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BigFootIsBlurry
07-07-09, 06:19 PM
:confused:

MOT'd the bike this morning and paid for new tire and full brakes service at the tidy sum of around 250. This didnt bother me so much as its money well spent and will be worth it in the long run, whether I sell or keep the bike.

However, then went out to start the car, it turned over, I got a might bang, lots of smoke and one terminal BMW engine. Not sure quite what it is yet but it is almost certainly new car or new engine time.

Balls.
arcdef
07-07-09, 06:20 PM
Ouch! What Bmw is/was it?
BigFootIsBlurry
07-07-09, 06:22 PM
525i
Jamiebridges123
07-07-09, 06:23 PM
Ouch.
Sid Squid
07-07-09, 07:16 PM
Timing belt snapped?

BMs have been known to do that.
BigFootIsBlurry
07-07-09, 07:46 PM
Timing belt snapped?

BMs have been known to do that.


Could be, it still runs but rough as hell and just cuts out if you try to rev it. I'm not hugely mechanically minded but I suspect it isnt good.
DarrenSV650S
07-07-09, 07:48 PM
Wouldn't be running if the timing belt had gone
BigFootIsBlurry
07-07-09, 08:18 PM
Not the timing belt then, I'm still betting its bad.
Spikenipple
07-07-09, 08:23 PM
That sucks. I 'slipped up' in the Apple store earlier and bought a macbook pro and an ipod touch :rolleyes:
Alpinestarhero
08-07-09, 07:44 AM
Dropped valve? Engine dissection with pictures please :D
Viney
08-07-09, 07:48 AM
Head gasket
Alpinestarhero
08-07-09, 07:52 AM
wouldnt that be accompanied by alot of water going?

Mind you, my dad did mention something to me a while back about 5 seiries having dodgy head gaskets. They also have something else go wrong which makes you think its a dodgy head gasket but its not
Viney
08-07-09, 07:54 AM
Not always. It all depends on how its blown. The one on my astra went between cylliders and not the water jacket so didnt loose water, but it went bang and run rough as Soulkisses beard!
BernardBikerchick
08-07-09, 07:56 AM
:confused:

MOT'd the bike this morning and paid for new tire and full brakes service at the tidy sum of around 250. This didnt bother me so much as its money well spent and will be worth it in the long run, whether I sell or keep the bike.

However, then went out to start the car, it turned over, I got a might bang, lots of smoke and one terminal BMW engine. Not sure quite what it is yet but it is almost certainly new car or new engine time.

Balls.


bad luck mate..... go out and buy a lupo they are no trouble !!!!
Alpinestarhero
08-07-09, 07:57 AM
Not always. It all depends on how its blown. The one on my astra went between cylliders and not the water jacket so didnt loose water, but it went bang and run rough as Soulkisses beard!

Ahhhh of course. That explains why then my dads viffer didnt loose water externally. Common sense really :lol:

btw, that's quite rough :D