Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum (despite of being reading it for almost a month everyday in search for answers) and i have a few things i would like to have an opinion.
I bought a 320i 2L 170BHP N43 2008 with 88900 miles. The day i bought i went to see the car which was advertised on autotrader, was a private seller. He picked me up and took me to a near car park. I couldn't hear any noises or lights on the dashboard.
After i inspected the car i told him to be honest and to tell me if there was any problem so i could try to fix or have it fixed. He told me sometimes the oil light would come up on the dashboard and that he took to the mechanic and they said it was a sensor. So i thought it could be the Oil Level sensor.
All this time while we were talking i kept the engine on idle and it didn't sound rough. But the car seem it had been stopped for a while.
We made the deal, i paid by bank transfer and i drove off.
- After 30min of driving the Low Level Oil Light came on and i could smell oil inside the car...so i thought it could be the sensor..later i made a few small trips inside london and i decided to put some oil from Halfords..and this cure the problem.
-At night the Low Oil Pressure red light and Yellow Battery light came on and the car seem to work rough with only 3 cylinders. I stopped the car and i parked it until next monday. Sunday i connected a basic diagnostic tool obd and got Error on Thermostast and Misfire on Cylinder 3.
2F11 – Radiator Blind Top
30EA – DeNox Catalytic Converter, Sulphurized
2E19 – Ignition Cylinder 2
29CF – Misfirings Cylinder 3
29CE – Misfirings Cylinder 2
2AAF – Fuel Pump Plausibility
29CC – Misfirings Several Cylinders
3104 –
30C1 – Engine-Oil Pressure Control, Static
5E19 – Limp Mode
A559 – Battery Drain
2AF2 - Nitrogen-oxide Sensor, lambda linear
2AF4 - Nitrogen-oxide Sensor, electric
2AF6 - Nitrogen-oxide Sensor, lambda binary
A6CF - AUC Sensor
A6DE - Mirror/Spray Nozzle Heating
-There's clicking noise (metal on metal), might be the Tensioner? I compared the old with new tensioner and the old seems with a bit less pressure.
Inspected the timing chain and there's no scratches or abuse, also i can't see any broken timing chain guides.
- Smoke coming from the exhaust near the Cylinder Head Gasket maybe 2/3rd piston exit. (I didn't noticed any more oil smell after changing the Rock Cover Gasket)
The solutions i found are:
Needs New:
Thermostat
New Spark Plugs, NGK High Energy (Tested)
New Ignition Coils (Tested)
Cleaning the Injectors (Tested)
New Battery 90/95AH AGM
New Low Pressure Fuel Pump Sensor + Pipe (if it's BOSCH since it's a newer version)
Catalytic Converter - Needs Italian Tuning (HIghway for 30min at 110mph
) for detox
New NOX Sensor
Vanos Solenoids - Cleaned
Rocker Cover Gasket - Replaced (had oil leak)
MrClutch wanted approx. £2000 for a High Pressure Fuel Pump and 4 injectors when actually the misfires were caused by the ignition coils and spark plugs....!!!!!!!!!!...so...my faith in mechanics has drop dramatically!
Now at the moment i have the car stopped...i went online to fill a claim for Small Claims Court and paid £185. The seller doesn't care and doesn't reply to my messages (He knew the problem!). Can someone advice about this process? He has now until the 17th of February (3 weeks approx).
Also with the oil pressure and the noise...First would be to replace the Oil Pressure Sensor, Clean the Oil Hydraulic Valve, then move to the Oil Filter Gasket (there's a bit of leak..unsure if it's from when they changed the filter), check the oil filter cap, and lastly check the sump for broken chain guides.
I think it's very unlikely it can be the oil pump....but i would appreciate if someone can lead me in the "right" direction.
At the moment the errors are: Thermostat, Nox Sensor, AUC Sensor, Denox Catalytic Converter and Mirror/Spray Nozzle Heating.
Thank you all and apologies since i've seen some other posts related to the same subject and engine...i'm just including more stuff so if someone has the same problem.
I'm new to the forum (despite of being reading it for almost a month everyday in search for answers) and i have a few things i would like to have an opinion.
