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Shannon 
Advanced Newbie
Joined: 09-November-2008
Location: Colchester
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Points: 24
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 Posted: 27-November-2008 at 21:08 |
Update on engineers visit
New engineer called today and I filled him in on everything that has happened so far.
His first inspection revealed that the engine was overfull with oil, the air filter was missing and that the "specialist" must be doing a lot of business with SnapOn tools (he found another screwdriver under the bonnet)
His first impression was that the engine may not be as bad as it sounds. There is a very bad misfire but he thinks it may not be a result of valve/piston collision. On monday the RAC are taking the car to his workshops. He says that the first step is to take out the plugs and do a compression test on each cylinder. If the readings are fine he will then start to investigate the misfire. Possibility of "coils" at fault here (i think that is what he said). Second step is to investigate the red oil warning light and fit a new pump if the engine compression checks out ok.
He said that he could not give me any real information until he has done the compression test. (does this make sense?)
His overall opinion is that I should not be thinking of a recon engine at this point as the noise does not replicate his experience of engines with valve/piston damage (the engine smooths out at about 1k rpm)
He will give me a full report by teatime on Monday.
Guess I will just have to wait and see.
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Mick525i
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Joined: 29-November-2005
Location: Dublin Ireland.
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Posted: 27-November-2008 at 21:32 |
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It sounds like you have finaly got someone who knows what they are talking about. If this turns out to be a faulty coil then I wouldnt let the "specialist" look at a BMW keyring......
Coils are a really common fault. Too much oil is not acceptable either..... What the hell is this "specialist" a "specialist" at...???
A comprerssion test is vital and will tell loads.... These engins are very strong and its most lightly something small..... inlet manifold, MAF, coil, or any list of sensors..
Any way looking forward to good news next Monday.
Then go after the 2 g00bsh1ts that have looked at the car so far. Sounds like you are due money back my friend.
Good luck.
Mick
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Mick 
BMW E21 318 1980
BMW E39 525i 2002 MTech
VW Golf Gti 2003
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dryle
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 31-January-2006
Location: Enfield.
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Posted: 28-November-2008 at 08:12 |
 Mick525i wrote:
It sounds like you have finaly got someone who knows what they are talking about. If this turns out to be a faulty coil then I wouldnt let the "specialist" look at a BMW keyring......
Coils are a really common fault. Too much oil is not acceptable either..... What the hell is this "specialist" a "specialist" at...???
A comprerssion test is vital and will tell loads.... These engins are very strong and its most lightly something small..... inlet manifold, MAF, coil, or any list of sensors..
Any way looking forward to good news next Monday.
Then go after the 2 g00bsh1ts that have looked at the car so far. Sounds like you are due money back my friend.
Good luck.
Mick
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losing screwdrivers
I am glad that this new engineer is saying that it is not as bad as the other langer stated. I have that on my 520, one guy reckoned my head gasket was gone. Spoke to another member here told him the symptoms and he agreed. He was going to do an engine replacement for me but when I got the car back I couldn't see teh same symptoms and he checked the car and confirmed it wasn't a head gasket.
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Dave Ryle  "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." -- George Bernard Shaw
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MBW1
Senior Member I
Joined: 12-June-2008
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Points: 132
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Posted: 28-November-2008 at 16:41 |
daddy cool wrote:
MBW1 wrote:
Why would he have taken the
head off? It is a good day's work to remove/replace an M52 head. 3
hours? Never in a million years. You would only remove the head to fix a
cooling issue and given that it's Ł100 worth of parts and 6 hours plus to
do it.............. no, (no not at all , if the specialist thought the
timing had slipped how else would he check for valve/piston collision
damage ?) nobody has removed the head from your car whilst you
have owned it. Not a chance. It sounds to me like the head's been off to
fix a problem before you bought it and it's come back to bite you on the
arse. It could be a valve timing unit, it could be ANYTHING. (the
horn ??)It's an old high mileage BMW that's been apart a few times
and now is the time to get rid of it. I wouldn't say either mechanic is a
cowboy. The car frankly sounds like a disaster (how so ?? the
initial problem being lack of power etc etc , isnt that a common fault on
bmw's ? generally caused by the afm and a quick and easy fix for some) [/
FONT]and the previous lash ups are coming to light. Yes, you can often
tell if a head gasket has been changed - the clean shiny gasket visible
between old block and head,the odd dab of Hylomar/sealer.
(hylomar on a head gasket !!! oh dear) |
so what your
saying is , if you own an oldish bmw that develops a problem and some
bright spark jumps to the conclusion that its had work done on it before
because theres evidence the bonnet was once opened by a previous
owner you should throw it away ??? get real pal ! its because of issues like
this that this site is still up and running , the idea is people make helpfull
constructive comments so we can all keep our old (and new) cars running
the best they can. comments like ha ha you bought a pup you mug
throw it away dont really help .
anyway , back on topic, have you got a price from him yet? not only for
the timing part and expected labour but the exploratory work allready
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An amusing, if somewhat beligerent post. But judging from your spelling
and lack of capital letters/ punctuation, I guess you're not particularly
bright or indeed educated! 
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I don't have a carbon footprint. I drive everywhere.
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MBW1
Senior Member I
Joined: 12-June-2008
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Points: 132
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Posted: 28-November-2008 at 16:47 |
Shannon wrote:
Thanks to MBW1 for wasting his time typing[/
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I thought that this forum was for constructive comments.
Might be wrong here, and it maybe that MBW1 just has too much time
on his hands!!
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Maybe, but at least my car runs!!! 
Sounds to me like you've been stitched up with a bodged up scrapper Pal,
and now every Man and his Dog (woof woof!) is trying to make it work.
Laugh? I very nearly did.
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I don't have a carbon footprint. I drive everywhere.
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Shannon
Advanced Newbie
Joined: 09-November-2008
Location: Colchester
Status: Offline
Points: 24
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Posted: 28-November-2008 at 16:58 |
Message to the forum
This idot MBW1 is a real let down to everybody
Perhaps if you restricted joining to people under the age of 17 or, in the case of MBW1 to people with an IQ that runs into double figures it might prevent these types of comments.
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MBW1
Senior Member I
Joined: 12-June-2008
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Points: 132
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Posted: 28-November-2008 at 17:12 |
Fantastic, the handbag is now swinging it seems. 
You came on here looking for advice. My advice to you, as someone who
knows his way around E39's very well, is still valid - the car has had some
fool messing with it in the past (that'll be the new head gasket) and now
it's decided it's had enough.
If you want to act like a spoilt child and spit your dummy out because you
bought a dud car and now don't hear what you WANT to hear - well that's
just too bad.
May I suggest that you restrict your insults to PM in future - and at least
spell your insults correctly. 
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I don't have a carbon footprint. I drive everywhere.
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Mick525i
Bavarian-Board Contributor
Joined: 29-November-2005
Location: Dublin Ireland.
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Posted: 28-November-2008 at 17:14 |
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Ah kids stop it....
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Cheers
Mick
BMW E21 318 1980
BMW E39 525i 2002 MTech
VW Golf Gti 2003
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kbannon
Admin Group
E39 525i Sport Individual
Joined: 09-October-2002
Location: 64 Zoo Lane
Status: Offline
Points: 15508
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Posted: 28-November-2008 at 17:40 |
Mick525i wrote:
Ah kids stop it....
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+1 - thread locked
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Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor
Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE
1997 E39 523i
2003 E39 525i Sport Individual
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Any BMW sleuths that can figure this out