Puked oil on the driveway, getting towed - again
03-24-2009, 03:44 PM
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My Ride: 2005 BMW 545i, Billy Boat w/ y-resonator removed.
So, I let me dad borrow the 545 while I use his Jeep to pull my trailer and get the Cobra to Detroit Autorama (2nd place this year by the way!!).
He calls me, there is a 2 foot round circle of engine oil under the car! Call BMW Assist, they flatbed it to the dealer. They tell me the o-ring on the oil filter let loose. All fixed, they added two quarts of oil. Probably a problem with the other dealer who did the last oil change.
1 week later. I have oil in my driveway this time! Called BMW Assist they are going to pick it up tonight and take it back to the dealer so they get another chance to impress me.
Is this common? Anyone elese have this problem??
He calls me, there is a 2 foot round circle of engine oil under the car! Call BMW Assist, they flatbed it to the dealer. They tell me the o-ring on the oil filter let loose. All fixed, they added two quarts of oil. Probably a problem with the other dealer who did the last oil change.
1 week later. I have oil in my driveway this time! Called BMW Assist they are going to pick it up tonight and take it back to the dealer so they get another chance to impress me.
Is this common? Anyone elese have this problem??
03-24-2009, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Jack be Quick' post='825708' date='Mar 24 2009, 07:44 PM
So, I let me dad borrow the 545 while I use his Jeep to pull my trailer and get the Cobra to Detroit Autorama (2nd place this year by the way!!).
He calls me, there is a 2 foot round circle of engine oil under the car! Call BMW Assist, they flatbed it to the dealer. They tell me the o-ring on the oil filter let loose. All fixed, they added two quarts of oil. Probably a problem with the other dealer who did the last oil change.
1 week later. I have oil in my driveway this time! Called BMW Assist they are going to pick it up tonight and take it back to the dealer so they get another chance to impress me.
Is this common? Anyone elese have this problem??
He calls me, there is a 2 foot round circle of engine oil under the car! Call BMW Assist, they flatbed it to the dealer. They tell me the o-ring on the oil filter let loose. All fixed, they added two quarts of oil. Probably a problem with the other dealer who did the last oil change.
1 week later. I have oil in my driveway this time! Called BMW Assist they are going to pick it up tonight and take it back to the dealer so they get another chance to impress me.
Is this common? Anyone elese have this problem??
I have never had an oil leak but the guys at Turner motorsport warned me about the filter housing drain plug. If you over tighen it you will crack the filter housing.
Good luck
Hey congrats on second place at the Autorama for the Cobra, how about a few pics of snake???
....Very very nice....
03-24-2009, 05:09 PM
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Super looking car, did you build it? Factory Five is in MA, I have several catalogs that I dream over. I have always wanted to build my own car. I need to get my son to take the 72 Buick GS (that he won't let me sell) out of my garage... I want to build the coupe...
Super looking car, did you build it? Factory Five is in MA, I have several catalogs that I dream over. I have always wanted to build my own car. I need to get my son to take the 72 Buick GS (that he won't let me sell) out of my garage... I want to build the coupe...
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