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Old 03-18-2018, 08:08 AM
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oil in engine harness

i have a 02 MCS stock
have had problems since getting this car
one problem has been the BCM dyeing out , took it to dealer to have them replace BCM they come back to tell me it may not be the problem but that i have oil in the engine harness. they proceed to inform me that this was a common problem with th GEN 1's and that replacing the BCM would probably not fix my problem.
so my question is if this was a common problem should this not be a recall issue ?
or is the dealer i,m working with just trying to get double pay for same job ?
advice and help would be most welcome
 
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Old 03-18-2018, 01:09 PM
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Moving you to the Stock Problems/Issues area.

The BCM in many cases is involved with water leakage via a plugged sunroof drain.
 
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Old 03-22-2018, 08:13 AM
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Nope, never heard of that problem before. Any photos?
When you say "Harness" like at the top of the engine by the airbox?
 
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Old 03-22-2018, 11:59 AM
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Not common for oil to be in harness on any R50 R53 as I've never seen that. But is known to find water in the BCM connectors.

The Gen 2 N18 cars are common to find oil in the harness from the oil pressure solenoid.
 
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