Stranded But Funny

Dubbedoutbimmer · 05-21-2008, 10:02 AM

So long story short with just ove 4k on the odometer the GF wants driving lessons! so I ablidge and after about 25 minutes and her actualy doing a good job I decided we need a bigger parking lot to practice in and thats when all hell breaks loose!!! I hop in the driver seat and as soon as I go to take off I can tell something is horribly wrong there is no freakin power and I now have the pedal to the floor!!! and im only taching 3k hmm I said not good!! and then yup you guessed it the dreaded engine light that confirms that yes captn you are now in LIMP MODE!!!! shit the car even tells me engine malfunction reduced power WTF!! the car drives about 500 ft at a time spitting and sputtering like its really pissed then it just diesI get turned around and now im only 2 miles from home so I repeat the business of the car driving dieing and me resetting the comp and doing it all over 57 minutes later I complete my two mile journy and park in a good location for the tow truck to come extract my car down to the dealer! so I sit and press the S.O.S button and in less time than it took to nurse the car back home the car was loaded on a flatbed and at the dearship (6 miles away)! now I am pretty mechanical and knew it was the fuel pump so I wrote right on the repair ticket that I dropped in the night box FUEL PUMP in huge letters I get a call this morning and they sound surprised that I was right the part is instock and being put in as we speak! while I was there I asked about various mods and the affects and got alot of interesting feedback! so yea another fuel pump just glad it happened befor my trip jesus

NYCGarbagePrince · 05-21-2008, 10:19 AM

Fuel pumps don't normally just give out out of no where.. you were definitely seeing the signs for a while no?

Bobby_Light · 05-21-2008, 10:25 AM

Definitely the wrong section of the forum.

Sorry for your fuel pump failure. Welcome to the club.

Dubbedoutbimmer · 05-21-2008, 10:35 AM

I just realized this is so not the right spot to post this but im tired and angry so oh well, oh man there were really no signs once or twice a long crank! how embarrassing to have a 08 55,000 car sitting with the hood open and me cursing blah

f82phan · 05-21-2008, 11:27 AM

I thought you were selling your failed HPFP

Dubbedoutbimmer · 05-21-2008, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by e90phan

I thought you were selling your failed HPFP

yea its the only mod BMW ALLOWS LMFAO HAHAHA

vinlikesred · 05-21-2008, 12:52 PM

is ur car 07 or 08?

Dubbedoutbimmer · 05-21-2008, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by vinlikesred

is ur car 07 or 08?

mine is a 08 I have had it less than two months and have 4120 miles haha and still have yet to tell the GF she didnt really break the car! she has been cleaning and sucking up I might play this one out for a bit

TheAcAvenger · 05-21-2008, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Dubbedoutbimmer

mine is a 08 I have had it less than two months and have 4120 miles haha and still have yet to tell the GF she didnt really break the car! she has been cleaning and sucking up I might play this one out for a bit

hahahahaha nice

vinlikesred · 05-21-2008, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dubbedoutbimmer

mine is a 08 I have had it less than two months and have 4120 miles haha and still have yet to tell the GF she didnt really break the car! she has been cleaning and sucking up I might play this one out for a bit

cleaning and cooking for a couple of month! only then i would tell her haha...

seriously, i've got 10 days old 08 e92 and it gets me worried that the fuel pump issue is still not fixed... at least it seems that way.

lipek · 05-21-2008, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Dubbedoutbimmer

mine is a 08 I have had it less than two months and have 4120 miles haha and still have yet to tell the GF she didnt really break the car! she has been cleaning and sucking up I might play this one out for a bit

be very careful my friend you're playing with fire, i did that to my grilfriend back in the day when my water pump went out on my gti, when she finally found out

... well let's just say p#$$y was N/A

Dubbedoutbimmer · 05-21-2008, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by lipek

be very careful my friend you're playing with fire, i did that to my grilfriend back in the day when my water pump went out on my gti, when she finally found out

... well let's just say p#$$y was N/A

oh snap now thats drastic recourse lol.....its ok she cant say no when she is sleeping haha

Dubbedoutbimmer · 05-21-2008, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by vinlikesred

cleaning and cooking for a couple of month! only then i would tell her haha...

seriously, i've got 10 days old 08 e92 and it gets me worried that the fuel pump issue is still not fixed... at least it seems that way.

no joke if you get any hard starts bring it right in I had two maybe three occasions where it took like 3-4 seconds to start I thought it was just heat soke or maybe I was tickling the carburetor with my big toe just a bit too much lol....but nope shit just died lol oh and you should have seen the GF puff down no lie 5 cigs in less than the 15 minutes it took to get the tow truck there lol

Pike · 05-21-2008, 03:17 PM

Since no one else brought it up -- make sure you file your fuel pump failure with the NHTSA, since they have an open investigation on this which *could* lead to some kind of recall.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140023

TiAg335i · 05-21-2008, 03:22 PM

Punctuation is your friend!

Dubbedoutbimmer · 05-21-2008, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TiAg335i

Punctuation is your friend!

sorry mom I didnt know I was being graded on this!

