The engine in my 530xi needs to be replaced as water got into the engine in the big storm in MA 3 weeks back. We're talking < 12" of water, not even enough to come in the doors. Anyway, followed a cop and some other cars through some water and of course the 530 stops dead in the middle. All the sh*tboxes made it through no problem. Apparently water came into the engine through the air intake. Kind of annoying but given that my neighbors have flooded basements, it's hard to complain. Yes, I feel stupid now that I didn't take the X5.

Anyway, the main reason for the post is that it's taken 2 weeks for my local dealer to get his hands on a 3.0L engine. He STILL doesn't have it 2 weeks later. He said that there is none in the US and it's being ordered directly from Germany. How frickin' retarded is that?

I'm sorry, but retarded is driving through 12" of water.

Let me rephrase that, retarded is driving through 12" of water in your E60. If I have a monster truck I would mind at all :)

I guess they can't claim it under warranty huh? How much is it to replace an engine?

Well of course I didn't realize it was 12" of water - it was actually probably 8" at most since it wasn't that close to the doors when it stopped. Only reason I went through was because many other cars made it through (including a cop!) with no issues at all at the same speed. Anyway, thank you for your negative contribution, texa73.

AC, it's paid for by insurance so no cost to me except deductible. An M5 was at the same dealer with the same issue. This happened to a lot of people in New England during this storm.

Your lucky that they are covering it. I had a 1997 528 E39 which had to be towed because it would not start after I went through a puddle slowly that was not even 8". I only sucked water into the airfilter enough to stop air, so it was an easy fix. Anyway when water enters the combustion chambers and hits the heat it turns into steam and breaks pistons, wrist pins and/or connecting rods - any of which I was told would not be covered.

I just can't believe 8-12 inches of water would be sucked into the engine !!!!! What kind of super-tech Beemers we are talking about ? I am amaaaazed .... truely

If engine is available in Germany, it takes around 3 to 4 weeks.

The engine is in and it took 2 weeks. I guess they do have spare engines sitting around in Europe somewhere which I would expect.

Yes, I think it is amazing that water so low could be sucked up the air intake into the engine. So many other cars went through the same water at the same speed with no problems. Might have been a freak wave but I didn't notice anything while driving through and either did my wife & passenger.

Anyway, water in the throttle body now so that needs replacing too. The saga goes on.