was i ripped off

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by cuban_bmwx5

well the old man i bought it from said he was original owner..and that was my mistake not getting a carfax.. and if it was a v6 that would suck but i know it is a V8 100%

By 6 I'm referring to the inline 6 that was also in the X5. BMW never came out with a V6. I would still run a car fax to see if perhaps the car was in an accident and had front end work done on it.

[cuban_bmwx5]

yeah i been thinking about getting a carfax even tho i have this x5 for 2yrs now lol

[killcrap]

how about you tell us what part numbers you ordered, and what part numbers were re-ordered, and what part number was on the original fan clutch?

[diyanich]

P.s. It's nice to see killcrap active again

Originally Posted by killcrap

how about you tell us what part numbers you ordered, and what part numbers were re-ordered, and what part number was on the original fan clutch?

[cuban_bmwx5]

well i typed in my vin number on both realoem. com and bmwfans.info and the part number they both gave me was 17 41 7 505 109 but then when we took out my old one my old one part number was 11 52 7 500 339 so i sent the other one back and got that one

[killcrap]

You were not ripped off. Your previous owner may have installed or paid another shop to replace the fan clutch. The previous owner may have purchased a used fan clutch with fan on the internet, local sale, or ebay, junk yark, whatever.. Or the shop he used installed the wrong fan clutch/fan, or had a E38 fan clutch on the shelf, and couldnt sell it, so he used in on the car. I dont understand how this would even been remotely considered as being ripped off, as you did not pay them, or the owner to do this, because you purchased the vehicle as-is most likely. What you need to do is replace the fan blade and fan clutch because you had the incorrect ones installed.

[cuban_bmwx5]

that is if thats the case but i dont know maybe he replaced the motor and didnt tell me because he did tell me it was an original motor.. so i would considr that being ripped off.. but i dont know unless i get the car fax and see but what you think can be right to i wont know

[Sylvan Lake V35]

you bought it and owned it for 2years and you never noticed it was an inline 6 instead of a V8 the old man pulling a fast one on you reminds me of the scene in dumb and dumber where the old lady takes all of Lloyd's stuff from him

[killcrap]

Originally Posted by cuban_bmwx5

that is if thats the case but i dont know maybe he replaced the motor and didnt tell me because he did tell me it was an original motor.. so i would considr that being ripped off.. but i dont know unless i get the car fax and see but what you think can be right to i wont know

how is a carfax going to tell you if the motor was replaced? Carfax will not have a complete record of every single repair. Having a motor replaced is not being ripped off. Telling you that the motor is original, and never been replaced is also not considered being ripped off. You have nothing that proves any of this at all. Why dont you get the serial number off the engine, and I can tell you if its the original one that came with the car.

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by Sylvan Lake V35

you bought it and owned it for 2years and you never noticed it was an inline 6 instead of a V8 the old man pulling a fast one on you reminds me of the scene in dumb and dumber where the old lady takes all of Lloyd's stuff from him

He has a V8, not the in line 6. Since BMW is very good at putting Vehicle Identification label all over the car, I would think that you could get the serial number off the engine and ask BMW what car was the engine installed in.