Engine Replacement Under Warranty

Bigtimekegger · 09-23-2015, 08:40 AM

I went to the BMW dealer last week because my truck was burning white smoke/running rough. White smoke an indicator a possible valve seal failure as it generally indicates that the engine is burning coolant.

The mechanic said that because the valve seals were faulty - coolant entered into the cylinder and caused it to overheat and warp. Because of this, the cylinder walls were scarred and beyond repair.

BMW decided to replace the entire engine all under warranty - apparently the cost in parts and labor is around 30k.

Lucky me I get a brand new engine on a vehicle that has 55 thousand miles.

Has anyone had there entire engine replaced under warranty through BMW?

Also do you think there is an argument to be made that the value of the vehicle has been negatively impacted? - In my opinion, If I was to purchase a vehicle second hand second hand, and the engine was replaced... although it sounds like a good thing... it would raise a lot of questions.

My other concern is, once BMW messes around with all the other components... what else could fail as a result?

Bigtimekegger · 09-23-2015, 08:41 AM

BTW I am speaking of the N64 engine here

JeST · 09-23-2015, 08:52 AM

If it was a collectors car, yes. The value of the car would depreciate but we own family cars so I wouldn't worry about that. I believe on top of the CPO warranty you have the engine itself will have a warranty also. I'd be pretty happy about it

Travis1807 · 09-23-2015, 10:13 AM

As far as resale values go I would argue that it would greatly improve them for a vehicle like the X5. To my knowledge there hasn't been a stigma attached to the X5 that someone would associate it with constantly blowing engines. With that being said you're now the proud owner of a X5 that has super low mileage on it. in my opinion it would increase your resale value tremendously. I think you lucked out and got a new engine on the house. congrats!

P1 · 09-23-2015, 10:31 AM

Not sure about you, but I would think that a brand new engine with zero miles is generally better than an engine with 55K miles. I'd be worried if someone performed this swap in their personal garage, but if it's done at a BMW dealership, then I'd have ZERO worries.

I recently had my entire dashboard ripped out to fix the A/C and I got it back perfectly clean and not a single rattle since they did it.

Bigtimekegger · 09-23-2015, 11:43 AM

My AC is shot too... they are fixing that as well.
I wonder if they will have to rip out the dash also

135ivert · 09-23-2015, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigtimekegger

My AC is shot too... they are fixing that as well.
I wonder if they will have to rip out the dash also

I think they have to rip out the dash for the evaporator. Considering BMW is a "replace everything rather than fix the small part that may or may not be the problem" type of company . . .I'd expect my dash to be ripped out.

P1 · 09-23-2015, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigtimekegger

My AC is shot too... they are fixing that as well.
I wonder if they will have to rip out the dash also

What's wrong with your A/C? If it's the evaporator core, then yes. It's all coming out. They fixed mine and the A/C now blows colder than EVER. So I'm actually really happy now that it's fixed.

Bigtimekegger · 09-24-2015, 12:38 PM

Depends on the weather... on a super hot day it stands no chance of cooling the interior.
On a mild day it will cool my interior... however I need to have the fans on full blast.

whats interesting is that the left side of the vehicle is cold and the right side of the vehicle is warm.

I decided to charge the AC system myself... although it helped temporally it never fixed the problem.

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Bigtimekegger Second Lieutenant 35 Rep 245 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 335i Coupe Join Date: May 2012 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (1)	Engine Replacement Under Warranty - Thoughts Please? I went to the BMW dealer last week because my truck was burning white smoke/running rough. White smoke an indicator a possible valve seal failure as it generally indicates that the engine is burning coolant. The mechanic said that because the valve seals were faulty - coolant entered into the cylinder and caused it to overheat and warp. Because of this, the cylinder walls were scarred and beyond repair. BMW decided to replace the entire engine all under warranty - apparently the cost in parts and labor is around 30k. Lucky me I get a brand new engine on a vehicle that has 55 thousand miles. Has anyone had there entire engine replaced under warranty through BMW? Also do you think there is an argument to be made that the value of the vehicle has been negatively impacted? - In my opinion, If I was to purchase a vehicle second hand second hand, and the engine was replaced... although it sounds like a good thing... it would raise a lot of questions. My other concern is, once BMW messes around with all the other components... what else could fail as a result?
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JeST Second Lieutenant 61 Rep 273 Posts Drives: X5M Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: NYC iTrader: (2)	If it was a collectors car, yes. The value of the car would depreciate but we own family cars so I wouldn't worry about that. I believe on top of the CPO warranty you have the engine itself will have a warranty also. I'd be pretty happy about it __________________ '08 IB / Extended Fox Red 6spd E92 '94 Red/black TT 6spd Supra '09 328i xDrive E90
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Travis1807 Private First Class 108 Rep 184 Posts Drives: 2016 X5M Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	As far as resale values go I would argue that it would greatly improve them for a vehicle like the X5. To my knowledge there hasn't been a stigma attached to the X5 that someone would associate it with constantly blowing engines. With that being said you're now the proud owner of a X5 that has super low mileage on it. in my opinion it would increase your resale value tremendously. I think you lucked out and got a new engine on the house. congrats!
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P1 Lieutenant General 11569 Rep 11,136 Posts Drives: 2004 3/4 ton Duramax Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: United States iTrader: (1)	Not sure about you, but I would think that a brand new engine with zero miles is generally better than an engine with 55K miles. I'd be worried if someone performed this swap in their personal garage, but if it's done at a BMW dealership, then I'd have ZERO worries. I recently had my entire dashboard ripped out to fix the A/C and I got it back perfectly clean and not a single rattle since they did it.
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Bigtimekegger Second Lieutenant 35 Rep 245 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 335i Coupe Join Date: May 2012 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (1)	My AC is shot too... they are fixing that as well. I wonder if they will have to rip out the dash also
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Bigtimekegger Second Lieutenant 35 Rep 245 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 335i Coupe Join Date: May 2012 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (1)	Depends on the weather... on a super hot day it stands no chance of cooling the interior. On a mild day it will cool my interior... however I need to have the fans on full blast. whats interesting is that the left side of the vehicle is cold and the right side of the vehicle is warm. I decided to charge the AC system myself... although it helped temporally it never fixed the problem.
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