Think we found the burning metallic smell lol.

[poleposition]

JFC Neil. Had no idea you were going thru all this. I think an F10 M5 may be in your future.

[LI-X5]

Originally Posted by poleposition

JFC Neil. Had no idea you were going thru all this. I think an F10 M5 may be in your future.

Sup pal , yeah alot closer than i may have thought !!

got the truck back on fri nite last week , ( soon as i started i knew something was wrong cause it turned overr for 8 sec's then stopped , i ran right in and told him then i text him from mc'ds ) didnt even get 3 miles to mc'ds w the kidd and there was blk soot all over back of the car ! brand new exahsut is already ruined , burned about a quart of oil since fri nite with very lil drive/beat time and on top of all that im getting like some 6mpg !

car doesnt start properly !
smokes !
burn's oil !
rips thru fuel ! usually get 190-200 full tank , i got 120 ?
shooots an ugly amount of sooot outtve the pipes to the point that the new tips are ruined after 5 days ! car wash yest , trunk tips etc blk today !
smells like a whores dirty asshole after a weekend on craigslist !

this is all prettty embarrrassing , for me , bmw and the tech's @ the dealer !

and all this after 7 weeks , 4 weeks 1st time had it back for 10 days then 3 weeks 2nd time ohhh and the best part 30+k in parts and labor !!

dealeer made the call yesterday for they're rep to come down , i told em i want out've this car as a good loyal customer to bmw and the dealer they kind've agree ! so well see ! im gonna keep it till they call me in next week for the rep to look it over cause im jus sick of loaners ! ive paid approx $2500 in the last 2 mo's to drive loaners lmao

i love bmw , my 10th brand new one in like 13 yrs give or take , so im not going anywherre but believe me , and i made this very clear that if this isnt resolved in a clean and timely fashion , i'll put that truck as sexy and pretty as she is rt thru the front window of that dealership ! then i'll sit w nicole and write up an order for an m5

keep you posted !

NEIL

[iconoclast]

Originally Posted by LI-X5

Keep you posted !

what was the end result?

[northern2020]

This is a shitty deal man...time to let this ship sail.

Whats the Next ride?

[The Big Easy]

This is going downhill fast..................

Cheers,

[zoex5m]

Hi Neil any updates on what's going on with the x5m?
First day I took delivery of the 2010 x5m I drove it in M mode and started smelling the burnt metallic smell as well.
I took off the pendulum cover and no oil around the clamps. So I'm crossing my fingers and hoping it was just because it has been sitting at the dealership for a while.

[LI-X5]

sorry been a while , havent been on forum !

believe it or not im still driving this pig around , looks great runs like shit !

bmwna stepped in and authorized the ret'n of 2mo's payments for downtime and troubles and a trade assist ! the dealer is in the works of hameering out the details on a new m5 or x5m for me ! just taking forever , like 6 weeks !

ill keep you posted on outcome

neil

[gregwx5]

Got home from work and noticed a strange burning smell! Popped the hood and engine cover and smoke was rising from the turbo area...thought the engine was going to catch!!! Only have 19,500 miles! Anyone know a good dealership in Houston?

[gregwx5]

OK found the reason for the smoke coming from under the engine bay. Look's like plastic enbrittalment and probably in-proper installation of a weather strip after having the car in for some recall work caused the gasket to fall on top of the exhaust cover.........

Luckily nothing worse!!

[BAX5]

Originally Posted by gregwx5

OK found the reason for the smoke cg from under the engine bay. Look's like plastic enbrittalment and probably in-proper installation of a weather strip after having the car in for some recall work caused the gasket to fall on top of the exhaust cover.........

Luckily nothing worse!!

I've been told by my dealer that all the new BMW's have cheap plastics at the engine/hood interse ction. They melt, fall apart, smell like shit.