That's it Mark, i use dark modeIf your like me and have your settings in dark mode I have to highlight her comments ok in the standard mode
That's it Mark, i use dark modeIf your like me and have your settings in dark mode I have to highlight her comments ok in the standard mode
Spot on ShellyAny better![]()
Something about the timing chain had jumped and the teeth are shattered and its only firing on 2 cylindersWhat did they say was wrong with the old one?
Yes i think so ….Are you sure it’s that dead Shelly?. What about getting a quote from an engine rebuild specialist. It sounds like it’s beyond what your garage can/would want to do. Remember most garages want to work on fast throughput, they don’t want anything taking up ramp space for long periods.
Dropping a new engine in is the quick/simple answer for them.
I think he's fobbing you off. He doesn't want to do any work on it so maybe exagerating the damage.Yes i think so ….
And yes you are right , when I went to the garage yesterday, I asked where my Z was and he said out the back as he needed the space …..🥲
Yes we think that tooI think he's fobbing you off. He doesn't want to do any work on it so maybe exagerating the damage.
Thank you, Allan has been on lots of sites but we’re just worried about switching the engine, just in case it’s worse than my one , mine has only done 80000 milesHe’s being honest. Quite a lot of garages that do MOT’s get enough of a return doing that, he would be out of pocket sorting that engine vs the easier work doing MOT’s.
In my opinion here the internal damage cost is unknown and you won’t know till you’ve spent a few hours pulling it apart. In this case I would source a replacement engine from a scrapped car and pay for it to be swapped out.
these engines are known to wear sprockets and chain stretch, combination of age and not enough regular oil changes.
food for thought.
I think it was used in other BMWs tooIs the engine specific to the Z4 or was it used in other BMWs ?