Cracked Subframe? - Poll

[NZ_M3]

No cracks on mine ... I check it almost every month Had the epoxy put in as a pre-caution and a letter from BMW certifying that there were no cracks at the time of the epoxy injection.

The rear end was very noticeably stiffer after the epoxy injection I have to say.

If it cracks I am turning it into a racecar

[Porker]

Originally Posted by shimmy

But none of our cars are modified......

[Neil M]

No cracks here either, all checked out before putting in hibernation mode. 1 rear shock and headlight washer bottle both leaking but other than that, spot on.

[Ramsden15]

No cracks on mine apparently, this was something I specifically ask the BMW dealer to check when they did the inspection last month.

How much to have the precautionary epoxy injected?

[LeinsCSL]

No cracks in mine when checked last year. Will be going in for its annual in April, so get it checked out again. Not bothered with any precautionary stuff so far

Originally Posted by Neil M

No cracks here either, all checked out before putting in hibernation mode. 1 rear shock and headlight washer bottle both leaking but other than that, spot on.

I had to get a new washer bottle a couple of years ago too. It's different from the std M3 one IIRC

[Mark CSL]

Just so you lot know my car was checked around a December no cracks were seen but they are there now i sometimes think they don't know what they are looking for i had to show bmw today where the crack was he did not see it till i showed them where it was

[karbonkid]

Originally Posted by LeinsCSL

I had to get a new washer bottle a couple of years ago too. It's different from the std M3 one IIRC

Yes CSL bottle is different. Its mounted inside of bumper same as horn.

Originally Posted by Mark CSL

Just so you lot know my car was checked around a December no cracks were seen but they are there now i sometimes think they don't know what they are looking for i had to show bmw today where the crack was he did not see it till i showed them where it was

Quite worrying as this is common. This is exactly why its good to get an inspection done by someone who knows exactly where to look.

[Bounce]

IMHO a lot of you guys have had the all clear but still have cracks that have not been found.As Mark says a lot of techs don't know what there looking for.A friend of mine who has worked on BMWs for years as an independent missed my crack,but Gareth at Elms found one,simply because he knew what to look for,you guys that have had them checked and got the all clear don't take this for granted.

[Yanto]

Originally Posted by Bounce

IMHO a lot of you guys have had the all clear but still have cracks that have not been found.As Mark says a lot of techs don't know what there looking for.A friend of mine who has worked on BMWs for years as an independent missed my crack,but Gareth at Elms found one,simply because he knew what to look for,you guys that have had them checked and got the all clear don't take this for granted.

+1

Mine was checked and ok, checked again approx 9m later and not.

Convinced its more age rather than use thing, though both influential. Too many recent examples in small timeframe

[Bounce]

Never mind cracked subframe,who's got a cracked iPhone