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04-02-2007, 07:45 PM | #23 | |
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04-02-2007, 07:56 PM | #24 |
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You're going to hate to hear this.
I got the first serious symptoms of a pump failure last Wednesday night. Called them at around 6PM. Booked the car in for first thing Thursday morning. By the end of Friday the new pump was installed but they wanted to road test and wash it up for me the next morning. I picked it up around 10:30 Saturday morning. Maybe my dealer was being proactive -- knowing that they had x number of early production cycle cars out there, they put a few pumps in inventory. ?? |
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04-02-2007, 08:03 PM | #25 |
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Still running fine, w/ PROcede on for 3 days now. What # in the vin indicates build date? Thanks. Sport pkg ='s 155mph.
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04-02-2007, 08:07 PM | #26 | |
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What dealer did you take it too? |
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04-02-2007, 10:17 PM | #27 |
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Well as he mentioned the dealer probably had a few stocked in inventory. They are very hard to come by at this point (same thing when the TCU recall came out), so the dealers are trying to grab what they can. For us it was very hard to get even just one...we had a car sit on a lift for almost 2 weeks waiting for one...we ended up buying the car back and giving the customer another one to please her....
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04-02-2007, 10:57 PM | #29 |
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Procede, 10/06 build, 1500 miles, no fuel pump issues. I understand that if the fuel pump f's up, the car won't start or something like that....i.e., it will be very noticeable and unmistakable, Si?
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04-03-2007, 01:45 AM | #30 |
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Dealer down the street from me stocks 98% of BMWs inventory....they have many 335 fuel pumps on hand. I brought mine in and they had it one hte spot...i asked the guy how they had it so fast and the whole world is on back order, he told me they all order from their dealer ship.
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04-04-2007, 01:03 AM | #31 | |
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Sorry to hijack again, but I managed to come upon an opportunity to try it again...I made sure I was in 6th gear at this time...ran up against a mk4 or 5 golf 1.8T with a monster turbo...kid happens to be my friends neighbor. He got the jump and pulled HARD on me, but I chased him down up top (he was till 3 cars ahead)...I was just about 4700rpms and hitting close to 136mph. If the governor is set at 150, then we should hit it around 6 grand..this gearbox is short. But anyways back on topic.. |
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04-04-2007, 02:22 PM | #32 | |
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Unfortunatley No - at least for me... You will first noticed a warning light and reduction in power. That code will eventually clear and the car will run good. Then when the car is cold, you will experience extended crank time - up to 10-15 secs to start. My car was built in October and failed in November. Took it to the dealer 3-4 times with videos etc and took 2 weeks to fix. |
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04-04-2007, 03:17 PM | #33 | |
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04-04-2007, 05:28 PM | #36 | |
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04-04-2007, 06:02 PM | #37 |
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What is the failure mode of the pumps?
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04-04-2007, 06:14 PM | #38 |
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it's not a big deal - the car just doesn't start =) car goes into limp mode and your stuck in park.
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04-04-2007, 07:48 PM | #39 | |
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Major deal if this happens while on a road trip and you stop to get gas in the middle of nowhere and can't get your car started. I take it you were being sarcastic anyway. My car is a 10/06 build date. 2400 miles no issues as of yet. But I will be honest, it concerns me. Luckily I own 3 other cars. But it is making think twice about taking the BMW on any road trip (even if it's only 100 miles away from home) where it might leave me stranded. Not cool in a $45K car. If this is a problem, BMW better issue a TSB really soon!! |
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04-06-2007, 08:31 PM | #40 |
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What I mean to ask is what is failing in the fuel pumps. There has to be some internal part that fails for a reason. You think BMW would have them perfected by these by now. Any other BMW's had a problem with fuel pumps in the past?
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04-06-2007, 08:59 PM | #41 | |
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Also once the fuel pump is replaced, are we looking at a much better car now? Basically,are the replacement fuel pumps supposed to be problem free already? Or are they just doing a straight replacement of the original fuel pump? And therefore the same problem might occur again? Or is it a brandnew/better fuel pump that fixes the problem all completely? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! I read on www.bimmerfest.com that there was someone who posted having fuel pump issues on some of the early E46 330i models. Umm... history repeating itself? Not sure if that report is credible though since as far as I know, BMW never made a recall on that issue and it wasn't a common enough problem, unlike the current E90 335i fuel pump issue. |
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04-07-2007, 04:34 AM | #42 | |
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04-07-2007, 04:46 AM | #43 | |
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You guys know I run the car hard also. But as for the BOV thing. Im fond of it. but theres always somthing in the back of my mind telling me not to do it haha. I just got a test pipe installed and the sound is really good. very throaty. You can hear the spool a lot better now.
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04-07-2007, 06:48 AM | #44 | |
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Now the only thing I don't have control over is how long it will take for the pump to get to me. ironic: Please do keep me updated on your progress with the fuel pump as it would be good to compare notes and see how our repairs go for the both of us. Btw, that attached pdf file might help you out with the dealers when you ask them to order a new fuel pump for you. Good luck for the both of us! |
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