E60 or E61 buying avoid injection problems

[Robmilford]

Hi, after posting on this site and reading other posts, I've come to the conclution that the 530i is the car for me rather than the deisel reliability and short journeys being the reasons. I am worried though about the faults I read about on the direct injection though, so to avoid this I'm thinking of looking for a lowish mileage pre direct injection fault car. When was the direct injection first fitted and does this seem like the way to go. There is a slim chance that I may go for a 330i is the injection still the same and when did they change over, as there are some great low mileage cars for sale 2006/2007. I'm looking for the M sport model.

Cheers Rob.

[Moar]

Get the N52, it's upto 07 I think for the e90.

[Fox-]

All pre LCI E60's are N52 or (the older ones) M54, neither have direct injeciton.

Instead you get the crappy pre LCI interior quality inside, sadly.

Think I'd rather have an LCI and a warranty for the injectors.

[Robmilford]

Thanks Fox, I'm getting the message I just thought that the the pre LCI might be more reliable. Given what you have said and what I have read on other posts maybe its best to look for a car thats not long had a new set of injectors, I'm probably looking at a car with about 70k on the clock, so going by other posts it will probably of had about two sets of injectors. Do you know how much the injector sets are to buy, so I could fit a set myself?

[Fox-]

More than a grand - they are high pressure injectors.

Your best bet is to buy a car with just under 60k and put it on a monthly BMW warranty. Then its somebody elses problem.