16-03-2009, 06:10 PM | #1 |
S4 - Getting the hang of it
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Kidderminster / Worcester
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Scary first service.....
Just got back from taking my car into my oil service with the car and the - gear paddle not working, turned out that it has 2 rear snapped coil springs, a leaking diff
and needs two front disks and pads at £580 wallets not happy..... James. |
16-03-2009, 06:16 PM | #2 |
S6, Sport On, Traction Off
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Rears springs should be free if the car has less than 60k on the clock!
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16-03-2009, 06:29 PM | #3 |
S4 - Getting the hang of it
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Kidderminster / Worcester
Posts: 129
Casino cash: $260 |
Cool, should be ok with that, car has got 43K on it now.
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16-03-2009, 07:29 PM | #4 |
S5 - Full Throttle
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 370
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I have just had to replace a rear spring on mine too
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16-03-2009, 09:43 PM | #5 |
S4 - Getting the hang of it
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: London, UK
Posts: 211
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Leaking diff and springs covered under warranty?
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16-03-2009, 09:59 PM | #6 |
S4 - Getting the hang of it
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Kidderminster / Worcester
Posts: 129
Casino cash: $260 |
Hope it would be, need to check with them.
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17-03-2009, 05:44 AM | #7 |
S3 - On the open road
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 91
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Rear springs should be free if under 60k miles? Does this apply to all cars even without warranty? I never actually heard if BMW had accepted there was a problem with the rear springs. If so I'll be right in there, I need one at the moment and only replaced the other about a month ago!!
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17-03-2009, 11:02 AM | #8 | |
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Go to a good BMW garage not Parks of hamilton rip off barstuards |
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17-03-2009, 12:40 PM | #9 |
S4 - Getting the hang of it
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Kidderminster / Worcester
Posts: 129
Casino cash: $260 |
Hope they do, will need to speak to them, mines gone to Rybrook in the local town, theyve just taken over Robert Stern, they seem ok
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17-03-2009, 04:32 PM | #10 | |
S5, Sport On, DSC M-track
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How do you know it needs discs + pads? Lights on? My dealer tried that once with me when I was in with my Cooper S for a steering problem. Said it needed new discs + pad - Id replaced them 1k miles previously... |
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