Destroyed M135i turbo after 5 Months...

[tomgledhill891]

So I destroyed my turbo after 5 months?! Anyone else had issues?

[dapearson]

tomgledhill891 said:

So I destroyed my turbo after 5 months?! Anyone else had issues?

Nope.

How many miles?

Had you been checking the oil level using the computer?

Are BMW fixing it?

[pscl227]

Driving it like a loon from cold?

[M3Driver]

Mine uses a fair puchel of oil like... My E46 M3 never used a single drop in 80k miles. My M135i has needed topped up twice in 8k !!!

Ah well, that's what warranties are for eh! Enjoy your free new turbo. :-)

[Neil.D]

Have you been warming the car up properly and letting it cool after a blast?

Is it definitely the turbo and not an ancillary part?

[tomgledhill891]

8K Miles. BMW are replacing all the turbo unit and its currently on its way from Germany. First problem of its kind in Europe apparently!

Oil was fine and I consider myself a fairly steady driver. Only blast it now and again!

[shim]

Which turbo?

[M3Driver]

There's only one turbo on an M135i Shim. The N55 engine has a single, twin-scroll turbocharger.

[Palmball]

Seems the N55 engine isn't immune to problems. I took the M135i for a European trip a couple of weeks ago and the car failed just after I entered Switzerland. It's 3 months old (with 4k miles at the time) and the problem turned out to be a failed injector.

To be fair, they're just machines so components will fail. This is as much a story of how good BMW were in handling an awkward situation - I was on day one of a week-long road trip and they sorted out a decent rental car whilst mine was with the Swiss dealer. When it was fixed, I was in Vienna with my next destination Munich....meaning going back to Switzerland was a full-day detour for me. After a little pushing by my local dealer, BMW paid to have the car delivered to Munich and the Swiss rental car returned. Things can and do go wrong; how BMW handled it in this instance was outstanding.

[cerb4.5lee]

I am really interested in the M235i...but after this thread maybe I think I may as well go back to a TVR!!

Turbo`s eh! bring back N/A engines...less to worry about!

[Palmball]

I wouldn't make a decision on whether to buy a car or not on the basis of this.....they're just mere machines and some will go wrong. I posted my story as an example of how well the manufacturer, in this case, not only sorted the issue but kept my inconvenience to a minimum. I'm very fickle when it comes to cars and have little brand loyalty but this 'problem' actually endeared me more to BMW!

[cerb4.5lee]

Really good to hear that your situation was dealt with well & I agree with cars it doesn't matter what manufacturer you go with things can go wrong.

[Yanto]

Was this an ///M Turbo or an "///M" Turbo ?