So, my SA just called and is getting me a loaner they have the pump almost in but the car is kicking back a bad injector code too?? they are puzzled lol great

Arustik1 · 05-21-2008, 04:56 PM

Where you bring your car in Boston? Herb Chambers? (Sorry a little off-topic, but I feel your pain).

bonsai · 05-21-2008, 05:54 PM

Unfortunately, some dealerships wont fix the issue until the pump fails. I went in two or three times with obvious HPFP issues - intermittent long cranks progressing to consistent long cranks, graduating to reduced engine power/malfunction lights/error codes.

Only after being stranded did BMW replace the damn HPFP

TiAg335i · 05-21-2008, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Dubbedoutbimmer

sorry mom I didnt know I was being graded on this!

So, my SA just called and is getting me a loaner they have the pump almost in but the car is kicking back a bad injector code too?? they are puzzled lol great

It's just irritating trying to read that one huge run-on sentence.

Pedal2Floor · 05-21-2008, 10:30 PM

To the OP:

You might want to check out this thread
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140023

Dubbedoutbimmer · 05-24-2008, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by TiAg335i

It's just irritating trying to read that one huge run-on sentence.

sorry was in a hurry, usualy I would be proper but being flustered makes me a bit careless I guess.

Dubbedoutbimmer · 05-24-2008, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Pedal2Floor

To the OP:

You might want to check out this thread
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140023

yes I am going to file when I reach home for some reason that site is blocked at work

05-21-2008, 10:02 AM	#1
Dubbedoutbimmer Banned 43 Rep 1,310 Posts Drives: 335XI Coupe Loaded w/body kit Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Boston iTrader: (-1)	Stranded But Funny So long story short with just ove 4k on the odometer the GF wants driving lessons! so I ablidge and after about 25 minutes and her actualy doing a good job I decided we need a bigger parking lot to practice in and thats when all hell breaks loose!!! I hop in the driver seat and as soon as I go to take off I can tell something is horribly wrong there is no freakin power and I now have the pedal to the floor!!! and im only taching 3k hmm I said not good!! and then yup you guessed it the dreaded engine light that confirms that yes captn you are now in LIMP MODE!!!! shit the car even tells me engine malfunction reduced power WTF!! the car drives about 500 ft at a time spitting and sputtering like its really pissed then it just diesI get turned around and now im only 2 miles from home so I repeat the business of the car driving dieing and me resetting the comp and doing it all over 57 minutes later I complete my two mile journy and park in a good location for the tow truck to come extract my car down to the dealer! so I sit and press the S.O.S button and in less time than it took to nurse the car back home the car was loaded on a flatbed and at the dearship (6 miles away)! now I am pretty mechanical and knew it was the fuel pump so I wrote right on the repair ticket that I dropped in the night box FUEL PUMP in huge letters I get a call this morning and they sound surprised that I was right the part is instock and being put in as we speak! while I was there I asked about various mods and the affects and got alot of interesting feedback! so yea another fuel pump just glad it happened befor my trip jesus
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05-21-2008, 10:19 AM	#2
NYCGarbagePrince Major 247 Rep 1,435 Posts Drives: X6 50i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	Fuel pumps don't normally just give out out of no where.. you were definitely seeing the signs for a while no?
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05-21-2008, 10:25 AM	#3
Bobby_Light Major 65 Rep 1,352 Posts Drives: E36 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SoCal iTrader: (14)	Definitely the wrong section of the forum. Sorry for your fuel pump failure. Welcome to the club.
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Dubbedoutbimmer Banned 43 Rep 1,310 Posts Drives: 335XI Coupe Loaded w/body kit Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Boston iTrader: (-1)	I just realized this is so not the right spot to post this but im tired and angry so oh well, oh man there were really no signs once or twice a long crank! how embarrassing to have a 08 55,000 car sitting with the hood open and me cursing blah
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05-21-2008, 11:27 AM	#5
f82phan Colonel 54 Rep 2,863 Posts Drives: slow Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: in your rear view mirror iTrader: (22)	I thought you were selling your failed HPFP __________________
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vinlikesred Private First Class 47 Rep 168 Posts Drives: 335i '08 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: usa iTrader: (0)	is ur car 07 or 08?
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Pike Private First Class 3 Rep 146 Posts Drives: '08 E92 335i, '91 E30 325i Join Date: May 2008 Location: Santa Fe, NM iTrader: (0)	Since no one else brought it up -- make sure you file your fuel pump failure with the NHTSA, since they have an open investigation on this which could lead to some kind of recall. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140023
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bonsai OG 3er 84 Rep 295 Posts Drives: 2016 F80 M3/2018 F82 M4 Compet Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA. iTrader: (0)	Unfortunately, some dealerships wont fix the issue until the pump fails. I went in two or three times with obvious HPFP issues - intermittent long cranks progressing to consistent long cranks, graduating to reduced engine power/malfunction lights/error codes. Only after being stranded did BMW replace the damn HPFP
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05-21-2008, 10:30 PM	#20
Pedal2Floor First Lieutenant 7 Rep 307 Posts Drives: 335i Euro Delivery Fall 2008 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Trumbull, CT iTrader: (0)	To the OP: You might want to check out this thread http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140023
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