Dealer Giving the Run around

TXTT · 03-13-2013, 01:15 AM

Well I have been having the trouble with the famous wastegate rattle. They updated the software and replaced the actuators .

2007 335i 6at 43k

I am really tired of hearing this noise but the dealer tells me they " cannot hear it" when it is clearly there . I am trying to sell my car to purchase a new 335i but interest falls once buyers hear the rattle.

Is there anything i can do/say to make them fix it once and for all ?

Or is there anyway to make the noise louder so they can hear it ? i was thinking if there is a vacum somewhere where i can manually open close it enough times to loosen the damn thing ! the car drops value everyday !

Thanks for any input .

e92ben · 03-13-2013, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by TXTT

Well I have been having the trouble with the famous wastegate rattle. They updated the software and replaced the actuators .

2007 335i 6at 43k

I am really tired of hearing this noise but the dealer tells me they " cannot hear it" when it is clearly there . I am trying to sell my car to purchase a new 335i but interest falls once buyers hear the rattle.

Is there anything i can do/say to make them fix it once and for all ?

Or is there anyway to make the noise louder so they can hear it ? i was thinking if there is a vacum somewhere where i can manually open close it enough times to loosen the damn thing ! the car drops value everyday !

Thanks for any input .

Lmao! Loosen the wastegate rod.

HGreen335 · 03-13-2013, 09:53 AM

I had the same problem and had to get the tech to take a ride with me. I rolled around the lot in first gear accelerating and decelerating with the windows down to recreate it and finally they decided they would replace the turbos

sickem · 03-13-2013, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by booostin3

I had the same problem and had to get the tech to take a ride with me. I rolled around the lot in first gear accelerating and decelerating with the windows down to recreate it and finally they decided they would replace the turbos

+1. Definitely ask if you can take a ride with the tech or better yet the foreman. Mine are whining (no rattle to speak of) and I'm trying to get them to replace and getting the same push-back.

ak_47 · 03-13-2013, 10:10 AM

Yep, sounds like you need new turbos.

Fun w/N54 · 03-13-2013, 12:24 PM

Try another dealer in town if possible...dealers love new business

TXTT · 03-13-2013, 01:19 PM

Ill give it another try .. And another 60 bucks to cpo.

03-13-2013, 01:15 AM	#1
TXTT Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 221 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: TEXAS iTrader: (1)	Dealer Giving the Run around Well I have been having the trouble with the famous wastegate rattle. They updated the software and replaced the actuators . 2007 335i 6at 43k I am really tired of hearing this noise but the dealer tells me they " cannot hear it" when it is clearly there . I am trying to sell my car to purchase a new 335i but interest falls once buyers hear the rattle. Is there anything i can do/say to make them fix it once and for all ? Or is there anyway to make the noise louder so they can hear it ? i was thinking if there is a vacum somewhere where i can manually open close it enough times to loosen the damn thing ! the car drops value everyday ! Thanks for any input .
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HGreen335 Second Lieutenant 34 Rep 284 Posts Drives: N54 335i, S65 M3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	I had the same problem and had to get the tech to take a ride with me. I rolled around the lot in first gear accelerating and decelerating with the windows down to recreate it and finally they decided they would replace the turbos
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ak_47 Private First Class 18 Rep 173 Posts Drives: 2015 X5 M PACKAGE - 1989 325is Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Yep, sounds like you need new turbos.
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Fun w/N54 Lieutenant 40 Rep 592 Posts Drives: '11 E92 335is AW/CR/DCT Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: WI iTrader: (2)	Try another dealer in town if possible...dealers love new business
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TXTT Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 221 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: TEXAS iTrader: (1)	Ill give it another try .. And another 60 bucks to cpo.
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