Can a BMW garage fix my CDT?

[keiron99]

As recorded on other threads, I'm suffering dreadful problems with starting, and the 2 Xpart garages have proven expensive and useless. I am totally stuck as to where to take it.

There is down the road from me a BMW dealership. Given it's a BMW engine, might it be a good choice to go there? I guess it ain't going to be cheap there, but really, I'm running out of options (and patience!)

[sylvester]

You haven't in your previous post mentioned the fuel pumps - the most common cause of poor starting performance mentioned on the Forum. This is a peculiarly Rover 75 CDT fault so a BMW dealer probably won't have experience of it (if it is that!)
There are numerous posts describing what to do to check if it is one or other pumps - not very long or involved either - put in a search and I am sure a few will come up

[Mike]

Yes, I know of several 75 owners who have used BMW specialists to service the Diesel versions.

hth

[keiron99]

You haven't in your previous post mentioned the fuel pumps - the most common cause of poor starting performance mentioned on the Forum.

The first dealer I took it to changed the high pressure fuel pump at enormous cost. He obviously mis-diagnosed, because it made no difference (in fact it's worse).

[JohnDotCom]

If the Part was misdiagnosed you shouldn't have to pay for it, down to them!

BMW garages as others can service your car BUT
They won't have a T4 or most probably half the bits.
Not everything is the same on the Rover BMW power plant and its in the wrong way for their mechanics. ;)

The In Tank Pump causes a lot of problems (also of course the under bonnet one if a 2 pump system)
but for starting the Cam Sensor is Favourite then Crank Sensor if not Battery.
Other things such as Injectors can also be a problem.
Loads of Threads and Posts on this,
have a good read many you can check yourself. :D

[keiron99]

Loads of Threads and Posts on this,
have a good read many you can check yourself. :D

I've started a few of them myself!

I've booked it into a diesel "specialist" for Wednesday.

http://www.hi-tech-diesel.co.uk/

At least they were courteous to me on the phone, which is a novelty!

[Roverron]

I've started a few of them myself!

I've booked it into a diesel "specialist" for Wednesday.

http://www.hi-tech-diesel.co.uk/

At least they were courteous to me on the phone, which is a novelty!

Did you ever have the injectors checked?

Please remind us what you have had done to date.

Ron

[keiron99]

Did you ever have the injectors checked?

Please remind us what you have had done to date.

Ron


Ron
As I type, my car is in the diesel specialists in Bury. They rang me just an hour or so ago to tell me that an injector was leaking very badly and needs replacing. Assuming this is true, it beggars belief that the other 3 garages it has been in didn't pick up on this.

So, I'm picking it up later this afternoon. I've been here before of course, but at least this time they have actually found a fault which, according to your good self and helpful posters here, could actually be the cause of my problems.

So fingers crossed. And then I can re attach your box of tricks! :D

[tigerchubs]

You cant beat a specialist. Most dealers just want to plug into the diagnostics and do as they are told. Very few either want to or know how to fault check these days if there are no fault codes.

[keiron99]

You cant beat a specialist. Most dealers just want to plug into the diagnostics and do as they are told. Very few either want to or know how to fault check these days if there are no fault codes.

This is what I found at the 2 Xpart dealers. They just told me that the computer says there are no faults. If I'd been quicker, I'd have said something like "I assume it also doesn't tell you that there's a big white scratch on the bonnet. So, is that just a figment of my imagination too?"

I guess it's the difference between fitters and mechanics (with apologies to any fitters).

I'm still very nervous about picking it up though. Deja vu all over again.

[keiron99]

Get out the bunting, crack open the bubbly, and give a big round of applause to Sid at Hi Tech (http://www.hi-tech-diesel.co.uk/index.html) Diesels in Bury.


:party:


It was a faulty injector all along, as so many of you said on here.

And shame on the other garages who didn't have a clue what they were doing.