545i /e60 vlave guides
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I have been told by an Indy that the 545i's have a high frequency of valve guide problems at 100,000 miles + The fix requires a good 30 hour of labor including what amounts to a rebuilding of the engine. I love the car and would like to know if this problem is factual and frequent.
Please add your thoughts/opinions and/or experiences. IE Have you heard this is a common problem.
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Please add your thoughts/opinions and/or experiences. IE Have you heard this is a common problem.
Thanks
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... You may want to seek another opinion since you seem to be questioning the legitimacy of the claim. You NEED a mechanic you trust. If you cant find a good indy shop, spend the money to have BMW tell you whats wrong before you sink that much cash into it.
... You may want to seek another opinion since you seem to be questioning the legitimacy of the claim. You NEED a mechanic you trust. If you cant find a good indy shop, spend the money to have BMW tell you whats wrong before you sink that much cash into it.
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Your car has two valves per each cylinder (2x8=16 valves) the valve guide/seal needs to be replaced on EACH one of them. The engine may need to be removed depending on how much clearance there is to get to all of the valves. This is not an engine rebuild as long as the cylinder heads don't need to come off.
30 hours of labor still seems excessive so I would definitely get another opinion. Good luck.
30 hours of labor still seems excessive so I would definitely get another opinion. Good luck.
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now if it were the valve stem seals going bad, you'd see smoke coming out of your exhaust too.
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Thanks everyone. Turbo, I understand that either bad seals or bad guides can cause smoke and or excessively oil use. Which of the two problems requires a 25 30 hour repairand is either one tending to happen a lot in particular, with the n62 engines at 100,0000 mile's. Plus????
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2004 545i 106k here are def starting to see this problem occuring. Im in the process of tryin to find some extended warranty that covers it or something, or sell it ... i love my car but really disapointed at how bad they are, ive had bad oil leaks and other problems like windows modules going retarded, rattle noise from engine and ive always babied the car.. always fresh oil coolants always topped and problems just seem to keep coming...
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2004 545i 106k here are def starting to see this problem occuring. Im in the process of tryin to find some extended warranty that covers it or something, or sell it ... i love my car but really disapointed at how bad they are, ive had bad oil leaks and other problems like windows modules going retarded, rattle noise from engine and ive always babied the car.. always fresh oil coolants always topped and problems just seem to keep coming...