Dealership intake cleaning

m80theWolf · 03-09-2015, 11:45 PM

The dealership offers a recommended intake cleaning for $3-400. I bought the extended maintenance plan when I bought the car cpo, but the first dealership I asked about it said that it's not covered by the maintenance plan, even though the cleaning is recommended maintenance.

Anyone had any luck getting bmw to cover the cleaning under the maintenance plan? Has anyone done the cleaning through the stealership at all?

dzlmoose · 03-10-2015, 07:04 AM

Are you sure the SA knew it was a diesel?

I was offered this service before but it was a chemical clean for the gasser.

Mark M · 03-10-2015, 07:58 AM

Agreed. $300 to $400 seems rather low for a diesel intake cleaning. Suspect he was quoting you the price for a gasser.

As for warranty coverage on this cleaning, typical dealer line is that unless the car is throwing codes related to intake blockage, cleaning is on your dime. Now when it begins to throw codes, then it is affecting the vehicle drive ability, then warranty should apply.

m80theWolf · 03-10-2015, 04:48 PM

Probably a dim SA. And yeah, if I wait for the car to throw a code, they'll fix it for free, so... I guess I'll just wait.

GottaBeKD · 03-10-2015, 08:51 PM

I was quoted carbon cleaning and a recommendation that I do it proactively on my dime.

Asked him to show me where it is in the maintenance schedule and how to check for it. Nope and nope. Find another sucker buddy.

Since then I've had my throttle body replaced, DDE replaced, DDE recoded, and carbon cleaning completed. All on their dime including free rentals. Before that was 8 out of 6 injectors replaced.

For a while I could pull an Axel and say no codes. But alas I got an IAT code which is being worked on this week.

Puerto Rican 335d · 03-11-2015, 07:24 AM

Sheit thats better than before quoted $1500

03-09-2015, 11:45 PM	#1
m80theWolf Private 3 Rep 96 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 335d Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Long Beach, CA iTrader: (0)	Dealership intake cleaning The dealership offers a recommended intake cleaning for $3-400. I bought the extended maintenance plan when I bought the car cpo, but the first dealership I asked about it said that it's not covered by the maintenance plan, even though the cleaning is recommended maintenance. Anyone had any luck getting bmw to cover the cleaning under the maintenance plan? Has anyone done the cleaning through the stealership at all?
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dzlmoose Lieutenant 122 Rep 541 Posts Drives: Trek 7.2, 2001 M5 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	Are you sure the SA knew it was a diesel? I was offered this service before but it was a chemical clean for the gasser.
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Mark M Major 240 Rep 1,288 Posts Drives: E30M3 E83X3 E90335D Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA iTrader: (0)	Agreed. $300 to $400 seems rather low for a diesel intake cleaning. Suspect he was quoting you the price for a gasser. As for warranty coverage on this cleaning, typical dealer line is that unless the car is throwing codes related to intake blockage, cleaning is on your dime. Now when it begins to throw codes, then it is affecting the vehicle drive ability, then warranty should apply. __________________
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m80theWolf Private 3 Rep 96 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 335d Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Long Beach, CA iTrader: (0)	Probably a dim SA. And yeah, if I wait for the car to throw a code, they'll fix it for free, so... I guess I'll just wait.
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GottaBeKD Lieutenant 136 Rep 456 Posts Drives: 335d Join Date: May 2014 Location: Greater Toronto Area iTrader: (0)	I was quoted carbon cleaning and a recommendation that I do it proactively on my dime. Asked him to show me where it is in the maintenance schedule and how to check for it. Nope and nope. Find another sucker buddy. Since then I've had my throttle body replaced, DDE replaced, DDE recoded, and carbon cleaning completed. All on their dime including free rentals. Before that was 8 out of 6 injectors replaced. For a while I could pull an Axel and say no codes. But alas I got an IAT code which is being worked on this week.
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Puerto Rican 335d Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,489 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335d Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Puerto Rico(Dominican Republic 03/2017) iTrader: (0)	Sheit thats better than before quoted $1500 __________________ RENNtech Flash(Lenny Wu)/WAGNER IC Enkei Rajin 18"/Execuhitch Hitch/Koni FSD Soft Ride Bike Rack/Brava Synthetic Motor Oil(Made in Puerto Rico)/Meth(in the works)/CBU done w Andrew EGR Race Pipe (whoa! what an animal it is now)
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