X5 4.4 - Sludge in engine and oil filter housing... help!

[JCL]

Originally Posted by sunny5280

So the risk exists and is real. Applying the same logic you use for the transmission fluid you would never change your coolant.

How to put this nicely.....You appear to have a reading comprehension challenge. Look up the word mitigate, and then see if you want to edit your post, above.

[sunny5280]

Originally Posted by JCL

How to put this nicely.....You appear to have a reading comprehension challenge. Look up the word mitigate, and then see if you want to edit your post, above.

Mitigate does not mean eliminate. Which means there's still a possibility. Exactly as with the transmission fluid change.

Anyway I see no further point in discussing this with you if you're going to engage in ad homs. You have your opinion and I have mine. Until you, or someone else, can show supporting data for your claim I will continue to view this as nothing more than an urban legend.

[X5 Meister]

Urban legend or not, there is certainly a very real possibility that BMW could deny you warranty repair on a transmission you opened when they told you not to. Have a go at your nav system and when it craps out see what they say. It only costs half as much as a transmission anyway.

Originally Posted by sunny5280

Mitigate does not mean eliminate. Which means there's still a possibility. Exactly as with the transmission fluid change.

Anyway I see no further point in discussing this with you if you're going to engage in ad homs. You have your opinion and I have mine. Until you, or someone else, can show supporting data for your claim I will continue to view this as nothing more than an urban legend.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Urban legend or not, there is certainly a very real possibility that BMW could deny you warranty repair on a transmission you opened when they told you not to. Have a go at your nav system and when it craps out see what they say. It only costs half as much as a transmission anyway.

Does that mean I am at risk of having my warranty denied because I change my engine oil more often than they recommend?

[X5 Meister]

Honestly I don't know, but it's certainly something to think about.

Originally Posted by Penguin

Does that mean I am at risk of having my warranty denied because I change my engine oil more often than they recommend?

[JCL]

Originally Posted by Penguin

Does that mean I am at risk of having my warranty denied because I change my engine oil more often than they recommend?

Unlikely, if you use an engine oil and filter that meets BMW specifications.

[sunny5280]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Urban legend or not, there is certainly a very real possibility that BMW could deny you warranty repair on a transmission you opened when they told you not to. Have a go at your nav system and when it craps out see what they say. It only costs half as much as a transmission anyway.

On what basis would the denial be based?

[X5 Meister]

I don't understand your question?

Originally Posted by sunny5280

On what basis would the denial be based?

[sunny5280]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

I don't understand your question?

What would be the reason for BMW to deny a warranty claim on the transmission?

[X5 Meister]

That it was opened when it wasn't supposed to be. (Seems pretty obvious)

Originally Posted by sunny5280

What would be the reason for BMW to deny a warranty claim on the transmission?