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FabZ4 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2019 5:10 pm 1. E89 3.0si auto
2. 2009 (owned since 2012)
3. Black metallic
4. Red
5a plastic hinge in boot for roof tray (2015)
5b Resolved
5c part laid by dealer since I argued that I shouldn’t have to pay the full cost since BMW changed the design to included the net
5d no problem since
6a Car wouldn’t hold manual when selected in the manual mode reverting to drive. I drive the car always in manual via the paddles (2019). Needed a new shift lever handle.
6b Resolved
6c Cost £695 inc the £120 fault diagnosis
6d back to perfect

New issues:
7a) Boot light became intermittent one the winter and on hot days post lockdown the "soft close" on the boot did not operate meaning the the roof could not be folded down (the only reasons for having the car!)
7b) Resolved finaly! Its taken Lloyd BMW in Newcastle 1 month to resolve the issue. They replaced a junction box then couldn't programme the car so replaced a fuse box.That still didnt work so I think they have fitted a new motor to the soft close lock and replaced the wiring. (To note I am aware that there is an issue with the boot closing due to short wiring but BMW confirmed that this wasn't the issue here).
7c) They quoted £750 which included 2 hours of investigation time and to be fair to them they stood by that quote and someone (BMW or Lloyd) has paid the extra parts and labour.
8a) Control rod snapped on the self levelling headlights
8b) Resolved
8c) Cost £55 (I has it done when Lloyd fixed the boot lock since my local guys couldn't source the part during lockdown.

Sounds like you got the Friday afternoon special..

Didn't buy mine new. Got her with 60k miles on her. I'm just here to report I love my E89. The N52 is a nearly perfect engine. No failures just a bit of routine maintenance.
Sorry to disappoint

Busterboo wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 2:48 pm 1. E89 Model 35iS
2. Year 2010
3. Colour exterior Melbourne Red
4. Colour interior Ivory White

5. Issues experienced, notes & status e.g.

5a. Issue description - "Very slight" leak from nsf adaptive shock absorber, "slight" leak from rocker cover gasket & leak from DCT sump plate
5b. Current status - Resolved
5c. Warranty Claim? - Cost covered completely under warranty
5d. Comments? - BMW Insured Warranty. £250 excess.

18 December 2020

5a. Issue description - "edc control fault" & leak from DCT sump plate (the latter again)
5b. Current status - Resolved
5c. Warranty Claim? - Cost covered completely under warranty
5d. Comments? - Extended warranty. £250 excess. (Edc unit was £659 & sump plate was £337.)

13 January 2021

5a. Item description - "Dynamic Damper Control Failure" and "Cylinders 4 & 5 failure to fire"
5b. Current status - Resolved. (Rear adaptive shock absorbers replaced. All fuel injectors replaced.)
5c. Warranty Claim? - Costs covered completely under warranty.
5d. Comments - BMW Insured (and now renewed) Warranty. £250 excess. (Total bill was £3,319.45)

Busterboo wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:50 pm

Busterboo wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 2:48 pm 1. E89 Model 35iS
2. Year 2010
3. Colour exterior Melbourne Red
4. Colour interior Ivory White

5. Issues experienced, notes & status e.g.

5a. Issue description - "Very slight" leak from nsf adaptive shock absorber, "slight" leak from rocker cover gasket & leak from DCT sump plate
5b. Current status - Resolved
5c. Warranty Claim? - Cost covered completely under warranty
5d. Comments? - BMW Insured Warranty. £250 excess.

18 December 2020

5a. Issue description - "edc control fault" & leak from DCT sump plate (the latter again)
5b. Current status - Resolved
5c. Warranty Claim? - Cost covered completely under warranty
5d. Comments? - Extended warranty. £250 excess. (Edc unit was £659 & sump plate was £337.)

13 January 2021

5a. Item description - "Dynamic Damper Control Failure" and "Cylinders 4 & 5 failure to fire"
5b. Current status - Resolved. (Rear adaptive shock absorbers replaced. All fuel injectors replaced.)
5c. Warranty Claim? - Costs covered completely under warranty.
5d. Comments - BMW Insured (and now renewed) Warranty. £250 excess. (Total bill was £3,319.45)

And this is exactly why I’ll keep my BMW warranty going

Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:30 pm

Busterboo wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:50 pm

Busterboo wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 2:48 pm 1. E89 Model 35iS
2. Year 2010
3. Colour exterior Melbourne Red
4. Colour interior Ivory White

5. Issues experienced, notes & status e.g.

5a. Issue description - "Very slight" leak from nsf adaptive shock absorber, "slight" leak from rocker cover gasket & leak from DCT sump plate
5b. Current status - Resolved
5c. Warranty Claim? - Cost covered completely under warranty
5d. Comments? - BMW Insured Warranty. £250 excess.

18 December 2020

5a. Issue description - "edc control fault" & leak from DCT sump plate (the latter again)
5b. Current status - Resolved
5c. Warranty Claim? - Cost covered completely under warranty
5d. Comments? - Extended warranty. £250 excess. (Edc unit was £659 & sump plate was £337.)

