In article <Utidnbl0kJlEsZXVnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Floyd Rogers <fbloogyuds@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>"mark barron" <mbarron@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>> John Carrier wrote:
>>> "mark barron" <mbarron@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote There have been two
service
>>> bulletins issued on the coils. The first was to replace any failed
>>> coiled, the second was to swap out the whole lot of 'em. Have you had
the
>>> coils replaced? I think with the recall it would be a freebie, even
>>> though you're over warranty.
>>>
>>> Given that, you're about due for new plugs. 100K is just about the
>>> absolute limit on the plugs and you're 90% of the way there.
>>>
>>> Recommend you contact local dealer and determine if you're entitled to
>>> coil replacement. If that doesn't solve the problem, then plugs are
plan
>>> B.
>>>
>> Thanks, so very much for your thoughts. I contacted a BMW dealer here
>> in Michigan. He informed me that there are no recalls for coils or on
>> matters that could relate to misfires. I believe you and not him, so
>> I plan to try a different dealer.
>
>I have a '01 330xi. Same exact engine you have. There has *NOT*
>been a recall on my car/engine. If you search the NHTSA database,
>you will also note that there have not been ignition coil recalls, for
your
>car or mine.
>
>I don't know where Mark is getting his info from, but it's incorrect in
>this case.
A service bulletin is NOT necessarily a recall.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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