I have a 2008 (LCI) 330Xd with the N57 engine and about 165,000 kms. I'm having my independent garage do some work on it at the moment and he mentioned that I should be prepared to have to do the timing chain, which requires the engine out of the car. Anybody have any experience on this? In his...

Hi since I've been off work a lot lately I'm concerned that the immobiliser might be running the battery flat. In three years of owning the car I've had no power issues, is it safe to say that the car can sit for a month and still start up or should I Turn the immobiliser off?

Hi guys, After one week of buzzing round in my 316ti compact, I have a couple of questions. I'm totally new to BMW, and have been predominantly Audi in the past (don't hate!) On the motorway this car is petrifying. You'll be toddling along at 70 and all of a sudden the car will tramline and...

This is my 3rd 5 Series, and I have used Khumo tyres on all of them, they have been reasonably priced, excellent running characteristics - wet/dry roadholding, and up until my current car, they have lasted pretty well too, on average around 20,000, front and rear. My E61 seems to eat the rear...

Hi Folks, Recently got a new to me e60 530i. It's just had the oil and filter done, and I went to reset the oil life in the screen between the speedo and rev counter (the one where you hold down the trip button for 5 secs, then cycle through the options using the trip button, and resetting the...

Been away, now back. So this isnt the usual introduction, this is a 'I have returned', introduction. So rather than just say that, I figured I should say a bit more about getting 'Dino' back on the road. My mrs named the car by the way. This pic is from happier times. Both showing a car...

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Hi guys, I have had about 10 vehicles remapped over the years and also currently run a big power VW T5 so I know the score with most tuning. We also have a high mileage ex motorway E70 X5 3.0d currently on 160k, DPF still keeps doing a regen and the pressure values are still half of the BMW...

Hi All, I currently own a 52 plate BMW 330CI with 186,000 miles on the clock, which if I must say, is in immaculate condition. I am just wondering what the expected life of these models tend to be, since its birth it has been regularly serviced every 20,000 miles or every year, the last service...

Hello peeps, I have a manual 2007 LCI E61 525d SE with the lovely 3.0 straight 6 turbo diesel lump. It's done a genuine 161k miles and I have every service invoice for the car from new. in the last 2 months I have spent nearly 2k on 2 expensive garage visits - the first being for new front...

http://www.halfordsautocentres.com/advice/brakes-advice/brakes4life Hi everyone, I know many people would rather peel the skin off their arse and sit in a bucket of salt than let Halfords near their motor but this Brakes For Life is definitely interesting. My cousin has a 2015 335d and was...

Hey all, I've been having some issues with the battery draining quickly/not holding its charge. Did a few tests with the multimeter - Alternator is charging at around 14.2v. Battery was showing 12.2v after last run. The car is SORN at the moment while I undertake some cosmetic repairs and...

Hello I got my first bimmer about a month ago (E46 330d) and as my luck with previous cars has been great something big had to go wrong, like the auto gearbox (burnt clutch plates/TC)! So I got a refurb gearbox (still not sure if it was worth it) and I was expecting everything to be great but...

Hi all, Whether using mid-range or budget tyres on my E46 320D MSport I seem to only be getting ~8,000 miles out of a set of rear tyres, and that's taking them to slick levels. Is anyone else finding the same? Anyone recommend a brand or particular tyre that should give me more than that? 90%...

Hi everybody, I just became part of the Bimmer's family, last sunday got myself a 2001 330i Touring M Sport, and I'm already in love with it! I'm Dom, Italian living and working in UK from a couple of years, big passion for cars, tuning, mods, audio systems, music (I'm a musician in my "free...

Hello All, Am new to this site as I was previously a member to www.bmwland.co.uk. Tried accessing the site and could not gain entry to my account and just found out that the owner has passed. May Matt Hinton soul rest in peace. So looking forward to my experience here on bimmerforums.co.uk...

Hi all My names pete i live down in kent.. I pereonally have a e39 530d touring.. mapped engine and gearbox by jf in maidstone. Had loads of bms before I am also helping my dad get his e28 m5 back ipon the road... but now been given a new challenge My brother in law has a e30 318is.. its been...