E46 320D 120k service
E46 320D 120k service
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Mtech25

Original Poster:

185 posts

192 months

Saturday 28th April 2012
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its starting to stutter now and then and alhough the service states another 10k to go, im going to get it service by my trusted mechanic who is a jap car specialist but i trust him to do the BMW too.

so where can i find or does anyone know what sort of things i should be doing

the basics as far as i know is

oil
oil filter
pollen filter?
plugs?
fuel filter

Edited by Mtech25 on Saturday 28th April 10:54

Lost soul

8,712 posts

213 months

Saturday 28th April 2012
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Air filter and fuel filter wink

E30M3SE

8,493 posts

227 months

Saturday 28th April 2012
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320d?

Which plugs are you refering to?

Glow plugs aren't really a 'service' item.

Mtech25

Original Poster:

185 posts

192 months

Saturday 28th April 2012
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thanks im going to add as people reply.

Patrick Bateman

13,219 posts

205 months

Saturday 28th April 2012
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Can you not get someone to check the resistance of the glow plugs? No point in changing them if they check alright.

E30M3SE

8,493 posts

227 months

Saturday 28th April 2012
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Patrick Bateman said:
Can you not get someone to check the resistance of the glow plugs? No point in changing them if they check alright.
Faulty glow plugs come up as a diagnostic code afaik.

Patrick Bateman

13,219 posts

205 months

Saturday 28th April 2012
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You can check their resistance with a multimeter.

Mtech25

Original Poster:

185 posts

192 months

Saturday 28th April 2012
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car starts perfectly fine, i bought the car from a large showroom called fortnums in staines and now they have gone bust, but just before they did last year i got a free service off them as the car came with 4 years free servicing, a week later they closed and possibly done a runner, now the BMW is slightly hesitating it could be st oil has been put in or that free service was just a tyre check with service counter reset, so to play it safe i just want to get it serviced and see if this ever so slight hesitation stops.

were still paying the finance for the vehicle
seems im not the only one who didnt trust there servicing then.

http://www.fortnumscarssucks.co.uk/

Edited by Mtech25 on Saturday 28th April 13:11


Edited by Mtech25 on Saturday 28th April 13:12

Muska

1,187 posts

213 months

Saturday 28th April 2012
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Have the injectors looked into for the stuttering?

Sir_Dave

1,506 posts

241 months

Saturday 28th April 2012
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Remove swirl flaps!!!!!!!!
Fit vortex oil breather
Clean egr valve
Engine/gearbox oil
Oil/pollen/air/fuel filters

Fox-

13,577 posts

277 months

Saturday 28th April 2012
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If you've still got 10k before the next service is due and it's 'stuttering' then I'd suggest its broken rather than just in need of a service. Effort should be focused on diagnosing whats wrong rather than wasting time and money servicing it before it needs doing. I'd suggest a jap car specialist is probably not the best first port of call for this.