Thread: IVA Fail
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Old 4th May 2016, 20:32
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Hi Ryan,
sorry to hear about your IVA failure.
You need to know the VIN number of the donor vehicle. If you don't know that you should find it on the label on the ECU. (It'll probably start WBA...)
Then take a trip to your local BMW dealership and sweet talk the parts counter man. (I've always found them helpful if approached in the right way). He should be able to print you a copy of the original spec of the donor car when it left the factory. That print-out should include the engine number and if that matches the one on your engine block it proves you have the original engine.
Armed with that info you should then write to BMW Customer support with a copy of the print-out and ask them for an official letter to confirm the date of manufacture.
BMW Email address: customer.service@bmw.co.uk

Good luck,
....peter
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