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08-02-2011, 10:31 AM | #1 |
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My Friend Is A Dead Man!!!
Like the title states, my friend is an ass hat that deserves a kick in the nuts. Roughly 4-5 days ago, my airbag/ seatbelt bulb light came on and this annoyed me. I thought that maybe it was a glitch and it would sort itself out, wrong. The next day I did a bunch of research to see what the problem could be and how much it was going to cost me. I found out it could be either the mat sensor, srs problem, a battery problem etc.
So I call up Farley (farbmw) to scan my car and see what the issue is. I throw a couple codes ( i'll post them later) and for the most part they are irrelevant to my problem ( exhaust butterfly flap code and some weird oil thermo code??) The last code to come up was a battery connection code. So I head to the trunk, lift the cover and check it out. The day before my light came on, my freind decided to put a big ass bag of ice in my trunk and he forgot to take it out. So when i look in the battery housing there is about 3 1/2 - 4" of god damn water. I immediately go to Canadian tire and buy little hand pump to get the water out but the damage has obviously already been done. My car is out of BMW warranty but i do have a private warranty. My question now is if i take the battery out, wipe everything down and air dry all connections and erase the code will everything be good? or do you think that there is more damage and repairs will have to be done? I was told by farbmw that there is a new recall for our batteries and im hoping that i can take the car in under a recall and get things sorted out that way. Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated. My friend knows he is going to pay for any repairs that are needed but i would rather save him the money if possible. Thanks in advance. Syncro |
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08-02-2011, 10:47 AM | #2 |
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My advice would be to edit your original post so that it doesn't get deleted and you avoid the inevitable drama. And then to stop blaming this on your friend.
Just say that a bag of ice was forgotten in the trunk and what the result was and then ask for advice on how to solve it. Also try posting it in the general section or the maintenance section. Here most people will only address modifications. |
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08-02-2011, 11:38 AM | #4 |
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How did this bag of ice get into your trunk? Looks like you both forgot about it. Calm down..it's just a car and can be fixed. Do you really value your car over your friendship? If you're interested in saving him the money as you claim, offer to split the bill.
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08-02-2011, 12:12 PM | #5 | |
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I didnt see him put the ice there so wo else am i to blame? Maybe i should have checked my trunk for no absolute reason at all. Thanks for the help |
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08-02-2011, 12:14 PM | #6 |
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your funny, cool Are you saying you would be a little mad if a friend did this to you??? I went to Afghanistan for 8 months to afford this car, it wasnt handed down to me so i take care of it. does anybody have and USEFUL information? It would be greatly appreciated Last edited by syncro; 08-02-2011 at 12:15 PM.. Reason: add text |
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08-02-2011, 12:52 PM | #7 |
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suck up the water, wipe everything down, let it air out for a long while, check the battery voltage, start it up. doesn't sound like too big of an issue so far. you had a puddle of water in your trunk so i would have expected much worse. i think once everything is dry it will make a big difference. good luck
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08-02-2011, 12:57 PM | #8 |
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yeah i'd get it cleaned up, suck all the water and try to dry it as much as possible. probably likely that it's going to have some problems but worth a try.
sucks man, i feel for ya. |
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08-02-2011, 01:13 PM | #9 |
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So you're saying that your friend's a Ninja.........
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08-02-2011, 01:35 PM | #10 |
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there is no way in hell, Myself or anyone else would put a bag of ice in my trunk and then forget about it...i think a kick to the owners nuts might be in order
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08-02-2011, 02:28 PM | #13 |
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man there's some hard critics in here, do all of you have surveillance cameras pointed at your cars all the time? Give the guy a break and get off of your high horses
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08-02-2011, 02:43 PM | #14 |
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Just be sure to wipe clean everything or else there's a heavy risk or corrosion on the battery's poles.
It could had been worse. Cant imagine the fireworks if water would had submerged the whole battery. My advice: Dont be mad at your friend. We all slipped in our life. Help him helping you by making the first steps and have a couple beers together while cleaning this mess. You'll both laugh about it one day. That would be a killer story to tell at his wedding; or yours.
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08-02-2011, 03:16 PM | #15 |
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Thanks for all the help people, it is much appreciated. I am still good friends with the guy hence the reason i reffer to him as my friend in the post. I was pissed off but i know he didnt do it on purpose. As for the people who say it's my fault for not monitoring my car 24 hrs a day, i trust some of my friends with my life, never mind my car so i never thought it would happen
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08-02-2011, 03:39 PM | #17 |
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I had a friend do the same thing once... except it was a cooler with a bottle of leaking margarita in there. Leaked all over my stock XM radio receiver in the trunk of my g37. Wiped it down... took it to the dealer, said it was broken and had them replace it. No questions asked.
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08-02-2011, 04:05 PM | #19 | |
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Ok jokes aside, I think once it dries there will be no lasting issues. Now if the electronics tray that attaches to the battery's top had been soaked, I fear we might have had to go looking for the said friend's headless torso in lake Ontario because that would have been FUBAR and loads of $$$ to fix.
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08-10-2011, 03:09 PM | #22 |
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UPDATE: So it has been taken in to the stealership and they uncovered the problem.
1.) There is corrosion on the st terminal 2.) The battery wiring harness had to be replaced With Service, parts and rental fee's, everything came up to just under $800 Canadian dollars. I got the money from my retard frtiend and all is good. BTW: i had an X1 for a rental, thought it would be gay, it was amazing. |
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