BMW of North America is worthless

skalberti · 05-06-2011, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by boom

I'd really like to know the cause of the failure. Get the info from Dinan.

According to Dinan and a BMW mechanic thats a good friend of mine in another state. The problem is with BMW, not the tune. Like I said in another post BMW has already replaced a few motors in cars that haven't been tuned with the same problem as mine. Its starting to become a known issue that the N54 injectors fail ultimately causeing problems in the cylinder...ie rod bearing damage. BMW would be replacing my motor to if I didn't have a tune on the car. They're just using that as a crutch and Dinan is really going out of their way to not leave me hanging

Quisp · 05-11-2011, 02:02 PM

Dinan has been helping me since i got my other 335. Got upgraded trubos and injectors and never had any problem. Just got a new car and it has some dinan mods on it too.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...specialty_file

vase330 · 05-11-2011, 03:51 PM

My cylinder 6 injector was bad too. knock on wood nothing happens! I got injectors replaced under warranty recently. In fact cylinder 6 has all sorts of issues on completely stock cars, and I honestly don't see how tune did anything to it. It seems cylinder 6 also doesn't get enough cooling as we all know. Be happy they gave a new engine IMO.

Tuner1984 · 05-11-2011, 04:29 PM

BMW NA is crap. BMW's quality of service is really going down hill fast. I hope they fix this flaw.

Sniz · 05-11-2011, 07:20 PM

glad to hear you got it worked out OP, who has possession/ownership of the old engine now?

vase330 · 05-12-2011, 11:55 AM

Thinking of making a project out of it? Would be interesting to see what an E36 swap might be like.

STONEY_M5 · 05-12-2011, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Litos

curious to see where your car is in a month.....

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Originally Posted by skalberti

In one phone call and 2 days of waiting, Dinan ordered a complete brand new motor from germany at a tune of $18,000. I challenge anyone running a piggy back tune to have the company buy the customer a new motor. The money I spent on Dinan was worth every cent, for the fun and the piece of mind. Glad I didn't spend the coin on a plastic box.....

Owned.....

He is a Dick....
Would love to blow the doors off of his car with my dinan tune.... Lol.

RambleJ · 05-12-2011, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by M335i Oreo Package

Owned.....

He is a Dick....
Would love to blow the doors off of his car with my dinan tune.... Lol.

Good luck with that one! Dinan and blowing doors off, don't belong in the same sentence. Unless you are comparing it to a stock car. Its a known fact the other flashes or piggies product more power, but Dinan has the warranty factor behind it, like the OP was able to use in this thread.

STONEY_M5 · 05-12-2011, 07:57 PM

trust me my dinan tune is on crack, already at roughly 400whp... roughly.

Btw if you know me dnt tell my secret... lol.

FoShizzle · 05-12-2011, 08:12 PM

^^ You're one of those people Terry talks about that has a JB ontop of Dinan?

STONEY_M5 · 05-12-2011, 08:25 PM

what gave u that idea, and what does he say about them? might be a good idea but heard stacking tunes was a no no

FoShizzle · 05-12-2011, 08:46 PM

Oh it's possible. Saw it over on n54tech a couple times.
JB+ works with a little adjustment and the JB4 would work perfect out of the box.

Quisp · 05-12-2011, 10:24 PM

Dont need to stack em to get 400.

Octet · 05-13-2011, 02:28 PM

Glad it all worked out, but my sense is the regional BMW rep didn't do his job. And it can be very dealership dependent on the relationship with BMW NA.

STONEY_M5 · 05-13-2011, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by FoShizzle

Oh it's possible. Saw it over on n54tech a couple times.
JB+ works with a little adjustment and the JB4 would work perfect out of the box.

Yea but jb4 goes around the dinan tune...

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Originally Posted by Quisp

Dont need to stack em to get 400.

you are talking about 400bhp we are talking 400whp...
and yea it is still possible without stacking...

josephr25 · 05-14-2011, 11:45 AM

That's really good news.

I had my car Dinan flashed at an indy shop. A few months later, two injectors and a low-pressure fuel pump went out. I took the car to my regular dealership (also a Dinan dealer)... they replaced everything, no questions. I told them my car was Dinan-flashed and they didn't care.

FORCED AIR · 05-15-2011, 12:26 PM

magnuson -moss sact does say they have the burden of proving it was the tune...seems unlikely.

