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Originally Posted by Wolfblass
Ya so like any other car, luck of the draw on a lemon. What amazes me is how bmw hasn’t designed a permanent fix for this.
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Yeah I know how you feel, it's just like the sti with ring land failure, blown turbos, blown head gaskets, spun rods, rod knock etc. I mean the s55 isn't even close to a lemon engine, I've seen a cbc able to prevent a 700 whp engine from spinning a crank hub after repeat engine failures.
Imo the reason why they don't fix it is the same reason as subaru. This is because they likely realize that if they issue a new design then they'd have to recall all the other cars with the same hub design (n54, n55) for repairs, and it's likely going to cost them way more than it would to just repair and or replace any s55's that do spin the hub. So they're likely just going to drag it out until the s55 is discontinued, and warranty expires on all of them.