Was wondering for many months about this loss. (Bad loser)
The run with each shift was in the right gear, shifts were great and the 330 stock, so with the 120 turbo diesel & the chiplogic tune, I should have had this one in the bag:
http://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=15639
I noticed more recently that even against the Hyundia, the 120d was struggling and first gear became a tricky affair because the car felt edgy and difficult to get off the line but worst was the drop in power at high rpms...but the drop in power was not drastic...the power was just not there as the rpms begin to climb. Last month, I happen to open the cubby storage "while driving" to take out my sunglasses and I heard a hissing sound coming through the cubbyhole. :fencelook:
Very unusual, I thought. Stopped and opened the bonnet but could not see anything. Took the car to BMW Donford the next day and asked them to trace the hiss...
What we found explained the power losses and subsequent first gear hickups:
The chargepipe had various cracks of different sizes on all sides. The second rubber sleeve near the throttle body were literally hard baked. The car were obviously losing power for many, many months but I just did not notice:
I was also concerned about all this muck in the flow pipe, affecting the performance of the trubo:
The pipe cost about R4,500 but it solved the first gear unpredicatable, jumpyness and pulls rather nicely again through the rev range without any noticable loss of power.
Two things I am thinking about now:
1. The dirty turbo may not last long...:bangdesk:
2. Where is that girl with the e46 330 that kicked my ass and yes, I hope it is still stock...:rollsmile:
The run with each shift was in the right gear, shifts were great and the 330 stock, so with the 120 turbo diesel & the chiplogic tune, I should have had this one in the bag:
http://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=15639
I noticed more recently that even against the Hyundia, the 120d was struggling and first gear became a tricky affair because the car felt edgy and difficult to get off the line but worst was the drop in power at high rpms...but the drop in power was not drastic...the power was just not there as the rpms begin to climb. Last month, I happen to open the cubby storage "while driving" to take out my sunglasses and I heard a hissing sound coming through the cubbyhole. :fencelook:
Very unusual, I thought. Stopped and opened the bonnet but could not see anything. Took the car to BMW Donford the next day and asked them to trace the hiss...
What we found explained the power losses and subsequent first gear hickups:
The chargepipe had various cracks of different sizes on all sides. The second rubber sleeve near the throttle body were literally hard baked. The car were obviously losing power for many, many months but I just did not notice:
I was also concerned about all this muck in the flow pipe, affecting the performance of the trubo:
The pipe cost about R4,500 but it solved the first gear unpredicatable, jumpyness and pulls rather nicely again through the rev range without any noticable loss of power.
Two things I am thinking about now:
1. The dirty turbo may not last long...:bangdesk:
2. Where is that girl with the e46 330 that kicked my ass and yes, I hope it is still stock...:rollsmile:
iesel is for trucks and busses :sorry: I6 makes music 
