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MyFirstZ
10-14-2010, 10:09 PM
Not much of a story on this, 2009 550i with 9600miles on it, yeah that is right 9600 was bought at an auction by my dealer, another tech on my team was on the test drive for because it was going to be a certified pre-owned (CPO), will be tommorrow once the motor goes back in, stayed late since the new engine just came in and transfered everything over.

Never have i ever seen a piston split in half or a freaking wrist pin break like that. . . . The rod must have went out the hole on the side since the only trace of that was on the rod bearing on the crank. The head did not need to come off because we knew it was mangaled so didnt want to lose time and take it off even though i would have loved to see the nightmare in there.

i will take some more tommorrow forgot my memory card

http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f31/myfirstcamaro/PA030011.jpg

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The Fixer
10-14-2010, 10:59 PM
Wow, that's some crazy stuff!!! Think the previous owner really beat the snot outta that thing? :lol:
12secondv6
10-15-2010, 06:55 AM
Mercedes FTW ;)
qwikz28
10-15-2010, 07:16 AM
holy cow. if I'm not mistaken, that is even before the first oil change on some BMWs. I know my friend's Mini didn't call for a Oil change till almost 15k
sweetbmxrider
10-15-2010, 07:23 AM
thats a steal! wonder why it went to auction? :lol:
btownws6
10-15-2010, 09:35 AM
woo that sucks at least no one was hurt
Frosty
10-15-2010, 09:44 AM
holy cow. if I'm not mistaken, that is even before the first oil change on some BMWs. I know my friend's Mini didn't call for a Oil change till almost 15k

That's correct, BMW says every 15K
Blacdout96
10-16-2010, 08:44 AM
That's correct, BMW says every 15K

Psh, you can go waaayyyy longer, like that guy that had his valve cover opened at 60K cause he heard a ticking noise, he was spot on with the timing for the oil change :rofl:
redsoxsstink
10-16-2010, 09:08 AM
Psh, you can go waaayyyy longer, like that guy that had his valve cover opened at 60K cause he heard a ticking noise, he was spot on with the timing for the oil change :rofl:

i always wondered how long a new car could go without a oil change?
madness410
10-16-2010, 09:35 AM
thats broken
qwikz28
10-16-2010, 09:47 AM
i always wondered how long a new car could go without a oil change?

I know a girl that only got 30k out of a new Camry because she thought the 100k tune up means no oil changes until then.
MyFirstZ
10-16-2010, 09:49 AM
lol they seem to do pretty well with that interval, except for this one.

The only guess to what happened it te thing hydrolocked. . . . I wish we knew the story besides being at an auction. For all we know the car was repoed and they guy did it.

15k is also just when BMW is going to pay for it, you can do inbetween changes

everything is ok though the 23k motor is now in
MyFirstZ
10-16-2010, 11:26 AM
http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f31/myfirstcamaro/PA049908.jpg

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Anti_Rice_Guy
10-16-2010, 04:02 PM
everything is ok though the 23k motor is now in

You're telling me you can get an LS7 for less than this motor?
Tru2Chevy
10-16-2010, 05:48 PM
You're telling me you can get an LS7 for less than this motor?

I think that he means 23k mile motor....not $23k motor.

- Justin
MyFirstZ
10-16-2010, 07:28 PM
no no, the motor was 23k $ the basic 6cyl is i think 17000$
Anti_Rice_Guy
10-16-2010, 07:29 PM
I think that he means 23k mile motor....not $23k motor.

- Justin

no no, the motor was 23k $ the basic 6cyl is i think 17000$

I win! And that's nuts.
MyFirstZ
10-16-2010, 07:52 PM
i dont remember exact but it is alot
qwikz28
10-17-2010, 08:29 PM
I think that he means 23k mile motor....not $23k motor.

- Justin

I thought it was grimey that they were putting a higher mileage motor in the car, but I still thought the same thing.

My question is, who foots the bill? Is that a warranty item even though the car wasn't owned by a customer?
MyFirstZ
10-17-2010, 09:34 PM
yeah i am not sure exactly who pays the bill on that part the dealer or the shop . . . . i think BMW covers parts and shop covers labor.

i will find out exactly tommorrow prices and everything