So the bimmer went to the dealer for some engine work after I got back from Christmas. As I was driving the loaner car back to the dealer to pick up my car...a deer ran across the road and t-boned me. I thought all was lost, as I no only has to pay $1100 for engine service, but I figured I would be out my $500 deductable. But AAA came through. Since the loaner was treated as a rental, it was under my liability coverage, and being a no fault accident, I didn't have to pay my deductable. All was good...for a day. The dealer told me that the belts needed to be replaced and they could do it for $110. I figured that since I already had the belt, and is a pretty easy job, I would do it myself. Unfortunately, I was wrong. I had a special tool to take off the fan of a 528i...but apparently the 540i requires a different tool. Well, I ended up forcing it and of course broke something. The fan pulley cracked. I thought it would hold until I could get a new part, but as soon as I pulled out of the driveway, it let go and punched a pin hole in radiator. Luckily Jeff was around and let me borrow his Miata until I could get parts. So a week later, I had my new pulley and radiator. Got everything installed and (fingers crossed) should be trouble free for a while.
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