sebncfc123
10-14-2016, 07:00 PM
Apologies if I'm asking a lot of questions in this thread but I'm in a dilemma but I'm not sure what to do so thought this was the best place to ask.
ive had my BMW 320d (57 plate) for 18 months. A week or so ago I noticed a strong vibration so took it to local garage. He told me after doing diagnostics dpf was blocked and two injectors were playing up. Dpf in particular puzzled me as only had it unblocked 6 months ago. I was then told to do a long run to hopefully unblock dpf and then injectors would be sorted. After this my car lost all power and I had to leave it stranded at petrol station whilst I was at work, it was ok a few hours later and managed to get it back to garage. It's been there since Wednesday. Garage owner has always said it may be a long job as he wasn't sure what problem was and after a few days of waiting for him to look he told me tonight that it's not good news. Compression is down in engine and it will need engine rebuild.
I am am going to speak to him again tomorrow to speak about how much it could potentially cost but can anyone tell me how much these engine rebuilds tend to cost? And in all honesty is this repair even worth doing? I've decided I'm going to sell the car anyway tbh. It's slowly getting problem after problem and I'm ready to get a nice new lease car that I know I can rely on. but I'm not sure whether to sell the car as it is for parts or get it repaired and then sold. Car had been valued online for about £4000 in working condition but how much would I expect a fawlty car to sell for?
My final question is would it be worth getting a second opinion? I've used this garage once or twice before but wouldn't say I overly know them well although they haven't charged me a penny for diagnostics and checks which I like. However owner seems to keep changing his story on what the issue is and I'm starting to have my doubts especially as it's such an expensive job and he doesn't seem to be in any sort of hurry to get the job done. Is it worth getting a second opinion? I know there's a couple of BMW specialists nearby so not sure if there worth visiting.
hope someone can help. I know I'm waffling abit but really don't know what to do anymore
ive had my BMW 320d (57 plate) for 18 months. A week or so ago I noticed a strong vibration so took it to local garage. He told me after doing diagnostics dpf was blocked and two injectors were playing up. Dpf in particular puzzled me as only had it unblocked 6 months ago. I was then told to do a long run to hopefully unblock dpf and then injectors would be sorted. After this my car lost all power and I had to leave it stranded at petrol station whilst I was at work, it was ok a few hours later and managed to get it back to garage. It's been there since Wednesday. Garage owner has always said it may be a long job as he wasn't sure what problem was and after a few days of waiting for him to look he told me tonight that it's not good news. Compression is down in engine and it will need engine rebuild.
I am am going to speak to him again tomorrow to speak about how much it could potentially cost but can anyone tell me how much these engine rebuilds tend to cost? And in all honesty is this repair even worth doing? I've decided I'm going to sell the car anyway tbh. It's slowly getting problem after problem and I'm ready to get a nice new lease car that I know I can rely on. but I'm not sure whether to sell the car as it is for parts or get it repaired and then sold. Car had been valued online for about £4000 in working condition but how much would I expect a fawlty car to sell for?
My final question is would it be worth getting a second opinion? I've used this garage once or twice before but wouldn't say I overly know them well although they haven't charged me a penny for diagnostics and checks which I like. However owner seems to keep changing his story on what the issue is and I'm starting to have my doubts especially as it's such an expensive job and he doesn't seem to be in any sort of hurry to get the job done. Is it worth getting a second opinion? I know there's a couple of BMW specialists nearby so not sure if there worth visiting.
hope someone can help. I know I'm waffling abit but really don't know what to do anymore