Hi Arjan,
This is Loucas from Cyprus (320si owner).
In Cyprus there were approx 8-9 cars sold new from our local dealer. Two cars had exactly the same problems with approx milage between 120000-140000 km.
Of course the cars were out of warranty and BMW as I know denied any kind of compensation with the woldwide known answer that it is not a common problem (I don't know if they want to talk about this. The one that I know will repair the car, approx 6000 euros, sell it and buy something else. I will send him your email if he wants to give you more details).
Up to now my car revealed no problem yet (I have 87000km), but it is my opinion that all of our cars will end up in the same or similar way.
I am an owner of BMW cars for almost 27 years (I own one E30 for 27 years) and I was never dissapointed by BMW until now.
I have no trust of my engine and I am trying to find a borescope camera to inspect the engine's liners. Note that BMW advertised the above special liners and now denies its faulty production.
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Originally Posted by arjanvanessen
are there people overhere who have / had problems whit the 320 si engine ?
a custumor of us has one whit cracked cylinder liners
i think this is not a case on its own
i am looking for people who had the same problem to make list / collect data
bmw ignores the problem
Arjan
ps , i openend this tread to collect data / pictures , you can email me on a.essen6@chello.nl to discuss further |