'07 E90 330d. Things to look out for?
Discussion
sday12 said:
DPFs fail, £1K job.
Headlamp washer covers eject themselves.
Im aware of the covers, both are still attached. I assume there's no way of knowing if the DPF will die, i suppose this is the same with most items, but im putting some faith in it being a single owner (not fleet either, it was private) and it being fairly low mileage.Headlamp washer covers eject themselves.
sday12 said:
The DPFs die if they get clogged up and don't 'regenerate'
Mine is checked for this every service now for build up as it died at 28K miles!
Check the health of the turbos, pricey if they go bang.
Cheers, all going well, i wont be doing little short drives in it. It'll 20 miles a day minimum commuting alone (which i know isnt a lot), and most of that is done on roads that will get engine temperature up, plus other mileage aswell.Mine is checked for this every service now for build up as it died at 28K miles!
Check the health of the turbos, pricey if they go bang.
I assume there's no way of checking the turbo, other than listening for any whine noises on startup and any smoke out of the back?
Welshbeef said:
Make sure you always check the oil after every tank fill up or at the most every 1k miles.
Low oil kills turbos.
Secondly let the oil warm up before you give it the beans likewise don't cane it then turn the motor off as the oil will bake in the turbo not good instead last couple of miles ease off.
I've done this with every turbo car i have owned and to date had zero issues with turbos thankfully.
Anyway if a turbo did go they are exchange only and parts alone are £800 ish plus fitting. Clearly they can fail nut it is very rare - doing as I've highlighted above will help reduce any such problems and also do your engine no end of good too.
I reckon even i can manage that. I've seen 3-series with 150k+ on without any major issues, so i'll just keep a close eye on it (assuming i view/buy the car).Low oil kills turbos.
Secondly let the oil warm up before you give it the beans likewise don't cane it then turn the motor off as the oil will bake in the turbo not good instead last couple of miles ease off.
I've done this with every turbo car i have owned and to date had zero issues with turbos thankfully.
Anyway if a turbo did go they are exchange only and parts alone are £800 ish plus fitting. Clearly they can fail nut it is very rare - doing as I've highlighted above will help reduce any such problems and also do your engine no end of good too.
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