Is a Bmw 328i F30 Reliable?! N20 Engine (5 Year Ownership Review/Update)

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Luis Gee

5 ай бұрын

Video of me talking about my experience in owning a bmw 328i with the n20 for 5 years.
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@AdrianRodriguezWebDevelopment Ай бұрын

glad u had no issues with ur n20

@anthonyhudson431 29 күн бұрын

I have the G20 Msport package got it brand new in 2021 it was a lease I drive this car all over lol hahahah I daily drive it 38 miles 1 way to work little nervous should I have something to worry about it but i definitely love the car… beautiful car man love what u did with it 🔥

@andrewharter5476 Ай бұрын

These engines are truly reliable when the taken care of appropriately. 3k intervals are a bit extreme (I do 5k, which every single turbo vehicle should be serviced at), but cheers for actually maintaining it. The plastic guides are not the problem, the problems were the tensioner and the ridiculous service intervals BMW service centers recommended. The guides and chains were updated along with the tensioner. The new guides and chains are over-engineered components.

@LightSpinAngler 6 күн бұрын

Are you aware if I can swap to the newer chains, guides and tensioner?

@andrewharter5476 5 күн бұрын

@@LightSpinAngler I would definitely recommend the tensioner depending on your build date. 2015 models and up typically have all the revised parts. If there is no chain whine, most likely your guides and chain are fine. The tensioner is a simple DIY job I’d recommend to do at your next oil change.

@CarmenPerez-ip6ru 5 ай бұрын

My fav mechanic 🫶

@gixxer_squid Ай бұрын

I have a 2012 F30 with 207,000 miles. I bought it used with approx. 30K. It’s been very reliable but maintained by myself meticulously - regular oil changes, misc. preventative maintenance, and more. The only “complaint” or “major” issue I’ve had is the wastegate rattle. I had to simply manually adjust the PWG and install a new arm. Oh, the one thing that upsets me is the cluster. I had to pull a fuse to stop parasitic battery drain following the temperature sensor causing an internal error. Best car ever! Looks new, runs great, and pulls! I have a charge pipe, intake, exhaust, and BootMod3 tune.

@LuisGee Ай бұрын

That’s awesome to hear bro 🔥

@poomunj 19 күн бұрын

you ever needed to do timing chain or just YOLOd it? Im at 118,000 about to tune, weighing if I should change timing chain before that. Religious on 5k oil since 20k when I bough it.

@LuisGee 19 күн бұрын

@@poomunj i never did the timing chain. I’m at 198,000 and still haven’t touched the chain lol

@gixxer_squid 19 күн бұрын

@@poomunj It was done before I got it.

@kid2519 5 ай бұрын

3k miles oil interval is excessive. I don't think chain guides failure is related to oil... Something you're lucky. The plastic has been updated in the newer model.

@LuisGee 5 ай бұрын

For older cars 3k miles was the regular oil change interval. And i do think oil comes into play with the guides. If you wait longer to change the oil, the oil doesnt lubricate the same as newer oil. It may not be the only reason why but I’m pretty sure me changing my oil at 3k miles helps alot.

@MeadorRacing69 12 күн бұрын

200k miles jb4 on e30 fbo drive it every day. Iv had to maintain it but they work fine. 350 hp is plenty fun for a daily

@LuisGee 12 күн бұрын

@@MeadorRacing69 thats awesome to hear bro 💯

@felixguzman930 5 ай бұрын

Best f30 ever

@JackofAllTradeaz 4 ай бұрын

Hey Luis, Which engine oil and filter do you use? Thanks

@LuisGee 4 ай бұрын

I use 5w40 euro full synthetic castrol edge and a mann oil filter

@beamer1385 4 ай бұрын

Nice review of your F30 man! I have the same car in Melbourne Red. I'm looking at upgrading the ugly halogen lights. How much was your mod on that? Are those aftermarket LEDs? Was it easy to install? Coding issues afterwards? Thanks!

@LuisGee 4 ай бұрын

The head lights were like $400-$450. And i had leds in them at first but then switched the bulbs to a hid. The headlights were kind of annoying to install. And i didn’t have to code anything to install the headlights but i did have to code the leds in then

@beamer1385 4 ай бұрын

@@LuisGee thanks for the insights. I may just go with replacing the bulbs to LEDs and not mess with the whole assembly. Getting rid of the yellow halogens goes a long way. On your lip spoiler, did you just use 3M tape to hold it down? Is it stable enough for car washes?

@LuisGee 4 ай бұрын

@@beamer1385 if youre talking about the trunk spoiler then yea its just 3m tape nothing else. And its been on for like 2 years. Holds good in car washes

@provinceroad 4 ай бұрын

Just replaced my shitty halogens for bayoptik lci headlights this weekend. Man it’s worth all the money it’s expensive but it’ll make the car look so much newer.

