Z4M Motorplan Ending

[Andy1GP]

Inspection 2 --- GET THAT DONE and Valve Clearances done.

Also, check Vanos Bolts are tight and not loose.

Inspection 2 gets utterly neglected by ALL dealers. They should change your diff and gearbox fluid but they never do. Look in your owners manual toward the back, even there they say it's an inspection 2 item.

What Chris says here is very important to keep the car running tip top. Vanos in general needs attention on these cars at some point, and the shims do wear out so the valve clearance needs to be measured and adjusted.

However, I don't think any BMW dealer is capable of or have the skill to do any of these items. Even if they attempt it they will probably screw it up. Not to be the bearer of bad news but that's just the way it is.

What you could probably get form them are new pads/rotors for your front and or rears. And if you're lucky a new clutch.

My extension cost me R13k which I paid for 2 reasons.

It increases resale value.

And the front rotors and pads alone nearly covered that.

I've also had rear brakes, spark plugs, oils, coolant flush, brake fluid flush and some other things I can't recall now done under mplan. So if you use it it does kind of pay for itself. I can't wait for mine to go out of motorplan. Then I can really start taking good care of it. There are endless amounts of info out on the web about how reliable these motors are. Nothing catastrophic will go wrong with them, unless you force it to. If by some random chance a PS or AC pump goes then it could have been on any car you owned so you can't blame the car.

If you don't come right the first time, book it in again until they replace what you want. It worked for me

 

[Shiny]

Thanks guys,

Rather extend your Motor Plan for 2 more years, which can be done...

Phone BMW Motor Plan in cape town and get a quote, 2 more years of hassle free motoring.

Expect the quote to be high but try and negotiate. It is worth it if something big goes....

Oh ya! BTW if your steering pump or Diff goes, which usually does after MPlan be prepared to cough up...

The car has been extended to the max. I know if I could extend I would especially since it was about 12k last year

Inspection 2 --- GET THAT DONE and Valve Clearances done.

Also, check Vanos Bolts are tight and not loose.

I have actually asked for Valve clearance to be check, but BMW claim that they found that there was never need for adjustment on the S54 motors and removed this from inspection II.

My car has actually completed its inspection 2 even though it is only on 83k KM

Inspection 2 --- GET THAT DONE and Valve Clearances done.

Also, check Vanos Bolts are tight and not loose.

Inspection 2 gets utterly neglected by ALL dealers. They should change your diff and gearbox fluid but they never do. Look in your owners manual toward the back, even there they say it's an inspection 2 item.

What Chris says here is very important to keep the car running tip top. Vanos in general needs attention on these cars at some point, and the shims do wear out so the valve clearance needs to be measured and adjusted.

However, I don't think any BMW dealer is capable of or have the skill to do any of these items. Even if they attempt it they will probably screw it up. Not to be the bearer of bad news but that's just the way it is.

What you could probably get form them are new pads/rotors for your front and or rears. And if you're lucky a new clutch.

My extension cost me R13k which I paid for 2 reasons.

It increases resale value.

And the front rotors and pads alone nearly covered that.

I've also had rear brakes, spark plugs, oils, coolant flush, brake fluid flush and some other things I can't recall now done under mplan. So if you use it it does kind of pay for itself. I can't wait for mine to go out of motorplan. Then I can really start taking good care of it. There are endless amounts of info out on the web about how reliable these motors are. Nothing catastrophic will go wrong with them, unless you force it to. If by some random chance a PS or AC pump goes then it could have been on any car you owned so you can't blame the car.

If you don't come right the first time, book it in again until they replace what you want. It worked for me

Cool, I will actually recheck that the diff fluid has been changed. I know the gearbox fluid has been changed and actually feels a bit smoother. Actually felt that I had a bit of the 1-->2 synchro mismatch with grinding which has seemed to completely disappear, even though it may be because I just haven’t gone that high in the revs of late.

And will follow the advice of book until it gets done. Know I experience a jerky throttle and want my TPS sensors changed, so it will be going in for the 4th time for this