[HerkHealer]

Originally Posted by Mandingo9

Oh man. Thanks for the update. So you're without a car for 3-4weeks? I'd of thought they would of had a connector on hand somewhere.

If I remember correctly, the 2020+ tu4 engine upgrades also included a new/updated electrical system as well as all the motor improvements.

[2022M550i]

Originally Posted by kwstandard

No - you do have a physical dipstick as well on the M550i...

So much for the BMW "Genius"...said they did away with the dipstick. I found it. Thanks!

I find it difficult to read the level though...sort defeats the purpose of having a physical dipstick. Never saw anything like it...they should have just made it all black.


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[Mandingo9]

Originally Posted by 2022M550i

So much for the BMW "Genius"...said they did away with the dipstick. I found it. Thanks!

I find it difficult to read the level though...sort defeats the purpose of having a physical dipstick. Never saw anything like it...they should have just made it all black.


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That's top notch dipstick engineering you're looking at. You should know that poindexter. Where'd you get your degree from? Lay out those big hairy nutz for all to see.

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by TreyWaters

Update on the "melted component":

I stopped by the dealership yesterday since I hadn't heard anything from my SA (yeah, I was going to be "that customer"...but I was on my best behavior, honest!) to inquire about the latest status. He and the tech walked me out to the car to show me where they are. One of the connectors that connect a wiring harness to the Integrated Supply Module had partially melted. It looks like a massive amount of current went through one pin (it was a small part of the connector that was melted, but still enough to fuse the connector with the module). It was getting close to sunset, and the part is a little awkward to get to so I didn't get a pic to share - sorry.

They said that they were able to order just the connector (as replacing the whole wiring harness would require dropping the engine!), but it's on a slow boat from Germany with a current ETA of 3 weeks.

On the plus side, the tech said that he felt confident that the electrical issues that caused this could have contributed to the hesitation during acceleration I was getting. Now it's just a waiting game.

I would think they would need to find the source of that overload. Why didn't the associated fuse blow? IMHO, without finding the source of the overload, this could happen again.

[SteveinArizona]

Originally Posted by 2022M550i

I wanted to start a thread to document any issues (or no issues) with our 5 series over time.
This thread will be a good place to see the differences, if any, in reliability between models.

2022, M550i, 2570 miles, rattling passenger headrest

Anecdotal evidence is scientifically unreliable. Putting a bunch of anecdotes together will not be as reliable as the Consumer Reports reliability results (based on thousands of responses from owners).

A thread like this can be useful in showing what can happen and what was done to deal with it but I wouldn't use it for reliability.

[2022M550i]

Originally Posted by SteveinArizona

Anecdotal evidence is scientifically unreliable. Putting a bunch of anecdotes together will not be as reliable as the Consumer Reports reliability results (based on thousands of responses from owners).

A thread like this can be useful in showing what can happen and what was done to deal with it but I wouldn't use it for reliability.

I put this thread up to see what the real world problems were, especially with the M550i engine.

Consumer reports is a total joke, if I wanted to learn how i should prepare for a protest and become a left wing extremest, I would subscribe to consumer reports. And what I just stated is no joke, that was an article in consumer reports. These "consumer reports" extremest freaks are a bunch of hacks and I would never subscribe to that crap again.

Here's the article - I was seeing more and more of this shit in consumer reports as of recent.

https://www.consumerreports.org/huma...ginners-guide/

That said, I have more faith in this thread than I do of any consumer reports findings. I have a strong analytical background. This thread does the trick for me.

[Mandingo9]

[2022M550i]

They lost all credibility with me. More radical crap. Sorry….the words "Consumer Reports" triggered me. Unfortunately, that publication/company lost its way.

https://www.consumerreports.org/audi...ing-a-protest/


https://www.consumerreports.org/coro...c-a5384972753/

[Mandingo9]

Originally Posted by 2022M550i

They lost all credibility with me. More radical crap. Sorry….the words "Consumer Reports" triggered me. Unfortunately, that publication/company lost its way.

https://www.consumerreports.org/audi...ing-a-protest/


https://www.consumerreports.org/coro...c-a5384972753/

Smells like Soros

[LogicalApex]

Originally Posted by 2022M550i

They lost all credibility with me. More radical crap. Sorry….the words "Consumer Reports" triggered me. Unfortunately, that publication/company lost its way.

https://www.consumerreports.org/audi...ing-a-protest/


https://www.consumerreports.org/coro...c-a5384972753/

Tips on how to exercise fundamental, and core, constitutional rights is "radical"?

[TreyWaters]

Originally Posted by Mandingo9

Oh man. Thanks for the update. So you're without a car for 3-4weeks? I'd of thought they would of had a connector on hand somewhere.

