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4446 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 12:04 PM
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A strange thing happened to my 2000 328 Ci yesterday. It was in the airport garage for a couple of days, in cold weather (10 F when I picked it up). It fired right up and I backed out of the stall. Then as I was shifting into 1st it suddenly died. It cranked fine but wouldn't restart, and showed no signs of even a sputter. I called my local dealer's service techs to see if they had any ideas, since I have owned the car for only 2 months and thought they might have some ideas e.g. need to press the accelerator in cold weather. They said no, don't press the accelerator, and it was too warm for gas line freeze. I had been driving the car for several days on the last fill-up, so I doubt it's bad gas. They said it might be the fuel pump  or something else that could not be remedied by my sitting in the garage, so I had to have it towed into the dealer. I have not experienced this kind of sudden death in 35 years of car ownership. Any ideas from the BMW experts out there?
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Replying to: backy (Dec 06, 2008 10:41 am) But even if you find a blown fuse and replace it, the car still needs to go in to find out why the fuse blew in the first place.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 06, 2008 11:30 am)
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Replying to: backy (Dec 06, 2008 12:32 pm) There should be one/some in the fuse box though. BMW isn't cheaping out that badly, are they? Visiting Host |
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Replying to: backy (Dec 06, 2008 10:41 am) All those who would like to say "I told you so!" for buying a nine-year-old E46 with 68,000 miles are now free to do so. I will be dumping this car at my first reasonable opportunity to get something more practical. It's a fun car to drive, but not that much fun that it's worth at least $1000 whenever a mechanic touches it. 
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Replying to: backy (Dec 08, 2008 8:37 am) The fact is, fuel pumps fail from time-to-time no matter who built the car, and they aren't cheap regardless of the vehicle you're buying them for. Contrast the cost of the fuel pump for your 328ci ($199) to the replacement for my 2003 Grand Caravan ($234), a Mazda3 ($774), an Infiniti G35 ($629), or even a lowly Toyota Corolla ($514). Long story short, before you make a rash decision, do a little research on competent independent shops in your area that specialize in BMWs, and then call them to find out what they would have charged for the fuel pump replacement. Best regards Shipo |
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Replying to: backy (Dec 08, 2008 8:37 am) You know, these are sturdy cars but there's a reason you don't see German electronics at Best Buy 
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Replying to: backy (Dec 08, 2008 8:37 am)
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Replying to: roadburner (Dec 08, 2008 9:52 am)  I will talk with the service writer at the dealership and see if they can be more reasonable on the part and labor. Thanks to those who provided helpful information.
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Replying to: backy (Dec 08, 2008 10:11 am) Inspection II: $929.95- and the service advisor said that they were currently running a "Special"(!) Brake fluid flush: $175.00 Total : $1104.95 Only $730.95(295%) more than my dealer...
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