[StanDizle4Shizl]

Originally Posted by techwhiz

Just because you bought from a private seller doesn't mean no warranty.
What's the milage?

43K 2007

[StanDizle4Shizl]

Originally Posted by Wedge1967

You're looking at 16 hours of labor is what the dealership quoted me to do an inspection on the waste gate rattle. They said the only way to do that was to take them out. 2k out of pocket unless they were out of spec, then they would replace them under my CP. But I'm not willing to roll the dice. I'll just put the 2k toward a single turbo kit and do the install my self. Good luck.

Wait so you're saying they were going to charge you even though you had the warranty to fix it?

[Mr_PharmD]

RB went up...they are now 3400 + shipping + core.

[themyst]

Shrug, both of my N54s make a siren noise. My RBs with 1000 miles on them make a siren noise when cold started. Honestly it's normal. When those turbos were pulled there was no shaft play and ran fine as far as I can tell.

[benzy89]

Originally Posted by Mr_PharmD

RB went up...they are now 3400 + shipping + core.

Why are RBs going up when the single-turbo kit is being developed? You'd think the price would come down? Then again the single-turbo kit is probably gonna be twice the price

[themyst]

As far as I know RBs are still 3000 + shipping + core. Price goes up if you pay with a credit card due to fees.

[StanDizle4Shizl]

Well the noise isn't there today for some strange reason, I started the car and there was no noise. Then I took it out for a drive and it wasn't making the siren noise anymore as I push on the gas although it was definitely not making or holding any boost. I've been calling around to try and get quotes on the powertrain plus warranty but they are always busy and never call back when I leave a voicemai.

[techwhiz]

Originally Posted by StanDizle4Shizl

43K 2007

You are well within the class action warranty for turbos and HPFP.

[StanDizle4Shizl]

Originally Posted by techwhiz

You are well within the class action warranty for turbos and HPFP.

What does this mean? Sorry but I'm very new to this and does that mean I can take my car into a BMW dealership and get my turbo fixed without warranty?

[Wedge1967]

They told me the actuator adjustment is not covered under the CP, but the actuator replacement is. But, the catch... They won't know if they can replace the actuators under the CP until they take them out and can see if they are out of spec. I told them about the waste gate noise at 42k and they basically blew it off as being normal. Now at 61k they are more than happy to pull them off the car and look to see, but want to charge me for 16 hours of labor. So it's a crap shoot. I pay the money and they come back and tell me they weren't out of spec... I'm out the money and it probably won't fix the issue.

Originally Posted by StanDizle4Shizl

Wait so you're saying they were going to charge you even though you had the warranty to fix it?

[techwhiz]

Originally Posted by StanDizle4Shizl

What does this mean? Sorry but I'm very new to this and does that mean I can take my car into a BMW dealership and get my turbo fixed without warranty?

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=627088

I guess I should have looked to see if you were in Ca. or not.
In Ca. the turbo warranty is 8 years 82K miles.
Outside of California it's an additional 1 year or 12K miles.
If you car was put into service after 5/2007 you would qualify if the turbos are bad.

[99three]

Originally Posted by cstavaru

If you have $3000 to spare, you can get RB turbos. Otherwise, a stock turbo from Tischer BMW costs like $570.

But your absolute cheapest option is a TD03 turbo repair kit for $60 per turbo. If I were you, I would go this route.

http://baeturbosystems.com/turboserv...acement-2.aspx

Plus labor...

What's the N54 turbos?

[zenmaster]

Originally Posted by themyst

Shrug, both of my N54s make a siren noise. My RBs with 1000 miles on them make a siren noise when cold started. Honestly it's normal. When those turbos were pulled there was no shaft play and ran fine as far as I can tell.

But there are different levels of noise. A certain loudness is indeed 'normal' (even though the turbos will not have it when new). If people actually laugh at the siren as you drive by, then you got a problem.