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    2008 X5 3.0 *NEW MEMBER* Burned Valve!?!?

    Hello all! I’m new to the forum and purchased a 2008 X5 3.0 as my first BMW a year ago. I am the third owner and put maybe 12,000 miles on it and supposedly have a “burnt valve” … according to the local BMW dealer. Nothing really adds up though. Attached are the pictures they sent my warranty company after using a borescope. But looking at the pictures… It just doesn’t make sense. Does anyone have any insight or thoughts? Thank you

    I don't even know if these images make sense to want $13K from a dealer to repair. One picture makes sense, the other doesn't.

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    Side of valve

    Last edited by Tigerscubb; 01-21-2018 at 04:28 PM.

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    Picture links are broken.
    Upload again.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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    I don’t know how to upload the pictures. I did a copy and paste from the iPhone but they show broken. So then I copied and paste from the computer. I’m sorry I’m new to this site

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    Here’s the first pic.

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    https://www.dropbox.com/s/b62mzgq8hu...ge002.jpg?dl=0

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    Here’s the 2nd pic

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/urx7gw1ny1...ge001.jpg?dl=0

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    pics work now in the links, use the test forum for such cases first https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/f...hp?123-Testing
    As you have less than 10 posts, a mod has to approve attachments, so it takes a while till your post is shown.
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    Any faults warning lights do a leak down test

  7. #7
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    The pics I posted were after the leak down test when they used the borescope

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