N55 335I E90 cooling fluid Issues (Water Drinker)

[Mike-R]

Had to top up again last night after a drive and brioke the pressure screw of in the bottle..... :hammerhead:

Did manage to get the broken piece/thread out but im left with a whole so cant drive the car..

Looking for a new screw so i can drive the car to BMW so they can replace the bottle.

Whats your recomendations? Call BMW to collect or drive it there?

 

[akash]

Call your insurance company and ask them to tow the car to BMW

 

[Mike-R]

Its still on Motorplan, So i think i must call BMW...

 

[akash]

If you still have MP call BMW and tell them to tow it in.

Sorted

 

[Mike-R]

Cool,

Do you think they will give me sh1t that i broke the screw?

 

[Mike-R]

Just an update. They won't come and collect the car as I broke the screw. So I have to go buy another screw tomorrow and drive it to bm. Then only will they replace the water bottle

 

[Ratslaaf]

Wow, that's a little juvenile of them

 

[Mike-R]

Dude. You have no idea. I felt like telling that guy I spoke to where to stick he's phone

 

[Mike-R]

Fellow Fanatics,

I have some bad news. I took the car to BMW Clearwater last week Friday as i really had enough of the water p!ssing from the cap and all over the coolant tank every time i drive the car.

Now note, ive only had this car since the end of Jan 2015. The car has been to JSN and Clearwater for the same problem. Infact, the car has been more at the dealers than in my garage.

JSN replaced radiator and water pump trying to solve this issue.

I eventually grew tired of the inconvenience taking it back to BM every other week. So just parked the car for about a month and a bit until my stress levels calmed down..:sorry:

Anyway,

BMW Clearwater made me pay for a new bottle as i broke the screw which i kinda dont mind, i did brake the bleeding screw. A car under motor plan needs to be picked up by BM where ever you are. So take my advice and dont help BMW for anything. I thought ill be nice and drive the car there after making a plan to plug the whole.:RedNo:

Anyway, BM replaced the tank and fitted a new cap and i collected the car on Monday afternoon.
After a nice drive home, i decided to pop the hood only to see there is coolant again all over the clean parts in the engine bay, So took the car back to BM the next morning, Later the day they contacted to say sorry they will need to order a new bottle which will be there on the Wednesday, The Wednesday they replaced the tank again only to find the problem still persists.

Thursday they decide to send the car for a combustion test and to my somewhat excitement that they found the issue, the test came back positive. There's exhaust gasses in the coolant. This means, either Head Gasket or Cracked Head. I am waiting for info from BMW. But i cant help to worry that they will try and blame this on me.

 

[Woodies]

Exhaust gasses in coolant? Think they mean coolant in oil? Surely if it head gasket or crack head the car will be smoking?

 

[Mike-R]

Actually it was smoking slightly now that you mention it. But still performed as it should... had it on the rollers and did 190 wkw.

Check this out, They use this method to see if there are any issues if they cant find a leak with pressure testing the engine, its called combustion test.

Block Check

 

[Lizzard]

Actually it was smoking slightly now that you mention it. But still performed as it should... had it on the rollers and did 190 wkw.

Check this out, They use this method to see if there are any issues if they cant find a leak with pressure testing the engine, its called combustion test.

Block Check

Ask them to produce the validated report for this unit they used to do the testing of a cracked head or whatever they try and call it. Your car would have hesitated at certain rpm's if that was the case of cracked head etc. I do think these idiots are taking you for a ride as they can clearly :hammerhead: not find a simple fault.

Wow I take my hat off for you, you are more patient then me, would have told them where to go and give me a f@#$ new car. :sorry:

If they can produce the certificate, Please take photo and post, I will check the valid of that certificate, so we can see how they know the accuracy of that unit. Meaning this is BMW, my god cant they use calibrated and verified equipment. If you wanted someone to use that crap to test your car you would have taken it to John next door and not BMW :RedNo:

WTF!!!! they more useless these days, and not to speak about the motorplan bullsh!t they pulled on you :sorry:

And PS: I replaced my electric water pump, last month, you need to bleed this puppy and cant, oh shoot I have water short let me just top her quickly up...... that doesn't work as by then it will need to be bleeded. She will overheat again and spill at the cap as when the air comes in contact with the thermostat it closed the waterpump and then ....... no water flow.....boiling water.

Damn, I am disgusted with the moroon stupidity of BMW. WTF is wrong with them.

Need coffee........lots of it !!!

 

[Mike-R]

So here's the letter from Silverton Radiators



And the replies to my mail asking if they are 100% sure that it is cylinder head issues.
The reply was.

We can only advise on the following:

• The combustion test indicates combustion gasses in the cooling system – which can only be caused by a blown head gasket or a cracked cylinder head.
• Once the cylinder head is by the engineering company, they will be able to determine the cause of the damage.

So i really dont know who else to ask if its really the head or if its something bigger.

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If its something bigger, i will demand a new engine....

Infact, can i demand a new engine? Especially since ive had issues from day 1...

 

[Lizzard]

when you open the radiator cap, does it sound as if pressure is being released?
Also check the oil on the cylinder head cap and see if the oil looks "funny"...the water may be leaking and mixing with the oil.

These are usually signs of a blown gasket.

I assume you also checked for leaks around the thermostat housing. The only other place it could leak is from the heater unit, but you would have noticed a musty smell very soon. Also check the radiator cap...the rubber seal may be worn.

 

[Mike-R]

So after a whole month waiting for BMW to get parts from Germany and the head back from the engineers they finally got the head back on the car and to my amazement they called me yesterday to say they are pushing for a new engine in my car.

The engineer installing the engine found that the head bolt thread are stripped going to the block. Or so i believe. The message from the service adviser says:

We are busy with your BMW now but it seems like we have stripped bolt threads on the head.

What does this actually mean, stripped threads in the block or what?

Now im not an engine builder, but shouldn't this have been picked up by the engineering company or the technician stripping the engine to remove the head.

And how the F#**#K do you have stripped bolt threads if the engine or head has never been removed?

Im so shocked by this issue....

 

[Kish2604]

Let them replace the engine Mike.. Once that's done the engine will carry a new 2 year warrantee as well..

The stripped threads they speak of is probably in the block...

 

[Mike-R]

Whats the complications and run in period should this happen.

Also, future value of the car, my Boet in law is in the car trade and he reckons once there is a tick that engine is replaced i could lose alot of value?

 

[Kish2604]

Tbh.. If the dealer is replacing the engine at their cost and sorting the required paperwork out it should make no negative difference In the value of your car..

Also I would rather buy a car with an engine swop at the dealer and a 100k invoice to plan vs a car with a 40k comment and a head job done.. Just my view..

 

[Mike-R]

Makes sense Kish, Thanks....

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head job done

:roflol::roflol::roflol:

 

[Kish2604]

40k head job! Damn I must be dan blizerian!

:crazylaugh: