Quote:
Originally Posted by a8rt
Hi,
Does anyone here driving a F40 118i B38C engine have a wastegate rattle at low rpms? It only appears in Comfort mode and Eco Pro mode. Whenever i drive normally and the speed climbs slowly, the there is a rattling sound that seems like it is from the turbo wastegate. Any fix without replacing the turbo? The dealer said that its normal and they do not want to replace it. It is annoying me.
|
Hi .. I've been having this argument with BMW since I took delivery of an F40 135 last June. Awful rattle from the wastegate but mine was under ANY acceleration. No matter the driving mode. It was all about the right foot. After 10 months of arguing and refusing to pay the monthly payments, I HAVE WON!
It's not "normal" and they admitted to me the fault right at the start. They told me it wasn't a common fault on the car and so had to wait for BMW HQ to give them the go-ahead on a fix. That never came!
They've given me back my deposit in full and ordered me a new one. However, due to inflation the car is about 4-5k more expensive and with the options ended up being around 7k more expensive than the one I originally bought (more available due to chip supply easing).
So I argued that point too and got an 11.2% discount. Back to where I was (although the finance is now a little more expensive but hey-ho).
Not acceptable for a BMW to come like this no matter what they tell you. I've been buying BMW's from the same dealer for over 20 years, so I leaned heavily on that fact!
Good luck
__________________
[Current] F40 M135i ('23) / [Gone] F80 M3 CP ('18), F36 435i ('15), F25 X3 30d ('13), E84 X1 23d ('09), R56 Mini Cooper S ('07), E60 M5 ('07), R53 Mini Cooper ('02), E60 545i ('03), E36 328iS ('98), E36 320i ('93)