I bought a 320i 2L 170BHP N43 2008 with 88900 miles. The day i bought i went to see the car which was advertised on autotrader, was a private seller. He picked me up and took me to a near car park. I couldn't hear any noises or lights on the dashboard.
After i inspected the car i told him to be honest and to tell me if there was any problem so i could try to fix or have it fixed. He told me sometimes the oil light would come up on the dashboard and that he took to the mechanic and they said it was a sensor. So i thought it could be the Oil Level sensor.
All this time while we were talking i kept the engine on idle and it didn't sound rough. But the car seem it had been stopped for a while.
We made the deal, i paid by bank transfer and i drove off.
- After 30min of driving the Low Level Oil Light came on and i could smell oil inside the car...so i thought it could be the sensor..later i made a few small trips inside london and i decided to put some oil from Halfords..and this cure the problem.
-At night the Low Oil Pressure red light and Yellow Battery light came on and the car seem to work rough with only 3 cylinders. I stopped the car and i parked it until next monday. Sunday i connected a basic diagnostic tool obd and got Error on Thermostast and Misfire on Cylinder 3.
- Went to a garage monday and they said it could be £800 to check the Oil problem but they were fully booked.
- I then drove to MrClutch nearby and they changed the oil, filter and spark plugs. The guy showed me that the plugs were completely black and that the car had 16 errors, 7 on the engine. (Then it's on this moment you know you got really f***D)
- I bought a K+DCAN cable and installed ISTA+ and INPA. I tested the injectors and other parts and bits and got the following and also the solutions i found:
2F11 – Radiator Blind Top
30EA – DeNox Catalytic Converter, Sulphurized
2E19 – Ignition Cylinder 2
29CF – Misfirings Cylinder 3
29CE – Misfirings Cylinder 2
2AAF – Fuel Pump Plausibility
29CC – Misfirings Several Cylinders
3104 –
30C1 – Engine-Oil Pressure Control, Static
5E19 – Limp Mode
A559 – Battery Drain
2AF2 - Nitrogen-oxide Sensor, lambda linear
2AF4 - Nitrogen-oxide Sensor, electric
2AF6 - Nitrogen-oxide Sensor, lambda binary
A6CF - AUC Sensor
A6DE - Mirror/Spray Nozzle Heating
-There's clicking noise (metal on metal), might be the Tensioner? I compared the old with new tensioner and the old seems with a bit less pressure.
Inspected the timing chain and there's no scratches or abuse, also i can't see any broken timing chain guides.
- Smoke coming from the exhaust near the Cylinder Head Gasket maybe 2/3rd piston exit. (I didn't noticed any more oil smell after changing the Rock Cover Gasket)
The solutions i found are:
Needs New:
Thermostat
New Spark Plugs, NGK High Energy (Tested)
New Ignition Coils (Tested)
Cleaning the Injectors (Tested)
New Battery 90/95AH AGM
New Low Pressure Fuel Pump Sensor + Pipe (if it's BOSCH since it's a newer version)
Catalytic Converter - Needs Italian Tuning (HIghway for 30min at 110mph
) for detoxNew NOX Sensor
Vanos Solenoids - Cleaned
Rocker Cover Gasket - Replaced (had oil leak)
MrClutch wanted approx. £2000 for a High Pressure Fuel Pump and 4 injectors when actually the misfires were caused by the ignition coils and spark plugs....!!!!!!!!!!...so...my faith in mechanics has drop dramatically!
Now at the moment i have the car stopped...i went online to fill a claim for Small Claims Court and paid £185. The seller doesn't care and doesn't reply to my messages (He knew the problem!). Can someone advice about this process? He has now until the 17th of February (3 weeks approx).
Also with the oil pressure and the noise...First would be to replace the Oil Pressure Sensor, Clean the Oil Hydraulic Valve, then move to the Oil Filter Gasket (there's a bit of leak..unsure if it's from when they changed the filter), check the oil filter cap, and lastly check the sump for broken chain guides.
I think it's very unlikely it can be the oil pump....but i would appreciate if someone can lead me in the "right" direction.
At the moment the errors are: Thermostat, Nox Sensor, AUC Sensor, Denox Catalytic Converter and Mirror/Spray Nozzle Heating.
Thank you all and apologies since i've seen some other posts related to the same subject and engine...i'm just including more stuff so if someone has the same problem.
