactured long before since the guy had taken delivery of the car - were too short. How exactly did they determine that a batch of pins manufactured likely >3 months prior were too short? We don't know, but it's possible that type of retroactive QC was found. And too short is a major and easily identifiable design issue. I'm guessing that if the dealerships understanding is accurate that this will impact a very small number of vehicles, that those owners are being contacted right now, and that this is no big deal to the vast majority of owners. __________________ 2021 m550i - 37.5k miles - possibly the best BMW ever made Some notable priors: AW/Carbonstructure 6MT 2015 M3 70,000 miles driven, 2001 m5, 2008 535xit, 2008 911 turbo 6mt,1999 Boxster 5mt, 2019 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 6mt
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12-12-2014, 12:11 PM	#19
Tony007 Second Lieutenant 56 Rep 198 Posts Drives: 17 M3 ZCP Join Date: May 2012 Location: Leesburg FL iTrader: (0)	Just got a call back from the service dept. They advised that my VIN (Nov 14 production date) is clear as far as this alleged issue. Furthermore, he advised they have not received any bulletin regarding M82 engine recall.
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12-12-2014, 12:20 PM	#21
solstice Major General 5499 Rep 7,088 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 6MT Join Date: May 2013 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0)	What''s the big deal if it's a full engine swap? I wouldn;t like to have my engine disected into pieces and parts replaced but a full swap? No problem with that. Oh wait, I guess it means to have to go through break-in again...
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