05-19-2023, 12:56 PM | #1 |
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About 1 yr ago I ended up with a front main seal leak as well as a VC leak, and shagged PCV issue. I ended up driving for another year (I know, I know) before doing anything about it but I got an aftermarket VC and about 3000kms later I got a drivetrain fault for cylinder 3 misfire which went away the next morning, but I cleared it and it never came back. This prompted me to get the motor sorted as being on 150,000kms it’s about time.
Ended up replacing the following: Turbo oil feed, return, and vent lines Front Main Seal Coolant Connector Top Coolant Hose The next day after a long drive I had a sizable wet patch under the car which felt oily and then sticky - this ended up being coolant. After getting home I got another cylinder 3 misfire but this time it never went away and the car was running like a tractor. Ended up driving to BMW for diagnosis where they checked compression (all good) and removed, cleaned, and replaced the injectors and swapped injector 3 for 2, and cleared the adaptations - on the test drive they got another drivetrain fault, but this time it was for the camshaft installation fault and they immediately said it’s time for a new timing chain job but not at their pricing. Drove down the road to the same indy as before. Replaced the following: Timing chain job Water pump pulley Car runs great now but the tank range has been dropping like a stone (assuming this is because of the relearning) and has abnormally rough cold starts now (I’ll post a video when I can) and the coolant leak is continuing. I’m mentally preparing for a new injector and even a new vanos solenoid or two. The battery had been on my list of to-do’s for a while as I think it’s the original and my start-stop stopped working about 2 years ago. I’ve left the car on trickle charge overnight (it was on “save” as I turned it on so go figure) and I’ll be looking around to spot the source of that coolant leak this weekend. I suspect it may be the auxiliary coolant pump at the bottom of the bay near the main pulley. Anyone else run into these issues? Any suggestions around this mileage? I know my way around a wrench so don’t mind getting stuck in. PS most people I’ve told have all said to sell the car but none of them drive BMW’s so they wouldn’t get it. |
05-20-2023, 07:38 AM | #2 |
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My 2014 116i n13 has none of those problems at the same mileage so you must be unlucky.
However when I bought it a year ago, the tailpipe was very sooty, like an old diesel's and fuel consumption was poor. I decided to change both the MAF and pre cat O2 sensor which sorted it. (the two main sensors for mixture and fuel control) Consumption has been 30% better ever since. |
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