2006 X5 4.4i broken engine block

[Whitecat]

Sorry to hear that ...When i bought mine at 100k kil i went to BMW dealer to get historical maintenance and i was shock to see that at 60k kil the engine block engine crack ? BMW registered 40hrs of work plus parts (under warranty) i'm trying to find that copy for you.... Anyhow, i know that you just have bought the car, would it be possible that the crack engine was there when you bought it ? You should come back to the owner if it's the case ...

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by Whitecat

Sorry to hear that ...When i bought mine at 100k kil i went to BMW dealer to get historical maintenance and i was shock to see that at 60k kil the engine block engine crack ? BMW registered 40hrs of work plus parts (under warranty) i'm trying to find that copy for you.... Anyhow, i know that you just have bought the car, would it be possible that the crack engine was there when you bought it ? You should come back to the owner if it's the case ...

Perhaps that is why the PO sold the X. Unless there was a warranty with the car the new owner is SOL.

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by trader4

That raises an interesting point. The OP says he's in Venice, IDK
if that's Venice, Italy or Venice CA. But here in the USA, unless you
had some specific warranty from the seller, auto sales are as-is
and you'd almost surely have no recourse against the seller.

Just curious, how does it typically work elsewhere?

If he was in Venice Italy, he'll be looking at an amphibious SAV. LOL

[THATDONFC]

Here's some pictures of the block with the motor out. Has anyone ever seen this?


I'm wondering if someone worked on the car and left the motor mount arm loose.

[Joshdub]

Ouch. I have not seen that before. Depending on the shape of the arm I'd try to weld it if I could get a good bead around all three mounting holes. Your arm will obviously no longer be removable but that is sure a fell of a lot cheaper than a new block.