Timing chain snapped

[peejay]

Pic on page one of this thread shows the damage.

I have seen the engine parts and they all look ok to me and I am told by the technician that they are fine.

 

[Pukmeister]

Thanks for that, if mine ever fails in a similar fashion I shall get a steel pin ground up at a local engineering firm or all bike engineering etc from EN16T or similar to repair it, sod paying for cases or a short engine. Glad your warranty covers it, hope you get a new engine rather than a shop rebuild.

 

[Bendy toy]

A whole short engine for one bent pin. kinnell! I assumed that was just part of it. There might be cracks elsewhere but a new engine does look like overkill. Good job warranty is paying.

 

[MikeO]

Dealer wants to put in new engine as it saves on time, but BMW are trying to push the very slightly cheaper option which incurs mega labour.

I think that's because the dealer has to suck up most of the labour charge - I remember Balderstones whinging about it...

Mike