Ouch, timing chain snapped on the motorway

[d000hg]

Well it stands to reason a truck driver and some cabbies know more about this stuff than the amassed expertise of the automotive engineering profession. That's why truckies get the big bucks and engineers have to work long shifts living in a smelly box.

[Fred Bloggs]

he went twice as long on his oil as he was mean't to

That's why it has broken. HTH.

[gingerjedi]

ouch,

a friend's x5, 3.5 years old, consequently 6 months out of guarantee, 160,000kms

he was driving up the motorway,

and the timing chain snapped

fecked the whole engine

new engine's gonna cost about 12 large

apparently the timing chain will last the life of the engine, guess that'll be 160,000kms then


I must add, as far as I understand he missed an oil change, this means he went twice as long on his oil as he was mean't to

Milan.

The warranty ran out 100,000kms ago not 6 months Shirley?

Should have bought a Kia Cee'd, he'd have had 3.5 years left and just scraped in under the 100,000 miles too.

HTH.

[gingerjedi]

12,000 mile oil change intervals.



6k max & change the filter at the same time.

I'm doing 2,500 a month and put a litre in every 6 weeks, been doing that for a year.

Are you talking petrol or diesel engines?

[Sockpuppet]

Well it stands to reason a truck driver and some cabbies know more about this stuff than the amassed expertise of the automotive engineering profession. That's why truckies get the big bucks and engineers have to work long shifts living in a smelly box.

Bear in mind truck engines are guaranteed for a million km with service intervals of over 100,000km.

[Spacecadet]

The warranty ran out 100,000kms ago not 6 months Shirley?

Should have bought a Kia Cee'd, he'd have had 3.5 years left and just scraped in under the 100,000 miles too.

HTH.

WHS

Why anyone who buys one of these big german cars whose manufacturers can't even back up the quality of the car with a decent warranty is IMO asknig for trouble.

[Sockpuppet]

My flatmates Honda snapped its timing chain at 80,000 miles and 7.5 years old. Honda replaced the engine out of warranty FOC.

[PAH]

My flatmates Honda snapped its timing chain at 80,000 miles and 7.5 years old. Honda replaced the engine out of warranty FOC.

It's fairly common when the car has been serviced correctly as they want to avoid bad reputation when the customer has done everything they can be expected to do.

Skipping oil changes isn't likely to receive the same level of sympathy and co-operation, though still worth trying, as it gives them an excuse even if it didn't directly lead to the failure.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

It's fairly common when the car has been serviced correctly as they want to avoid bad reputation when the customer has done everything they can be expected to do.

Skipping oil changes isn't likely to receive the same level of sympathy and co-operation, though still worth trying, as it gives them an excuse even if it didn't directly lead to the failure.

Unlikely to bother BMW though - BMW is a bit like Apple - people like me avoid BMWs for the same reasons their customers buy them (not least the me-too ubiquity) and they'll keep buying no matter what issues occur.

One of the reviews of the 1 Series on Parkers website was a bloke waxing lyrical about how BMW sent a transporter to collect his car when it wouldn't start - highly revealing. If I'd spent a fortune on an overpriced piece of marketing I'd be livid if it wouldn't start - not grateful to BMW for coming to get it.

[PAH]

If I'd spent a fortune on an overpriced piece of marketing I'd be livid if it wouldn't start

True. If it's so well engineered they would have put in place redundant systems (like in aircraft) so such failures are almost impossible.

Then the only thing stopping them running would be if the wheels fell off. Yet even that could be overcome by those large brake discs if they stuck a bit of rubber around the circumference.