Bmw 318i E90 Common Problems

This is commonly hear when the windows are completely closed. I guess you are not doing enough mileage to get another diesel.

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29 12 2009 12 00 pm freerider wrote.

Bmw 318i e90 common problems. Some years have problems with oil pressure which requires a complete engine rebuild often at under 40 000 miles. Benchmark small executive car known issues revealed read before you buy a used 3 series. Most years have tons of brittle plastic parts that crumble if you look at them sideways and are oem high priced only.

These are things you would want to check for if. Be very wary of this issue as prolonged driving with this fault can result in the increase of back pressure which in turn can lead to the failure of the turbo due to overheating and seizure of the bearing making the fix even more expensive. But not as common as the diesel engine.

If this is the case i would test drive a 318i but i would recommend you a 320i there are a few out there. Even radiator hoses use special o ring fittings that are oem only and expensive. Too many problems caused by inadequite maintenance from previous owners.

Broken gear leaver linkages. In this video i discuss the common problems found in the e90 e91 e92 and e93 generation of the bmw 3 series. Rubber wears out and specially if you have a vehicle that s 10 15 years old.

That s why is sold that car. I had one and i was lucky and only had a few. With e90 diesel engines dpf failure can be a common occurrence in cars with relatively low mileage.

You are coming from a mk3 mondeo which does have a long list of problems. There are all kinds of hacks out there to repair this issue but the right thing to do is to get a new set of bmw door seals. The problem is caused from worn door seals.

Common trouble spot see all 2011 potential trouble spots the 2011 bmw 3 series has been recalled 11 times by nhtsa.

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