F10 520d Rough Idle

Paul 00078

New member
My idling is notably rougher the past year or so, it is not injectors, etc.
Mileage is 221k+
Can it be Mountings?
I am considering taking it to SAC in Centurion, any other suggestions welcome.
 

husaindindar

///Member
Probably start with an oil, oil filter, air filter and diesel filter change.
Run a bottle of injector cleaner on a full tank and a long run on the highway (200km+).
Also fill up with good fuel. Sasol or Shell.

Do the easy maintenance stuff before dumping money on a hit and run parts swap out.


BTW, when was the last oil service and diesel filter service? Diesel filters can be omitted very easily.
 

Paul_Pret

Member
It is serveiced regularly at BMW still, I did the injector cleaner, do long runs of 400km every 2nd weekend, do only use Sasol diesel.
Its nothing to do with performance, it is only when I put it in Drive, cold or hot, idle or driving, where it feels rough, I had it for 8.5 yrs and it feels different, way rougher.
 

sash

///Member
Have you had the codes read? Sometimes even the intermittent codes can give insight to what be might happening.
 

Riaad

Events Organiser
It is serveiced regularly at BMW still, I did the injector cleaner, do long runs of 400km every 2nd weekend, do only use Sasol diesel.
Its nothing to do with performance, it is only when I put it in Drive, cold or hot, idle or driving, where it feels rough, I had it for 8.5 yrs and it feels different, way rougher.
I'd get the engine and gearbox mounts checked out.
 
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