[solow]

I went to the dealer with wastgate ratle and they told me its the wastegate actuator which i believe. but their saying its not covered under the 8 years 82k extended warranty anyone have any input on that. help please===

[08E60535iLCI]

If its covered then why worry about it, unless you got more then 88K miles?

[solow]

Their saying the wastegate actuators are not cover under the warranty?

[tmo24]

I had mine go in and they said they had to replace the actuators first under warranty before touching the turbos. Then they ended up just replacing both turbos. I was at 81k miles. Go to a different dealer or call bmwna and ask for clarification.

[solow]

their really starting to piss me off

[Wes335XI]

Sounds like my dealer. Bunch of assholes.

[solow]

i just have no idea how to prove they have to cover the wastegate actuators

[Evochuck]

Have them replace the actuators but clarify that if the issue persists they will need to replace the turbos under warranty AND reimburse the previous repair.

[solow]

they want 3 g's for the freaken actuators

[BillionPa]

SI B01 02 12

N54 Engine Turbocharger (Wastegates Only): Emissions Warranty Extension to 8
Years/82,000 Miles

E90, E92, E93 (MY 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010): 335i including xDrive

BMW NA has agreed to extend, to a total of 8 years or 82,000 miles, whichever comes first, the emissions warranties covering the Settlement Class Members’ vehicles for any failure of a turbocharger caused by a defect in a turbocharger wastegate

A slight rattle noise is considered normal operation of the mechanical wastegate valve and is not a failure of the part. No repair should be attempted for this type of rattling complaint.

If the noise is described as a clanking noise occurring up to six or seven times in a row during a deceleration from approximately 3,500 RPM, or during a heavy application of the accelerator without a drive gear being engaged, then continue with the procedures described in this document.

The existing warranty coverage for all other parts has not changed.


...... if they consider the actuator part of the wastegate, then yes it is covered, but only if they consider it part of the wastegate

also, any aftermarket software or hardware controlling or modifying boost pressure will void the extended warranty

[solow]

they do the wastegate actuator is inside the wastegate it opens and closes it ahh freaken assholes

[Evochuck]

Originally Posted by m54

they want 3 g's for the freaken actuators

That looks like the price of full turbo replacements!

[Mike@N54Tuning.com]

Originally Posted by Evochuck

That looks like the price of full turbo replacements!

I think it is as each turbo is about 700-800 so the rest is 10 hours of labour which makes sense.

Mike

[solow]

ill be sticking my boot up their ass when i go up there today--this is insane istead of having it covered under warranty they trow me for a loop and bring this bs on me.

[BMWM.D.]

Originally Posted by m54

they do the wastegate actuator is inside the wastegate it opens and closes it ahh freaken assholes

The wastegate actuator is NOT inside the turbo. They are an external part that bolts on the outside and moves the wastegate valve inside the turbo housing.

The extended turbo warranty covers turbocharger replacement, if needed. The actuator replacement/ adjustment would be a different story. If there is mechanical wear in the actual wastegate valve that is causing boost issues, that would be covered.

The issue is that the turbos need to be removed to properly measure the wastegate wear. I doubt the dealership is going to do that unless you agree to pay the labor if no turbo replacement is needed.

Sure, the dealer could bullshit BMW and just give you new turbos. That isn't really fair, either.

[solow]

Originally Posted by BMWM.D.

The wastegate actuator is NOT inside the turbo. They are an external part that bolts on the outside and moves the wastegate valve inside the turbo housing.

The extended turbo warranty covers turbocharger replacement, if needed. The actuator replacement/ adjustment would be a different story. If there is mechanical wear in the actual wastegate valve that is causing boost issues, that would be covered.

The issue is that the turbos need to be removed to properly measure the wastegate wear. I doubt the dealership is going to do that unless you agree to pay the labor if no turbo replacement is needed.

Sure, the dealer could bullshit BMW and just give you new turbos. That isn't really fair, either.

agreed.but 3gs for $100 worth of parts to be installed is kind of insane for any bmw owner to pay.

[Tiago@VRSF]

Go to a different dealer. It honestly sounds like they're giving you the run around.

[solow]

will their warranty denial be in the computer if another dealer pulls my vin>?

[Tiago@VRSF]

I can't say in this situation but if the warranty was denied due to aftermarket parts it will definitely be noted in there. Can't hurt to give it a shot though.