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No dice from BMW NA on getting a pretty serious exhaust leak covered. The exhaust is leaking (directly into the cabin) from the gasket between the exhaust manifold and the remainder of the exhaust system. The dealer denied it for SULEV coverage, I called BMW NA and escalated to someone there, and they basically told me to kick rocks.
The dealer diagnosed the problem saying that "all four exhaust bolts have rusted off, the cat and exhaust are not connected which is causing the combustion fumes to enter the vehicle, time to drill out the bolts and install new bolts, must remove exhaust system."
Not the end of the world, since the selling (non-BMW) dealer will cover this under their 90 day purchase warranty, but a little disappointing since I can't find any SULEV warranty language that excludes issues occurring due to corrosion.
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