Conspiracy that some organization just wants to help put a US manufacture back on top

Could not agree withe this more. Someone want it's money back (US Government they gave our money to the US car makers so they could survive) And the easiest way to do it is to destroy the reputation of the one of the most reliable carmaker in the world. And Toyota is not the only one involved. Company that makes tese gas pedals also delivers the product to a couple of European car makers. Peugeot Citroen plus some more that I don't remember. Anyway 5 series is not so bad. Pretty reliable. Think of i tthis way. Things break down. Just my two. GL!

 

Relax and don't worry.
I have a 2006 530i which runs great at 52K miles. I bought it at 32 and have never experienced any ticking issue. I have even mentioned it to the dealer while still under warranty to check for this lifter issue and was told that this is NOT with every N52 and mine was just fine, does not need any attention to that matter.

To-Date, no problem and still runs like perfect.

 

OK, so the issue isn't as serious as it was originally thought to be??

If it's just exhaust lifters, then I will ask BMW Service what it costs to do this fix, and then I will ask the dealership to pay for the fix and provide me with receipts.

I DO intend to pay for an extended 3 year warranty, however, I do not believe it's a genuine manufacturers warranty. BMW will not provide extended warranties on cars that are not sold at one of their approved / certified dealerships

 

Go tell that to the families of those unfortunate souls who have been killed or maimed by this blatant defect.
http://www.drudge.com/news/130065/34...erator-problem

http://www.ethiopianreview.com/business/15174

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_462601.html

http://www.businessinsider.com/totoy...-damage-2010-2

Even Consumer Reports had downgraded their quality before all this.

There are conflicting numbers of death, but even if the defect caused only one death, that's one death too many, in my opinion.

As far as I know, there have been no deaths associated with the "ticking" valve lifters on BMW.

 

I didnt say there isnt a defect, I didnt say I dont feel sorry for them, I didnt say Toyota isnt wrong in this whole ordeal. I'm saying this Toyota thing is just being blown way out of proportion than it really is. The percentage of "actual" stuck gas pedal will be much much less than the actual ticking issues, in context to what my original quote was. what is it? 70 "reported" stuck gas pedals of 7.8Million vehicles? That's what? 99.99999% reliability for the gas pedals? I'm sorry but when is there ever 100% on parts? 1 space shuttle disaster killed more people than this gas pedal did...

I'm just saying that even Toyota's problem right now IT IS STILL a small group that actually has the major problem.


Last post. I'm dropping this. unsubscribing to this thread. It wasnt meant to be an argument it was what I thought at the time. And I'm not surprised to see I wasn't the only one that thought that. Over and out.

 

m54 will be the best engine made out there because it is strong and well made... my family had e39 with m54 engine and ran strong for 8 yrs without any problem.

good thing about m54 is you can put supercharger on them...

I have N52 and honestly no problem at all..

 

I believe the N52 will turn out to be one of BMW's best motors. No motor is perfect and if its just the exhaust valves that could cause a problem in a few then I see this engine running strong when all of the other stuff around it has fallen off.
So far from what I have been reading, it has proven it's self very well over the last five years. I am more worried about the electronics then the mechanical in this car because it seems to be it can be equal bad if you have to pay out of pocket.

 

Now you got me thinking to just go and have it done anyway... has anyone found out if the $800 estimate is accurate?

 

$800 is not accurate. My BMW Service Centre told me parts alone costs $3.5k (in Australia) for all 24 lifters, plus 6 hrs labour.

If only doing exhaust lifters, then cost is halved of course.

Better than a complete top end replacement I guess

Also, my BMW Service Manager said he hasn't seen ANY 530's come through with this issue, so they are very reliable engines, and this issue is pretty rare down here in Australia. This is a relief!

 

My dealer told me they charge $1800 to BMW. They would have charged me $2500, if I had to pay for it. I think a trusted independent would be the best solution for non-warranty work, but $800 still seems too low.