On the way to the office this fine Monday morning (Columbus Day), without anyone else on the roadway and enjoying the drive, the car started to shake oddly as I came to an idle stop. I pulled over and turned off the engine for a minute and then restarted the car. At that point, the "service engine soon" light came on. Great,...so I went to check the gas cap to see if it's loose and nothing. I called the dealer and they told me to bring it immediately.
After getting to the dealer, the took the car in for diagnostic and came back with the O2 sensor is faulty and the cylinders 5-8 is misfiring. They gave me a rental car (Mercury Sable through Enterprise) and will call me later on a status. Well I just found out that the VANOS needs to replaced.
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'06 M5 in Silverstone Metallic/Silverstone II Perforated Leather/Aluminum Trim - all options, Hüper Optik Nano-Ceramic 30 Tint, Dinan Aluminum Pedals, Clear Bra, BMW iPod Adapter
'04 X5 4.8iS Titanium Silver/Black (wife's car)
On the way to the office this fine Monday morning (Columbus Day), without anyone else on the roadway and enjoying the drive, the car started to shake oddly as I came to an idle stop. I pulled over and turned off the engine for a minute and then restarted the car. At that point, the "service engine soon" light came on. Great,...so I went to check the gas cap to see if it's loose and nothing. I called the dealer and they told me to bring it immediately.
After getting to the dealer, the took the car in for diagnostic and came back with the O2 sensor is faulty and the cylinders 5-8 is misfiring. They gave me a rental car (Mercury Sable through Enterprise) and will call me later on a status. Well I just found out that the VANOS needs to replaced.
Sorry to hear that... Is the car covered under warranty for the
VANOS?
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Ashok
2002 E39 Carbonblack/Caramel M5 (best car I ever owned)
2005 E60 Blue Onyx/Caramel/Light Figured Ash M5 (worst car I ever owned)
2007 E90 Montego Blue/Black Alpina D3 (sublime) Let me tell you what SMG stands for...
You better believe it is. I guess that is the saving grace right? CPO and still under warranty.
Is this a 2000 model?
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2001 M5 LeMans Blue/Silverstone
Dinan: springs, Konis, rear sway bar, monoball bushings, and exhaust
Ground Control camber plates
Stoptech front brake kit
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TC Design brackets
OE 9.5" rear wheels all around & 275/35-18 Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec for street
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2003 330i ZHP 6MT Imola Red/Black Alcantara
2006 330i sport 6MT Electric Red/Black
2001 Audi S4 6MT Silver/sport Alcantara
1996 Volvo 850R wagon
Is the car covered under warranty for the 
Hope everything works out and your car is soon back to perfect
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