Summon the MR Army and march towards BMW Canbec!!!
MR Army is already on scene. Roasting OP.
MR Army 2008: OP did nothing wrong.
MR Army 2018: Leave CANBEC alone.
Summon the MR Army and march towards BMW Canbec!!!
Those cars are always leaking oil.. doubt it was that. It looks electrical with how the wires are crispy.. poorly installed JB4 would do it or possible alternator over charging. He made it far without it catching on fire again..Guys, c'est pas un downpipe ou une tune qui fait pogner un moteur en feu. Ça prend une fuite d'huile sur l'exhausr ou une fuite de gaz. Faque à moins qu'OP s'amuse à slacker ses bolts de couvert de valve ou ben couper ces hoses il y a pas grand chose qui peut avoir fait !
This is what I want to know as well. So far it's been silentWhat part was causing the fire? Or which parts were replaced?
If the wires are pinched or chafed it can cause a short elsewhere indirectly. Only cripsy N54 and 55 I've seen was caused by the positive block in bay being poorly attached. There was once a Mini we had in that had some short in the DME, would cause cylinder 3 coil to melt.JB4 peut pas mettre l'auto en feu, la seul chose qui peut arriver c'est avec le cable USB qui touche au 12V+ et qui va bruler le ground du TMAP dans l'ecu.
I like you but that's not true. The claims adjuster will want to know what happened 100% to close the file out. Not just the damage and be gone. They will pay labor time to figure out how the fire started and if the owner was at fault or some undeclared aftermarket part.I get your frustration, but as stated, the insurance company only mandates that BMW repairs what was damaged. Not "find the cause of the problem". That would be on you to ask BMW to figure it out, and if it wasn't asked, then they aren't going to do it. As for "warranty" the car is 12 years old...there's no warranty. BMW can guaranty their work, which was likely done properly (replacement of damaged parts), but unless they were asked to find the problem, it doesn't fall under "their work".
That said, the wait time and dicking around is complete BS and they should be trying to help you figure this out as quickly as possible. I think THAT is where they failed you.
If/when it gets fixed again, if it unfortunately catches fire a 3rd time because a repair as not requested, then I'd let the car burn to the ground.
I like you but that's not true. The claims adjuster will want to know what happened 100% to close the file out. Not just the damage and be gone. They will pay labor time to figure out how the fire started and if the owner was at fault or some undeclared aftermarket part.
Fires and such damage is handled different vs collision
Guys, c'est pas un downpipe ou une tune qui fait pogner un moteur en feu. Ça prend une fuite d'huile sur l'exhausr ou une fuite de gaz. Faque à moins qu'OP s'amuse à slacker ses bolts de couvert de valve ou ben couper ces hoses il y a pas grand chose qui peut avoir fait !
This is what I want to know as well. So far it's been silent
I'm no expert and may be wrong...but an insurance dude said the same thing as me in this thread. It honestly wouldn't surprise me because it would fall under what everyone does these days: the absolute minimum and not a single penny more.
I just called my broker, he said the same as Greg. Yes they want to fix the parts but what if the problem was caused by the client (modifications) or even a faulty repair from a recent tuneup/garage visit that went wrong, they'll repair a legitimate claim but if it's something due to mods/bad repairs it might be a different story. So the cause of the fire needs to be found prior/during/after repairs or at least some indication
As for the OP, I have to agree with him, they let him leave with a car and what if this time the fire would have caught and he/his friend would have burned or been injured ? Then what ? What if someone would leave with their kid in the car ? Hell I could show up with a botch job JB4, I rather they tell me it's my fault and I'll pay it out of pocket and STFU.... instead of ALRIGHT BUD ITS FIXED and let me leave and almost get injured ?!? And then the MR SISSY ARMY comes and tells me I'm in the wrong for being pissed... LOL... the OP has a legitimate reason for saying WTF... and we don't even know if he has a JB4 or not.... even if he does, does it really matter at this point ? It went through the hands of the dealer and they left it there or saw the botch job wiring on the JB4 and still thought it was ok to leave ?
I can't believe how the members on MR have become (not pointing you but overall), the first thing we do now in 2018 is defend the dealer/insurance company.... holy shit....
and maybe my broker is wrong, but if insurance companies really work that way then they're even shittier than we already thought they were... there's no logic at all in reparing just parts without finding the source of the issue (in a god damn FIRE!) and honestly I DOUBT that's how they work.... imagine the news headline... man BURNS alive after insurance/dealer said car was repaired
98.5FM
"Well you know, we only fix the parts, the source of the fire we don't look into"
PFFFFFFFF GTFO
FYI All my BMWs and Mini were at Canbec, I love the dealer, but sometimes insurance companies/dealers can drop the ball...
to be fair, all car forums are like that. nothing is ever good enough for everyone.MR is so bi-polar...
If someone asks about a mod: "Oh, yeah 100% legit and safe" or "What's wrong with you, why won't you get a tune?!"
In a different thread: "OMG could OP's car have been tuned or any less than 99,9% OEM?" Was OP using OEM motor oil and OEM windshield wiper fluid?" If not, that'll teach him! "OP you big dummy, did you not get an independent mechanic double check the repair done at the dealership? Kids these days, fucking complacent I tell ya"
Op ne dit pas la vérité, c'est ça le problème. Tu as raison pour un jb4, ça ne cause pas d'incendie mais un meth kit qui splash sur linjector harness oui.JB4 peut pas mettre l'auto en feu, la seul chose qui peut arriver c'est avec le cable USB qui touche au 12V+ et qui va bruler le ground du TMAP dans l'ecu.