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I've always wondered why specialists don't touch stuff. Maybe someone in the field would care to elaborate. I mean, sure there is a degree of risk, but if they can't do it, who will?

It's like they dont want your money?

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"They don't want to take responsibility for it", "not a stock configuration they don't know what they could be getting into" ? They want me to talk to the aftersales manager or whoever because he is the one that said no to the job, so I have to ring him later today and convince him.

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Just tell them it's a standard m50b25 and that they dont have to give a warrenty, or something simular.

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Why wont they touch it?

Thats a commercial decission they have made, exposure to risk in doing the repair because of the conversion, and maybe the way it has been done. Also for the fact that someone else has already started pulling it pieces as well.

I would probably say the same if someone wanted me to do it at this stage. I've been asked to do this type of thing before and said NO because of the exposure to risk factor.

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If only you were closer to NP im sure Luke would love to help out, hes peformed the task before.

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Thats a commercial decission they have made, exposure to risk in doing the repair because of the conversion, and maybe the way it has been done. Also for the fact that someone else has already started pulling it pieces as well.

I would probably say the same if someone wanted me to do it at this stage. I've been asked to do this type of thing before and said NO because of the exposure to risk factor.

Pretty standard really, you don't know what's been loosened, tightened, if you accepted a job like that you would have to go over every bit of the motor which would take a lot of time.

And the fact that the motor is in unknown condition to start with.

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No I first asked and they said no to begin with. I haven't been able to talk with the guy I need to, to ask if they will do it how it is now. It's just a head on the block at this stage. I take responsibility for installing everything else.

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No I first asked and they said no to begin with. I haven't been able to talk with the guy I need to, to ask if they will do it how it is now. It's just a head on the block at this stage. I take responsibility for installing everything else.

They will probably still say no John... sorry to say, but I would too, coming from a business point of view.... doing it to help a friend would be different and wouldn't involve the business

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Yes well we will see tomorrow.. Would not be the first time I have had half-done jobs finished / helped on where I have not had the tools / knowledge to do something and they have done it. I think the fact they have only a couple guys in their work shop now and it's really busy they don't want to take on such a big project. Hoping with the vast proportion of the job done they can chip a hand in and sus the head maybe.

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Big project ??? Its a piece of piss... its only a M50 non vanos... the risk is greater in respect to being responsible

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Woah dude. Good luck with reparing this man!

I got one of them torx sets for 50 bucks, if you were closer you could borrow it.

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Big project ??? Its a piece of piss... its only a M50 non vanos... the risk is greater in respect to being responsible

Ok.

Woah dude. Good luck with reparing this man!

I got one of them torx sets for 50 bucks, if you were closer you could borrow it.

Yeah nah it's allgood, No interest in doing this myself anymore lol.

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Pull the motor back out and you'll have it done in no time, or just take it somewhere else, euro specialist over the road from Jeff Grey.

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Posts going missing in this thread I see? :unsure:

Good luck with whatever you end up doing .. feel sorry for ya after getting this farr and having this happen man!

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Posts going missing in this thread I see? :unsure:

There are no posts missing from this thread at all

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Found somewhere who were more than happy to help out, taking it there on Monday. Will also be able to get the sump guard modded to fit under the m50 sump there too. Score!

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All good then...do they have the right gear to do it??.. its simple to do , only if you have the right set up tools and know what your doing. I hope you have asked them about this.

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Yep they have done it before..

Can i ask who it is?

EDIT: All good John, they did the head work on my twin cam Sierra couple years ago. I know they do good work.

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All good then...do they have the right gear to do it??.. its simple to do , only if you have the right set up tools and know what your doing. I hope you have asked them about this.

The other Hastings BMW dealer?

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^^^^^ is there another one Greg?

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^^^^^ is there another one Greg?

My garage :lol:

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Lol. It's all ready to go have headgasket sorted tomorrow anywho..

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Neeeds front lower, once skid plates sussed <_<

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All jokes aside, where are ya taking it?

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