That being said, Dinan will cover if BMW says it was them...or they will hash it out with BMW. If that doesn't work find a lawyer who knows warranty law.

edit: nvm ...glad you got it solved

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Quisp Does not play well with others 83 Rep 1,787 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arizona iTrader: (4)	Dinan has been helping me since i got my other 335. Got upgraded trubos and injectors and never had any problem. Just got a new car and it has some dinan mods on it too. http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...specialty_file __________________
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vase330 Colonel 103 Rep 2,760 Posts Drives: 19 E63S; 15.5 RangeRover ATB Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arlington, Va iTrader: (1)	My cylinder 6 injector was bad too. knock on wood nothing happens! I got injectors replaced under warranty recently. In fact cylinder 6 has all sorts of issues on completely stock cars, and I honestly don't see how tune did anything to it. It seems cylinder 6 also doesn't get enough cooling as we all know. Be happy they gave a new engine IMO. __________________ E92 335 \| Space Gray \| Saddle Brown Dakota \| Dark Burl Trim \| ZPP \| ZSP \| AT \| Idrive \| 6FL \| FBO \| Dinan CAI \| Quaife LSD \| STG3 PROCede.
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Tuner1984 1 Stock M 76 Rep 1,650 Posts Drives: Something Slow Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Virginia iTrader: (5) Garage List 2003 E46 M3 [0.00]	BMW NA is crap. BMW's quality of service is really going down hill fast. I hope they fix this flaw. __________________ Veteran USMC/Iraqi Freedom Current: E46 M3 Retired: 2009 E90 AW M3 Retired: 2007 E90 AW 335i.
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05-11-2011, 07:20 PM	#49
Sniz Lieutenant General 680 Rep 10,584 Posts Drives: e92 335 - gone // e36 M3 turbo Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ellicott City, MD iTrader: (1)	glad to hear you got it worked out OP, who has possession/ownership of the old engine now? __________________
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05-12-2011, 11:55 AM	#50
vase330 Colonel 103 Rep 2,760 Posts Drives: 19 E63S; 15.5 RangeRover ATB Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arlington, Va iTrader: (1)	Thinking of making a project out of it? Would be interesting to see what an E36 swap might be like. __________________ E92 335 \| Space Gray \| Saddle Brown Dakota \| Dark Burl Trim \| ZPP \| ZSP \| AT \| Idrive \| 6FL \| FBO \| Dinan CAI \| Quaife LSD \| STG3 PROCede.
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STONEY_M5 MAAD HEAD 64 Rep 1,122 Posts Drives: 2010 X5M 2013 M5 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NYC iTrader: (4) Garage List 13 F10 M5 [0.00] 2010 X5M [0.00] 07 335i [9.26]	trust me my dinan tune is on crack, already at roughly 400whp... roughly. Btw if you know me dnt tell my secret... lol. __________________ F10 M5 e70 X5M Sold E90 335i
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05-12-2011, 08:12 PM	#54
FoShizzle aka Mike 108 Rep 1,395 Posts Drives: AW E92 335is Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LA/Ventura, CA iTrader: (11)	^^ You're one of those people Terry talks about that has a JB ontop of Dinan?
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STONEY_M5 MAAD HEAD 64 Rep 1,122 Posts Drives: 2010 X5M 2013 M5 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NYC iTrader: (4) Garage List 13 F10 M5 [0.00] 2010 X5M [0.00] 07 335i [9.26]	what gave u that idea, and what does he say about them? might be a good idea but heard stacking tunes was a no no __________________ F10 M5 e70 X5M Sold E90 335i
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05-12-2011, 08:46 PM	#56
FoShizzle aka Mike 108 Rep 1,395 Posts Drives: AW E92 335is Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LA/Ventura, CA iTrader: (11)	Oh it's possible. Saw it over on n54tech a couple times. JB+ works with a little adjustment and the JB4 would work perfect out of the box.
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05-12-2011, 10:24 PM	#57
Quisp Does not play well with others 83 Rep 1,787 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arizona iTrader: (4)	Dont need to stack em to get 400. __________________
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05-13-2011, 02:28 PM	#58
Octet Private First Class 11 Rep 173 Posts Drives: 335i, E90 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (1)	Glad it all worked out, but my sense is the regional BMW rep didn't do his job. And it can be very dealership dependent on the relationship with BMW NA.
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05-14-2011, 11:45 AM	#60
josephr25 Major 72 Rep 1,456 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 335i Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i Coupe [0.00]	That's really good news. I had my car Dinan flashed at an indy shop. A few months later, two injectors and a low-pressure fuel pump went out. I took the car to my regular dealership (also a Dinan dealer)... they replaced everything, no questions. I told them my car was Dinan-flashed and they didn't care.
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05-15-2011, 12:26 PM	#61
FORCED AIR Got Boost? 8 Rep 234 Posts Drives: 2010 135i, Msport Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Desert iTrader: (1)	magnuson -moss sact does say they have the burden of proving it was the tune...seems unlikely. That being said, Dinan will cover if BMW says it was them...or they will hash it out with BMW. If that doesn't work find a lawyer who knows warranty law. edit: nvm ...glad you got it solved __________________ - - My Car Domain - - 2010 BMW 135i AT, AW, ///M Sport JB4\|BMS DCI\|MS 3" cattless DPs\|Golf Tee\|33% Tint\|///M Pedals
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