Actually, I've been OK there. For the past 2 weeks I've been borrowing my wife's uncle's 430i GC - they're retired, so they can live with one car for a bit and made the offer to let me borrow it. When I was at the dealership on Wed, I asked about getting a loaner since it'll be a few more weeks, adding the fact that I've been borrowing someone's car and would like to return it. They said they'll work on getting me one. Either way, not exactly the same, but at least I've had wheels.

As far as availability, apparently not. They even said they tried and scavenge from an N63 they had available, but the connectors there were 4-pin vs. the N63TU2's 12-pin connectors. The other parts they needed were available stateside, and came in within 2-3 days, though.

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

I would think they would need to find the source of that overload. Why didn't the associated fuse blow? IMHO, without finding the source of the overload, this could happen again.

Yeah, they said that they'd trace things to find the source, but would need to have all of the parts in to do so. My only concern there would be another zap while they're diagnosing, then they need to order another connector

[2022M550i]

Originally Posted by LogicalApex

Tips on how to exercise fundamental, and core, constitutional rights is "radical"?

Why in the world would this be front and center on consumer reports when I was simply just trying to find a review on a washer and dryer a couple years ago? This is like buying a Hustler magazine only to find it filled with cooking recipes. Look at the date when these were published. Stirring the pot, yes, radical. Right around the defund the police movement, which everyone is now denying ever happened. Defunding the police, radical and stupid.

What does consumer reports, as a company, have to do with training people how to exercise their constitutional rights? Is that a part of their new business model? As most large woke corporations today, they are out of touch. Most folks like myself pay attention and will not support companies like this. They lost their way and lost me as a customer….the agenda is crystal clear.

MeatLogdingo9 nailed it.

[LogicalApex]

Originally Posted by 2022M550i

Why in the world would this be front and center on consumer reports when I was simply just trying to find a review on a washer and dryer a couple years ago? This is like buying a Hustler magazine only to find it filled with cooking recipes. Look at the date when these were published. Stirring the pot, yes, radical. Right around the defund the police movement, which everyone is now denying ever happened. Defunding the police, radical and stupid.

What does consumer reports, as a company, have to do with training people how to exercise their constitutional rights? Is that a part of their new business model? As most large woke corporations today, they are out of touch. Most folks like myself pay attention and will not support companies like this. They lost their way and lost me as a customer….the agenda is crystal clear.

nailed it.

It is apart of their mission though. Consumer Reports is a non-profit which requires offering services that benefit society. Detailing and explaining how to use our constitutional rights are never to the detriment of society. Even if you disagree with those who choose to exercise them.

It is comical to me that you’re saying the “radical left” are pretending “Defund the Police” was never a thing while the “right” is now pushing to “Defund the FBI”

But I won’t drag this more

[Bob in IL]

Originally Posted by LogicalApex

It is apart of their mission though. Consumer Reports is a non-profit which requires offering services that benefit society. Detailing and explaining how to use our constitutional rights are never to the detriment of society. Even if you disagree with those who choose to exercise them.

It is comical to me that you’re saying the “radical left” are pretending “Defund the Police” was never a thing while the “right” is now pushing to “Defund the FBI”

But I won’t drag this more

"There's battle lines being drawn
Oh, nobody's right if everybody's wrong"

"A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and are carrying signs
Mostly say, "Hooray for our side"

A song from 1966. Some things never change.

[Kid Red]

2018 540i (CPO purchased at 30k)

32k - front discs were warped - (replaced under warranty)
38k - top dash ambient light half out, iDrive crashed - reflash fixed the light issue
44k - driver door actuator failed - (replaced under warranty)
46k - lower top dash ambient light failed (4 yr passed, not covered under CPO)

I'm at 48k now and debating buying an extended warranty vs going to a 3 series or non BMW.

[Mandingo9]

Originally Posted by LogicalApex

It is apart of their mission though. Consumer Reports is a non-profit which requires offering services that benefit society. Detailing and explaining how to use our constitutional rights are never to the detriment of society. Even if you disagree with those who choose to exercise them.

It is comical to me that you're saying the "radical left" are pretending "Defund the Police" was never a thing while the "right" is now pushing to "Defund the FBI"

But I won't drag this more

Originally Posted by Bob in IL

"There's battle lines being drawn
Oh, nobody's right if everybody's wrong"

"A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and are carrying signs
Mostly say, "Hooray for our side"

A song from 1966. Some things never change.

I encourage everyone to bring their "wrong if it's not my opinion" attitude to the general chat forum. I suspect we can make this a rip roaring good time.

https://g30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1938798

[NGT2]

Originally Posted by Kid Red

2018 540i (CPO purchased at 30k)

32k - front discs were warped - (replaced under warranty)
38k - top dash ambient light half out, iDrive crashed - reflash fixed the light issue
44k - driver door actuator failed - (replaced under warranty)
46k - lower top dash ambient light failed (4 yr passed, not covered under CPO)

I'm at 48k now and debating buying an extended warranty vs going to a 3 series or non BMW.

