Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Problems of BMW 535

BMW 535 owners have reported 2 problems related to manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problem of the 2011 BMW 535

Failure Date: 09/21/2020

Vehicle was parked at my work and the engine caught fire in the parking lot. BMW of san antonio says oil leaked from the valve cover to the exhaust manifold. Problem is, exhaust manifold is far passenger side. Fire was top rear of the motor.

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2 Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problem of the 2011 BMW 535

Failure Date: 12/17/2019

Care was in motion on local street care started stalling, decrease in fuel, smoke out of tail pipe, complete engine failure, unable to start on engine. There are multiple forums on this specific vehicle with issues due to fuel injector. Since I am not the original buyer on vehicle I was not aware and was never notified by the new dealer that there would be an issue. Vehicle was bought at 126k miles in sept 2019.




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