Between timing chain issues and other common failures, one has to wonder, is there a new/new-ish BMW Car/Engine that has proved to be trouble-free and reliable?
Please reply based on first hand experience only!
Between timing chain issues and other common failures, one has to wonder, is there a new/new-ish BMW Car/Engine that has proved to be trouble-free and reliable?
Please reply based on first hand experience only!
All engines/cars have common failure points or pattern failures. Are you referring more so to design flaws?
Yep, design flaws, known faults. Anything that goes wrong on several examples that shouldn't go wrong on a new car basically!Originally Posted by Venom
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Are they not affected by timing chain issues as well? Or which 6 pot diesels have the chain issues?Originally Posted by Dave
Valdas posted an example of an M57 with timing chain issues but it subsequently turned out that the car had 400k km on it, so not really a fair example.Originally Posted by Peter-E36
The N57's have problems though.
M57 is pretty hassle free.
If looked after correct but yeah it and the m47 are great engines!Originally Posted by Dave
That's probably the same for most engines apart from the likes of N4/57 diesels and N40/2/5/6 petrols.
So Diesel: Go for M57 (if well maintained), avoid N4/57.
What about Petrol engines? The 4 pots wouldn't be of any interest, so re: the 6 pots - what are the ones that proved to be reliable, and the ones that proved to have design faults or common problems?
Edit: Wasn't just talking about engines by the way, cars in general. It's no good if the engine is healthy and the rest of the car falls apart... Heard the 335i have HPFP, water pump, and turbo issues?
I think if you follow the rule that if the chain is at the block then budget for that to be replaced.
How do I know if it is?Originally Posted by Smokey Bear
Originally Posted by Peter-E36
Sorry I meant at the back of the block.