BMW Turbo Diesel reliability poll : BY MODEL

have you owned a BMW turbo diesel with turbo failure?


  • Total voters
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VictorMike

///Member
ivan2terrible said:
Bmw x5 e53 3.0d 2003 model, 1380000km, no issues except a cover that blew of, meaning I must buy complete tappet cover R5k later....

ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND KILOMETERS?!?!??!?!?!

BEST ENGINE EVER!
 

yush1

Active member
VictorMike said:
ivan2terrible said:
Bmw x5 e53 3.0d 2003 model, 1380000km, no issues except a cover that blew of, meaning I must buy complete tappet cover R5k later....

ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND KILOMETERS?!?!??!?!?!

BEST ENGINE EVER!

Absolutely unbelievable. :cartel:
 

graan13

Active member
2 x e60 Msport 530d's. No issues on either - first one 116k kms 2006, second one 2009 LCI now on 192k kms

2 x e46 300i Individuals, No issues 2001 LCI manual 80k kms and second one 2002 LCI auto 300k kms (valve cover gasket only)

1 x e46 328i auto 1999. no issues 70k kms

1 x e39 528i 1998 - no issues 165k kms until engine was cleaned - blew the Ecu and electronics - so not a mechanical failure - more stupidity!

1 x e39 M5 2001 - no issues until clutch failure at 120k kms (slogging it out in 1st and 2nd gear traffic daily) repaired at a whopping cost at BMW, only to start failing again 3 weeks later!

2 x e46 320d's 1 manual, 1 auto - no issues other than the manual being written off by the then mrs :=):

Only issues have been after services at BMW (various dealers) for crappy workmanship related things (binding brakes, loose covers etc!!!!
 

graan13

Active member
KingKalie said:
"written off by the then mrs" left her for writing your car off? :fencelook:

Hahahaha.... no, took a while longer :hammerhead: (was actually her car anyhow...)
 

As-Eez

Member
BMW X1 E84 20D 2011 ,(120 700) no failure (Touch Wood)and also very happy

:chef:

But the X1 i got has been driven as it was a company car and you know how ppl can be when they drive the company car.

:=):

But maybe the Vote selection should be updated - I dont see any X1 / X3 on there as well and i am sure many person has the X3
 

FerdiBotha

Well-known member
As-Eez said:
But maybe the Vote selection should be updated - I dont see any X1 / X3 on there as well and i am sure many person has the X3

I’d rather split it between engine models (M47, N47, M57, N57 etc.) ,because there is little to no point in distinguishing between the different car models when the mechanical components are the same.
 

supertramp

Active member
Also interested to hear on the X3's have heard of the notorious "timing chain" saga's but nothing else on the plus 2011 2.0d xdrives's :fencelook:
 

As-Eez

Member
FerdiBotha said:
As-Eez said:
But maybe the Vote selection should be updated - I dont see any X1 / X3 on there as well and i am sure many person has the X3

I’d rather split it between engine models (M47, N47, M57, N57 etc.) ,because there is little to no point in distinguishing between the different car models when the mechanical components are the same.

Super Valid point- I agree as the X3 and the X1 has the same 2.0 D motor etc etc
:ty:

Also interested to hear on the X3's have heard of the notorious "timing chain" saga's

also with regards to this statement - i think there is a thread about this - but someone said to me that when you read up about the timing chain story failure it mainly happens over seas - could be allot to do with temp/ conditions maybe that creates that problem and that very few if any ppl in our surroundings has those prolbems

But that is just hear say on my side and an opinion of another person.
 

70007

Active member
2003 E46 320d F/L (115kW) - no failure from new to 90 000km when sold
2003 E46 330d F/L (150kW) - no failure up to 150 000km when sold
2008 E90 330d pre-F/L (160kW) - 92000km - 126 000km no failure
2010 E90 330d LCi (180kW) - 46 000km - 80 000km no failure
2010 E70 X5 3.0d (180kW) - 87 000km - 159 000km no failure (gearbox failure though)
2014 F15 X5 M50D (280kW) - 42 000km - 67 000km (current mileage) - no failure, going like a tank!
 

Avir

Member
2008 E83 2.0d m47 manual 185k kmz when sold zero issues
2011 F25 2.0d n47 no turbo issues 216k kmz current
 
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