Hot Off The Press News - VANOS Bolt Recall!!!!!
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Had mine done in Oxford on 4th October. It’s a two day job just as they need the engine to be stone cold so that nothing warps, so day one is just drop it off with them and leave it overnight to ensure it’s cold.
They had the parts, no mention of a shortage. Had an oil leak straight afterwards as they damaged a gasket, so they replaced that a couple of days later too when I bought it back (again, left it overnight to cool)
Both times I had an M135i courtesy car, that was fun!
They had the parts, no mention of a shortage. Had an oil leak straight afterwards as they damaged a gasket, so they replaced that a couple of days later too when I bought it back (again, left it overnight to cool)
Both times I had an M135i courtesy car, that was fun!
Well had my car into Soper BMW at Lincoln this week. They had it two days, and let me have a new 520i for that time. Very nice car indeed 
So they've done the
and all is well. Drove home and to and from work yesterday and to work today, and everything is spot on.
I've had three instances now with Soper's and they have done excellent work (two recalls and had them do my wheel refurbe), so I certainly recommend them. Don't get me wrong though, I'm not the sort of person that just goes to the main dealer all the time, but they've looked after me without issue
So they've done the
and all is well. Drove home and to and from work yesterday and to work today, and everything is spot on.I've had three instances now with Soper's and they have done excellent work (two recalls and had them do my wheel refurbe), so I certainly recommend them. Don't get me wrong though, I'm not the sort of person that just goes to the main dealer all the time, but they've looked after me without issue
Whitchurch
. I will report back after it’s done.
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Had mine completed today. Actually only took one day as car was ready this morning.
On return home I popped the plastic cover off to check everything. They have changed the whole cam cover with new valvatronic motor gasket. Everything buttoned up correctly.
Full health report with only alignment needing attention which was done.
All in all, a good job.
On return home I popped the plastic cover off to check everything. They have changed the whole cam cover with new valvatronic motor gasket. Everything buttoned up correctly.
Full health report with only alignment needing attention which was done.
All in all, a good job.
My z4 E89 is due for vanos bolts on Dec 6th,this is the second attempt as in August the parts didn't arrive,I don't want it done to be honest as it seems that oil leaks and 'not running well' is common after the work,ive had the car since 2010 and never had a problem.It's a gut feeling that I don't think I should ignore......anyone?
I think the problem here is that if anyone has had "oil leaks" or "not running well" then they really should be taking it back to the dealer to sort and not just post on-line and do nothing about it.tsm/motor said:
Let me just explain a couple of things associated with the Vanos bolts going wrong.
At best, if they go loose, you'll have issues with running problems. They may only be minor issues, but you'll notice them.
At medium, if a bolt comes out it'll drop into the sump, which will need extracting.
At worst, if a bolt comes out and is not in the sump, it could be stuck in the engine somewhere, and this means, probably, a new block.
So, yes, it's worth doing. It may never go wrong, but considering it's free and any issue the dealer causes will be rectified free of charge there is no downside. Oh and you'll have a courtesy car during this period, I managed to have a brand new 5 series for a few days, which was nice
Still waiting to hear from BMW UK, as I escalated the problem after local main agent let us down… got the car in on agreed date but never had all of the parts to complete the job, so it remains ‘pending’…
Mine was done two days ago.
Dropped her in just after eight at Group 1 Norwich and had a call at about half two saying they'd finished, having also done a wash and the usual 'healthcheck' to see what they can upsell.
The paperwork doesn't say anything about a replacement valve cover, just bolts and gaskets and it certainly looks like the original valve cover. Quite handy to have had a new gasket for free, though.
I was lent a 24 plate iX2 for the day, not what I'd buy but not a terrible car and not lacking power being the XDrive 30 M Sport model.
Dropped her in just after eight at Group 1 Norwich and had a call at about half two saying they'd finished, having also done a wash and the usual 'healthcheck' to see what they can upsell.
The paperwork doesn't say anything about a replacement valve cover, just bolts and gaskets and it certainly looks like the original valve cover. Quite handy to have had a new gasket for free, though.
I was lent a 24 plate iX2 for the day, not what I'd buy but not a terrible car and not lacking power being the XDrive 30 M Sport model.