13 January 2021

5a. Item description - "Dynamic Damper Control Failure" and "Cylinders 4 & 5 failure to fire"
5b. Current status - Resolved. (Rear adaptive shock absorbers replaced. All fuel injectors replaced.)
5c. Warranty Claim? - Costs covered completely under warranty.
5d. Comments - BMW Insured (and now renewed) Warranty. £250 excess. (Total bill was £3,319.45)

And this is exactly why I’ll keep my BMW warranty going

Ditto!

Like all insurance it’s expensive until it’s needed.

1. E89 Model 35iS
2. Year 2010
3. Colour exterior Melbourne Red
4. Colour interior Ivory White

5. Issues experienced, notes & status e.g.

5a. Issue description - "Leak from nsf adaptive shock absorber. Rocker cover leaking. Leak from gearbox area."
5b. Current status - Resolved. (Both front adaptive shock absorbers replaced at insurer's suggestion. Gearbox oil pan replaced.)
5c. Warranty Claim? - Cost (£2,679.28) covered under warranty
5d. Comments? - BMW extended warranty. £250 excess.

12 May 2021.

Blimey, these 35is' issues can get mightily expensive without a warranty.

warmasice wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 12:01 am Blimey, these 35is' issues can get mightily expensive without a warranty.

I wouldn’t own one without a warranty

So BMW E89 2012 MY 20i Auto MSPORT 50k miles

Misfire when accelerating very hard from low rpm circa 1500 ish.

Misfire appeared after winter / covid layover..only appers when accelerating hard from low rpm, does not appear (apparently) when starting from 2,500 rpm / 3,500 rpm.

Engine has been re-mapped and larger flow Hitachi turbo..

Dyno run shows bhp/torque down from 305/460 to 280/420 plus 'glitches' in curves.

Tuners diagnosed 'could be plugs, coils, injectors, HPFP'..

No fault codes..

Research shows first generation fuel pump 13517584461(03/01/2011 — 07/23/2014) was superseded by
13518604229 From03/17/2014 onwards

Internet reports show other N20 engines will similar misfire profile, more so when tuned especially with big turbo kits.

Issue is that cam driven fuel pump at low rpm not generating enough flow/pressure as it ages..

So new fuel pump and new plugs and injectors to be fitted and re-checked on dyno (plugs n coils are only 5k miles old)

Will report when new parts fitted.

Shopping around reveals big price differneces for identical parts.. my price from Autodoc and Schiedman to be £144 for fuel pump and £226 for injectors, adapter cable for pump and seals and gaskets.

BMW prices £929 for pump and £870 for the injectors!

1. E89 Model 35iS
2. Year 2010
3. Colour exterior Melbourne Red
4. Colour interior Ivory White

5. Issues experienced, notes & status e.g.

5a. Issue description - Slight engine oil leak.
5b. Current status - Resolved. Rocker cover replaced.
5c. Warranty Claim? - Cost covered completely under warranty.
5d. Comments? - BMW extended warranty. No excess, because previous job should have replaced distorted cover and not only gasket.

1. E89 Model 23i
2. Year 2009
3. Colour exterior Silver Metallic
4. Colour interior Black Leather

5. Issues experienced, notes & status e.g.

5a. Issue description - Noise in lower dashboard/passenger door
5b. Current status - Unresolved. Happens too intermittently to identify a pattern
5c. Warranty Claim? - None
5d. Comments? - Usually starts happening after a little bit of driving and in particular when there are loads of speed bumps

romainh wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 6:05 pm 1. E89 Model 23i
2. Year 2009
3. Colour exterior Silver Metallic
4. Colour interior Black Leather

5. Issues experienced, notes & status e.g.

5a. Issue description - Noise in lower dashboard/passenger door
5b. Current status - Unresolved. Happens too intermittently to identify a pattern
5c. Warranty Claim? - None
5d. Comments? - Usually starts happening after a little bit of driving and in particular when there are loads of speed bumps

Welcome to the world of E89 rattles..I've got the same sort of rattle in the driver's side lower dash somewhere, on two seperate E89s...one gets worse as it gets hot, vice versa on the other..go figure.

If the door cards have been off, and/or access for fitting speed cameras etc it seems to make it worse.

Busterboo wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:50 pm

Busterboo wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 2:48 pm 1. E89 Model 35iS
2. Year 2010
3. Colour exterior Melbourne Red
4. Colour interior Ivory White

5. Issues experienced, notes & status e.g.

5a. Issue description - "Very slight" leak from nsf adaptive shock absorber, "slight" leak from rocker cover gasket & leak from DCT sump plate
5b. Current status - Resolved
5c. Warranty Claim? - Cost covered completely under warranty
5d. Comments? - BMW Insured Warranty. £250 excess.

18 December 2020

5a. Issue description - "edc control fault" & leak from DCT sump plate (the latter again)
5b. Current status - Resolved
5c. Warranty Claim? - Cost covered completely under warranty
5d. Comments? - Extended warranty. £250 excess. (Edc unit was £659 & sump plate was £337.)

13 January 2021

5a. Item description - "Dynamic Damper Control Failure" and "Cylinders 4 & 5 failure to fire"
5b. Current status - Resolved. (Rear adaptive shock absorbers replaced. All fuel injectors replaced.)
5c. Warranty Claim? - Costs covered completely under warranty.
5d. Comments - BMW Insured (and now renewed) Warranty. £250 excess. (Total bill was £3,319.45)

Exactly why I'd never have a 35is without warranty!

It's a pity more people don't add their information to this list.