330d crank pulley failure

[DieselFan]

In actual fact: it was the Facelift 2002 - 2003 engines that ate turbo's. Something happened 2004 onwards till 2005 when they became more reliable. Everyone loves those diesels, but i think they were too fast for their own good. People over revved them and it ended disasterously with blown turbo's and intercoolers.
I say this cuz my friend is a BMW mechanic in Vanderbijlpark that sees these cars every day at his shop. all for the same problems.

Just so this is clear. Ricky is talking about the 320d.

With regards to the 330d. The earlier models came out with a garret GT2556 (135kw model) and the later models 2003+ (150kw model) came with a garret GT2560.

The earlier model turbos are more reliable. The newer ones boost from lower RPM and so they "wear" more. And also have a bigger exhaust side exit which is better.

 

[Kotters]

Only found this thread now,

Had the pulley on my E90 330d go.


I did the repair myself, got the replacement for R3500 from goldwagen.
Dealers are over 7k

Took a little over an hour to do, I didnt take pics but if you need help
Give me a shout.

 

[Spannie]

I had mine fail recently on 159000km. Seems to be the norm for these pulleys to go around this mileage.

 

[tumzozo]

Would this be classified as a preventive maintenance on the diesel e90s?

 

[Spannie]

Would this be classified as a preventive maintenance on the diesel e90s?

No I'd wait for it to break before replacing it. It doesn't fail in a spectacular manner, you'll maybe lose power steering and smell rubber. The general mileage they give is 150-200k, sometimes more. At R8k for the pulley it's a bit of a tough pill to swallow if it's not broken. Even the Continental one is like R4500, so I'd rather just fork it out when it breaks.

 

[tumzozo]

Thank you Spannie, I will be on the look out.

 

[Spannie]

Always good to know where to find one, when if fails you can still drive the car for a little while being careful not to load the pulley too much with things such as the aircon, Power steering etc. Second hand prices were like R2000-4000.

 

[individj]

with my turbo car..i used to let it idle for a few minutes before switching off so that the turbo could be lubricated etc. should we be doing the same with these modern turbo cars? is there new technology in place making this practice useless.

 

[Spannie]

with my turbo car..i used to let it idle for a few minutes before switching off so that the turbo could be lubricated etc. should we be doing the same with these modern turbo cars? is there new technology in place making this practice useless.

Hi there, your post is a little off-topic but I'll answer you. General turbo care:

Idling your car in the morning to warm it up is bad, best is to start up, wait like a few seconds so you have oil in all the journals etc and then drive very sedately and don't boost the car for at least the first 5 minutes of your drive.

Likewise, when you're nearing your destination, keep out of boost and drive sedately. You don't have to let the car idle for a minute after stopping, 15 seconds should be enough for the turbo to spool down to idle speed before you switch the car off.

Most important factor for turbo car maintenance is the oil, change it regularly and use a good quality oil and oil filter.

Some modern cars (petrols turbo cars) have electric water pumps that circulate water through the system even with the engine switched off. But the above care tips should be enough.

 

[tumzozo]

Always good to know where to find one, when if fails you can still drive the car for a little while being careful not to load the pulley too much with things such as the aircon, Power steering etc. Second hand prices were like R2000-4000.

Will mos def keep this in my notes. Thanks a mil

 

[Ofentse]

Well. It finally broke. Not majorly but then again a rather expensive out of motorplan bill.

On 30/12/2009 after I started it I smelt rubber burning. Battery/alternator light came on and power steering was non-existant. I switched the aircon off and after a few seconds power steering was returned to normal and battery/alternator light went off.

Drove the car to a mechanic , put it on the lift and checked the aircon compressor which was way hotter than the rest of the components. Removed the aircon unit. No gas was present in it and a possible bearing failure was suspected and one can't get new parts / reconditioned parts at this time of the year.

Brought the car home and noticed the power steering went heavy for a few seconds and also felt a tug and heard a belt rubbing against something.

Also to remove the aircon we had to remove the turbo boost pipes , turbo has a nice bit of oil leaking at the seals from the pipes (which would explain the topup oil of 1 litre that I had to put in at 118000 kays.

Mileage is now at 124000 kays. New turbo is R25000. The whistling from the turbo has been there since 64000 kays when I bought the car from Paarlberg (it was on its second turbo as the 1st one was replaced due to a "funny noise" as mentioned on the cars motorplan history report that I pulled on the car when making arrangements to buy it.

On 31/12/2009 I took the car back to the workshop. Explained the problem with the now more frequent power steering loss/heaviness.

Removed the power steering belt , saw nothing wrong. We then looked at the crank pulley which was very hot. After letting it cool down we detected that the pulley is fucked. This would explain the loss of power steering and the alternator/battery light coming on occasionally.

New pulley from the agents is R7500 ex VAT , no stock from BMW dealers. Looking for 2nd hand ones next week as most of the usual places are closed.

The only way to get out of this car considering its accident damage last year is to do it the dishonest way and drive it into a wall which is out of the question as I left it at the workshop so that they can hunt for parts for me in next year 2010.

R25000 - Turbo
R7500 - crank pulley
R2500 - recon the aircon unit and / or
R8000 - replace the aircon unit

Nice bill for the new year :twisted:

To replace the car with facelift E90 with the same spec a few thousands over R500k.

Before this drama it gave bloody good service mechanically so I don't have any regrets buying the car as I got driveability.

R43 000... That is a whole lot of moola

 

[individj]

@Spannie i mentioned it as they were discussing Turbos going. Ja this what a modded Turbo vehicle & when pushing it i would let it idle for about 2 minutes when stopping as i know it was still spinning a hell of a lot. I think most guys just switch off after driving these modern turbo vehicles. & could be a factor with turbo maintenance.

 

[fismail]

FYI.
Mileage on 228000
Replacement pulley failed after about 100000 kays.
Got a new one installed by S&N Auto in Centurion.
Cost of R5500 inclusive of VAT (supply and fit)

 

[DylanPetzer]

Howzit Bud,

At the risk of sounding like a complete idiot...

The belts that is connected to Part 1 of the diagram that you posted, what does it power. I just had one of the belts snap that is connected to the Crank Shaft Pulley, absolutely terrified that it is connected to the water pump.

Thanks in advance for your response!

Cheers,

Dylan

Yes.

Aircon bloke called me , there is nothing wrong with the compressor so he will simply charge me for a regas.

New pulley is R8500 at agents.
Managed to get a newish one for R4300 and then will stick on aircon pump and have it regassed.

I may as well have them do a 120000 kay service as well since the car is already on 124000 kays.

See part number 1 on the diagram.

No. Description Supplement Qty From Up To Part Number Price Notes
01 Vibration damper 1 11237793593 $647.82
02 Torx bolt M10X86 4 11232247932 $2.87
03 Crankshaft sprocket 1 11217788982 $60.77
04 WOODRUFF KEY 5X6,5 1 07119951480 $0.88

Fismail: Any news on the 330d?

 

[sash]

Water pump and power steering

 

[DylanPetzer]

Water pump and power steering

Thanks a mill!

:ty:

 

[muhammedmanjoo]

Reviving an old thread ... Anyone know where I can get a pulley as mine broke today. Tried Goldwagen, they Southdale.... They don't have

 

[Danny2]

Try calling other branches for the pulley otherwise you can call BMW for the Pulley