How is the car going? I'm on the verge of buying a 2014 model with 117000 on the clock.

Honestly even with Toyota the 10k intervals are just toooo long.

😂 I had an E90 335d with a 316d badge on it. The twin pipes gave the game away

@@DodgeCity111 there’s a guy in turkey who put a 2jz in his e90 and badged it 316i 😂, think it’s 700hp+ as well 😅

You're cheater 🤣

@@LR95051 In the 80s Bmw F1 car had 1.5 four cylinder turbo engine with 1350hp....So today isn't strange if someone make 316i model(1.6 engine) with 300-600hp monster. You just need big turbo. It's posible.

@@LR95051 in UK one guy has a sleeper skoda octavia eco hahaha and 500+hp under the hood.His car looks like every skoda on the road,another guy in UK in his bmw F11 520d put engine from F10 M5

Change oil more frequently and no probs 😉

@@The777Garage so the cause of such early turbo failure is oil change intervals. Right? What would yo say about oil change in gearbox? Does it worth to wash mechatronics when changing oil in gearbox?

I’m sure that’s what the owner will be doing from now on 😁

Ohhh wow

hello mate, how did you find out that your turbo’s were shot? mine throws white smoke when i put the foot down and i think it lacks some power, am looking into the turbos now but afraid what if the turbos are fine? … scary thought

@@mexicanumex So luckily mine was found early but small amount of whiteish smoke was the initial sign, kind of also felt like no power low down in the rpm range. 6 months before the warranty ended I paid for an inspection to take a look at everything in detail (to repair before the warrany ends). They found a cracked EGR radiator but as it did not explain the smoke because the crack was external, they found the turbos. Funnily enough 0 codes or errors except feeling low on power in the low rpm range.

@@kaurvali nicely done, how much does an inspection like that cost? shame i had waranty on it up until december last year, now i renewed it but because of the mileage is cheaper and only covers engine,gearbox..

@@mexicanumex This was 2019, something along the lines of 200€ at an official BMW Service provider (used to be a dealer). Basically on paper it was a pre purchase inspection with a bit of extra on instructed diagnostics for the exhaust smoke. But in reality they basically check everything before the warranty ends as the service provider likes to make money on warranty work and it also makes the client happy to get it for free so a win-win situation. I’ve also done it a bit later on another G12 7 series xDrive and they found a bad transfer case which was fixed under warranty.

😁

Fellow e70 35d owner here. Our cars have a sequential/compound turbo setup, with a smaller turbo for low boost at low RPM, and a decently large second turbo that comes on around 2000~ RPM.

@@YuukiWatches OK, I thought the 40D has two turbos, and the 50D has 3. Maybe I am misinformed.

Not that bad if u look after it with common sense

Not much wonder when the 50d engine is producing nearly double the power and torque through the same bottom end as a 30d.

Slimy / old oil caused early failure . All the internal parts are black while they have to be shinny if oil was changed regularly. Never follow bmw recommended oil change intervals as they are way too long . On turbo Diesel engine you have to do oil change every 5-6k miles as max .

Yeah was thinking about that as well

Better 8k tops..

Maybe..but customer is on tight budget

@@The777Garage Okay understand mate..

Autotuner

On turbo diesel every 5-6k miles as weary max. Never 15-20k . That’s how you kill an engine .

At least once a year or every 8000 km. Also no spirited driving (over 3k rpm) until the oil is up to temp, and make sure the turbos cool before shutting the engine off after spirited driving. These practices alongside preventative maintenance ensure the internals are performing at optimal performance and efficiency levels.

@@Mark-bd5ci Exelent advice. 99% of people don't care about engines.....

If owner would change oil atleast once at 10k miles or less this video wouldn’t existed

Does that explain the turbo failing also ?

Make sure oil been changed quicker then 15-19k

@@The777Garage okay thank you the one I have been looking at have all services and only have 103 k km

I'm looking at an X5 M50D 2014 with 11700 on the clock. Same sort of thing to look for?

Yes it is

No as very small amount dripped out

@@The777Garage Thank you sir!

True

🤢

Check vacuum pipes

@@The777Garage its hard as most od them are behind turbos 😂

Only if you change the oil after 15-20k miles as bmw recommends . That’s waaaay too long especially for a Diesel engine . Change the oil every 5k miles and turbos will be good till 150k+

@@piccadillycircus9416 Okay 👍 .. that’s pretty decent then to be fair. Couldn’t agree more on the frequent oil changes, it’s the cheapest maintenance you’ll ever do! Car manufacturers saying their vehicles are good for 20K miles is a load of nonsense in the long run. The second owner is buying a lot of problems/headaches 🤦‍♂️

F15 has 3.

15” mims 4x100

@The 777 Garage for a moment I thought they were Hartge

I've an E70 40D with 122k on the clock and have had not one turbo issue.

It's 3.0d 3 turbos stands at 50d

@@romanwielogorski929 Okay cool

LV 🇱🇻

Barra Inline 6 isnt a Diesel Engine and has a lot less torque than the beast in this video. The problem for the engine designers is that it has to pass the worlds highest emission standards in the EU. So it is not possible to make the chain or the main bearings wider because that would increase the friction/rotating mass and the emissions aswell. I've had the Barra 6 cylinder in a ford falcon as well but you just can't compare those engines. As you said the barra is easy to fix and a very simple engine. Also driving wise you cant compare them.

Agreed BMers drive nice, Bilstein would have a lot to do with this. This motor however is not setting a good example for resilience or maintenance affordability.

@@cliffharrington6500 Thats true but as I said our loved barra engine would sadly not pass the emission regulations in the EU. Those engines aren't even sold there and are just used by Ford Australia. BMW had wonderful inline 6 engines in the late 90s like the M50/M52 which were rock solid and easy to maintain.