[Deuceokfingz]

Hi All,

Long time lurker for years and finally created an account. First and Foremost I just want to thank you all over the years for providing some of the best mechanical literature a DIY'er can ever ask for.

I figured I should make a contribution in my own way.

Let me quickly Prefaced my dad passed away last year, inhertied his N51 SULEV and built the entire front end...not bc i needed to but because i wanted to. At the end of the project I noticed that the car was not accelerating and throwing lean 1 and 2 which like most of you drove me up the wall. Finally folded and took my car to BMW twice, they claimed my Vacuum hoses were compromised and needed to replace and smoke test....done. still rough no difference and 14mpg. second trip Vanos replacements (you know what fine ill do it with the trust that this can be the final piece to the puzzle) right out of the BMW lout SES light came back on.... back to round 3 as i was told to take it back in today 2/3. Got my diagnostics back and sure enough it was my Fuel pressure pump, in which i was informed that gas tank needs to be replaced. so the last 2 trips came out to 6 grand (what was i thinking? I know). My quote for the gas tank job is another 6 grand.

So as im typing im waiting for the service advisor to call me to see if Warranty would be approved as it is within the guidelines of BMW's SULEV warranty. I am willing to eat the last 2 visits which costed 6 grand for the sake of finally fixing this and to psychologically move on. so im hopeful that warranty will be approved and that I can finally let me dad rest. Will keep you all posted and once again Thank you to the entire community who has not only helped me but so many others and Thank you for reading.

Will post updates