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When moving off from a stop sometimes my car will shudder/kangaroo/ give no throttle response, until I sit on accelerator for 3-6 seconds sometimes longer then it will seem to catch and rev up like normal and continue to drive, all faults point to egr but wanted to make sure I'm not pissing in...

Hi all. I have replaced the mass air flow sensor on my BMW 320d e90 as it was going in to limp mode with it connected , ordered a bosche one which is fitted. Cleared code which has not returned so far. Issue I have at the moment is a very rough startup followed by a cloud of white smoke. I...

Hi all, got some quotes to remove and blank swirl flaps. One local BMW independent specialist explained that my car has a revised inlet manifold and the swirl flaps can't simply be removed and blanked and that I'd need a new inlet manifold at around £500! Never come across this when reading this...

Hi All, As above I’ll be doing a full service with fluids change on my 320d. Is there a guide for change of filters and fluids (oil, gearbox oil and diff oil) as well as a coolant change? I know there is a specific procedure for coolant in particular but not sure what it is. Also, where...

Howdy gents! I have recently sold my E64 635d due to purchasing a house and I've always had 6 pot BMW diesels. Back in 2014, I had owned a 56 525d M Sport and it was a nice car with loads of grunt and 2015, I had owned a lovely 2008 BMW X5 3.0d, which was written off :( This is my second 4pot...

Hi Guys, I'm pretty greento BMW. only owned it a week and I've been using here to answer all my questions n queries and I've found it a great help, so I've joined up! I've been looking into getting an android system installed and I'm looking for any advice! I'd rather not spend a fortune I think...

Hi all, recently purchased a 320d but the fuel economy seems rather disappointing. It's averaging 26mpg round town and 30 on a steady motorway run. Also does tend to smoke a bit on throttle ( black smoke) Completely standard car no remap etc. So far it's had a service injectors reconditioned...

Hello, This is my first post... My 2004 BMW 318i 5-speed 163,000km at idle the RPMs go from 700 to 2000 and back to 700. It does this intermittently, today the check engine light came on...any thoughts on what may be going bad? MASS? Other...please let me know. Thank you. Bill

Hi all, just bought a standard 163 bhp efficientdynamics with 146k miles on FSH It runs great but would I benefit from a remap ? plan to keep it 3 years, thanks

HI all, As below BMW 320d E90 2006 163- Glow plug replacement - How do I know if I need to get controller changed also? I am looking to take my car in to a local indie to get the glow plugs changed, I already have the 4 x Bosch glow plugs, last time I had it code readed (not long ago) it was...

Hi all, Got the removal tool kit, and 4 bosch plugs, anyone here attempted this on this model? BMW 320D E90 or similar? I have a friend helping me as I have not done glow plugs before, there isnt a great deal of guides online, or videos infact, although did find this, does this look about...

I have a high consumption of oil for nearly a liter per 3000 km.i have oil in intercooler and breather tube. do you have a solution for this?

Hi Folks i have e87 2004 diesel 163.i m very upset bcoz of a few problems with my car. when driving in rain and car hot wet its shows ABS light and airbag lights. I reset it so many times but in rain and wet its comes again. code shows intelligent battery sensor and many other electricals...

Hi all, having problems with my turbo again, diagnostics say I have a actuator failure, I ran some turbo cleaner through the car which seemed to get rid of the problem but about 500miles on the problem has started to come back, sometimes it won't boost until 2500rpm, if you start up sit for a...

Hi all got another problem with my car, its not booting untill 2300ish rpm, its remapped with egr delete, ive changed the maf and map and had a full service 1000miles ago. Any ideas?

Hi all my 320d is returning bad mpg! 33mpg with driving like a grandad with a tuning box on the car 28.7mpg with out it! Ive replaced the Maf and had a software update what else can affect mpg? Ive put a bottle of redex in the current tank no change.

Hi everyone. I have a problem with my 06 320d it has a hesitaion at 1700rpm ish, after that plenty of omph but before not alot of pick up. I replaced the MAF, been reading about and could be in need of a software update, im not members of those forums, could anybody tell me if a local garage...

Hi, new too this site looking for some advice!! My 320d has decided to start to bring the traction control in, whilst driving in in straight line doing around 30-40 mph on a dry road! I have checked the rolling speeds of the tyres which are fine, also checked for any codes that may show a fault...

Hi all, I own a 520d E60 '06 with 102k miles on the clock. I am looking to get it remapped and was wondering if anyone can recommend a company in south wales? There are plenty of firms claiming they are the best around and prices seem to range from £175 - £300 but i would rather go on...

Hi, My E90 currently has 98,000 miles with a full dealer service history, The car is tight and drives well but think it would be improved with a map on it, What can you recommend and what will the performance gains be? Also if it was mapped would you expect the clutch to be ok with this mileage...