[E90ngineer]

I recently picked up a CPO 2008 335i (the car is still stock) and the car has been nothing but a hassel. Anyway, the latest problem with the car has been an engine code P30ff which means that the boost pressure was too low.

So I took it to the dealer thinking that maybe a wastegate was stuck open or possibly a small leak that would be covered under my CPO warranty. As it turns out the rear "air duct" part #13717556550 is leaking and they are denying the warranty on it because they consider it a hose (which it isn't).

So I got the call around 1pm today, thinking they were going to tell me that my car was ready, but instead the SA tells me that it is not a warrantied issue and that the part and labor is going to cost me $1600 dollars. I argued the fact that it is not really a hose because it is a rigid plastic component so it should be covered under warranty and the SM made a call into BMWNA to try to get it covered under "good will."

What I am trying to figure out is, has this happened to anyone else? And if so, how difficult the job is because they want to charge me 9 hours of labor on top of the diagnosis fee of $160. Thanks in Advance.

[chrisw335i]

i call bs..that should be a warranty item

[cwn23]

That attachment is already flawed to begin with and the engineers that designed that connection should be fired.

[E90ngineer]

Originally Posted by cwn23

That attachment is already flawed to begin with and the engineers that designed that connection should be fired.

which attachment?

[cwn23]

Originally Posted by E90ngineer

which attachment?

The part your describing

[E90ngineer]

Originally Posted by cwn23

The part your describing

I'm thinking that it is the connection at the turbo that is leaking and I can probably fix it without even replacing the part. I think that somehow the tension ring must have gotten loose or something.