2008 E92 Crimson Red 330i

[Sam.]

Butter Face said:

Yeah two years in May it was mate!!

You'll have to gas up the Beemer and have a cruise down!

Has it really been that long. DAMN

[rossub]

Stunning looking car. Don't think I've seen a red one before.

Doesn't seem a lot of money, though obviously reflects the miles.

[Podie]

Nice looking car that!

Any plans for tinkering?

[Sam.]

Podie said:

Nice looking car that!

Any plans for tinkering?

No major plans as of yet just to make sure its in 100% working order. The N53 engines are known for a few issues i want to make sure are completely ironed out before i do much more

Tinkering wise i wouldn't mind getting my hands on the BMW Performance Intake kit. Then converting over to DCT Paddles rather than the stock ones.

That will be about it. Just keeping it clean and enjoying it.

Oh and getting rid of the runflat tyres. M sport suspension, 19's and Runflats can sure make a bumpy ride

[Podie]

The DCT paddles sounds like a no brainer to me!

It really does seem a lot of car for the money and great to see a BMW that isn't monochrome.

Must admit I can't decide if the grille stripes look good or tacky!

[Sam.]

Not sure if this car is a blessing or a curse but today it started to misfire, Lack of power and EML light up

Going into the garage to be diagnosed.

Only owned it 10 days and im at this point.

Lets hope its nothing major..

[Butter Face]

Hope it's ok mate!!

[cerb4.5lee]

Hope it gets sorted as easy as possible for you.

[CB 987]

Hope it's something simple like coil packs and not the injectors.

[Sam.]

CB 987 said:

Hope it's something simple like coil packs and not the injectors.

I really do hope that aswell. I have warranty on it but i dont know if they cover fuel injectors. It was just what came with the car from the dealer

[nitrodave]

Would be worthwhile contacting BMW about this. I had exactly that car, and in 2013 the previous owner to me had new injectors, fuel pumps and coil packs fitted out of goodwill by BMW. It's a known problem and they may be prepared to help.

[Sam.]

nitrodave said:

Would be worthwhile contacting BMW about this. I had exactly that car, and in 2013 the previous owner to me had new injectors, fuel pumps and coil packs fitted out of goodwill by BMW. It's a known problem and they may be prepared to help.

According to BMW it has had a fuel pump and injectors. That isnt to say it hasent gone faulty again.

[f1nn]

Sam. said:

Not sure if this car is a blessing or a curse but today it started to misfire, Lack of power and EML light up

Going into the garage to be diagnosed.

Only owned it 10 days and im at this point.

Lets hope its nothing major..

Oh no! Hope you get it sorted quickly and painlessly.

[Sam.]

Update

Car has been into a local BMW indy. He has looked through all the live data of the car and finding no faults with the injectors or fuel pump. All are showing perfectly healthy and within tolerance.

He did notice that the software has never been updated on the vehicle even after it has had the recalls by BMW. He is looking to see if he has the correct software update to check that that isn't the issue with the vehicle as im sure i read that the N5* engines have been through multiple software updates to try get rid of issues.

Lets hope its a simple fix such as that and nothing more.

[f1nn]

It's strange that the indi couldn't find a log of any faults AND no software updates from BMW....

[Sam.]

f1nn said:

It's strange that the indi couldn't find a log of any faults AND no software updates from BMW....

Car is still with the Indy, Hes been playing with it all afternoon and has managed to get it to replicate the fault i was having that would come and go and has tracked it down to injector number 2 out of tolerance. He is recommending that a minimum of 3 be replaced in that bank.

Lets wait and see what the seller has to say.

[anonymous-user]

I had one of these in a mundane grey but manual, lively car, lovely engine!

Enjoy

Look brilliant in red.

[Sam.]

Well today the car has had cylinder 2 injector replaced paid for by the seller. The mechanic says its running like a dream now but recommends that i get it in for a software update ASAP

So that's next on the list of things to do.

Be happy just to have it back and running perfectly

[LanceRS]

Good, glad to see the problem solved and in a Gentlemanly way.

[Podie]

Great news - makes a nice change to read a good story like that!