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      04-03-2026, 12:00 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by oliverplante View Post
Yeah I always turn off auto start/stop as soon as I get into the car and I made sure to tell them that so they hopefully rule out anything to do with that.
I just hope that they choose to replace something substantial like the cylinder heads vs something like changing injectors just to see if it helps.

Sounds like they were recording live data from the engine when they replicated the issue and have sent that data to BMW. Hoping this helps with diagnosis and the fix
Yeah it’s likely the cylinder heads in most cases. Same for my X7 M60i. The issue is that replacing cylinder heads would require the entire engine to be removed. To me that’s terrifying but it should take care of the issue for sure.
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