I had my HPFP replaced on Monday (the recall) , along with the injectors, a software update and a fuel line flush.
Drove it 200kms and the engine light came on, booked it in for a check from work and on the way homethe whole thing crapped out. On the gas all the way from work for about 40kms car is smooth, lots of power , running fine and then I stopped at the first traffic light and the revs dropped to 200 and was missing like a libyan rebel with a rocket launcher. Wasn't sure if I could get it the last 2 clicks to the house but it made it, lurched into the driveway on 3 cylinders. made some calls, BMW assist on the way....
while I was sitting in the car , steering it up the incline onto the flatdeck truck (being winched) the wife/gf/spouse came out and handed me the phone.
"It's BMW, they want to know how satisfied I was with my service appointment on Monday?"
If I wasn't 5 feet off the ground on a flatbed truck I would fallen out of the car laughing.... .Talk about timing....
The intake pressure sensor had failed along with some injectors ... caused a page of faults and the engine to shut down one bank of 3 cylinders....
They are quite embarassed at BMW... what did they do to cause the sensor to fail I wonder? They have not seen this before on the 35 engine.
All will be fixed by Moday night they assure me.....let's wait and see.
Drove it 200kms and the engine light came on, booked it in for a check from work and on the way homethe whole thing crapped out. On the gas all the way from work for about 40kms car is smooth, lots of power , running fine and then I stopped at the first traffic light and the revs dropped to 200 and was missing like a libyan rebel with a rocket launcher. Wasn't sure if I could get it the last 2 clicks to the house but it made it, lurched into the driveway on 3 cylinders. made some calls, BMW assist on the way....
while I was sitting in the car , steering it up the incline onto the flatdeck truck (being winched) the wife/gf/spouse came out and handed me the phone.
"It's BMW, they want to know how satisfied I was with my service appointment on Monday?"
If I wasn't 5 feet off the ground on a flatbed truck I would fallen out of the car laughing.... .Talk about timing....
The intake pressure sensor had failed along with some injectors ... caused a page of faults and the engine to shut down one bank of 3 cylinders....
They are quite embarassed at BMW... what did they do to cause the sensor to fail I wonder? They have not seen this before on the 35 engine.
All will be fixed by Moday night they assure me.....let's wait and see.
