Suggest anyone interested in what may be going on look at this thread - http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...mall-leak.html

Read the title of the thread and see the picture of the power connector in the fuel pump further down the thread.

Seems one of the power connector pins will get hot and start to melt the plastic housing causing an Evap error or fuel system leak. If it gets bad enough it could cause some fuel leakage, premature fuel pump failure or really lose of power to the fuel pump, melted power connector and at the end of the day other than an Emissions problem, it could possibly be a fire hazard.

So for anyone that has an E70, suggest you take some time one weekend and at least pull the rear seat, fuel pump access cover and fuel pump power connector and inspect the power pins and connector body for overheating and discoloration. This would be a good preventative measure and it might be something you do every few years now that this issue has been identified.

Again, I assume BMW is doing this to not have to recall any of these vehicles, it is probably some back office deal brokered between a Federal Agency and BMW. Most car manufacturers do not extend the warranty on items unless they have a significant number of complaints or identify this as a pretty big problem.

I will be looking for this letter or if someone can scan and post a PDF here it would be helpful. I did replace my pump a few months ago and it would be nice to get a reimbursement if possible.