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Originally Posted by PastorDaddy
So now we have some fear about the status of the engine.. We did find a wet air filter.. Grrr...
Now- according to the fine folks at auto zone, the computer shows fault codes for misfire- cylinders 4,5,6. Now- could it be possible that not enough water got into the engine to cause damage?
Is it possible that it could ONLY be bad coils? If it had hydrolocked when she first tried to start it, wouldn't she have positively knkwn it? Wouldn't the engine make a knocking sound from a bent connecting rod? The engine sounds smooth when it runs. In addition this, are there any tangible signs of a bent rod? Would a bent rod show in the computer as a misfire? Or is a misfire genuinely that-a misfire?
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Look, if you desire is to validate reasons for sticking your head in the sand and not looking for issues, why ask????
You seem to be picking issues and positing that these are proof that nothing catastrophic happened. IT MAY HAVE. You may have an engine with bent conrods. It is entirely possible there is nothing wrong. But saying it is "likely a coil" does not equate with 'therefore there can be no other damage'
This whole thread is such an odd testament to self-delusion and wishful thinking....
You want to go 4-5 months until something happens? Only THEN have to deal with insurance? After youve tried a half dozen half a$$ed things?
You have insurance, right? Take it to the BMW dealer and have a proper diagnosis done. Instead of pissing around with 'a little bit of this and a little bit of that'. Having a fully qualified mechanic deal with it from the beginning would have been a FAR better plan then pulling some codes.... taking out wet filters in a car part store parking lot..., etc, etc
Park it
Tow it
Get it diagnosed
IMO
08-15-2016, 01:25 AM
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