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Firemac

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    Jim
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    118i M-Sport convertible
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    2013

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  1. Thanks for all your info and good wishes. All the best, Jim
  2. Just to close this out, I have decided to let the car go as we just don't have any faith in it anymore. My attempts to get some hard facts from BMW Customer Service about whether the replacement engine was in any way modified over the original so as to minimise the liklihood of a recurrance of the engine failure brought no response of note (other than indicating that BMW GB didn't know the difference between an N43 and an N47!). In fact I had to contact BMW in Germany in order to get a response from BMW GB as GB simply deleted my 3 original emails; so much for customer service. So I reckon that I have seen my last BMW, not because I don't like the cars because I do really rate them but BMW's cavalier attitude to my legitimate questions just seemed to indicate that they thought I was a nuisance, to be polite. The car went yesterday to WBAC.com and I wish any new owner the best of luck with it.
  3. Hi Dave, That sounds very positive and to be honest, reflects my own thinking. I really like the car and want to keep it but the thought of another blow-up is definitely off-putting. I also keep telling myself that although there are problems with the N43 and some total failures, tnere must be thousands of them in 1 and 3 series cars that have given no problems at all. Overly optimistic? Moi? Yea, probably.......
  4. Thanks for the reply, Dave. Your comments mirror the problems that we had with the old engine. What I am struggling with though is whether or not to get rid of the car bearing in mind that we've only had it since last July (and hadn't planned on changing it so soon!), it has only covered 33K miles, we're only the second owners and we like the way it drives (it is an M-Sport). If the new factory engine is exactly the same as the original then I am not confident. However our warranty company who paid for the replacement are of the opinion that the new engine will have certain mods (the old engine "was made of cheese, we doubt that the new one is"). I'm also advised that the problems with the N43 arise partly from the condition-based servicing regime which can see the car running on badly contaminated oil which contributes significantly to the failures that have occurred. As I don't cover more than 5K miles per annum and have always had my own cars serviced at least annually, inclg oil & filters, I wonder if the risk is going to be reduced. I'm also advised that there is a 24 month warranty on the new engine from BMW which doesn't guarantee anything, I know, but it could cover against a similar failure in that period.
  5. We've just had a new N43 engine fitted by our local BMW dealer following the original having failed completely. Apparently the cam chain gear disintegrated which in turn damaged the oil pump and caused terminal pressure failure. Now I'm in two minds about keeping the car. Research on the Web seems to indicate that BMW's condition based services are the cause of the N43's problems and cars that have had annual oil and filter changes don't suffer anything like the same kind of failures. I am also told that this new factory engine has many mods that make it more robust and unlikely to have the same sort of issues as the original. As the car has only covered 33K miles I am inclined to try to get some more use out of it rather than take a hit on its value now. I would welcome any comments from any owners with experience of these issues.
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