BMW BOX

Right after my Inspection II it looks like one of my o2 sensors gave out and died. Got another Service Engine Soon light that came on (similar to the one that came on when my fuel injector died before my inspection 2). The O2 sensor was replaced, error wiped, and the car runs smooth now. Hell, I even notice a smooth ride in the morning with terrible summer gas blend. Much better

Just took my ///M in for inspection 2. The dealer replaced: spark plugs, microfilter, oil, oil filter, left intake filter alone (aftermarket), differential oil, transmission oil, and a few items during valve adjustment. I like seeing the $0 bill thanks to warranty. My right side view mirror had some odd discoloration, I guess it is because of a liquid used to help assist in anti-glare. They replaced that. Also 2 LEDs on the rear right turn light burned out, so they replaced the whole unit. During the Inspection they found my drive belt was cracked so they replaced that also. Nice, all this world normally be $2k easily, and its all $0. I want to get the extended maintenance, and I’m going to hop in there today to make sure I’m covered for future visits.

I got a snazzy car wash too with inside vacuuming, and they really do the rims good. Hehe. Happy customer here.

1280×1024 wallpapers of the official alpine white e92 v8 ///m3 !

A bunch of members of m3post and m3forum have their E92 V8 M3s in hand! Here are some pix!

I roll up the service driveway and wait roughly 30 seconds with the engine idling and my window down. A young man approaches my window and asks how he can help me. I point to the “Check Engine Soon” (CES) light on my dashboard. Without asking other questions, he asks “anything else?” I say that as long as this item is fixed that should be enough.

We both leave the ///M3 in the driveway and go to take a seat in the general service area with many desks situated near the windows with 2 seats available for customers per desk. The young man sits and places my key in a key-reader attached to the computer. All of my car history pops up and he says I need an inspection II but it cannot be done until the meter on the car reaches < 400 miles to inspection. Fair enough, I'll bring it in another 200 miles.

After all my info is typed up, with an estimated cost of $0.00, he writes me a slip for a loaner car and sends me on my way.

The first day I get a call back saying that the service techs can't figure out what's wrong with either my DME or fuel system, so they need to keep it another day. I agreed, and asked that I hope I get my car by Labor day weekend. The next day they say that they suspect a fault in the DME but will need to escalate to BMW NA. Ok, just get my car by the weekend. 4 days pass and it is labor day friday. They say they need to reflash the car but can't do it until Tuesday.

I waited until Tuesday the following week and they reflashed my DME to the latest update (I had stock software anyway). They then noticed I had a bad fuel injector. That was replaced.

I was very happy that I finally got my car Tuesday afternoon and returned the loaner car. My only problem with the service was that now, roughly 2 weeks after the service, I have a giant bill from Hertz rental saying I owe them $300+ for the rental. WTF, Irvine BMW said they would pay for all the days my car was in service.

Looks like I gotta call them again!