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03-26-2016, 12:47 PM | #1 |
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I know this topic has been beaten to death, but I was wondering how many of us in here have over 120k miles? also what sort of issues have you ran into? I was reading the post about the member who had the nox sensors go bad and spent $2k in repairs and it got me thinking if its time to let my car go before it happens to me. I guess my questions is regarding the emissions system and is it a ticking time bomb?
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03-26-2016, 02:19 PM | #2 |
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There is a thread on another forum that has lots of,folks reporting crossing 100k with few if any issues. Don't let the chicken littles in the forum scare you, as the ones with problems tend to post.
Basically these cars are pretty solid except for,the emissions. Do an abc delete and you won't have the nox issue. However an abc delete will cost more than fixing the nox tank. Figure 800-1200 for a tune, 750 for a down pipe, and 1000 in labor to gut the scr and do the downpipe. Oh plus 75 for an egr block With that said, I've owned my 2011d car less than a year and it's been in the shop 8 time for various failures, and right now it's been in 6 times since Jan 20th for a ses light no one can seem to fix. If your worried and don't want to wrench, get an extended warranty, or trade it. Route 66 comes to mind. Car and driver says in many articles never own a BMW out of warranty. I don't have one as I'm the gambling type. However after my 6th visit to the dealer in less than 2 months I'm reconsidering it. I might get the Route 66 on, or trade the car. But damn mine is broken a lot. There are lots of fun to drive cars that aren't always braking down. GTI, BMW 235, mustang Gt350. I'm eyeing a cpo 535. Last edited by Thecastle; 03-26-2016 at 02:34 PM.. |
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03-26-2016, 02:41 PM | #3 |
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That's exactly my concern is the start things going wrong and it turning into a snowball.
I would love to do the abc delete and emissions but the issue I have is that I live in California and im concerned about passing smog down the road. If it can be done and I can pass smog id love to keep the car and do the deletes. |
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03-26-2016, 05:41 PM | #4 |
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I have 41k on my car and have been running a rentech tune for about 15k. No major issues to report. I had the SCR tank replaced by CPO, and I think I beat on my ride's trunk once when it was frozen and the trunk latch/wiring had to be replaced. Besides that nothing. I expect CBU and will drive the 2 hr drive to BPC to have it cleaned and abc deleted. If I was in Cali, I don't think I would own the car. For me longevity is important and I have a belief it will be good post abc delete. My state is better for that than yours. I could also register the car in SC if The home state changes its mind on Diesel... But Cali is only going to make it worse.
In Cali, I don't know the best option for you...i think those guys just plan on paying the price to the party every 50k or so Last edited by JayNC335d; 03-27-2016 at 01:55 PM.. |
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03-26-2016, 08:06 PM | #5 |
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122k here. Only the regular issues like ses light for piss tank, scr, etc, cbu but that was all handled under warranty by P/o. Only issue I've had since owning was the crank pulley.
Once fully deleted these cars are pretty sound |
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03-26-2016, 09:00 PM | #6 |
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what were the symptoms of a bad crank pulley ?
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But I can't think of any car I want right now. M2 in several years? E90 M3? How's the reliability on that?
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Had something sadly funny happen to me today at BMW service....
Went in to get my 2011 335d which was in all week (since Monday) after SES light for an exhaust pressure sensor, rail pressure sensor, and front thrust arm bushings repair. Saw the cashier, turned in my loaner key, went out to greet the guy who was bringing my car around. He opened the door and said: "Were you in for a service engine soon light, sir?" "Yes" "The light is on now again. Let me get your SA for you." SO, 1 hour round trip drive to dealership, and still no car. This is borderline comedy. Anyone else ever had a repair which ended with you not even getting to drive the repaired car off the lot because something else ALREADY went wrong, again? |
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Drove it for 11 months after that with zero issues. When the next SES light appeared, I took the car to BPC. |
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But sadly, spending 1200 for a tune, 750 for a down pipe, and 1000 in labor to mod the car so it will run well is a lot of money. Plus the downsides of extra noise, lower driven train life, harder to repair a tuned car, just so it won't break every other week. Though I would like some extra power :-) Yes you can mod it, but it won't fix the oil leaks from turbo hoses, vacuum leaks, harmonic balancer failures, etc. so bpc or JR isn't a silver bullet to reliably, but it will make one trouble spot cbu and emissions problems better. No long term info on bpc tune reliability, they've been selling tune for less than a year and have gone through several versions. Which on one hand is great that they support us so heavily. |
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04-22-2016, 09:41 PM | #17 |
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I had more failures and more problems than the previous post. I am the first owners, the car was custom ordered, pick up at the SC performance center and maintain by the book if not more.
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The BPC tune and the ABC delete would have prevented that - and many other emissions repairs. I'm quickly coming to form the opinion that if you want to keep these cars and be able to afford them long-term, the emissions bypass/delete is the best plan. There will always be hoses and tubes and maintenance stuff to replace on any high(ish)-performance car. |
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The ONLY issue I have had with my car was the leaky seals from the OEM boost hose followed by the Forge boost hose splitting at the 1st drag strip event I took it to. Other than that, zero problems with the engine and zero transmission problems. I change the oil and other fluids regularly. Tranny fluid was changed at 42,000 miles and turbo hoses were replaced when stock turbos were swapped out for hybrids. CBU cleaning was also performed as a preventative measure at approx. 36,000 miles. |
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However exempting the emissions problems on my car, 3 egr valves, 4 egr coolers, dpf repalacment, cbu cleaning, 4 exhaust pressure sensors.... I've had an average id say number of other problems. I don't mean this to sound negative, I love the car and it's my dream car. But damn I've never owned a car that has had anything fail in the emissions equipment, let alone multiple times like these car. Hell this car only has 45k miles, and it's a 2011. |
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