@josevicente2514 2 ай бұрын

@@LuisGeetithing valvetronic solenoid for my f30 you can do it??

@JackofAllTradeaz 4 ай бұрын

Great video! Have you ever changed the transmission, transfer case, and differential fluid? Did any suspension parts wear out and need to be changed? Thank you

@LuisGee 4 ай бұрын

Ive never changed transmission fluid or transfer case fluid. I have changed the front differential fluid though. And suspension i only did coilovers and sway bar end links all around. Im going to be doing front control arms pretty soon though.

@words1238 3 ай бұрын

@@LuisGee IN 5 YEARS YOUVE NEVER CHANGED TRANS FLUID?!??!

@fantasy11222 2 ай бұрын

I never changed the trans fluid. At 193k.

@kylep3759 5 ай бұрын

Ever had cam position sensor failure? I'd be stopped at a red light and my car would just shut off

@LuisGee 5 ай бұрын

No i havent. Ive never changed any sensors on my engine to be totally honest. None of them have gave me problems

@SupraOne25 2 ай бұрын

I'm looking to buy an n20 528i pre 2015, do you think it's a bad idea? I know how to do the proper part of maintenance but the internet is wild and i saw a lot of people hating this engine in special

@LuisGee 2 ай бұрын

To be totally honest i don’t think the 5 series shouldve ever got the n20. To big of a car for that engine. I recommend at least getting the n55 for the 5series. But if you want to get the n20 specifically just check the car fax and make sure it was maintained.

@zaxswyre2 4 ай бұрын

Ball joint issues/alignment ?

@LuisGee 4 ай бұрын

Never have changed ball joints. And alignment ive only done it once

@andrewr1988 25 күн бұрын

Did you ever have to service to AC? Like a recharge or replace the compressor or condenser?

@LuisGee 25 күн бұрын

No till this day i havent touched the AC

@1hughjanus80 4 ай бұрын

Hey what do you have done to your car ? New sub

@LuisGee 4 ай бұрын

The 328i is basically stock now. Its no longer modded besides muffler delete since i havent gotten the stock one welded back on and a charge pipe.

@JayMuthaFknC 2 ай бұрын

I have drove mine from 130-230km now Did a Geabox flush, and a checkup of the timingchain, which looked fine at 175k ish Since 225k now there has been squeaking from the belt in the front of the engine bay, which goes louder after a ride it like you stole it session Any suggestions what to do? Thought it was the cold weather, but its summer weather now and still going on the same. The coolant is also going 115-120 C degrees hot while the weather is hot here

@LuisGee 2 ай бұрын

I say replace all pulleys and the belt, will probably fix the squeaking noise.

@JayMuthaFknC 2 ай бұрын

@@LuisGee Yeah! Do you also have weird startups every now and then, where RPMs drops pretty far down after startup before stabilising after 10-15 sec?

@LuisGee 2 ай бұрын

@@JayMuthaFknC i actually don’t bro. You can try cleaning your maf sensor and see if that helps. Or if you have never replaced your intake inlet pipe check that. Because if there is any type of leak in the intake system it can cause rough idle

@JayMuthaFknC 2 ай бұрын

@@LuisGee great points, will check that

@West.559 3 ай бұрын

Would you ever do an engine swap or just buy another model?

@LuisGee 3 ай бұрын

If the motor ever goes out ill just put another n20 on it

@West.559 3 ай бұрын

@@LuisGee reliability 💯

@emilejoseph1996 Ай бұрын

What spec wheels are those?

@LuisGee Ай бұрын

19x8 +34

@raularias4520 4 ай бұрын

So 20k miles a year ?? Was it a commuter ?

@raularias4520 4 ай бұрын

Cuz I commute like 50-60 miles a day and considering maybe this car

@LuisGee 4 ай бұрын

The first 2 years i owned the car i would use it to deliver so i put alot of the miles in that time frame. But even now i drive 46 miles a day for work.

@clarencetrinidad9149 25 күн бұрын

how many miles did you put?

@LuisGee 25 күн бұрын

I bought it with 90,000 miles and car now has 198,000

@amfareed30 5 ай бұрын

great to hear that...but this is not sport package..only the front bumper was changed to the m sport

@LuisGee 5 ай бұрын

It is sport package. There is sport and msport. Those are 2 different trims/packages

@Peanutdenver 5 ай бұрын

@@LuisGee You're 100% right...there was base, Sport Line and MSport with the F3* series.

@LuisGee 5 ай бұрын

@@Peanutdenver i want to say there was even a luxury line package lol it had alot of chrome pieces

@Peanutdenver 5 ай бұрын

@@LuisGeeYes...forgot that one. I got my girl an F32 Sport line in Melbourne Red back in 17 for her daily. It was a rock solid car for 3 years. It only needed brake pads and fluid changes during that period.