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Pooky
10-01-2014, 11:21 AM
My car needs a new exhaust cam (low pressure meant worn follower and then scored cam).

But there are no cams. And they are in process of nominating a new supplier....

So it's been at Elms since September with NO date as to when I might see it again.

I thought over winter that wouldn't matter but I'm beginning to miss it.
Das Chin
10-01-2014, 11:30 AM
not ideal pooks. sounds like CSL parts are becoming rare.

could you not ask for uprated cams from shrick and get dealer to cover?
_Nathan_
10-01-2014, 01:07 PM
CSL parts becoming rare and BMW now outside the time period that they are obliged to maintain parts supply for.

Wouldn't be surprised if they just stop bothering, can't be worth much to them with so few cars around?
Yanto
10-01-2014, 01:12 PM
They should just buy them all back for £100k each and be done.

The loaners must be costing them a fortune :)
billyboysm3
10-01-2014, 01:19 PM
Imagine if you have been waiting for a engine since July :(
billyboysm3
10-01-2014, 01:19 PM
not ideal pooks. sounds like CSL parts are becoming rare.

could you not ask for uprated cams from shrick and get dealer to cover?

They will not do that, has to be OEM :(
Das Chin
10-01-2014, 01:24 PM
I heard they are different profile to normal m3 s54 cams. is that right?
plumber vic
10-01-2014, 01:25 PM
Just nick billys cams
Barry C
10-01-2014, 02:28 PM
That sounds insane. You've paid for warranty, they should have to supply the parts.

I would speak to a lawyer and see what is the best course of action. I'd consider asking them to buy the car off you at a price that would allow you to go and buy another CSL privately of similar quality.

not acceptable, people shouldn't put up with this crap. What's the point of warranty if they wont honor it?
0836whimper
10-01-2014, 03:50 PM
I suspect that the BMW warranty analysis/marketing situation isn't granular enough to deal with the niche'ness of the CSL and it's almost also not worth them bothering to figure it all out.

It works both ways (we benefit as do BMW) and the sometimes crazy outlier situations don't leap out of the spreadsheets as being wrong enough to fix.

Or as cars get older and parts scarcer someone might notice, re-work the sums and then it all stops or it gets really expensive.
Chris-CSL
10-01-2014, 05:35 PM
got the blues here as well Waiting on a front Bumper since Start of Dec been told not to end of Feb!!

so no car for me :/
s1csl
10-01-2014, 05:38 PM
They should just buy them all back for £100k each and be done.

The loaners must be costing them a fortune :)

That might happen Ian
lee
10-01-2014, 07:30 PM
I've been waiting for cams from Feb last year
Mike R
10-01-2014, 07:49 PM
Why not get some Shrick normal M3 cams (the ones that are equivalent to the CSL cams that the normal M3 guys fit as an upgrade to their cars) just as a temporary measure until the OE ones arrive? I know it's a bind, but would mean you wouldn't be without the car for the duration.

I don't think I could take that kind of wait :(.
petery
10-01-2014, 07:57 PM
I had the same problem a couple of years back, took 4 months to get the bits for mine in the end. I had to pay for mine as I don't have a warranty!
shimmy
10-01-2014, 08:07 PM
Why not get some Shrick normal M3 cams (the ones that are equivalent to the CSL cams that the normal M3 guys fit as an upgrade to their cars) just as a temporary measure until the OE ones arrive? I know it's a bind, but would mean you wouldn't be without the car for the duration.

I don't think I could take that kind of wait :(.

Better to drop in a seconds hand S54 for twelve months and take the CSL lump out waiting for the cams.
Yanto
10-01-2014, 08:50 PM
Surely this is time for a formal........and I mean FORMAL BMW petition. To many woes here.

Let's take the discussion to the members section and figure out a solution.....
glendog74
10-01-2014, 08:54 PM
ROLAND!!! :whistle:
Yanto
10-01-2014, 09:15 PM
ROLAND!!! :whistle:

Members section.

Let's list.
shimmy
10-01-2014, 09:16 PM
How about a signed petition from 1000 CSL owners :)


(or let's just keep quiet and hope the warranty covers it)
Yanto
10-01-2014, 09:23 PM
How about a signed petition from 1000 CSL owners :)


(or let's just keep quiet and hope the warranty covers it)

Prob is warranty becomes worthless if parts Unavailable......hmmmmmm.....
shimmy
10-01-2014, 09:28 PM
Prob is warranty becomes worthless if parts Unavailable......hmmmmmm.....

Where does it say in the warranty that they can fit OTHER parts?

I they sell a warranty surely they have to provide parts. The roof is prob not covered under any warranty so they can let it go, but otherwise they seem to have slow production but keep making bits to cover warranty.
Yanto
10-01-2014, 10:21 PM
Where does it say in the warranty that they can fit OTHER parts?

I they sell a warranty surely they have to provide parts. The roof is prob not covered under any warranty so they can let it go, but otherwise they seem to have slow production but keep making bits to cover warranty.

I agree Wolfie. Put the beret on....let's roll :thumbs:
Yanto
10-01-2014, 10:22 PM
Although the roof is in......Mole had one.
s1csl
11-01-2014, 08:21 AM
The joy of owning a csl
glendog74
11-01-2014, 08:36 AM
I've tried to obtain a new set of bonnet kidney grilles recently from my local stealers but they could not get them in the original spec but in a 'brushed aluminium' look instead... :(