Please check your microfilter covers

ndj · 10-22-2018, 11:56 AM

Looking for some help from the forum.

The short story is the last time my car came back from a dealer service the lugs on my Microfilter covers were trashed. I suspect they were over torqued by a spanner monkey. Dealer replaced them FOC.

Car came back from latest service a few days ago and guess what!!!!

Service Manager is telling me it's a design fault and they were discovered in that state. I suspect the same spanner monkey knackered them. This time they've washed their hands of it and want £120 per side to replace them FFS!

Can you take a look at the lugs on the covers on your car and tell me if they're split/missing/similar?

Intending to take this to BMWUK and would like some supporting evidence.

Cheers!

Arch Stanton · 10-22-2018, 02:57 PM

I had exactly the same in mine but I only discovered it a few weeks after it had been in the dealers when the cover was making a vibrating noise because the screws had come out. They had been threaded through over tightening. I put a bigger screw in and sorted it. Ham fisted £100/hr 'techs'

Phil325i · 10-22-2018, 04:12 PM

It's a poor design for a serviceable part. Shouldn't be self tappers. I've replaced mine. Drilled out the holes and inserted a rubber-sleeved threaded insert with threaded screws to locate the cover.

DriverLDN · 10-23-2018, 05:20 AM

They are a poor design, however for the last 4 years I have always changed that filter myself, so it seems fine on mine.

Bmw330 · 10-23-2018, 06:30 AM

I’ve also had these damaged when serviced at main dealer, when confronted they say it was already there, also clips broken etc.

The threaded insert seems the best solution....

The worst issue I had was a sump plug which was cross threaded by the main dealer, (they had serviced it previously). They were unable to get it out or tighten it back up!. I said that they had previously serviced it, but it made no difference!, they said someone else had fitted it wrongly not them. I really hate main dealers

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10-22-2018, 11:56 AM	#1
ndj Private 1 Rep 66 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: St. Andrews iTrader: (0)	Please check your microfilter covers Looking for some help from the forum. The short story is the last time my car came back from a dealer service the lugs on my Microfilter covers were trashed. I suspect they were over torqued by a spanner monkey. Dealer replaced them FOC. Car came back from latest service a few days ago and guess what!!!! Service Manager is telling me it's a design fault and they were discovered in that state. I suspect the same spanner monkey knackered them. This time they've washed their hands of it and want £120 per side to replace them FFS! Can you take a look at the lugs on the covers on your car and tell me if they're split/missing/similar? Intending to take this to BMWUK and would like some supporting evidence. Cheers!
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Arch Stanton Second Lieutenant 49 Rep 258 Posts Drives: BMW 335i touring Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: the smelly bit of the north iTrader: (0)	I had exactly the same in mine but I only discovered it a few weeks after it had been in the dealers when the cover was making a vibrating noise because the screws had come out. They had been threaded through over tightening. I put a bigger screw in and sorted it. Ham fisted £100/hr 'techs'
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Phil325i Brigadier General 615 Rep 3,193 Posts Drives: E92 325i MSport Coupe Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: UK South East iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 BMW 325i Coupe [6.00]	It's a poor design for a serviceable part. Shouldn't be self tappers. I've replaced mine. Drilled out the holes and inserted a rubber-sleeved threaded insert with threaded screws to locate the cover. __________________ E92 pre-LCI 325i - Ohlins R&T; H&R spacers; M3 strut brace; Swift thrust sheets; 3 x chassis braces; diff brace; N53 V-brace; 034 subframe inserts; BMS clutch stop; BMS CDV; RE g/box mounts; Delrin shift bushes; Saikoumichi OCC; Cyba scoops; BMW Perf Exhaust; HEL s/steel brake hoses; M3 rear spoiler; Recaro Sportster CSs; M3 white dash LEDs; LED Angels; LED side repeaters; BMW Perf black grille; CSL reps; SSDD carbon diffuser; Monster Wrap black roof/clear front
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DriverLDN First Lieutenant 50 Rep 302 Posts Drives: BMW 330i M Sport E90 2006 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Croydon iTrader: (0)	They are a poor design, however for the last 4 years I have always changed that filter myself, so it seems fine on mine. __________________
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Bmw330 Second Lieutenant 19 Rep 227 Posts Drives: Bmw 330d Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Uk iTrader: (0)	I’ve also had these damaged when serviced at main dealer, when confronted they say it was already there, also clips broken etc. The threaded insert seems the best solution.... The worst issue I had was a sump plug which was cross threaded by the main dealer, (they had serviced it previously). They were unable to get it out or tighten it back up!. I said that they had previously serviced it, but it made no difference!, they said someone else had fitted it wrongly not them. I really hate main dealers Just
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