03-27-2012, 12:39 PM | #24 |
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To be more specific, when I do a cold start, the rev is about 1500rpm, engine at that time is quite noisy and I can feel some vibration in the cabin, it will go better if I turn off the ac (dunno why it must be on when starts up), it's further better after few mins when the engine get warmer, about 800rpm
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03-28-2012, 03:21 AM | #25 | |
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Generally, I find the engine to have quite a beat at idle, when parking in tight spots in closed areas you definitely notice that it almost sounds a little like a diesel. It's not a criticism, just an observation. The performance is worth it! |
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03-29-2012, 05:51 PM | #26 |
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I took my F20 120D Urban in to the dealers this week for one or two issues to be looked at and they said they had a couple of extra things to do fitting your descriptions. But the reprogramming didn't work, apparently it killed the blower and they are also waiting for a new ECU (I have now found out the correct technical name is the IHKA control unit) to be delivered from Germany. So I will be without my car for at least a week. I now have a hire car provided by BMW Customer Service for the next six days after already having a courtesy car for two days. So I am being looked after by BMW under the circumstance.
I have never taken a car in for work and it ending up being in a worst state than it started in lol I was experiencing whistling from the blower in certain settings and mainly from cold start. The turbo also whistles excessively for the first minute or so from cold, but I have been advised that is normal. The other problem I have is discomfort from the half leather seat due to in my opinion poor trim design, but I think I will start a new thread for that. Last edited by Smileysteve; 04-03-2012 at 06:53 AM.. Reason: Technical clarification of the problem |
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03-29-2012, 11:26 PM | #28 |
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Taiwan 118i not yet notified about this recall but we did have a recall about the AUTO-OFF feature which once u release your brakes on green light, the car will move forward like a rocket...... ~~"
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03-29-2012, 11:29 PM | #29 | |
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Same here, all the F20 from our Taiwan club experiencing the same noisy cold start. However, after 3min or so, when the RPM drops to normal, the engine gets a little quieter thou~ I checked on youtube and seems that the COOPER S has the same problem on their N18!
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