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      05-06-2015, 09:17 AM   #1
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F20 Timing Chain

I've got a 2013 F20 116d with 34.000 km purchased in August 2013. Unfortunately, I heard the death rattle about 5 weeks ago. Thankfully my warranty is still valid.

Has anyone purchased an extended warranty from BMW? How much did it cost?
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      05-06-2015, 01:53 PM   #2
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Hi,

Here in France, it costs about 200 euros including VAT for an extension to 3 years/60000 kms.

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Hi, sorry that this is not an answer to your question but rather another question. What you mean by death rattle?
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In Norway, you get 5 years and 200 000 km at no extra cost.
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Hi, sorry that this is not an answer to your question but rather another question. What you mean by death rattle?
Just google BMW N47 timing chain. The net is full of info on this.

As far as I know, I'm one of the few F20 owners to have a timing chain problem. I thought the problem was fixed by 2011.
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      05-07-2015, 11:23 AM   #7
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Just google BMW N47 timing chain. The net is full of info on this.

As far as I know, I'm one of the few F20 owners to have a timing chain problem. I thought the problem was fixed by 2011.
Hi,mine F20 116d 2012 has this timing chain problem and was diagnosed Timing chaine failure but the car has to go true a couple of teste to get it on the warranty.I also got 5 years or 200.000km warranty
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Just google BMW N47 timing chain. The net is full of info on this.

As far as I know, I'm one of the few F20 owners to have a timing chain problem. I thought the problem was fixed by 2011.
Did that. Thank you for the info. I have learnt a new thing. Cheers
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BMW published a service note/recall for N46 in E6X, E8X, E9X in january 2015. Engines from 2007 and 2011.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B52...o4NE8wanc/view
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BMW published a service note/recall for N46 in E6X, E8X, E9X in january 2015. Engines from 2007 and 2011.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B52...o4NE8wanc/view
Thankfully they gave me no trouble here in Germany with a Croatian car. Mine is an F20, though. Odd that it's not included.
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I've got a 2013 F20 116d with 34.000 km purchased in August 2013. Unfortunately, I heard the death rattle about 5 weeks ago. Thankfully my warranty is still valid.

Has anyone purchased an extended warranty from BMW? How much did it cost?
Hi I am planning on buying a 2012 f20 BMW 120d. Is this car also affected by the death rattle? Is there anything I need to do before buying the car? Thanks for the advise
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Hey,

I've got a 2012 120d heard a ticky noise the other week so took it into BMW. They changed the chain and rails etc and the noise went, so yes it is affected. Only hope is you get the noise when you're still under warranty or try get a 2014, because I've heard that 2013 do it too!
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I've got a 2012 120d heard a ticky noise the other week so took it into BMW. They changed the chain and rails etc and the noise went, so yes it is affected. Only hope is you get the noise when you're still under warranty or try get a 2014, because I've heard that 2013 do it too!
Question is now that they fixed it, will it happen again!
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Question is now that they fixed it, will it happen again!
That's my biggest worry- I'm debating about trading in my 116d for a 118i or even taking my business elsewhere. If I can't extend the warranty for a reasonable price, this will be my last BMW I'm afraid. Don't get me wrong- I absolutely love driving this car, but I am not going to pay 5 grand to fix the chain again in a few years.
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Hi I am planning on buying a 2012 f20 BMW 120d. Is this car also affected by the death rattle? Is there anything I need to do before buying the car? Thanks for the advise
As far as I know, any BMW with the N47 diesel has a reasonable likelihood of timing chain failure.
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Question is now that they fixed it, will it happen again!
That's my biggest worry- I'm debating about trading in my 116d for a 118i or even taking my business elsewhere. If I can't extend the warranty for a reasonable price, this will be my last BMW I'm afraid. Don't get me wrong- I absolutely love driving this car, but I am not going to pay 5 grand to fix the chain again in a few years.
Yes exactly or I will save more money and buy the face lifted model with the new engine! In greece diesel is 20% cheaper than petrol so overall you have like a 50% saving vs petrol! So it will have to be a diesel for me
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Does the chain rattle at specific rev range as I have a rattle at 2-3k when cold in my 2012 116D? The car has had a new engine a few months ago at BMW at a cost of £8k due to flood damage.
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In Norway, you get 5 years and 200 000 km at no extra cost.
In Belgium 3 years and no mileage limitation at no extra cost.. Weird that it is something different in most countries ?!
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