What would you do ?

[Nukleuz]

I fitted my shorter ratio diff about a year ago.
Ive been loving it ever since. Makes the car way more responsive and you
can really feel the extra NM it puts onto the ground. ( i guess that's why they
call it the poor mans supercharger )

I started hearing a funny grinding sound about 2 weeks ago, and for the life of me couldn't figure out what it was. It was very subtle, I would have to open the windows and put off the radio to hear it.

The car is still under motor plan ( and I am about to extend it for another year ),It had its inspection II service just last week, and I was waiting on the Diff oil, and the gearbox oil which they did not have in stock. I decided I would wait for the oils and see maybe that would get rid of the sound.

It didn't. So Monday I sent the car into the dealership for the grinding sound, they called me late on Monday and said they will need the car till Wednesday as they are replacing the entire diff, and it will only arrive Wednesday morning.
So I told the service lady I need the car for what ever and I fetched it yesterday.

So now...I can either stop them from replacing the diff and get it repaired else where at my cost of course, or I could just stfu and let them give me a brand new diff and loose the shorter ratio.

What the hell would you do ?

 

[moranor@axis]

sux man... its probably a bearing maybe get a quote on fixing it then decide...

 

[Adi]

get independant quote on fixing it, BMW these days just rips out and replaces, no fixing there

 

[Cole]

if you fitted the shorter ration outside of bmw approval, surely you run the risk of them realising when they are about to replace it then they end up telling you to get lost anyway?

 

[moranor@axis]

also you will need to put the old ratio back because bmw send alot of broken stuff for testing in germany...

 

[Nukleuz]

Cole,

My diff is still the stock casing and everything, I have just replaced inside cogs, so
unless they open and disect it, they wont find its been messed with... and even if they do..
Ill just deny it ...till I die.

Im thinking of letting them just replace it.... but ill cry with out my diff

 

[calypso]

Its strange that number of diff's that the e46 m3 goes through. I have been looking to buy one for a while, so been checking history's, and its a common motorplan swopout. One car had less then 100000km and diff had been changed under motorplan 3 times.

 

[moranor@axis]

you could get OS Giken Super Lock they supposed to last forever even on boosted M3s then you can keep you ratio and have a better diff

 

[zabbo]

Get the new one .. make use of your m/plan.

 

[Theo D]

What happened eventually ?

Looking at going 3.91 in my E46 M, possibly next month.

 

[andrewbuch]

Get them to replace it, Then sell the new one & get another shorter ratio one

 

[P1000]

Get them to replace it, Then sell the new one & get another shorter ratio one

I'm sure he already sorted it, since it is now six months later...

 

[Nukleuz]

I did sort it.


I went and fixed it at my own cost. FOund an AWESOME diff place.
The guy there is excellent ( in PTA)

Theo , Would recommend going 3.91.
Its the bizz :rollsmile:

 

[andrewbuch]

Get them to replace it, Then sell the new one & get another shorter ratio one

I'm sure he already sorted it, since it is now six months later...

:biglol:

This is what happens when you meant to be studying & you sneaking in some forum time.. you dont read properly..

 

[frikkieh]

I did sort it.


I went and fixed it at my own cost. FOund an AWESOME diff place.
The guy there is excellent ( in PTA)

Theo , Would recommend going 3.91.
Its the bizz :rollsmile:

And the AWESOME diff place is...?