Have any of you had this problem? (archive)

My 2001 740i sport developed an oil leak at ~1200 miles. One of 2 steel-braided hoses (~0.75-1 inch diameter) that go from the engine to the filter housing (this itself blew me away...the fact that the filter is not mounted directly the engine...never seen that before...wonder why...perhaps to maintain engine balance?) developed a leak and had to be replaced. I consider myself lucky that the hose did not completely fail...I would have probably lost the engine. Considering that these are steel-braided hoses, I would imagine that there is some serious oil pressure in these lines.

It irritated me that the hose failed at just 1200 miles...:(

I had to leave the car at the dealer while the part came in...took 5 days. Dealer would not give me a loaner. BMWNA was pathetic in its customer service..."BMW does not have a loaner policy"...BMWNA, are you listening????????

Just venting my frustration...

Follow Ups:

Re: Have any of you had this problem? Odie 10:53 7/22/2001 (0)
Just wondering, did you get a good disount when Jeff 22:49 7/21/2001 (1)
- Got $11.5K off MSRP... '01 Black740iSport 23:07 7/21/2001 (0)
My 01' 740i sport just passed 1200 miles today Jeff 22:46 7/21/2001 (0)
Re: Have any of you had this problem? SUPERMAN 21:17 7/21/2001 (0)

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