BMW e90 318d Msport driving at 1k-2k rpm

[oluwa_tea]

Hi All,

Just after some advice before I take my car to the mechanic.

My 2009 318d seems to be running at really low rpms from what I have ever noticed. Ill list the concerns I have below to make a possible diagnostics easier.

- driving in any gear is no more than 2k rpm, 6th gear @ 80mph drops to below 1.5krpm
- quiet hissing sound when driving and idle
- car feels sluggish at times and the drive somewhat feels unbalanced
- random shuddering sound coming from front right side of the car when driving around 60-70mph

i guess it could be 1 or the other reason for these issues, but im quite concerned about the rpms being way below from what Ive ever noticed before. Surely at about 80pm in 6th gear my car should be sitting around 2.5krpm being a 318

I also noticed on a 80 mile drive, the miles left for fuel went down and up a few time. Ive never seen this before on my car so this is what really alerted me.

If anyone can shed some light itll be much appreciated!

Thank you

[300bhp/ton]

Have you tried putting your foot down?

[Triumph Man]

The range (or distance to empty) changing as you drive is linked to how you drive - so yes, you would notice the value change.

[oluwa_tea]

300bhp/ton said:

Have you tried putting your foot down?

Yes lol i get a sluggish response with rpm around 2k...sure its not right to have rpms at around 1-1.5k in 5th or 6th gear doiing 80-90mph. seems to good to be true.