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01-15-2020, 04:43 PM | #1 |
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Taking Yas to the dealer @45k miles for warranty. Any tips?
As the title suggests Im taking yas to the dealer. He runs strong and no major issues. Other then the chasis malfunction light comes on after its been sitting on the battery tender and goes away?? Weird.. Not sure if a sensor going out or gets wet from washing under the fenders with pressure washer? I dunno but, it goes away after 30 mins driving.
My goal is to get whatever needs fixing done now before the factory warranty expires. Ask them to check all bushings, rear diff bushings, driveshaft connections, Intercooler reservoir (Ive checked and no issues), belts, hoses, and the chassis malfunction light that intermittently pops up and wont allow to change shock settings. Whatever else they go through. Need new seat emblems too. Questions: What else should I ask them to check? I want to be very thorough. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading
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Do dealers do this kind of work? I thought most say no to this kind of inspection coz of potential warranty fraud where they say something's broken and needs replacement even when it doesn't really need to be?
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01-15-2020, 05:44 PM | #3 |
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Checking parts to make sure it's funciotnal is what the dealer does. Fraud? They make money for every hour they work on your car with a factory warranty. They go by book hours and most of the time they get the job done quicker. They want warranty repairs because they make money.
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01-31-2020, 02:57 PM | #4 |
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Make sure they check the oil housing and cooling housing gaskets are not leaking. These are know failure points on modern BMW's.
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I talked to my SA and he was really cool. he did a full PPI inspection. They checked it out with a flashlight with all covers off top and bottom, saw nothing wrong. He said the car is in perfect, condition and has a perfect service history! What a relief.
I asked him to let me know if he even the slightest thing. He kept the car 8 days to change the brake fluid, engine oil, differential fluid and new seat emblems. Coolant looked good so just a top off. Plugs were changed last year so that's good. I asked about DCT fluid he says earliest he would do it is about 60-70k but, good for 100k. So, that was cool. I plan to change it when I do the dodson sportsman plus clutches eventually. So that works out. I'm so stoked! Now my mind is at ease. Next will be engine mods and stay on top of maintenance. Thank you all for replying!
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Just did the same, Asked for PPI, They charged a small fee.
Rear axle seals were leaking. Seems to be pretty common. Dealer said happens on quite a few models not just M cars. |
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Keep in mind you're asking the dealership to comb through your car and create what amounts to a mountain of paperwork for them to be reimbursed for any repairs. So don't be surprised when they come back with "car's perfect, nothing wrong, an absolute peach!"
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I was concerned about rear diff bushings, even the one up top that's hard t get to. But, seems those are all good too. All they found after keeping my car 8 days was a sensor for the EDC that was apparently failing Intermittently. Fixed under warranty! Other then that the car is a "peach" ;-)
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