New Crank Hub Solution to Market

[RGee]

Originally Posted by Tricki

I purchased this little baby and having it installed next week.... i find this along with the crank bolt capture a must, even with pinned hubs as the bolt is definitely an issue on backing out.
I got 10% off from VTT website .

Wow, very generous of them. Nice people.

[tomlong]

Let's take a step back and look at the problem more holistically. I get headaches reading this thread.

Is there enough to build a case directly against BMW? While I applaud the community's effort to tackle the spun crank hub issue. What if we simply ask BMW to do what's right?

Case study: Porsche 991.1 GT3

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...gine-warranty/

Just my $0.02

[RGee]

Originally Posted by tomlong

Let's take a step back and look at the problem more holistically. I get headaches reading this thread.

Is there enough to build a case directly against BMW? While I applaud the community's effort to tackle the spun crank hub issue. What if we simply ask BMW to do what's right?

Case study: Porsche 991.1 GT3

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...gine-warranty/

Just my $0.02

I would even appreciate a "correct" solution from BMW...instead of having owners jerk around with this.

[Wardy33]

I had my Insane Hub installed the weekend.

Took my mate whos a BMW tech 9 hours total. Dropped it off at 4pm Friday picked it up 3PM saturday.

He said it was an easy install, instructions and quality was good.

I gave it some harsh kickdowns on the way home and im very pleased with it.

I got the hub for £530 from Insane via eBay, I just offered them lower prices and they accepted.

All round very happy.

[Shadow2]

Originally Posted by tomlong

Let's take a step back and look at the problem more holistically. I get headaches reading this thread.

Is there enough to build a case directly against BMW? While I applaud the community's effort to tackle the spun crank hub issue. What if we simply ask BMW to do what's right?

Case study: Porsche 991.1 GT3

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...gine-warranty/

Just my $0.02

This, right here. I had an Audi S6, 4.0tt, that had the PCV system go bad, this was and is a known issue with that engine. Of course it happened to my car out of warranty, so I had to foot the 2k or so bill to fix it, or whatever it was. Really soured me on the car, but it led me to my current F80 so I can't be too pissed. In any event, 6 months after I sold it Audi finally agreed to a recall on the part and actually paid me back what I had paid to have it fixed. I can't believe Audi would do something like this while BMW wouldn't.

[RGee]

Originally Posted by Shadow2

This, right here. I had an Audi S6, 4.0tt, that had the PCV system go bad, this was and is a known issue with that engine. Of course it happened to my car out of warranty, so I had to foot the 2k or so bill to fix it, or whatever it was. Really soured me on the car, but it led me to my current F80 so I can't be too pissed. In any event, 6 months after I sold it Audi finally agreed to a recall on the part and actually paid me back what I had paid to have it fixed. I can't believe Audi would do something like this while BMW wouldn't.

Are you kidding? It all comes down to money. Would you recall hundreds of thousands, probably millions (does anyone care to post a more accurate estimate) of vehicles since 2006?

[tomlong]

The aftermarket stepped up and offered solutions (at the cost of enthusiasts) while BMW sat back and laughed all the way to the bank, if you really want to be directly blunt and honest about it.

They call that collusion, "too big too fail," or the "establishment" where I'm from.

[RGee]

Originally Posted by tomlong

The aftermarket stepped up and offered solutions (at the cost of enthusiasts) while BMW sat back and laughed all the way to the bank, if you really want to be directly blunt and honest about it.

They call that collusion, "too big too fail," or the "establishment" where I'm from.

I wonder what percentage of crank hub failures were\are from bone-stock and unmodified vehicles.

[theweebabySeamus]

Originally Posted by Shadow2

This, right here. I had an Audi S6, 4.0tt, that had the PCV system go bad, this was and is a known issue with that engine. Of course it happened to my car out of warranty, so I had to foot the 2k or so bill to fix it, or whatever it was. Really soured me on the car, but it led me to my current F80 so I can't be too pissed. In any event, 6 months after I sold it Audi finally agreed to a recall on the part and actually paid me back what I had paid to have it fixed. I can't believe Audi would do something like this while BMW wouldn't.

I can. Coming from a 335 to a B8 S4, the care Audi gives to owners is substantially better than BMW.