Loose bolts inside a motor

[Ross]

I'm pretty new here and am prepared for the flack on this but I've gotta say this.
What is the problem with bolts falling out inside BM engines?? Not like it's minor **** either. One recent poster had NINE, phuking NINE bolts laying in his oilpan!! The M-30s would regularly wipe out cams because of banjo bolts loosening.
Doesn't Fritz own a torque wrench or have loctite??
I can't believe new buyers would put up with this.And nikasil????
Ford was nearly bankrupted because of a lousy tire problem that wasn't even their fault,nor Firestone's for that matter. Audi was punished unmercifully because some dumbasses couldn't tell the throttle from the brake.
Yet BMW customers seem to take it in stride when told the motor is toast.
"Brilliance" is a term floated out here recently.I don't think brilliant is the word that came to mind when any of you guys dropped the oil pan on your V-8s.
How about cooling systems on these things?

There are so many great things one say about our cars,yet some parts are just utter crap.And here we all genuflect to the Bavarian gods.
I thinks that a good part of our cars longevity is our own willingness to keep fixing them. That perhaps is the best testimony to the enjoyment they USUALLY provide.

[Phil Sanderson]

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[Evan]

who pissed in your oatmeal this morning

[Ross]

Nobody, just saying how I feel bud.Got no beef with you either.

[mikell]

Pretty basic, isn't it? Just keep bolts from jiggling loose - hell, even the French manage that one. Maybe the Germans figure that you don't deserve to own one of their fine machines if you can't manage to drop the pan every so often to tweek things up. And, to make it even more challenging, they don't publish that as part of the regular maintenance regime. Maybe there's a secret society of the illuminated ones . . . oh, wait, that's this forum, right?

Now, anybody want to revive the rants about too much electronic crap on new BMW's? I won't buy one because I'd never be able to stand the cost of keeping all of that stuff working after the warranty expired. [Sorry for the digression]

[RobPatt]

...or a horse?

[pyro]

Ok... one thing to say about that is... Theres a difference between tires failing and motor failing. Noone died or got hurt because of nickisil or the banjo bolts. and the guy not figureing out pedals could have hurt someone (yes hes a jakca$$ but still) well thats it now i feel better.

[jbourke]

has its problems, join their respective forums and you'll know. What I love about the E34 is the overall clever design which gives a thrill maintaining. There is no perfect car although reading this (hardly objective) forum you would be forgiven thinking otherwise

PS I hate the less-than-rugged front suspension

[Ross]

Precisely my point.And how forgiving devotees of a marque are.

[Gene in NC]

BMWs are like trophy wives. An occasional exciting ride but every day it's pay, pay, pay.