The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 493 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Another resistor pack question Re: Another resistor pack question <OT> Beware "CPO" (Audi Doodie) Re: <OT> Beware "CPO" (Audi Doodie) Re: <OT> Beware "CPO" (Audi Doodie)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 14:29:54 -0400 From: Dana Earl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Another resistor pack question Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The HVAC fan E34 530i occasionally quits running in all but the highest position. This only happens in conjunction with A/C, never when blowing heated air. Any idea why? Dana 94 530i ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 14:32:26 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dana Earl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Re: Another resistor pack question Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Its in cold air when the heater is on, and in hot air when the A/C is on. It has a thermal protection contact in it. Gary Derian > The HVAC fan E34 530i occasionally quits running in all but the highest > position. This only happens in conjunction with A/C, never when blowing > heated air. > Any idea why? > > Dana > 94 530i ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 17:14:44 +0000 (UTC) From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: <OT> Beware "CPO" (Audi Doodie) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This would never have happened with a BMW OBMWC (?) <RANT> Family car is a 2002 Audi Allroad. 41k, rumbles around suburban Northern VA streets living in a garage. We were nervous about buying an allroad, so got it with a CPO-factory , 100k warranty good til 2009. Car starts making a noise that sounds like a timing chain tensioner to me, but I'm always "wrong" (I am married after all) so we take it to the professionals at HBL in Tyson's VA Next day they diagnose a loose heat shield that they tighten for free, and they also find: - Oil leak from turbo -- Not covered -- $350 - Both front CV boots torn -- Not covered -- $1100 Wondering why we struggled (and paid) to get a CPO car, we cough up the money and my wife picks up the car, only to confirm that the original noise is still there *while still driving in the dealer parking lot.* She rolled back into the too-nice service welcome bay (is that why service rates are skyrocketing?) revving the motor for effect. Dealer puts her back in her Kia rental car (which we get to drive on vacation for a week) while they re-diagnose and wait for the part. Just needed to vent and warn people 1) READ the fine print on a CPO warranty, run through worst cases in your head to see what really is covered. 2) Think twice, no three times before buying an Audi product. I know the front shafts do a lot of work, but every VW/audi I've ever owned seems to treat boots as consumables. My Hondas never did that. 3) the words, "cold dead hands," come to mind when I think of parting with my E36 Marc Plante 1993 E36 325i (sold @ 230k) 1997 E36 M3/4 (78k and happy) 2002 Audi Allroad (f/s soon). ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 13:27:39 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Re: <OT> Beware "CPO" (Audi Doodie) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'd think you have options to fix the non-warranty parts. People have BMW horror stories also. Come to my house and I will re-boot your CVs for only $1000. Gary Derian > > - Oil leak from turbo -- Not covered -- $350 > - Both front CV boots torn -- Not covered -- $1100 > > Marc Plante > 1993 E36 325i (sold @ 230k) > 1997 E36 M3/4 (78k and happy) > 2002 Audi Allroad (f/s soon). ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:53:54 -0400 From: johngrills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: <OT> Beware "CPO" (Audi Doodie) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Marc, If it's any consolation, almost exact same thing happened to me w/my cpo 2001 allroad (lower case by design) from audi of Alexandria. (worst service department EVER). In for routine service under warranty, found an oil leak on rear of the right cylinder head, preventive maintenance, all good, right? Picked up the car early in the AM (Chrysler MiniVan for loaner...seesh) headed down the road to Norfolk on a 200 mile business trip. 90 miles into it, fillin up, saw some smoke from the engine bay....towtruck back to audi of Richmond...none of the valve cover bolts were tightened (hey, they didn't strip them, right!). They gooped it up w/sealant and it went back to the dealer, I get it back just in time to drive up the East Coast for Thanksgiving, 5 miles from the house, then entire inside of the car fills up w/smoke when I accelerate onto the highway. Turns out they dorked up a banjo bolt on the high pressure oil line to the turbo when putting in a new valve cover gasket. Oil dumping all over the exhaust manifold (nice). Went immediately to CarMax after they 'fixed it' again. Did I mention that the tiptronic+2.7T was a binary from a stop? Fun stuff. Never again....and by better half will always remind me of that when I look at S4's, TT's those cute little A3's go by. Happy ending, sold the car to CarMax for just about what I paid for it ($24k)...the 'replacement' car is my 88 M3 (joy). cheers! John Grills NCC-BMWCCA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This would never have happened with a BMW OBMWC (?) > > <RANT> > > Family car is a 2002 Audi Allroad. ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(5 messages) **********