Same car, bought at the same mileage. I had the ambient light go out, also. Didn't realize CPO doesn't cover it. Lucky it went out before, I guess.

What did that run you out of pocket?

[peteinpa]

Originally Posted by NGT2

Same car, bought at the same mileage. I had the ambient light go out, also. Didn't realize CPO doesn't cover it. Lucky it went out before, I guess.

What did that run you out of pocket?

CPO covered my ambient light dash replacement. But the would not cover my warped rotors.

[430Scud]

Originally Posted by 2022M550i

For 1300 bucks, were they replacing your carrier bearing too? Our cars have a two piece driveshaft. The Carrier bearing is in the middle. It's a very straightforward job. You drop the exhaust, heat shield and then various bolts that connect the driveshaft to the rearend. Depending on the mileage, it may be a good idea to do that bearing while they're there. When that goes, you're gonna get a big clunking sound when you start from a stop.

What has been your experience with the carrier bearing in other BMWs? I had mine replaced a couple years ago at around 320,000 miles on a 2001 E39 540 M-spsort. It was still fine, but had it done while the guibo was replaced...second time for guibo replacement...just because the guibo was developing a few cracks...no actual symptoms or problem.

Just from that experience, I would not be inclined to replace a carrier bearing unless mileage was over 100k, or the bearing was cheap...it was in the case of the E39, so I figured, "why not?" (and my high accumulated miles on my E39)

[540d]

My experience with 2018 540d

Purchased March 2022 with 20K miles
Today it has about 27K miles.

Much of this time was spent with it sitting at the dealer waiting on parts to arrive from Germany.

1. New turbo due to oil/exhaust leak
2. New valve cover and associated seals, o-rings and gaskets
3. Active SCR tank
4. Passenger Sun Visor
5. Center console (door would not latch)
6. Software to update speedometer blacking out and/or shifting. (2 different updates)
7. Vibration under full throttle acceleration. There's a SIB for this which involves changing the transfer case fluid and resetting adaptations.

Prior to my ownership I believe the active shutters were replaced.

There's currently a recall in the works for the EGR cooler and possibly the intake manifold.

[TreyWaters]

Originally Posted by TreyWaters

Update on the "melted component":
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They said that they were able to order just the connector (as replacing the whole wiring harness would require dropping the engine!), but it's on a slow boat from Germany with a current ETA of 3 weeks.

Latest update:

Connector came in on Friday and they installed it on Monday. However, when they took the car out for a test drive, the CEL came on again. So, more diagnostics.

I stopped by the dealership yesterday as I needed to get something from the car. I got to speak with the tech working on the car and he told me his findings. The latest codes indicated a short at the thermostat sensor, as well as the 2nd O2 sensor on bank one again. He checked, and the thermostat sensor is leaking, which caused the short in the wiring harness. According to him, the coolant made its way up to the distribution module and is what caused the issues (also, again, melting the same connector).

So, now it's a new wiring harness (and I'm guessing a new thermostat sensor). The fun - replacing the wiring harness requires dropping the engine which, I was told, is a 25 hour job. On the plus side, wiring harnesses are specifically called out as covered in my extended warranty. The thermostat sensor, not sure of...but that's the least of my worries right now.

[2022M550i]

Originally Posted by TreyWaters

Latest update:

Connector came in on Friday and they installed it on Monday. However, when they took the car out for a test drive, the CEL came on again. So, more diagnostics.

I stopped by the dealership yesterday as I needed to get something from the car. I got to speak with the tech working on the car and he told me his findings. The latest codes indicated a short at the thermostat sensor, as well as the 2nd O2 sensor on bank one again. He checked, and the thermostat sensor is leaking, which caused the short in the wiring harness. According to him, the coolant made its way up to the distribution module and is what caused the issues (also, again, melting the same connector).

So, now it's a new wiring harness (and I'm guessing a new thermostat sensor). The fun - replacing the wiring harness requires dropping the engine which, I was told, is a 25 hour job. On the plus side, wiring harnesses are specifically called out as covered in my extended warranty. The thermostat sensor, not sure of...but that's the least of my worries right now.

All I can say is WOOOOW! Glad I have 10 years of warranty. Dropping the engine to install a wire harness? Man, I'd hate to be that guy doing that job. A part of engineering a good system is also designing ease of maintenance. I guess that's the best they could do. Nothing on these cars is easy...maybe charging the battery. I wish you the best of luck. Let us know how you make out.