xxpanipuri
10-23-2007, 05:05 PM
all 3 of these things need to be fixed
1) valve cover gaskets are JUST starting to leak
2) power steering hoses have a slight leak...it maybe just a matter of replacing the factory clamps with some newer ones...(as its leaking right where it connects to the reservoir)
3) throttle body actuator housing caused the engine failsafe on sunday morning....
most/all of this should be covered (unsure about the hoses)
i know valve cover gaskets are a known issue with these cars....but at 36k miles? the car is 4 yrs old.
anyone ever had to replace the throttle body actuator housing themselves?? how difficult is this to do (incase warranty doesn't cover it i can go get the part and do it myself)
FP5241
10-23-2007, 05:11 PM
all 3 of these things need to be fixed
1) valve cover gaskets are JUST starting to leak
2) power steering hoses have a slight leak...it maybe just a matter of replacing the factory clamps with some newer ones...(as its leaking right where it connects to the reservoir)
3) throttle body actuator housing caused the engine failsafe on sunday morning....
most/all of this should be covered (unsure about the hoses)
i know valve cover gaskets are a known issue with these cars....but at 36k miles? the car is 4 yrs old.
anyone ever had to replace the throttle body actuator housing themselves?? how difficult is this to do (incase warranty doesn't cover it i can go get the part and do it myself)
Did you take my car???
:shifty / :help/ :(
xxpanipuri
10-23-2007, 05:16 PM
no :)
what causes this to fail? poor design? negligence? or is it a fact of life?
if its negligence....and i'm doing something wrong then i wanna make sure it doesn't happen again :)
Did you take my car???
:shifty / :help/ :(
FP5241
10-23-2007, 05:20 PM
I think it's just the amazing amount of heat produced by the engines... I'm always paranoid when I park because I can feel the heat off the plastic when I lift the hood.. I could fry an egg on it... though 4 years does seem a bit early...
:az
xxpanipuri
10-23-2007, 05:24 PM
yea it does produce a ton of heat....and car was originally bought in florida....
i've gotten in the habit of leaving the hood open after driving it for a long period to let the heat dissipate better....after i park it in my garage....it probably doesn't do much ...other than help to heat up the rooms above the garage...BUT it does make me feel better...
:dunno:
I think it's just the amazing amount of heat produced by the engines... I'm always paranoid when I park because I can feel the heat off the plastic when I lift the hood.. I could fry an egg on it... though 4 years does seem a bit early...
:az
FP5241
10-23-2007, 05:27 PM
At least you don't have to see it smoking at night when the temps drop... makes the front of my car look like a smoke house... ok, so I may be exaggerating a bit.. but I still don't think I should be anle to see smoke after a drive.... :(
xxpanipuri
10-23-2007, 05:27 PM
i've never seen that but then again it doesn't get that cold out here....
At least you don't have to see it smoking at night when the temps drop... makes the front of my car look like a smoke house... ok, so I may be exaggerating a bit.. but I still don't think I should be anle to see smoke after a drive.... :(
FP5241
10-23-2007, 05:33 PM
There's a decent DIY write-up on http://www.bmwtips.com/
Maybe that'll help, but I hear it's only like a $125.00 job for a indy...
:az
xxpanipuri
10-23-2007, 05:57 PM
nah i'm not messing with the diy's for now...with my wife being 8.5 months pregnant/added workload at work and some additional IT consulting i'm doing on the side...any free time i have goes to spending time with my wife....
i'll just bill this company a few extra hours to offset the cost of this work :)
easy come easy go!
lol
razahyde
10-23-2007, 06:09 PM
all 3 of these things need to be fixed
1) valve cover gaskets are JUST starting to leak
2) power steering hoses have a slight leak...it maybe just a matter of replacing the factory clamps with some newer ones...(as its leaking right where it connects to the reservoir)
3) throttle body actuator housing caused the engine failsafe on sunday morning....
most/all of this should be covered (unsure about the hoses)
i know valve cover gaskets are a known issue with these cars....but at 36k miles? the car is 4 yrs old.
anyone ever had to replace the throttle body actuator housing themselves?? how difficult is this to do (incase warranty doesn't cover it i can go get the part and do it myself)
1)faulty gaskets is about all i can think of, what makes you think they are leaking
2) yes the clamps go bad, you can tighten them or replace with noew ones. very simple should take few minutes
3)cant help you on that haha
xxpanipuri
10-23-2007, 06:27 PM
just got off the phone with my indy shop
he called the extended warranty company
everything is covered
they'll take care of it tomorrow
total bill for all this would be $1500
i just have to pay the $200 deductible...:)
includes new hoses and clamps for the power steering .... as well!
bought a 5 yr 100k mile warranty for 4k with tax.....its already paid for a 1/3 of itself...cooling system will pay for a bit more :)
xxpanipuri
10-23-2007, 07:23 PM
i almost didn't buy the warranty and one of my buddies convinced me that its better to spend the $$ now then to kick myself in the a$$ later on....
i'm meeting him for dinner on thursday....i'll buy him dinner then! :)
You're smart....
:(