Head gasket and oil leak!!

[LeinsCSL]

Why dont you use Dealers that you know are CSL and warranty friendly,i travel over 300 miles for servicing and warranty and not had any hassle.I dont want to drive this far, but it pays everytime.

Sorry, just doing a bit of venting over previous experiences, the memory of which made the blood boil again

Not in the NW anymore, but in general I found the level of service (customer, sales, after-sales) over a 10 year period far superior in indepedent, family-owned dealerships than with the chains. Only to be expected maybe. Unfortunately, many of these family-owned ones seem to be getting taken over

[jibm]

Well the dealer finally came though and did it under warranty car back this afternoon :supz: so its had..water pump, thermostat and the fan housing/coupling. Ill do another track day soon and see if it happens again..i bet it does!

The oil leak turned out to be the dip stick had come out slightly - so thats all good, done, and nothing to pay at all!

again god bless extended zero excess warranty its saved me over 3k in the past 6 weeks alone :thumbs:

[Bounce]

Well the dealer finally came though and did it under warranty car back this afternoon :supz: so its had..water pump, thermostat and the fan housing/coupling. Ill do another track day soon and see if it happens again..i bet it does!

The oil leak turned out to be the dip stick had come out slightly - so thats all good, done, and nothing to pay at all!

again god bless extended zero excess warranty its saved me over 3k in the past 6 weeks alone :thumbs:

Nice one matey,told you your dealer would come good:hahaha::thumbs:

[shane@mbtech]

Well the dealer finally came though and did it under warranty car back this afternoon :supz: so its had..water pump, thermostat and the fan housing/coupling. Ill do another track day soon and see if it happens again..i bet it does!

The oil leak turned out to be the dip stick had come out slightly - so thats all good, done, and nothing to pay at all!

again god bless extended zero excess warranty its saved me over 3k in the past 6 weeks alone :thumbs:

It will return, unfortunately so, but it will return.

You have to ask how oil could get from dipstick area to wheel arch? and why did it blow out in the first place, blocked crankcase breather?

[jibm]

It will return, unfortunately so, but it will return.

You have to ask how oil could get from dipstick area to wheel arch? and why did it blow out in the first place, blocked crankcase breather?

Could a fooked head gasket, make it blow out? need to find a warranty friendly dealer, I'm not taking it back there again.

[mattCSLnut]

Get a full engine cylinder head compression & leak off test done asap :thumbs: Any half decent Indy should be able to do that.

[jibm]

Get a full engine cylinder head compression & leak off test done asap :thumbs: Any half decent Indy should be able to do that.

:thumbs: thanks yes i will. i'd rather bmw paid for it, might try that one local to you, bit of a drive but must be worth it:thumbs:

[Bounce]

:thumbs: thanks yes i will. i'd rather bmw paid for it, might try that one local to you, bit of a drive but must be worth it:thumbs:

When you give Elms a ring ask for Ant on the service desk,tell him your from the Register.

[billyboysm3]

When you give Elms a ring ask for Ant on the service desk,tell him your from the Register.

I found out a couple of days ago Ant has left

If I were you Id ring service and speak to Emma Speechley
on 01954 784500 or email [email protected] as she is who Ive been speaking to.

As Bounce said say your part of the csl register, say when you drop it off can you have a chat with Gareth (formally Murketts) and tell him the crack.

Billy

[mattCSLnut]

I found out a couple of days ago Ant has left

If I were you Id ring service and speak to Emma Speechley
on 01954 784500 or email [email protected] as she is who Ive been speaking to.

As Bounce said say your part of the csl register, say when you drop it off can you have a chat with Gareth (formally Murketts) and tell him the crack.

Billy

Wow wow... back it up a little Billy ... Ant has left ?!?! it's only been a few weeks since he joined. That's not good. What happened ?

[Bounce]

I found out a couple of days ago Ant has left

If I were you Id ring service and speak to Emma Speechley
on 01954 784500 or email [email protected] as she is who Ive been speaking to.

As Bounce said say your part of the csl register, say when you drop it off can you have a chat with Gareth (formally Murketts) and tell him the crack.

Billy

Really, didnt know that.:bigcry:

[giraffe]

Elms update

Ant reason for leaving was he found it too busy , to be fair total of 16 techs it does get busy at times . I have been talking to the dealer principle to sort you guys with some good customer service , Matt gave me some pointers such as the 6+ labour rate which they said yes to :thumbs: also they will have a direct line for you guys to book car in to avoid the normal pain in the arse booking in proceedure , with me (Gareth) or Dan ( also former Murketts Tech ) able to come to phone or talk to you front of house if needed . At some point they will be aranging a open day for all you guys to come have a look around meet and greet us all , hopefully get the workshop full of csl's for some pics ( as suggested by Matt ) . Please be patient as with Ant leaving so soon they short staffed at moment so will be few weeks until this all up and running but i have been asured this will all happen .:thumbs:
Regards Gareth

[shimmy]

Ant reason for leaving was he found it too busy , to be fair total of 16 techs it does get busy at times . I have been talking to the dealer principle to sort you guys with some good customer service , Matt gave me some pointers such as the 6+ labour rate which they said yes to :thumbs: also they will have a direct line for you guys to book car in to avoid the normal pain in the arse booking in proceedure , with me (Gareth) or Dan ( also former Murketts Tech ) able to come to phone or talk to you front of house if needed . At some point they will be aranging a open day for all you guys to come have a look around meet and greet us all , hopefully get the workshop full of csl's for some pics ( as suggested by Matt ) . Please be patient as with Ant leaving so soon they short staffed at moment so will be few weeks until this all up and running but i have been asured this will all happen .:thumbs:
Regards Gareth

Thanks Gareth, nice to know what's happening.

I'll need an oil service soon........In that nice new engine you kindly fitted

[mattCSLnut]

Ant reason for leaving was he found it too busy , to be fair total of 16 techs it does get busy at times . I have been talking to the dealer principle to sort you guys with some good customer service , Matt gave me some pointers such as the 6+ labour rate which they said yes to :thumbs: also they will have a direct line for you guys to book car in to avoid the normal pain in the arse booking in proceedure , with me (Gareth) or Dan ( also former Murketts Tech ) able to come to phone or talk to you front of house if needed . At some point they will be aranging a open day for all you guys to come have a look around meet and greet us all , hopefully get the workshop full of csl's for some pics ( as suggested by Matt ) . Please be patient as with Ant leaving so soon they short staffed at moment so will be few weeks until this all up and running but i have been asured this will all happen .:thumbs:
Regards Gareth

Thanks goes to Gareth for turning my little ideas :whistle: into reality :thumbs:
BTW, shame about Ant leaving like this :sad: he was very good at his job and a nice, helpful chap to boot.

[jibm]

Ant reason for leaving was he found it too busy , to be fair total of 16 techs it does get busy at times . I have been talking to the dealer principle to sort you guys with some good customer service , Matt gave me some pointers such as the 6+ labour rate which they said yes to :thumbs: also they will have a direct line for you guys to book car in to avoid the normal pain in the arse booking in proceedure , with me (Gareth) or Dan ( also former Murketts Tech ) able to come to phone or talk to you front of house if needed . At some point they will be aranging a open day for all you guys to come have a look around meet and greet us all , hopefully get the workshop full of csl's for some pics ( as suggested by Matt ) . Please be patient as with Ant leaving so soon they short staffed at moment so will be few weeks until this all up and running but i have been asured this will all happen .:thumbs:
Regards Gareth

Top chap thanks for the update...:thumbs: ill be using you guys from now on.