General Q on 135 issues

[NewYearsBoy]

Originally Posted by Tycho

Here is a video of a HPFP failure :

Here is a link of the symptoms : http://www.n54tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2838

Found in less then 30 seconds .

I wish my was like that..^^^ My car shook and made a loud bang and shut off. I saw a brand new 2011 5 series pull in for service and the guy had it a month... The whole dash board would not light up. He was pissed.

[NewYearsBoy]

Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

Carbon buildup is a realistic issue for direct injection cars. I've already had mine cleaned under warranty (at about 22k) and would hate to see the bill for sandblasting out of warranty. Anyone with a short commute will have to confront that devil at some point.

My dealership wanted $300 every 15 to 20k miles to clean out the carbon, just so the car would run right.

I love how the sales person just tries to get you in the car but doesn't tell you all the crap that can happen.

I asked about the HPFP and the carbon build up and the service guy said "Ya all the bugs have been worked out of the car for 2010." My car was towed 3 times from the HPFP and the carbon build up.

[KingOfJericho]

$300 to remove and sandblast all of the valves at the same place that charges $200 for an oil change? Give me a break. It's realistically over $1k to have done by the dealer and isn't something that would warrant a tow.