C350e new engine?
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C350e with Comand, Vision Package and seat package, 2017 Mini Cooper S 7
C350e new engine?
I have been advised that the delivery of my C350e has been moved from November to February due to a new style engine being fitted to later cars and there is a backlog.
I pressed the dealer for more information, but, none was given.
Is this for real, or, am I just being conned?
I pressed the dealer for more information, but, none was given.
Is this for real, or, am I just being conned?
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2016 C300
If I'm not mistaken the wrist pin connects the piston to the rod. It was out of tolerance in some builds and allowed the piston to have excessive "play", which then allowed the piston to bang around in the cylinder, causing a racket and eventually damaging the piston and the cylinder wall. The repair involves tearing the engine down to the block and rebuilding it. The condition is limited to a certain range of T4 engines built in 2015.
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2021 E450, 2020 C43, 2015 C300, 2007 C280
Design or manufacturing defect?
If I'm not mistaken the wrist pin connects the piston to the rod. It was out of tolerance in some builds and allowed the piston to have excessive "play", which then allowed the piston to bang around in the cylinder, causing a racket and eventually damaging the piston and the cylinder wall. The repair involves tearing the engine down to the block and rebuilding it. The condition is limited to a certain range of T4 engines built in 2015.
