[Parth317]

Pretty sure my HPFP went. Hopefully I get my car back soon! UPDATE: Just got a call back from the dealer...I wont get the 335 back for at least a week :/. Gotta get new high pressure fuel injectors.

[DC_Oldboy]

Lol good thing you don't have a lip.

[tcharged]

Good old 335i reliability

[Parth317]

Originally Posted by DC_Oldboy

Lol good thing you don't have a lip.

Lol yeah

[Sara]

I had a long crank two nights ago...yikes

[Dark_Knight_335]

Good call on the flatbed...yea even with my m-sport package it was a tight incline- I was sweating!

[135Pats]

Seeing that made me realize how screwed I’d be if I ever needed my E8x towed…zero % chance it would fit cleanly up such a sharp incline.

Could be HPFP…but could also be alternator, starter, battery. All sorts of fun stuff.

[135Pats]

In all seriousness-how do they tow cars that are too low to climb such a steep incline? Are you just shit out of luck if your car is too low?

[Parth317]

Originally Posted by Sara504

I had a long crank two nights ago...yikes

Uh oh!

[Parth317]

Originally Posted by Dark_Knight_335

Good call on the flatbed...yea even with my m-sport package it was a tight incline- I was sweating!

Yeah haha I didn't want to risk driving it to the dealer. Ahh I was afraid the bumper was going to scrape!

[Dark_Knight_335]

Originally Posted by Parth317

Yeah haha I didn't want to risk driving it to the dealer. Ahh I was afraid the bumper was going to scrape!

I hear you. I slapped my back rim in a curb- couldn't drive it. 10,000 dollars later I'm back on the road! Thank god for GEICO and accident forgiveness

[Parth317]

Originally Posted by Dark_Knight_335

I hear you. I slapped my back rim in a curb- couldn't drive it. 10,000 dollars later I'm back on the road! Thank god for GEICO and accident forgiveness

Woah!

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

I thought HPFP failures were a thing of the past? I havn't seen a thread about 1 in the longest time.

[DC_Oldboy]

Originally Posted by 135Pats

In all seriousness-how do they tow cars that are too low to climb such a steep incline? Are you just shit out of luck if your car is too low?

A good tow guy especially flatbed drivers should know to carry a stack of wood in a scenario like this. When my water pump failed back in March, my lip slightly scraped on the incline. But it wasn't that bad because of the smooth surface of the bed. That or people should carry wood ramps or something in their trunk lol if they know they're due for water pump failure, HPFP and etc.

[MrPig]

Originally Posted by Dark_Knight_335

Good call on the flatbed...yea even with my m-sport package it was a tight incline- I was sweating!

I hear you. When the rear brake hardlines blew on my e30 I called for a flatbed. The guy took a good 20-30 minutes to get it on and another 20-30 to get it off. I was sweating buckets but he went the extra mile to not damage anything.

Edit: Yeah, the guy had a stack of wood planks and used a few tricks to make sure nothing scrapes.

[Dark_Knight_335]

Originally Posted by MrPig

I hear you. When the rear brake hardlines blew on my e30 I called for a flatbed. The guy took a good 20-30 minutes to get it on and another 20-30 to get it off. I was sweating buckets but he went the extra mile to not damage anything.

Amen brother!!

[135Pats]

Originally Posted by DC_Oldboy

A good tow guy especially flatbed drivers should know to carry a stack of wood in a scenario like this. When my water pump failed back in March, my lip slightly scraped on the incline. But it wasn't that bad because of the smooth surface of the bed. That or people should carry wood ramps or something in their trunk lol if they know they're due for water pump failure, HPFP and etc.

What a sad state of affairs that that is a genuinely serious suggestion that would be useful for many N54 drivers. Lol.

[John 070]

Good luck OP it's a sick feeling (because a lot of times BMW dealers aren't sure about what's wrong with a car that's doa)....believe it or not my car has never been on a flatbed. Whenever it would stall I'd either coast to the shoulder or simply fire it back up while in motion. It was so frustrating having the dealerships tell me there are no codes so they can't do anything, as if the stalling never happened. Screaming in the dealership in front of other customers seems to work from my experience, because even I ran out of patience, visit #4 for the same issue.

The good news it's been 41 mos. since all that BS, 100% reliable since!

[DC_Oldboy]

Originally Posted by 135Pats

What a sad state of affairs that that is a genuinely serious suggestion that would be useful for many N54 drivers. Lol.

Lol I think so too. That was the first time I had my car towed so I didn't even think about that at the time but people should consider this idea.