05-20-2018, 05:30 AM | #1 |
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I was rear ended on April 26 took my car to BMW of Brooklyn to have them deal with it the proper way.. I get a call from the advisor saying as they were lookin at the damages they noticed a leak from my coolant return line from the turbos. MY QUESTION HERE IS ARENT THE TURBOS CONNECTED TO THE DOWNPIPES WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO MY MUFFLER? BC GEICO DOESNT WANT TO COVER THE LINE AND BMW WANTS 2200 I CAME UP WIT A SOLUTION IM GOIN TO BUY THE RETURN LINE SOMEWHERE ELSE GENUINE BMW PART FOR LESS AND HAVE A LOCAL SHOP I USE PUT THEM ON BUT I JUS WANT TO ASK bc I believe geico should cover it my car was in immaculate conditions before this accident
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05-20-2018, 06:07 PM | #2 |
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Just because your turbos are eventually connected to your muffler does not necessarily mean everything wrong in the area of the turbo is causally connected to a rear end collision. The insurance company is right to question that. You need the person fixing it to tell the insurance company it is related, if it is.
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That could be a reason for the leak. It also could have been from the rear end collision. Where is the leak originating from? Is it from the rubber lines or is it a crack in the metal lines? |
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05-21-2018, 03:11 PM | #5 |
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you have your plumbing mixed up.
The turbo -> downpipe -> exhaust piping are for exhaust gases. The coolant lines is for liquid coolant that is used for turbo/intercooler cooling functions. So you need to find the coverage language in your policy that talks about all other accessories related to the engine/powertrain and you have to show how all this is somehow related to your accident...which will be difficult. Also, btw, I heard for the N63 (also for the S63) there is a TSB to fix the coolant lines. So it might be free for you to get it fixed out of warranty. Even if they fixed it before, and it's leaking again, they may be able to goodwill this fix. Plus your 2014 should have just come off of warranty, which means, a goodwill fix will cover close to 90% of the overall cost. Confirm this with your advisor.
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Anyways, it's hard to say that the leak is related to the accident. I'm sure a violent collision can jar anything lose, but then again the coolant leak issue is a known problem on the S63/N63, and it's directly related to the quality of the lines and the parts.
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