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donkeykong
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29th Oct 11 at 17:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Iv done a little search on these on parkers and wiki, but are there any 1st hand people here who could help out? Are they any good, is fuel any good, any common problems and things to look for etc.

cheers!
Jambo
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Fad is your best bet. He loves oil burning bimmers
donkeykong
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Il Fb him to look as this then! cheers!
Jambo
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No worries bor
sri boy
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Back diff rips mounts out of body was a recall on some done a few in my work now
Corsa_Sport21
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^^ Happened to my mates old 2001 330d.
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Fad is not your best bet he is a biased fanboy
Jambo
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Fad is not your best bet he is a biased fanboy


At least he doesn't drive a £5k swift m8
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Bet id beat him round a track in it though
sri boy
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
^^ Happened to my mates old 2001 330d.


Yes if there over 10 years old BMW don't do it under warranty and it's a big job other we comon faults is outdside temp sensors airflow meters but these are great with tuning boxes and are very fast
donkeykong
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Are the turbo's strong in these? when do they usually need to be replaced? say one with 88k on the clock, what should i look for? do the sports come with LSD?
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quote:
Originally posted by sri boy
quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
^^ Happened to my mates old 2001 330d.


Yes if there over 10 years old BMW don't do it under warranty and it's a big job other we comon faults is outdside temp sensors airflow meters but these are great with tuning boxes and are very fast


you can use a corsa b outside temp sensor and it works fine

little known fact
Corsa_Sport21
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Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
^^ Happened to my mates old 2001 330d.


Yes if there over 10 years old BMW don't do it under warranty and it's a big job other we comon faults is outdside temp sensors airflow meters but these are great with tuning boxes and are very fast


I was always at him to get it box'd, even as standard with 187bhp it went like fuk.
Corsa_Sport21
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Are the turbo's strong in these? when do they usually need to be replaced? say one with 88k on the clock, what should i look for? do the sports come with LSD?


No LSD.
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29th Oct 11 at 21:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have a 530D so same engine i think.

Mines manual and on a mixed drive taking it easy I get about 45mpg. Motorway on a steady run close to 50.
donkeykong
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Welded diff it is then only kidding

Wow thats good on fuel!

can anyone explain more on this

" steptronic gearbox (auto & manual) "

are the auto boxes ok for mapping?

how much are clutches/cambelts etc for these?

cheers
sri boy
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Better of manual clutches are easy to fit 2 hour job also exhaust cracked in middle where silencers are and do it all the time backing plate on rear brakes corrode and spring retaining blip that holds shoes goes and causes rear brake problems off u do decide to go for one make sure uve got service history as a monkey can reset service light with a paper clip and these engines need serviced regularly
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Bet id beat him round a track in it though


I know which I would rather have
donkeykong
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cheers sri boy! well i have my audi s4 up for sale and im getting inundated with offers of px. from a e36 m3's etc. this one came up this morning and made me think as iv heard good things from them. from what the guy has said, its got full bmw S/H. so hopefully thats a good sign. for regular service, whats needed? oil and filters?
Fad
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Damo when I was looking at them I found thisnthread quite useful

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=72&h=&t=258875

If turbos go, hybrids are usually cheaper than original ones

Usual e46 problems:

Rear springs snapping
Leaky water pumps
Check consumption if it is really poor (like sub 20) it's usually a thermostat problem
Also with higher miles the m sport suspension gets tired and will feel very firm!
Check for a loose jiggly rear end will mean trailing arm bushes
Unstable feel/juddering under braking highlights track control arms

History can vary between oil services (self explanatory) inspection 1 and inspection 2. Check the history and make sure an inspection 2 isn't due any time soon,although e46's are not bad on servicing cost.

I will say 5/5 330d's I looked at had all of the problems above which pissed me off. So many of them out there now have moon miles and have been owned by people wanting cheap motoring just because it is a diesel!

[Edited on 29-10-2011 by Fad]
donkeykong
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also after some more research.... there are two engines... 184bhp and 204bhp, i hav read that one is 5speed and 204bhp is 6-speed, buton a auto, how could you find out this from another means?
Fad
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A 53 plate will deffo be a 204 bhp, for reassurance go to your local bmw dealer and ask for them to print you off the original order/spec sheet so you can clarify.

Oh yes swirl flaps too get them blanked at they are common to go and often take the engine with them!!!
Fad
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http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=989499

Check the engine code should be an N57 make sure the codes on the vin plate and suspension turret match the log book
donkeykong
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ah the one i pm'd you must be the 184bhp one then
Fad
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Look at one of the threads above check the engine cc on the log book will tell you if it is an N57N

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