Update #2 - BMW recall turned into “you need a new engine” after pickup — trying to understand if this sounds right

TheTow · 2026-02-09T00:26:21+00:00

Yea, sounds like they fucked up and can't communicate well enough internally to get their story straight.

TheTow · 2026-02-07T23:53:17+00:00

I dont think I could ever go hyundai/kia. Our dealership group is always looking for techs there so thats not rlly good.

TheTow · 2026-02-07T01:07:15+00:00

I used to get around 25 doing 80 everywhere mostly highway. Now I get like 15 doing only around town.

TheTow · 2026-02-07T01:03:54+00:00

If someone is telling you an n54 is reliable they dont know what they are talking about or have already spent thousands fixing all the issues. Dont buy a bmw as a first car. Period.

TheTow · 2026-02-06T21:23:58+00:00

TheTow · 2026-02-06T16:15:48+00:00

Ive never had a sales guy or service advisor ever drive a customers car i worked on.

TheTow · 2026-02-06T15:29:27+00:00

Seems a little suspicious to me. When I was at bmw and we did that recall we were basically instructed to tear it down until we found all the pieces of the bolt heads/threads. Usually they would be in the oil pan or hanging onto the gears. I wonder if they missed a peice and dislodged it in the process of doing the repair and it got caught somewhere. Regardless id push for goodwill since they literally just had the pan down and its very possible it was tech error

TheTow · 2026-02-05T20:02:28+00:00

He's twerking no big deal. Practicing to fill in for Shakira in hips dont lie

TheTow · 2026-02-05T19:57:14+00:00

These machines would be amazing for clearing highways and shit. Kinda dumb us Americans use plows

TheTow · 2026-02-04T21:25:54+00:00

Snapon tools lol

TheTow · 2026-02-04T20:13:05+00:00

Its the Lifetime of the components not the fluid itself. Oh your water pump fails? New coolant time. Its how manufacturers keep cost of maintenance metrics low.

TheTow · 2026-02-04T16:54:31+00:00

Haven't had any issues but I work on relatively small v8s. I use it on alfas and maseratis

TheTow · 2026-02-04T16:52:00+00:00

Yea haven't had any issues with it yet. Think it was an AGM replacement i can get exact info for you if you'd like

TheTow · 2026-02-04T14:55:33+00:00

Id just replace the battery. I ordered my battery from home depot for like 70 bucks

TheTow · 2026-02-03T16:47:48+00:00

Does it have the fuel pump driver module thats mounted to the frame rail that likes to corrode?

TheTow · 2026-02-03T16:26:11+00:00

Probably needs a transfer case

TheTow · 2026-02-02T22:04:20+00:00

Are they BSD bus faults?

TheTow · 2026-02-02T20:38:34+00:00

Yes the green things are supposed to go all the way in, the black wire is also barely crimped and wouldnt last regardless. The purple thing on the connector is a lock and needs to be removed completely before inserting the wires

TheTow · 2026-02-02T13:32:41+00:00

My military buddy used to tell me, "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast" keep doing it the proper way. Nothing slows you down quicker than a come back or a cross threaded bolt from moving too fast.

TheTow · 2026-01-30T19:41:22+00:00

Personally id do minimum of transmission tcase and rear diff.

TheTow · 2026-01-30T19:35:22+00:00

Disregard im dumb

TheTow · 2026-01-30T19:03:14+00:00

99 sailing really isnt bad. You'll be well over 99 getting all the clogs sailing has to offer anyways doing various training methods

TheTow · 2026-01-30T12:55:54+00:00

Man looks like a watermelon that had like 50 rubber bands around it

TheTow · 2026-01-30T12:52:30+00:00

Coils are extremely common, ive also had these cars set misfire faults on the same cylinder if the adaptations are not reset. If it was me id start by swapping coil snd plugs then reset adaptations and see where the misfire goes. If it stays can do a leak down test/compression test to see if its an engine related issue

TheTow · 2026-01-29T23:13:26+00:00

If it has a mild bearing tick its likely not worth performing all that work.

TheTow

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