F25 X3 30d fuel consumption

[JP BMW]

Going forward you should drive the car hard now and again especially if it spends alot of time in the traffic.

Yes.
Also see:
https://www.theaa.com/driving-advice/fuels-environment/diesel-particulate-filters

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The BM had one owner before me (belonged to a doctor) and as far as I know wasn't driven hard and only did about 16 000km per year.

I remember back in the day of print ads, people would proudly put "doctor's car" or "one lady driver" on their ads.

To me it meant (back in the old days of being politically incorrect):
Doctor's car: Driven really hard, since he was on call a lot and didn't really care about mechanical sympathy, because he would always replace the car before the Plan expired.

One lady driver: The clutch is almost dead (in a manual car).

Non-smoker: Meant f-all, since all smokers throw their ciggies out the window anyway!

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Thanks for the link MR_Y

So basically what they are saying is that for short trips it is bad but if you remove it, it is illegal and to replace it I need to sell a kidney??

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Going forward you should drive the car hard now and again especially if it spends alot of time in the traffic.

Think so too (good excuse for the wife) lol
Maybe change my route to include a bit of highway as well

 

[Solo Man]

It is possible to check the egr thermostat to see if it is not working by removing it and blowing through it. If you can blow through it it is scrap and you need to buy a new one. New one looks physically the same if bought from Goldwagen as the Dealers part only with the bmw badge removed. Just make sure you buy the same one as on your car as the older ones came with a grooved outlet for a secure fit of the rubber hose clamp and the later ones should have the clip type fitting/s.[/i]

 

[JP BMW]

It is possible to check the egr thermostat to see if it is not working by removing it and blowing through it. If you can blow through it it is scrap and you need to buy a new one. New one looks physically the same if bought from Goldwagen as the Dealers part only with the bmw badge removed. Just make sure you buy the same one as on your car as the older ones came with a grooved outlet for a secure fit of the rubber hose clamp and the later ones should have the clip type fitting/s.[/i]

Thanks for all the info, I do the test and if its faulty take it with to get the right part